Easier recycling: updated instructions for sorting plastic and carton packaging

Finnish people feel like they know how to sort waste, and they know that it is an easy and tangible way to protect the environment. However, many are...

Packaging producer responsibility expands to companies of all sizes – Does your company have producer responsibility?

The definitions of packaging producer responsibility change in the beginning of 2024. Find out if your company has producer responsibility and how to...

Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd receive producer organisation status – “The whole value chain for packaging is included”

Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd (FPP) is the first multi-material producer organisation according to the revised Waste Act. The aim of the company is...

SUP product – or not? Check out whether a packaging is in the scope of the Directive

Products belonging to the scope of the Single-use Plastic Directive (SUPD) are wholly or partially made from plastic and intended for single use. For...

Nation-wide sorting guidelines for packaging now also available in Ukrainian

Rinki’s sorting instructions for plastic, carton and glass packaging and metal, which apply everywhere in Finland, are now also available in Ukrainia...

PVC plastic packaging can now be placed in the plastic packaging collection

The sorting guidelines for plastic packaging are changing. Packaging made of PVC will be included in the scope of plastic packaging collection from J...

SUP Directive bans and marking requirement entered into force – What happens next?

The Single-use plastic Directive’s bans and marking requirements have entered into force at the end of August 2021. The national implementation of th...

The reformed Waste Act entered into force – This changes for the producer-responsible company

The reform of the Waste Act entered into force on Monday, July 19, 2021. The amendment will accelerate recycling and circular economy: With the new W...

Delays in implementation of the SUP Directive – Labeling requirements enter into force as scheduled

The implementation of the Single Use Plastics, or SUP, Directive is delayed in Finland. However, the labeling requirements must be followed as of 3.7...

The most active users of Rinki eco take-back points in Finland are in Kolari – the total packaging recycling rate in Finland as a whole is as high as 71 percent

The most active users of Rinki eco take-back points live in Kolari, Kimitoön and Vimpeli. The recycling rate of packaging in Finland continues to gro...