Circular Solutions for Farm Plastics in the Baltic Sea Region
“Circular Solutions for Farm Plastics in the Baltic Sea Region” (“Circular Farm Plastics”) is the title of the new INTERREG Baltic Sea Region Project to be executed with the participation of Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue PRO CIVIS.
Circular Farm Plastics tackles the challenge of agricultural plastic waste, which is poorly managed on farms, often contaminated, costly to collect, and difficult to recycle. Farmers, waste handlers, municipalities, private collectors, and regional/national policymakers need the capacity building to move from micro-plastic soil pollution and wasted resources to circular management of plastics at farms. The Project offers
1) transfer of enabling technologies such as compactors, mobile reception, and washing/pre-treatment systems,
2) exchange of transferable logistics and business models,
3) awareness campaigns,
4) farmer-friendly training and online courses.
Within the scope of Circular Farm Plastics PRO CIVIS Foundation will be responsible for delivering the visualised datasets on farm realities and logistics solutions being
a comprehensive synthesis of key Project findings, presented in highly visual formats to serve as an evidence base for policy dialogue and strategic planning. Moreover PRO CIVIS Foundation will take the role of Project’s communication manager, ensuring that all activities and outputs are delivered strictly with the INTERREG Baltic Sea Region Programme Manual.
The Project partnership consists of regional waste management organisations, municipalities, research institutions, and sectoral associations from Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. Circular Farm Plastics contributes to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, the EU Green Deal and the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. Apart from PRO CIVIS Foundation the Świętokrzyskie Region is represented in the Project by two associated organisations,
i.e. Marshal Office of the Świętokrzyskie Region and the Center for Business Promotion and Entrepreneurship based in Sandomierz.
The Project, which is co-financed by INTERREG Baltic Sea Region 2021/2027, will be implemented starting July 1st, 2026 and will finish June 30th, 2028.
The contact person for the project is:
Damian Kuznowicz
Project Manager at the Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue „PRO CIVIS”
