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PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
3 Climate-neutral societies
objective
3.1 Circular economy
Project type
Implementation
January 2023 - December 2025
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BALTIPLAST

The project BALTIPLAST brings technological solutions to help public authorities reduce plastic waste and trigger investments in sustainable sorting and recycling.
Project summary

The global production of plastics exceeded 400 million tonnes in 2022. Approximately half of the produced plastics are designed for single-use purposes. When looking at the end-of-life options of plastic materials we can see that only one-third is recycled, either mechanically or chemically, almost one quarter is still sent to landfills and the rest is sent to energy recovery. The Baltic Sea is a closed and brackish sea, therefore limiting the plastic flow from neighbouring countries is crucial for the well-being of the Baltic Sea Region. Current reports estimate that humans leak twelve million tonnes of plastic into waterways each year and approximately 70% of all marine litter is constituted by popular single-use plastic items and lost or abandoned fishing gear.

The general public, private, and public administrations must learn how to limit the use of single-use plastics and improve waste management at the local level. In the BALTIPLAST project, we are creating practical tools and measures to help citizens, as well as private and public administrations, understand their consumption behaviours and take action to reduce single-use plastic utilisation.

Our solutions target all levels of reducing plastic use in the Baltic Sea Region, including strategic and management practices, communication and behaviour change, and technical and technological improvements for better plastic waste management. Within the project, we are developing the BALTIPLAST Plastic Waste Management Platform which acts as a solution hub for plastic waste management, reduction and prevention in the region. The platform details how municipalities can develop action plans and guidance documents to limit single-use plastic. Additionally, we present an inventory tool specifically designed for municipal administration, schools, local businesses and households. This tool is important for tracking and recording the amount of plastic used and is accompanied by recommendations for reducing single-use plastic in everyday activities. Efficient handling of plastic waste is key in limiting plastic pollution, for this reason, recommendations for waste management facilities are also provided.

Due to the diverse partnership involving Germany, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the project design is guided by co-creative innovation, through new schemes of collaboration in country clusters, further transferring the solutions to a transnational level. BALTIPLAST is providing a long-term contribution to ongoing efforts to reduce the plastic that enters the Baltic Sea Region. The project BALTIPLAST co-financed by Interreg Baltic Sea Region helps driving the transition to a green and resilient Baltic Sea Region.

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Budgets

BALTIPLAST
in numbers.
  • 4.27
    Million
    Total
  • 3.42
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway

Top news

News

Launching the educational kit for local authorities and educating them in interactive events
Throughout June 2025, our partner UBC Sustainable Cities Commission, in the frame of our BALTIPLAST ...

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Students and Staff Take Action for a Greener Future with BALTIPLAST
As part of the EU Green Weeks, the BALTIPLAST project hosted during this week an inspiring event on ...

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Sustainable Latvian Festivals 2025 Edition
Valmiera region citizens improve their environmental knowledge and celebrate festivals in a greener ...

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Plastic-Free Workplace: A Practical Guide to Making a Real Difference
Plastic waste is a growing business risk, with new EU regulations, ESG expectations, and shifting ...

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From Project to a Green and Resilient Baltic Sea Region
Reflection on the outcomes of the 3rd General Assembly of the BALTIPLAST Project hosted by ...

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Design a Plastic-reduction Strategy and Bring Decision-makers on Board
The first webinar featuring the BALTIPLAST project of the UBC TALKS series hosted the experts and ...

News

International Green Governance Conference in Tallinn
On Thursday, November 16, the conference " Driving change: empowering sustainability through green ...

News

Highlights of Autumn 2023 - Educational Initiatives and Environmental Engagement
Our project partner, Daugavpils City Municipality, seized the rainy autumn months as a perfect ...

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Innovative Ideas for Recycling Waste - Hackathon "DaibeZero"
At the end of September, the Valmiera hackathon “Daibe Zero” was the gathering place for ...

Overview

Best Practices in Innovation and Management of Plastic Materials Across the Baltic Sea Region
We are pleased to announce the release of our comprehensive report, "Best Practices in Innovation and Management of Plastic Materials Across the Baltic Sea Region," highlighting the BALTIPLAST project's efforts to tackle plastic pollution.

