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GREEN GROWTH THE NORDIC WAYGreen growth is a key priority for Nordic co-operation in the coming years.
“The Nordic Region – leading in green growth” is the Nordic Prime Ministers’ shared green growth initiative under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
The green growth initiative is a vision based on the joint utilization of Nordic strengths in a number of areas including the waste and recycling sector. The projects described here are part of this effort, involving the following Councils of Ministers: Energy, Trade, Environment.
See more at www.norden.org/greengrowth or read the web magazine “Green Growth the Nordic Way” at www.nordicway.org
“It is hard to solve the challenges involved in recycling from a national perspective alone…Together we can create a bigger knowledge base as well as a bigger market.” Bernt S. Ringvold, former Chairman of the Nordic Waste Group
AIM AND OUTCOMEBy recycling half of their plastic waste, the Nordic countries can save CO2 emissions roughly corresponding to all the car parks in the Nordic capitals. How can Nordic countries accomplish this without recycling hazardous substances?
Three projects are ongoing in 2013 and 2014:
1. Proposals for improvements in existing collection and recycling systems for plastic waste from households and other municipal waste sources:• A Nordic guideline for municipalities for collection of plastic packaging• Proposals for future solutions for collection and recycling of plastic packaging and other types of plastics from households
2. Optimise Nordic plastics value chains, case: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE):• A guide on how stakeholders can cooperate to optimise their value chains with regard to recycling and hazardous substances
3. Guideline for plastic sorting at recycling centers: • A plastic sorting guide for Nordic recycling centers based on practical experiences that will encourage municipalities and private businesses to implement solutions for increased recycling and better service
TIME LINEProjects finalized by 2015
PARTNERS COWI/Denmark COWI/Sweden & COWI/Norway; Environice/Island; Ostfold Research/Norway; Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL); VTT-Technical Research Centre of Finland; Aarhus University/Denmark
CONTACTSChairman of Nordic Waste Group (NAG) Sanna Due-Sjöström: [email protected]
Coordinator of NAG Metta Wiese: [email protected]
Green Growth Plast Coordinator Jon Fonnlid Larsen: [email protected]
INCREASED RECYCLING OF PLASTIC WASTE
“The Nordic Region – leading in green growth” is the Nordic Prime Ministers’
shared green growth initiative under the auspices of the Nordic Council of
Ministers.
Green growth is a key priority for Nordic co-operation in the next few years
and Nordic partnerships in this field has the potential to create a larger
regional market, give a political lead in the EU, improve joint infrastructures
and provide critical mass for future developments.
The Nordic Prime Ministers’ green growth initiative is a vision based on the
joint utilization of Nordic strengths in a number of areas including:
• Energy efficiency and climate
• Waste treatment and food waste
• Sustainable building and ecodesign
• Investment in innovation and research
• Green public procurement and green investments
This exhibition highlights aims and results from the following projects under
“The Nordic Region – leading in green growth”:
1. Developing Nordic test centres for green solutions
2. Working together on education, training and research for green growth
3. Promoting flexible consumption of electricity
4. Working together on green-technology norms and standards
5. Working together on green procurement in the public sector
6. Developing techniques and methods for waste treatment
7. Promoting the integration of environmental and climate
considerations into development aid
8. Co-ordinating and improving funding for green investment
and companies.
You can read articles on the individual projects at www.nordicway.org
More info at norden.org/greengrowth
GREEN GROWTH THE NORDIC WAY
THE NORDIC REGION– leading in green growth