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Journal of Clinical and Experimental Toxicology | Volume: 2

December 03-04, 2018 | Dubai, UAE

International Conference on

6

th

International Conference on

Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology

Recycling & Waste Management

Joint Event

&

Household waste recycling in Helsinki metropolitan area Finland

Kouvo Petri

Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

T

he separate collection system for recyclable wastes in the

Helsinki Metropolitan region was ranked the second best

in a study comparing recycling schemes of European capitals

(European Commission 2015). The collection system includes

paper, cardboard, glass, metals, biowaste and plastic package.

Residual waste is collected and used in energy production. The

collection system, excluding paper, is managed by the Helsinki

RegionEnvironmental ServicesHSY, apublic organizationowned

by four municipalities (Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa).

Paper collection is handled by the producer responsibility

scheme.

The efficiency of the collection system in the Helsinki region

relies on a good coverage of door-to-door-collection. All

properties with 10 or more dwelling units are required

to source separate biowaste and cardboard. This covers

about 75% of the population of the area. The obligation is

extended to glass and metal in properties with 20 or more

dwelling units. Other success factors include public awareness

campaigns and a fee system that encourages recycling.

The separate collection of plastic packaging in Finland begun

in 2016 within the producer responsibility scheme. HSY is

supplementing the curbside collection point system with door-

to-door-collection. Pilot operations begun in the spring 2016

and has continued since then. Currently over 5600 apartment

buildings have ordered door-to door plastic package collection

service on voluntarily basis. HSY launched a proposal for new

regional waste management regulations. In the proposal, the

number of dwelling units required to source separate wastes

is lowered to 5 or more dwelling units. New regulations are

planned to come into force in 2021.

This paper describes the current efficiency of recycling and

estimations of increase of recycling rate of household waste

due to new regulations as well as results of LCA for cardboard,

plastics and biowaste.

Speaker Biography

Kouvo Petri has published tens of referred technical articles and other technical reports. His

PhD. work investigated the modelling of heavy metal emissions during the co-combustion

of biomass, peat and waste. In his current position as a director of theWaste Management

Division of the Helsinki Regional Environmental Services Authority he is responsible for the

waste management of nearly one million people and several commercial properties living

and operation in the Metropolitan area. In addition, Kouvo works as an associate professor

at the Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. Kouvo is Chairman of the Board of

Finnish Solid Waste Association (KIVO). In 2010-2012, Kouvo was a Member of the Board

of International Solid Waste Association, ISWA.

e:

petri.kouvo@hsy.fi

Kouvo Petri

, Toxicology 2018 & Recycling 2018, Volume 2

DOI: 10.4066/2630-4570-C1-002