Towards increasing rates of municipal sorted plastic waste TALLINN, ESTONIA

TALLINN, the capital of Estonia, is a vibrant and diverse city with a population of 460 000 people, representing over 140 nationalities. Tallinn is known for its forward-thinking approach to public services, and the city offers free public transport to its residents, making it an environmentally friendly and convenient place to live.

Tallinn is an important promoter of the smart and circular consumption model and a creator of a system for circular products and services that support it. Tallinn operates resource efficiently by reducing primary material consumption, increasing waste recycling, and actively promoting reuse, providing businesses and residents with various opportunities to participate in the circular economy.

Most of the existing municipal systems do not support sufficient volumes and quality for collection and sorting of plastic waste, thus, enhancement of the systems for separately collected plastic waste and sorting capacities are urgent. This pilot targeted enhanced plastic waste sorting capacities by applying portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy tool “trinamiX”. The pilot results establish the foundation for increasing plastic waste recycling rates.

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