A meeting of the Environmental council under the Governor of St. Petersburg was held

On July 9, a meeting of the Environmental council under the Governor of St. Petersburg was held. The issues of maintaining the ecological well-being of water bodies on the territory of St. Petersburg were considered and ways to improve their health, as well as suggestions for organizing the "Neva Day".
It was decided to approve the idea of the "Neva Day" and prepare a draft proposal for its organization for the next meeting. In addition, it was decided to create a working group under the Environmental council "Waste management in St. Petersburg".

Opening of the ecological and educational museum "PRO garbage"

On July 16-18, 2021, the opening of the ecological and educational museum "PRO garbage" will take place in St. Petersburg.

One of the tasks is to change people's habitual view of garbage, "to form a culture of effective waste management for the future generation. To show the possibilities and solutions for the cost-effective and environmentally safe use of garbage as a valuable raw material for the production of finished products" (project manager, General Director of Synergy + Holding German Vladimirovich Khilchenko).

On the official website of the project promusorv.ru the following is specified:

  • The main functions of the project (Competence Center) "PRO garbage" are educational and integrating;
  • Through the implementation of the project, we: Demonstrate technologies for waste processing and production of finished products from secondary resources;
  • We attract business to the creation of waste processing plants;
  • We contribute to increasing the share of recycling of household (solid municipal) waste and reducing the volume of their disposal;
  • We introduce and spread the culture of economically efficient and environmentally safe use of garbage as a valuable raw material for the production of finished products;
  • We promote the formation of a comprehensive system of careful waste management in society, reducing the negative impact on the environment;
  • The Competence Center will also allow you to concentrate experts and information about industry innovations on its site.

The museum has its own peculiarities, it has a container architecture and at any time can move to any point in Russia, to an exhibition or an environmental event.

The organizers explain why this is necessary: "The unique design of the "PRO garbage" museum serves as an example of how to use things that have become unnecessary wisely. Even the walls of our exhibition demonstrate the possibilities of their effective use. The three-storey building of the museum, built from sea containers, is a spacious and comfortable exhibition complex, which has no analogues not only in Russia, but also in the world. The building can be disassembled into individual parts, like a constructor, transported to another place and reassembled".

The fourth meeting of the group on interaction and cooperation of the Cata3Pult, Cool4City, BBC1, LALAPETE and CroBoDDIT projects was held

On June 29, the fourth meeting of the group on interaction and cooperation of five projects was held: Cata3Pult, Cool4City, BBC1, LALAPETE and CroBoDDIT of the Cross-Border Cooperation Program "South-Eastern Finland – Russia 2014-2020".

During the meeting, the upcoming events were discussed:

  • August 23-25, 2021 Food BioTech Conference at ITMO University in St. Petersburg (BBC1 project).
    Within the framework of this conference, a round table "Cooperation of science and business in the field of biotechnologies and closed economy projects South-Eastern Finland – Russia" will be held on August 23. The content of the event is currently being discussed and will be informed later on the BBC1 project website.
    We invite you to take part in this round table as a speaker / participant. All the current information about the conference is available on the official website of the Food BioTech Conference 2021 and on Facebook;
  • August 26, 2021 14:00-17:00 seminar-webinar "Implementation of the principles of circular economy in retail chains of St. Petersburg and Finland". Rational waste management, problems and solutions. The format of the round table. Simultaneous translation of Rus-Fin-Rus. Online participation is possible. More information later on the BBC1 project website;
  • September 2, 2021 webinar of the Cata3Pult expert group "Solutions for energy efficiency and heat recovery of the Earth for residential and public buildings from a business point of view". The program will be published in August 2021;
  • September 13-15, 2021 Future Energy Solutions conference in Lappeenranta (Cata3Pult project).
    On September 15, the conference will host a seminar on "Reducing the carbon footprint of residential buildings and social infrastructure buildings, mobility and logistics, as well as the efficiency of municipal waste management". Read more about this on the website;
  • On October 5, 2021, "Upcycle! The event "Circular Economy and Design" in Lappeenranta (LALAPETE project).

