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Circular Valley 4Recycling
4Recycling is an innovation ecosystem that strives to build new solutions for enhanced recycling of plastics and to develop bio-based materials to replace plastics. The ecosystem is open for organisations interested in finding new business or in building new competences in plastics’ recycling and bio-based alternatives.
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Circular Valley BATCircle 2.0
The BATCircle consortium aims at improving the manufacturing processes of mining, metals refining, and battery chemicals industries, and at increasing the recycling efficiency of lithium-ion batteries. The consortium is built on the principles of collaboration and joint research interests between companies and research organisations.
- Project partners: Aalto University, University of Oulu, University of Eastern Finland, Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology, Geological Survey of Finland GTK, Technical Research Center of Finland VTT
- Project time: 2021-2024
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Circular Valley CEGO – Circular Economy Goes East and West
The project Circular Economy Goes East and West aims to support and facilitate such systemic transformation of circular economy at Uusimaa Region, with such means as broad multi-actor collaboration, cocreation,and impartial coordination. The objective of the project is to facilitate and accelerate the realization of business opportunities in accordance with circular economy and the building up of a circular economy business ecosystem.
- Project partners: Laurea, Keuke Ltd, Posintra Ltd, Novago Ltd
- Projcet time: 1.6.2021-31.8.2023
Circular Valley CIRCuIT – Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities
CIRCuIT (Circular Construction In Regenerative Cities) is an international project focusing on circular construction. The project aims to develop a set of replicable circular economy criteria for public tenders on construction.
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Circular Valley Circular Economy for a Shopping Center (Kiertotalousostoskeskus)
In the project, a functional, profitable and scalable operating model is developed for a circular economy shopping center. The idea of the operating model is that the products of the shopping center using new natural resources are recycled, renewed, made from recycled materials, can be rented or are suitable for shared use - but still stylish and of high quality.
- Project partners: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre Ltd, City of Helsinki, Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY, Finnish Environment Agency Syke, Helsinki City Transport Authority HKL, City of Espoo, LAB Design Institute, Haaga-Helia, Aalto University, Nortecon, Mall of Tripla
- Project time: 1.8.2021-31.7.2023
Circular Valley Circular Green Blocks
In the project, sustainable solutions are tested and piloted to promote the sharing and circular economy together with housing associations and companies that support green growth. Experiments and pilots are related to, among other things, sustainable movement, shared use, yard improvement and urban farming, as well as circular economy-themed event production.
- Project partners: the Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY, Forum Virium Helsinki, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and Aalto University
- Project time: 1.9.2021–31.8.2023
Circular Valley Circulate Electronics
Circulte Electronics is a marketplace that supports the circular economy, where you can sell used devices and buy them refurbished. This marketplace is part of the CEDIM project (Circular Economy Digital Marketplace.)
- Project partners: Haaga-Helia, Metropolia, Fiare Solutions Oy
- Project time: 2022->
Circular Valley Closed Plastic Circle (Kaikki muovi kiertää)
The Closed Plastic Circle - from Pilots into Practice -project aims to increase plastic recycling in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to 60–70% in the future, instead of the current 6%. In order to achieve the goal, measures are needed at all stages of the circulation, including product design, production and use.
- Project partners: City of Espoo, VTT, HSY, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Salpakierto Oy, Muovipoli Oy and Muoviyhdistys ry
- Project time: 1.10.2022–31.10.2024
Circular Valley CO2 DataHub project & ESG ecosystem
The project examines and develops methods to measure and calculate the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the delivery chains of the built environment, as well as to manage them based on reliable data. The research focuses on the management of both direct and indirect emissions.
- Project partners: Vastuu Group, VTT, Aalto, Sitowise & Platform of Trust
- Project time: 1/03/22 - 30/06/23
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Circular Valley ExpandFibre Ecosystem
ExpandFibre is an R&D collaboration and an Ecosystem launched to accelerate the development of sustainable bioproducts. It focuses on upgrading pulp fibres, hemicellulose and lignin from renewable and sustainable sources of straw and northern wood into new bioproducts. Its ambition is to meet the growing demands for sustainable textile fibres and other added value biomaterials.
- Project partners: Fortum, Metsä Group
- Project time: 5/2022-8/2024
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Circular Valley FINIX – Towards sustainable textile systems
The Finix project brings together large and SME companies as well as startups in the textile and forest industry and in waste processing together with non-governmental organizations and decision-makers to co-develop a sustainable textile system based on cutting-edge research.
- Project partners: Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Aalto Univeristy
- Project time: 2019-2025
Circular Valley FinnFiberColor
The goal of the project is to develop solutions for the challenges that man-made cellulose fiber (MMCF) technologies currently developed in Finland will face when they will be integrated into the textile chain. In the project, advanced analytical tools will be utilised to better understand how alternative biobased raw materials can be used for existing and new spinning technology.
- Project partners: Aalto University
- Project time: 01/02/2021-31/05/2023
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Circular Valley Gastro workshops
Gastro workshops is a two-year food tourism development project operating. The project contributes to the increase of entrepreneurs’ competence in responsible actions, e.g. as consuming local food and reducing wasted food.
