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Local Governments Leading the change to tackle plastic waste in the Baltic Sea Region
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The BALTIPLAST project has set to document and analyze information on the varied solutions adopted or planned by local governments. The objective is to create a collection of best practices that promote the prevention and reduction of plastic waste.
Co-developing PFAS risk assessment plans in Riga
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The EMPEREST project started the process of identifying potential PFAS risks on the municipal level with a series of workshops for the project consortium and invited local experts in Riga.
Interreg BSR project BALTIPLAST is proceeding with efforts in single use plastic waste prevention
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The first general assembly of the BALTIPLAST project took place on 10-11 May in the picturesque city of Västerås, Sweden, bringing together 18 partner organizations dedicated to addressing the challenges of single-use plastic waste.
BALTIPLAST – project to reduce plastic kick-started in Riga
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Last year’s autumn came with good news, the project that UBC Sustainable Cities Commission is part of has been approved by the Interreg BSR, and we are glad to announce that the project BALTIPLAST dedicated to reducing single-use plastic waste was kicked off on 8-10 of February 2023 in Riga.
EMPEREST project addressing PFAS kicks-off in Turku
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The kick-off meeting of the project EMPEREST, led by the UBC SCC, was hosted in the city of Turku on 6-8 February 2023. Learn more about the starting project addressing micropollutants!
Plastics and the hidden threat to your health
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NonHazCity Plastic Diet – Plastics and the Hidden Threat to your Health
UBC ASKS and the cities answer
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We are proud to present UBC ASKS, an interview series consisting of interviews with people with various connections to the UBC and the Baltic Sea Region!