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High North Waste Management

Research I Cross-border collaboration I Sustainability I Business opportunities

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WANO focuses on the economic and social development of Arctic waste management and cross-border cooperation including specific geopolitical characteristics and sustainability issues in the High North. WANO identifies key actors, technologies, innovation trends and cross-border cooperation possibilities in the Arctic waste sector.

News and updates

New WANO Working Paper 2024: International and national context of waste management in the north

This working paper provides desk-study insights into national legislations and policies influencing waste management operations. Moreover it focuses on essential international waste management cooperation initiatives

New Policy Brief 2024 on WANO waste management - Key activities and results 2021-2024

A Policy Brief about the project's key activities 2021-2024 and
new results about cross-border innovation, High North municipal waste management and local acceptance. We also present new expert interviews and policy recommendations

New WANO Working Paper 2024: Please in my Backyard



Please in my backyard - A working paper on local acceptance and stakeholder engagement in municipal waste management in the High North

WANO Seminar in Oct 2024:
Research meets Waste Management in the North


WANO together with Remiks organises an international seminar on innovation and place marketing related to Arctic Waste Management in Tromsø.

Arctic waste management raises international interest


Jukka Teräs from the WANO project led by NORCE contributed to a panel discussion on solid waste management in Arctic cities on April 26, 2024. The webinar was organized by the Arctic initiative of the Havard Kennedy School and Arctic Mayors' Forum on innovative waste management solutions in the Arctic

WANO Policy Brief on cross-border business and innovation cooperation

Our lessons learned about most important steps to promote innovation and cooperation in North Norwegian waste management.
What are future demands for additional expertise among waste management actors?


WANO project 2023/2024 in brief



Have a look at the WANO project 2023/2024 about waste management in the High North.