The Interreg Aurora funded project NOWA is organising a webinar that will share experiences and insights on the challenges and opportunities of waste management in the North, based on the work done in the project. There will also be discussions on a new collaborative initiative, the Arctic Waste Forum, which welcomes all waste business stakeholders.
Date: 10 June 2024
Time: 09:00- 10:30 (EET)
Participation is free of charge. The webinar will be held in Finnish only. Please register for the webinar by sending an informal email to ella.lukkari@kamk.fi. A link to the MS Teams meeting will be sent by email a few days before the event.
The programme:
09:00: Presentation of the NOWA project
Outi Laatikainen, Senior R&D Expert, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences
09:15: Experiences from the WANO project
Jukka Teräs, Researcher, NORCE
09:30: Review of the challenges and opportunities of Northern waste management
Mikko Ahokas, CEO, Macon Oy
09:45: Highlights of investments and development prospects in waste management in Kainuu
Tatu Turunen, Environmental Expert, Kainuu ELY Centre
10:00: Discussion on the Arctic Waste Forum cooperation initiative
Outi Laatikainen, Senior R&D Expert, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences
10:15: Q&A
Greetings from the NOWA team