The BALTIPLAST project aims to reduce single-use plastics, improve plastic packaging systems, and implement innovative municipal plastic waste management. Our research and collaboration with local governments have identified 74 best practices adopted across the region.

These practices are categorised into strategic solutions (long-term planning and policies), soft solutions (educational campaigns and behavioural change), and technical solutions (innovative technologies for waste management).

We believe sharing these practices will inspire further innovation and collaboration against plastic pollution. Access the full report through the link below to explore valuable insights for addressing plastic pollution in your communities.Access the full report
136 Benefitting organisations 2 Solution(s) in preparation 2 Solution(s) plannedfor use / upscale 6 Pilotactivities 24 Organisationsin the project

BALTIPLAST
in numbers.

  • 53.494125310.2004417
  • 60.188631724.9760387
  • 59.433698424.743956783013545
  • 54.897805423.9042337
  • 59.61666716.583333
  • 57.539989825.4249705
  • 59.451931924.7176649
  • 59.437215524.7453688
  • 54.90564815000000523.952353492335632
  • 55.8667379526.516886227078324
  • 60.450661322.276476769601523
  • 53.5753276500000069.95682044196797
  • 56.958568224.1119083
  • 59.312268518.0239974
  • 59.30085718.0846114
  • 54.898623623.925300841787475
  • 59.854220717.643433
  • 54.0633980000000112.068867469958562

Project partners

Lead partnerHamburg University of Applied Sciences
  • Town
    Hamburg
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Hamburg
Total partner budget
476,340.00
City of Helsinki
  • Town
    Helsinki
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Helsinki-Uusimaa
Total partner budget
388,604.00
City of Tallinn
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
91,086.20
Kaunas city municipality
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
192,906.80
Vasteras Municipality
  • Town
    Västerås
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Västmanlands län
Total partner budget
164,514.00
Valmiera Municipality Government
  • Town
    Valmiera
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Vidzeme
Total partner budget
143,496.00
Stockholm Environment Institute, Tallinn Centre
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
255,391.60
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
  • Town
    Tallinn
  • Region
  • Country
    Estonia
  • Region
    Põhja-Eesti
Total partner budget
179,372.00
Kaunas University of Technology
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
198,186.00
Daugavpils City Municipality
  • Town
    Daugavpils
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Latgale
Total partner budget
171,640.00
Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission c/o City of Turku
  • Town
    Turku
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Varsinais-Suomi
Total partner budget
283,488.00
Baltic Environmental Forum Germany
  • Town
    Hamburg
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Hamburg
Total partner budget
386,699.20
Baltic Environmental Forum Latvia
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
187,140.80
Keep Sweden Tidy
  • Town
    Stockholm
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Stockholms län
Total partner budget
238,168.00
Swedish Consumers Association
  • Town
    Stockholm
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Stockholms län
Total partner budget
254,500.00
Environmental Center for Administration and Technology (ECAT)
  • Town
    Kaunas
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Kauno apskritis
Total partner budget
226,086.00
Coalition Clean Baltic
  • Town
    Uppsala
  • Region
  • Country
    Sweden
  • Region
    Uppsala län
Total partner budget
240,764.80
Plastic-Free City, KuBus e.V. (registered association)
  • Town
    Rostock
  • Region
  • Country
    Germany
  • Region
    Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt
Total partner budget
195,212.00

