During this conversation with Franz Cuculiza, Business Director of Denmark’s first plastic recycling company we discussed recycling plastic materials and the circular economy. These topics are becoming more important by the day. That’s why it is crucial to think about waste management now and not leave problems to the next generations. 

Our conversation with Nicklas Kaskeala, Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer at Compensate starts by explaining carbon offsetting, how it works and how it is regulated. Then we look at some of the projects used, from reforestation to kelp and biochar; and finally, talk about who is using offsetting and who should be using it.  

Uponor has decided to close down its assembly factory in Ehingen, Germany, and move the assembly operation to its facility in Poland.

We had an interview with Klara Ramn – Executive Committee member of EurEau, the European Federation of National Associations of Water Services, which represents Europe's drinking and wastewater service providers from 30 countries, in both the private and public sectors. This fascinating conversation covers a wide range of topics from water regulation to water loss, the cost of running and renovating water networks and how money is generated from tariffs, taxes and transfers. 

Uponor, Wastewise, Neste and Borealis have successfully produced pipes made of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) which was based on feedstock gained from chemically recycled post-industrial waste plastic from PEX pipe production, using an ISCC PLUS certified mass-balancing approach. The partner companies believe this project is among the first implementations of chemical recycling of PEX.

We started our common journey with Poland-based Capricorn in Autumn of 2021 and now we are moving forward to one of the final steps in the integration process: Capricorn and Uponor are becoming one brand - Uponor as of February 2023.

Ilari Aho is the Vice President of Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs at Uponor. Delfin Vassallo caught up with him at the World Water Congress 2022, in Copenhagen, to find out about some of the issues he’s been discussing at the IWA High-Level Summit, whose theme this year was "Partnerships for Smart Liveable Cities – water as a key to Action on Climate and SDGs.”