Roadmap for Sustainable Plastic Usage in City Operations HELSINKI, FINLAND

HELSINKI is the capital of Finland, located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland. It is the largest city in Finland with a population of 674 000 (Helsinki), 1 555 000 (Helsinki Region). The City of Helsinki is also the largest employer in Finland with more than 37 000 employees.

Environmental leadership is an important value and goal for the city. Littering is a challenge that has to be addressed by wide cooperation between the city divisions and stakeholders, communication, and behavioral change.

City of Helsinki is promoting sustainability and drives to be a pioneer in environmental management. However, sustainable use of plastics is not yet covered by a designated action plan or guideline, which raised the need for a document focusing on SUPs. Roadmap for Sustainable Plastic Usage in City Operations is a document which covers all city departments and addresses concrete actions to reduce SUP usage.

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