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Events

27
June
Local Action Day at Västerås Cityfestival
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
27. June 2025
12:00 - 17:00 (CEST)
05
July
Festival of king Tālivaldis in Trikāta
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
05. July 2025
17-20
July
Ērenpreiss festival in Mazsalaca
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
17. - 20. July 2025
25-27
July
Valmiera City festival
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
25. - 27. July 2025
01
August
Lake Burtnieks festival
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
01. August 2025
31-02
July-August
Rūjiena City festival
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
31. July 2025 - 02. August 2025
22
August
Local Action Day
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
22. August 2025
06
September
Kokmuiža festival
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
06. September 2025
18
September
Local Action Day
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
18. September 2025
22-24
September
Workshop: “Young Researchers for a Plastic Free Baltic Sea Region”
Project: BALTIPLAST
Physical Meeting
22. - 24. September 2025
    16
    June
    BALTIPLAST training webinar: technical solutions
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    16. June 2025
    13:00 - 15:00 (CEST)
    10
    June
    BALTIPLAST training webinar: soft solutions
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    10. June 2025
    13:00 - 15:00 (CEST)
    04-06
    June
    Young minds for a sustainable future with BALTIPLAST
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    04. - 06. June 2025
    03
    June
    BALTIPLAST training webinar: strategic solutions
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    03. June 2025
    13:00 - 15:00 (CEST)
    02
    June
    Regional Collaboration on Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Climate Change in Northern Germany
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    02. June 2025
    24
    May
    Ice cream festival in Rūjiena
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    24. May 2025
    21-23
    May
    5th General Assembly
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    21. - 23. May 2025
    20
    May
    Symposium on Innovation in the Circularity of Plastic Materials
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    20. May 2025
    17
    May
    Festival for the rafters of the river Gauja
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    17. May 2025
    14-17
    April
    Easter Egg Hunt
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    14. - 17. April 2025
    00:00 - 23:59 (CET)
    02
    April
    Reducing Plastic, Enhancing Sustainability: Smart Solutions for Every Business
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting & Physical Meeting
    02. April 2025
    14:30 - 18:00 (CET)
    09-13
    December
    Sustainable Christmas Days
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    09. - 13. December 2024
    10
    December
    Celebrating our Commitment - A Year of Reducing Plastic
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    10. December 2024
    17:00 - 21:00 (BST)
    28
    November
    Sustainable Synergy: Businesses & Events Joining Forces Against Plastics
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    28. November 2024
    08:30 - 14:00 (EET)
    26-27
    November
    4th General Assembly Meeting
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    26. - 27. November 2024
    26
    November
    UBC TALKS about green public procurement
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    26. November 2024
    10:30 - 12:00 (EET)
    28
    October
    Strategic framework workshop
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    28. October 2024
    13:00 - 15:00 (CET)
    25-28
    July
    Discover BALTIPLAST at Valmiera City Festival
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    25. - 28. July 2024
    13
    July
    Baltic Sea Plastic-Free
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    13. July 2024
    11:00 - 15:00 (CEST)
    22-23
    May
    3rd General Assembly Meeting
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    22. - 23. May 2024
    22
    May
    Challenges and opportunities of plastic waste management in the Baltic Sea Region and innovative materials
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    22. May 2024
    10:00 - 12:15 (EEST)
    08-13
    April
    Climate Week Bergedorf
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    08. - 13. April 2024
    10
    April
    Solving the plastic challenge in Västerås
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    10. April 2024
    18:00 - 20:00 (CEST)
    15
    March
    Infoseminar on plastic waste
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    15. March 2024
    26
    February
    Seminar for caterers on the introduction of a container deposit system at city festivals (in Latvian)
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    26. February 2024
    14:00 - 17:00 (EET)
    13-15
    December
    Sustainable Christmas Days
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    13. - 15. December 2023
    00:00 - 23:59 (BST)
    28
    November
    UBC TALKS webinar: Plastic plans for sustainable future
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    28. November 2023
    09:30 - 11:00 (CET)
    16
    November
    BALTIPLAST is joining the Green Governance Conference on Green Public Procurement
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    16. November 2023
    09:00 - 17:30 (EET)
    14-15
    November
    2nd General Assembly Meeting
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    14. - 15. November 2023
    10
    October
    Symposium "Innovative Approaches to Handle Plastic Waste: towards a more circular economy"
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Virtual Meeting
    10. October 2023
    10:00 - 11:00 (CEST)
    05
    October
    Workshop "Bio-based biodegradable plastics: impact on waste management frameworks"-Lithuania
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    05. October 2023
    03
    October
    Workshop "Bio-based biodegradable plastics: impact on waste management frameworks"-Estonia
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    03. October 2023
    23-24
    September
    Hackathon "DaibeZero"
    Project: BALTIPLAST
    Physical Meeting
    23. - 24. September 2023

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