Lassila & Tikanoja (L&T) facilitates recycling in Russia. L&T has opened its first recycled materials production plant in the country, in the city of Dubna, the Moscow region. The opening ceremony takes a place today. The aim of L&T’s new recycling plant is to significantly reduce the amount of waste transported to landfill sites and to raise the level of waste material utilisation.
“Russian cities are eager to renovate their waste management. This requires lots of investments, experience and expertise. The investment in Dubna represents the most advanced technology in Russia and it helps to develop environmental management in accordance with the principle of sustainable development”, says Pertti Tammivuori L&T.
The recycling plant receives waste materials from trade, industry and households. From this waste material soil, metals, paper, cardboard, PET bottles and different kind of plastics are sorted out. After production plant is optimized waste materials will be directed for reuse. The plant’s capacity is 35 000 tons per year.
“For example the EU demands that its member state has to recycle 50 per cent of their municipal waste in 2020. The region of Dubna will be a forerunner in Russia since the recycling plant helps the city utilises its waste materials as secondary raw materials which means that the idea of the recycling society is coming true”, adds Kirill Dzyuba.
L&T strives to raise the recovery rate of waste materials and industrial by-products and thereby to minimise the amount of waste ending up at landfills and incineration plants. In addition to the plant in Dubna L&T operates 23 recycling plants in Finland and one in Latvia. In Finland and in Latvia, L&T is the indisputable market leader
In Russia L&T is responsible for the waste management of approximately 300,000 inhabitants. The environmental management of Dubna with 70 000 residents has been managed by L&T since 2005.
“It is our target to extend operations in Russia on a gradual basis. We are currently negotiating other environmental management related projects in the region”, says Pertti Tammivuori.