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WANO
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: Please in my Backyard
Please in my backyard -
New case-study observations on municipal waste management, local acceptance and stakeholder engagement. (Please klick to read)
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.
