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Estonia: Tartu-based Filaret to recycle cigarette butts

Via BalticaJuly 2, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

The Estonian company, Filaret, has set up collection boxes for cigarette butts in Tartu, ERR reports. Ines-Issa Villido, founder of Filaret, noted that around 300 tonnes of cigarette filter waste was created in Estonia every year, which equals to some 100 truck loads. Filaret’s collection boxes will stay at various locations in Tartu until the…

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Latvia: All new beverages sold now carry deposit mark

Via BalticaJuly 1, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

All new beverages sold in Latvia will have to be marked with a Latvian deposit mark as of 1 July 2023, DELFI reports. Beverage producers and retailers had a transition period from 1 January to 30 June 2023 to allow them to adjust to the new rules. Miks Sturitis, board chairman of the deposit system…

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