After a first Transnational Learning Journey (TLJ) in Kaunas, Lithuania, and a second in Navarre, Spain, LCA4Regions and Pyhäjärvi Institute took LCA4Regions to Satakunta, Finland. The global situation forced us once again to gather online, which does not mean that the learning process was less intense. This time, the attention was given to the exchange of experience on LCA for waste management and material flows.
Three different sessions delved into this topic from different angle
- LCA for sustainable regional development: after a brief introduction of the project and the life cycle approaches, an overview of Satakunta region and its policy context was presented as well as some thoughts on Finnish politics and LCA. It was completed by a discussion on LC tools in bioeconomy and LCA for waste management.
- LCA good practices on waste management and material flows: LCA4regions partners presented their good practices on the use of life cycle tools and methods on waste management and material flows. It provided potential learning and inspiration for all regions with concrete ideas to be integrated into local policies and procedures. The session finished with a case presenting the circular economy of plastics.
- Case studies and peer review: for the last session case studies from Finland focused on waste management and nutrient recycling. A peer review gathering ideas to develop the future action plan in Satakunta concluded this exchange of experiences.
Presentations and recordings
LCA4Regions – LCA for sustainable regional development
Tuesday 20 October | 9:00 - 11:30 CET
Recording available here.
- Introduction | Pekka Maijala, Pyhäjärvi Institute
- Life Cycle Methodologies for Regions - Good Practice Policy using LCA and LCM | Fritz Balkau, Sustainable Solutions (FR)
- Satakunta policy context | Pekka Maijala, Pyhäjärvi Institute
- Finnish politics and LCA | Eeva Kalli, Representative of Finnish Parliament
- Key sustainability issues for implementing bioeconomy regions - Analyzing industrial integration through life cycle based tools | Alberto Bezama, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Germany
- LCA for waste management | Ivan Muñoz, 2.-0 LCA consultants - LIFE 5 REFRACT project
LCA good practices on waste management and material flows
Wednesday 21 October | 10:00 - 13:00 CET
Recording available here.
- LCA good practices on waste management and material flows
- Green Edge | Elsa Ferreiro Nunes, CIMBAL (PT)
- LCA & LCC of CDW management system | Lucia Rigamonti, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (IT)
- Comparative LCA of alternative packaging materials for beverage |Albin Pintar, National Institute of Chemistry (SI)
- Redistribution of charges for environmental pollution into pro-environmental investments | Adam Szymanski, Lodzkie Region (PL)
- Carbon footprint of the Food Bank of Navarre | Maite Aldaya, Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain (ES)
- LCA in optimization of municipal waste management | Jolanta Dvarioniene, Kaunas University of Technology (LT)
- Processing alternatives of biodegradable waste – anaerobic digestion, energy & biofuel | Tuuli Myllymaa, Finnish Environment Institute (FI)
- Green Edge | Elsa Ferreiro Nunes, CIMBAL (PT)
- Plastics hold value – views about circular economy of plastics | Auli Westerholm. Manager in Public affairs, Fortum Waste Solutions Ltd
Case studies and Peer review
Thursday 22 October | 10:00 - 12:30 CET
Recording available here.
Case Waste Management
Case Nutrient recycling
- Nutrient calculator – tools for planning regional nutrient recycling in Finland | Sari Luostarinen, Senior Scientist (PhD), Natural Resources institute
- Biomass Atlas | Eeva Lehtonen, Research Scientist (MSc), Natural Resources Institute
- Environmental impact assessment of biodegradable waste treatment | Jouni Havukainen, Associate Professor (PhD), Lappeenranta University of Technology
Peer review - Developing the future action plan in Satakunta: to enhance interactivity, participants were split in three breakout sessions; each elaborated on three observation points (policy instruments; use of LCA; replication of experience).
