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This article examines the role of universities and other research institutions in supporting a shift to sustainable waste management.
At present, the Baltic Sea region (BSR) possesses great disparities in the methods used to handle and process waste. While some countries recover most of the waste they produce, a number of other nations are lagging behind. Such disparity needs to be addressed to accommodate a more sustainable solution to waste management issues.
The authors discuss how universities together with other research institutions find their prominent role here. A regional project, RECO Baltic 21-Tech, partly funded by Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013, serves as an example of mutual benefits: universities via professional research and education contribute to a sustainable waste management in the region, at the same time gaining interesting topics for research, possibilities for capacity building and curricula enrichment for students.
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Head of Unit, Senior Expert (Green and Circular Economic Transformations Unit)
SEI Tallinn
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