Took part in the round table "Clusters and the ecosystem of industrial symbiosis in Russia for the NTI ECONET market"

On June 28, KOSMOS LLC took part in the round table "Clusters and the ecosystem of industrial symbiosis in Russia for the NTI ECONET market".

The event was held within the framework of the St. Petersburg Cluster Conference "Clusters open borders. Digital transformation" in a hybrid format.

Objective: To create conditions for the sustainable development of territories and ensure the ecological well-being of regions through the establishment of partnerships and the development of long-term and effective cooperation aimed at the development and implementation of methodology, business models, principles and approaches to the implementation of industrial symbiosis on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Task: To demonstrate the best cluster practices in the field of industrial symbiosis and clean technologies in the context of the transition to a circular economy.
The main focus group of the round table: SMEs and startups.
Subject of discussion: What can SMEs and startups offer and what can they get from participating:

  • selection by the Agency of Strategic Initiatives of leadership projects in the field of green economy, ecology and climate, including measures to support them;
  • in projects of the Clean Technologies Cluster, and in projects with the participation of Cluster members within the framework of international cross-border cooperation programs in the new project period 2021-2027;
  • in the creation, together with ASI and the Cluster, of an industrial symbiosis ecosystem in Russia;
  • in the activities of the Living Laboratory of the international project "Baltic Industrial Symbiosis" and as residents of the eco-industrial park of clean technologies.

Moderator:
Pitirimov Nikolay Vladimirovich, сhairman of the NP "City Association of Homeowners".
Speakers:

  • Kuzmenko Svyatoslav Vladimirovich, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Consortium "St. Petersburg Cluster of Clean Technologies for the Urban Environment";
  • Evdokimov Maxim Mikhailovich, Deputy Director of Initiatives for the Development of Tourism, Ecology and Climate of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives for the Promotion of New Projects (Agency for Strategic Initiatives, ASI);
  • Lomagina Evdokia Nikolaevna, Marketing Director of OOO "Tyr-man Group";
  • Belova Elena Georgievna, Scientific Secretary, Head of the Development Department of JSC ICSEI "Leontievsky Center";
  • Loginova Tatyana Vladimirovna, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Komsomolskaya Pravda Plastic Processing Plant LLC, co-chair of the ASI expert group on monitoring target models for assessing the state of the investment climate in the region;
  • Zakharova Galina Anatolyevna, Chief Specialist of the Department of Regional Foreign Relations of the Department of International Cooperation of the Committee on External Relations of St. Petersburg.

A meeting of project partners Cata3Pult, BBC1, Cool4City with representatives of the Environmental movement "Separate Collection" was held

On June 11, the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SPb CCI) hosted a meeting of project partners Cata3Pult, BBC1, Cool4City with representatives of the Environmental movement "Separate Collection". The meeting was attended by representatives of the SPb CCI. It was decided to hold joint actions and joint participation in events held within the framework of projects under the cross-border cooperation Program "South-Eastern Finland – Russia 2014-2020", including those that will be held on the basis of the SPb CCI.

"Conference on energy solutions of the future – Green electrification and the hydrogen economy"

On September 13-15, 2021, the "Conference on energy solutions of the future – Green electrification and the hydrogen economy" will be held. The Conference will be organized by the Lappeenranta city Administration and LUT University.

Venue: Hybrid event in Lappeenranta and remotely via ZOOM.

Consecutive translation for visiting participants: Finnish - Russian.

Simultaneous translation for remote participants: Finnish - Russian (for online participants, e-mail is required).

Within the framework of this Conference, the event "Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from residential buildings and social infrastructure buildings, mobility and logistics, as well as the efficiency of municipal waste management" (Cata3Pult project, with the support of the cross – border cooperation Program "South-East Finland – Russia 2014-2020") will be held on September 15.

On June 8, a meeting of the partners of the Cata3Pult project was held, where the organization and preparation of the program of this event were discussed. To date, the topics of the reports and speakers are being coordinated.

Registration and the final Program will be available at the end of June.