Welcome to the webinar ARCTIC WASTE – Business opportunities, Legislation, and Initiatives on October 1st, 10:00 (UTC +2) on Microsoft Teams!
The webinar is organized by Arctic Waste Forum AWF, which is a consortium put together by NOWA, a project funded by Interreg Aurora and lead by Kajaani University of Applied Sciences . The speakers will take us through several important and interesting subjects from waste business opportunities to internal collaboration.
Webinar programme:
10:00 Welcome and introduction to the webinar
Stian Larsen, Cluster Manager, Remiks Miljøpark AS (NO)
10:05 NOWA – Nordic Waste Management Vision Project
Anna Tervonen, Project Manager, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (FI)
10:20 Waste Market Overview in North Calotte Region
Stian Larsen, Cluster Manager, Remiks Miljøpark AS (NO)
10:30 Legislation Landscape in Finland, Sweden, and Norway for Biowaste, Plastics and Incineration Ashes
Pihla Hasan, NOWA Project Expert, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (FI)
10:45 Circnets – Blue Circular Nets – Collection, Treatment, and Recycling of Fishing Gear
Niko Hänninen, Project Manager, University of Oulu (FI)
11:00 Initiatives to Take Care of New Residual Streams from the Green Transition Perspective in Northern Scandinavia
Johan Eriksson, CEO of Future Eco North Sweden (SWE)
11:15 International Collaboration in the Waste Management Sector in Norway
Elin Hansen, Senior Advisor at Sirk Norway, National Waste Association (NO)
11:30 Arctic Business Opportunities in Waste
Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Executive Director, Arctic Economic Council (NO)
11:45 Arctic Waste Forum – Voice of Arctic Waste Management
Mikko Ahokas, CEO, Macon Ltd (FI)
12:00 Questions and Answers
