Project "exchange of secondary raw materials and technology between northwest Russia and southeast Finland": perspectives and opportunities

Abstract

Waste management and utilization of waste materials are current and remarkable problems in
Nordic Countries and, especially, in Russia, In the city of St. Petersburg and Leningrad oblast
waste causes a difficult environmental and health problem because plenty of waste is left to
the environment without relevant handling, As a result, it is obvious that a negative
environmental impact will occur to the whole region of Gulf of Finland. It is possible to
develop joint solutions for the waste problems in cooperation between Russian and Finnish
parties especially for the regions in the adjacent areas of the border. Increasing of volumes
improves the profitability of waste utilization and makes it easier to execute the necessary
investments. This favours the exchange and trade of materials derived and/or refined from
waste and necessary technologies, between Russian and Finnish actors.
T ASIC project "Exchange of secondary raw materials and technology between Northwest
Russia and Southeast Finland" is financing by the European Community, represented by the
Commission of the European Communities.