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  1. Green Deals - Ministry of the Environment

    Green Deal agreements Green Deals and the commitments made under them promote sustainable development and accelerate the achievement of environmental objectives. The purpose of these voluntary agreements concluded for a fixed term is to find solut...
    https://ym.fi/en/green-deals
  2. Further action needed to reach reduction target for plastic carrier bags - Ministry of the Environment

    19.1.2024 | The Green Deal agreement between the Ministry of the Environment and the Finnish Commerce Federation has reduced the use of plastic carrier bags and thin plastic bags quite rapidly. A recent estimate shows, however, that there has been some growth in the use of plastic carrier bags since 2020 and further actions are needed to reach the reduction targets by 2025.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/further-action-needed-to-reach-reduction-target-for-plastic-carrier-bags
  3. Companies commit to reducing use of single-use plastic portion packs - Ministry of the Environment

    16.1.2024 | An adequate number of companies have made the committed to the Green Deal agreement on single-use plastic portion packs. This year, companies will define ambitious reduction targets for their own operations. In Finland further measures are needed to achieve the recycling targets set in the EU for plastic packaging waste.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/companies-commit-to-reducing-use-of-single-use-plastic-portion-packs
  4. Provisional agreement on proposal for regulation concerning packaging and packaging waste - Ministry of the Environment

    5.3.2024 | On 4 March 2023, the EU Member States, European Parliament and Commission reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. Finland has taken an active part in the preparation of the regulation. The proposal that was agreed on can be evaluated in further detail only after its final content is available. The proposal is still pending formal adoption by the Member States and Parliament.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/provisional-agreement-on-proposal-for-regulation-concerning-packaging-and-packaging-waste
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    18.4.2023 | A P L A S T I C S R O A D M A P F O R F I N L A N D R E D U C E A N D R E F U S E , R EC YC L E A N D R E P L AC E REDUCE AND REFUSE, RECYCLE AND REPLACE REDUCE AND REFUSE, RECYCLE AND REPLACE A PLASTICS ROADMAP FOR FINLAND Reduce littering and av...
    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/42733297/Reduce+and+refuse+recycle+and+replace.+A+Plastics+Roadmap+for+Finland.pdf/14ff8333-d6f6-cb1e-b439-d95825fd1401?t=1681805787814
  6. Returning expired medicines has increased in Finland - Ministry of the Environment

    26.8.2021 | Finns have returned more unused medicines to pharmacies and collection points. Expired and unused medicines should be taken back to the pharmacy, as they burden the environment when flushed down the drain or thrown in trash or they may end up in the wrong hands. The two-week-long Lääkkeetön Itämeri campaign (drug-free Baltic Sea) starts today, on 26 August, when we celebrate the Baltic Sea Day.
    https://ym.fi/en/-/returning-expired-medicines-has-increased-in-finland-1
  7. Minister Kimmo Tiilikainen elected Vice President of the Bureau of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) - Ministry of the Environment

    7.12.2017 | Minister Kimmo Tiilikainen elected Vice President of the Bureau of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) Ministry of the Environment Publication date 7.12.2017 7.06 Type: Press release UN Environment Assembly main themes were marine plastic waste and...
    https://ym.fi/en/-/minister-kimmo-tiilikainen-elected-vice-president-of-the-bureau-of-the-un-environment-assembly-unea-
  8. This year, the Lääkkeetön Itämeri campaign aims to reduce the incorrect disposal of medicines – particularly young people have much to learn - Ministry of the Environment

    22.8.2022 | A recent study by Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY shows that many people still dispose of their medicines incorrectly. Particularly young people dispose of expired or unused medicines by simply binning them or flushing them down the drain. Older people, on the other hand, most often return such medicines to a pharmacy, which is the correct way. Expired and unused medicines should alw...
    https://ym.fi/en/-/this-year-the-laakkeeton-itameri-campaign-aims-to-reduce-the-incorrect-disposal-of-medicines-particularly-young-people-have-much-to-learn
  9. a3550563-4020-e02b-7f92-e6ec9d62de0b

    4.3.2026 | Online Reporting Tool (ORT) Section I Brief overview of the process of preparation of the report General Government Finland National authorities responsible for the preparation and submission of the report Contact person Contact details Briefly de...
    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/33891761/scbd-ort-Finland-Seventh-National-Report.pdf/a3550563-4020-e02b-7f92-e6ec9d62de0b?t=1772625453871
  10. FördrS 26/2003

    13.10.2020 | FINLANDS FÖRFATTNINGSSAMLINGS FÖRDRAGSSERIE ÖVERENSKOMMELSER MED FRÄMMANDE MAKTER 2003 Utgiven i Helsingfors den 29 oktober 2003 Nr 68 I N N E H Å L L Nr Sidan 68 Republikens presidents förordning om ikraftträdande av protokollet till 1979 års kon...
    https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/38678498/POP-protokollet+fds200368.pdf/d8f97afe-0275-dcb7-d4c7-7a47a6c82a64?t=1602565133781

 

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