- Project partners: Lomalaidun ry Association
- Project time: 1.8.2021-31.8.2023
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Circular Valley Helsinki-Uusimaa Circular Valley
The Helsinki-Uusimaa Circular Valley is a regional initiative striving for a carbon neutral Helsinki-Uusimaa region by 2030. The Valley is a community of experts, municipalities, companies, organisations and research institutes that form an innovation ecosystem. It acts as an accelerator for innovative solutions and pilots in areas like construction, food chains, textiles, plastics, and electronics. As a regional ecosystem, the Valley facilitates new business opportunities while building a good living environment for our citizens. We search, develop and share knowledge, knowhow, data, ideas, resources and networks.
- Project partners: Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council, CLIC Innovation
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Circular Valley Kelmuvex
Kelmuvex project targets a cost-efficient holistic solution for plastic waste discharged into the environment, including tracking and identification, recovery and valorisation. The main goal of the project is to prepare a complete solution for plastic waste released into the environment, which includes the entire value chain.
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Circular Valley Keru community fridge
The community fridge is a space and community open to everyone. It is available to anyone who wants to share and/or collect surplus food. The aim is to reduce food waste and to support sustainable food culture. The community fridge offers an easy way to take part in solving global climate and food waste issues.
- Project time: Activities have continued after the pilot period ended in 2020
- Project partners: Keru community fridge association
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Circular Valley KIRPEÄ – business from circular economy in SMEs
The project creates an operating model for the development of a circular economy, which helps companies develop their own operations and grow their business according to circular economy models in cooperation with local and municipal operators.
- Project partners: Sykli Environmental College
- Project time: 12/2022–5/2024
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Circular Valley New Cotton Project
New Cotton project develops and tests technologies and circular economy models for recycling textiles and utilizing textile waste. Twelve players in the fashion and textile industries are breaking new ground by demonstrating an entirely circular model for commercial garment production.
- Project partners: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences XAMK, Infinited Fiber Company, Aalto University, adidas, Fashion for Good, Frankenhuis, H&M Group, Inovafil, Kipas Textiles, REvolve Waste, RISE, Tekstina
- Project time: 10/2020-9/2023
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Circular Valley Plastics Circularity
The Plastics Circularity project is based on sustainability and it deals with the following themes: 1. Regulations and standards, 2. Design for Circularity, 3. Data and traceability, 4. Optimization and validation of the use of recycled plastics
- Project partners: CLIC Innovation
- Project time: 2023->
Circular Valley PlastLIFE SIP – Sustainable circular economy of plastics
The project promotes the implementation of Finland's plastic road map. The goal is a sustainable circular economy of plastics by 2035. Demonstrations, experiments, research, development, product design, analysis, communication and campaigning are carried out in the project.
- Project partners: Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
- Project time: 2023-2029
Circular Valley PlastPyro
The pilot platform for pyrolytic recycling of plastic -PlastPyro project develops functional solutions for the chemical recycling of plastic. The goal of the project is to further develop VTT Bioruukki's innovation platform and convert the current biomass pyrolysis pilot equipment into one suitable for the pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste.
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Circular Valley PlastPyro INVEST
PlastPyro INVEST is an investment project of a pilot platform for pyrolytic recycling of plastic. The goal of the project is to make the necessary equipment changes to the current pyrolysis technology pilot intended for biomass processing, so that it would be versatile for pyrolysis piloting of various plastic wastes. The project is related to the development project of PlastPyro, a pilot platform for plastic pyrolytic recycling.
- Project partners: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
- Project time: 1.1.2022-31.8.2023
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Circular Valley Romukeskus Oy
E-waste. Romukeskus Oy is a wholesale company that operates as a common purchasing, support, and sales entity for scrap and recycled raw material businesses.
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E-waste. SERTY (SER-Tuottajayhteisö ry) is a producer association of importers and manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment
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Circular Valley SPARKS project
The goal of the project is to develop the operating environment of circular economy SMEs, to increase the volume of use of recycled materials by responding to the material needs of SMEs, and to support SMEs in the development of profitable business.
- Project partners: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre
- Project time: 31.5.2021 -30.6.2023
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Circular Valley The Future of Nonwovens
The Future of Nonwovens project aims to bring sustainable manufacturing within the nonwoven value chain. FoN supports the ExpandFibre mission, which includes establishing a Center of Excellence to enhance collaboration between partners within the nonwovens value chain.
- Project partnes: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT, Infinited Fiber Company, Fortum, Metsä Spring, Infinited Fiber Company, UPM, CH-Polymers, Suominen, Anpap, Valmet
- Project time: 01/02/2021 - 31/05/2023
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Circular Valley TREASoURcE project
TREASoURcE aims to initiate systemic change by developing systemic circular economy solutions in cities and regions for currently underutilised or unused plastic waste, end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and bio-based waste and side streams. Implementing these solutions together with companies, societies (including citizens, consumers, communities and regional actors) and experts in the field is expected to significantly increase product and material circulation.
- Project partners: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd,
- Project time: 1.6.2022–31.5.2025
Circular Valley Urban&Local – Sustainable food ecosystem of the future
In the Urban & Local project, an operator ecosystem is created that promotes research and business in the local food and restaurant industry in the capital region.
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