The recycling and recovery of construction and demolition waste (RAPUA) is a project included in the Oulu Ecosystem Agreement and especially in strategic focus area 3. Sustainable circular economy and clean solutions, focusing on recycling and reuse of concrete fractions. The project will carry out a comprehensive study of the circulation of the fraction from the demolition site to a new product, reporting on the related measures.
The amount of concrete waste from building demolition in Finland is over 10Mt annually. This is mainly used as base material of roads. As producing concrete creates a lot of emissions, this project is looking for new and more valuable ways of reusing and recycling concrete waste.
The project is led by University of Oulu and other partners are OAMK, OSAO and VTT. The project started in September 2023 and lasts until May 2025. The project is funded by Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liitto and the City of Oulu.
More information:
Tiina Vainio-Kaila, senior scientist, VTT
[email protected], +358 401367945
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