CIRCNETS Final Webinar 2nd of December

For the past three years, the CIRCNETS project has looked into the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme and the separate collection of end-of-life fishing gear and how these can be executed in northern, sparsely populated regions with long distances. Now it is finally time to reveal what we have found out! The final webinar of the project will present to you the story of CIRCNETS - how it came to be, steps taken to reach the key findings, and what are the outcomes of the project. Presentations are given by the project partners, with commentaries from three stakeholders: Heikki Lehtinen from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Percy Foster from Haul It Back, the interim Irish Producer Responsibility Organization, and Tuomo Leino from Rapala VMC and The Finnish SUP Producer Group’s board.

We welcome all stakeholders, collaborators and anyone interested in these topics to join us!  

Date: 2nd of December 2025
Time: 9:00 AM Iceland/Ireland, 10:00 AM Norway/Sweden, 11:00 AM Finland
Duration: 2 hours
Webinar language: English

Programme:

Opening and welcome, overview of the project
Niko Hänninen, University of Oulu 
Commentary
Heikki Lehtinen, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland

Project outcomes: key findings and recommendations
Ian Brannigan, Western Development Commission
Paula Costa Domech, University of Galway
Siv Marina Flø Grimstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology 
Commentary
Percy Foster, Haul It Back, interim Producer Responsibility Organization in Ireland

What’s next?
Jenni Ylä-Mella, University of Oulu
Commentary
Tuomo Leino, Rapala VMC, The Finnish SUP Producer Group’s board

Closing remarks and Q&A

Registration: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/D41C81F1E30C1A26

Please register by 30^th of November.

You will receive a link to the webinar after registering.   

If you have any questions about the webinar, please contact Taru Lappalainen (taru.e.lappalainen@oulu.fi).