CEO’s Review 1/2025
The current year has started at full speed in the producer responsibility sector. Companies have experienced changes in reporting requirements, with deadlines being moved earlier.…
Fortum Recycling & Waste and Sumi: Plastic recycling targets can be achieved by enhancing current measures
STATEMENT Many EU member states, including Finland, are falling behind the recycling targets for plastic packaging set by the EU. The Finnish Ministry of the…
Suomen Maatalousmuovien Kierrätys Oy Achieves Its 2024 Collection Target
Sumi’s subsidiary, Suomen Maatalousmuovien Kierrätys Oy, has reached its 2024 collection target of 2,000 tons. Between August and December, nearly 600 collections of agricultural plastics…
Toni Helperi from Akaa Appointed as Factory Manager of Sumi Sorting Oy
The Sumi Sorting plastic packaging waste sorting facility project is progressing on schedule, and last week the company’s first employee, Factory Manager Toni Helperi, began…
G-Task, Sumi Oy, and the Finnish Tennis Association have collaborated to develop the world’s first large-scale recycling project for tennis and padel balls
Around 400 million tennis and padel balls are produced worldwide every year, most of which end up in mixed waste after just a few uses.…
EU’s target of 50% recycling of plastic packaging can be achieved by 2027
The recycling rate of plastic packaging in Finland has improved in recent years, but challenges remain. While households are increasingly active in sorting waste, Finland’s…
The 2025 Recycling Fee Price Lists Have Been Published – Sumi is Competitive in Both Pricing Models
The 2025 recycling fee price lists for packaging producer organizations were published on October 1st, 2024. In the price comparison, Sumi was ranked as the…
German-based Reclay – one of the owners of Sumi Oy – offers international consultancy in circular economy and producer responsibility
In 2022, Raan Group, the company behind known brands Reclay and RecycleMe, acquired a majority stake in Sumi Oy. “This was another step toward the…
The operations of Suomen Maatalousmuovien Kierrätys Oy have started
The subsidiary of Sumi, Suomen Maatalousmuovien Kierrätys Oy, has successfully started its operations as planned in August, and the first load of plastic was delivered…