Category: Circular Economy

Adapting the Quadruple Helix Model for Responsible Packaging

As the ResPa – Consumers' role in responsible packaging project launched in Tampere two weeks ago, partners from across Europe stepped into a shared mission that stretches far beyond improving packaging materials or fine-tuning recycling systems. At its core, responsible packaging is not simply a technical challenge. It is a social, behavioural, and cultural transformation that touches the daily lives of individuals who choose, use, return, reuse, and engage with packaging throughout its entire life cycle.

In the Center of Green Pedagogy

Five lecturers Taru Nurmala, Kaisa Kokko, Kirsi Karimäki, Tiina Wickman-Viitala and Sanna Tahlo from Tampere University of Applied Sciences participated in a train-the-trainer workshop in Vienna as part of the Personal Green Skills in Higher Education project in December 2024.

Food waste turn into valuable products and strong sustainability

During our trip to Namibia as a part of the Circular Economy Models in Namibia: Capacity building project we had an opportunity to visit a local training centre in Swakopmund. In our visit we discovered a circular economy ecosystem which appears as a good example of strong sustainability covering environmental, economic and social elements. We also learned a punch of good practices on how to create value for local actors and communities from circular economy.