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Sumi has terminated its service agreement with the PRO service provider company Rinki

Sumi has terminated its service agreement with the PRO service provider company Rinki. Despite the termination, all statutory producer responsibility...

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Sumi contributing to the preparation of Finland’s new Circular Economy Act

Finland is currently preparing an entirely new Circular Economy Act, which will replace the existing Waste Act. The reform is driven by the need to...

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Easier recycling: updated instructions for sorting plastic and carton packaging

Finnish people feel like they know how to sort waste, and they know that it is an easy and tangible way to protect the environment. However, many are...

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Recycling Coach Katja helps Sumi Oy’s producers with material sorting and recycling

Corporate environmental responsibility and the optimization of waste material recycling from production have become increasingly important...

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Fortum Recycling & Waste and Sumi: Plastic recycling targets can be achieved by enhancing current measures

Many EU member states, including Finland, are falling behind the recycling targets for plastic packaging set by the EU. The Finnish Ministry of the...

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The first official year of operation for Suomen Maatalousmuovien Kierrätys Oy was a great success

The first official year of operation for Suomen Maatalousmuovien Kierrätys Oy was highly successful in terms of both the volume collected and the...

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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...

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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. Globally,...

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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...