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Researchers Is Learning from Best Practices from Swiss
In 25-27th May Project (Circular Economy – Closing Material and Energy Flows in Industry Efficiently (ME-Loops) was followed by partners meeting and information session in Lithuania. The project is implemented in accordance of Lithuanian-Swiss cooperation program Research and Development and financially supported by Lithuanian-Swiss Cooperation program.
Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology and Gediminas Technical University in cooperation with University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) aims to find and systematically evaluate possibilities for increasing efficiency of resources use in Lithuania's key industries.
On the 25th of May knowledge exchange seminar on Efficiency Improvement of Water Supply Systems Applying Loss Mitigation Measures was performed. The seminar was intended for water supply companies as well as consulting enterprises working in the water management sector. 36 participants from different Lithuanian water management industries took part in the seminar. 16 different water supply companies and 4 different consulting enterprises participated in the event.
In the conference the best Swiss practices of water loss minimization in water supply network were presented. Thus, actual equipment and advantages of the equipment were presented along with the practical examples.
Methodological material about water loss minimization was provided for seminar participants. Specific guidelines of project planning, implementation and delivery of results were developed. For water loss minimization detection and control computer software WU-Compass was presented.
On the 27th of May international presentation - discussion PET packaging flow analysis and management toward circular economy was arranged. In discussion Lithuanian PET flow analysis was presented and closed loop system was discussed. Corinna Braumgartner, researcher from University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) introduced to Swiss PET recycling system and shared the best Swiss practices in management of PET flows. 60% of recycled PET is used in production of new PET bottles in Swiss.
KTU APINI researchers emphasized that due to lack of information accessibility it is complicated to evaluate PET flows in Lithuania. Therefore, cooperation among governmental, business and academic sectors is crucial in order to assess situation and make the environmentally, economically and socially beneficial solutions.
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