Päijät-Häme Good Practices
Based on the definition of the BIOREGIO Good Practices, following practices have been detected by the regional stakeholder group in Päijät-Häme region. These practices will be defined in detail and sent to the Interreg Europe program for expert assessment:
1. Effective municipal waste separation and collection in Päijät-Häme region (Päijät-Häme Waste Management Ltd)
• in the year 2016, the share of municipal waste landfilled was 3 %
2. Utilisation of bio-based streams, part of Kujala industrial symbiosis (LABIO Ltd)
• biogas and fertilizer production from municipal biowaste, waste from the food industry and sludge from waste water treatment plants
3. Päijät-Häme regional model, vision and road map towards circular economy (ERDF-project Kiertoliike)
• visualized state of art of regional biological streams (phosphorus, nitrogen), tight cooperation model between stakeholders towards a joint vision
4. Conveyor solutions for handling biowaste (Ferroplan Ltd)
• smart conveyor solutions and systems for handling biowaste
5. Päijät-Häme Grain Cluster
• a cooperation network for the grain producers and related industry in the region aiming at e.g. utilisation of bio-byproducts
6. "Tonni lähti" campaign to activate personal responsibility in saving resources (City of Lahti)
• an ongoing challenge to stimulate the debate about resources and promote people’s awareness to reduce their consumption of natural resources
7. A service to reduce food waste from restaurants (ResQ)
• an application where left over lunch food is announced on a webpage and citizens can “rescue” food from being wasted for half of the normal price
