Circular economy and robots in Kera

Circular Economy and Robots at Kera -event on May 4th showcases brand new service robots and provides both information and fun activities related to circular economy. All program is free of charge and suitable for children and adults. In addition to activities, free vegan hot dogs will be provided for the first 300 participants. Come and join us! 

See arrival instructions at https://citynomadi.com/kera(external link, opens in a new window).

CITY ROBOTS AND TEXTILE 

Get to know the new city robots! Dimalog Robot cleans surfaces from stains and Contai Robot helps garbage collectors by moving waste bins to more accessible pickup spots. 

GET A GRIP ON PLASTIC - PLASTIC WORKSHOP 

In the plastic workshop, you can take plastic and change into your own hands: at the workshop, recycled plastic is processed from garbage into raw material and from raw material into finished products, such as art and utility objects or jewelry. Plastic is crushed, melted, pressed into molds, ironed and braided. You can also invent and try your own new ways of working with plastic! 

You can bring your own clean polypropylene to the workshop to be worked on, but you can also arrive there empty-handed. You recognize polypropylene by the PP 05 triangle stamp, which is usually found on the bottom of the product. 

Muoviverstas will continue its action at the same location until July 7th. 

CLOTHING SWAP 

Bring your useless clothes into use and make bargains on other people’s clothes. 

You can change good-conditioned adult and children clothes at clothing exchange point for free. Sort the clothes that you bring by size. You can also take clothes that are brought to the point even if you do not bring clothes for exchange yourself. 

Timetable for clothing exchange 

4 - 6 pm you can bring and take clothes 

6 - 7 pm you can only take clothes not bring 

After the event we will donate the remaining clothes to the Recycling Center, bad-conditioned clothes we will deliver to the clothing waste collector. 

KORJAUSHAASTE 

FINIX - sustainable textile systems 

-research project's #repairchallenge(external link, opens in a new window) encourages everyone - more or less enthusiastic about handicrafts - to extend the life of their clothes and reduce the environmental burden of textiles by sharing the best repair tips on social media. 

The event will have experts and a selfie point where you can find frames and repair tools. So bring along the clothes you've repaired or even slightly damaged clothes and share a photo of the end result on social media with the hashtag #korjaushaaste(external link, opens in a new window). The most interesting repair and tuning jobs will be rewarded with products from the project's partners, and an exhibition will be put together about them. The material can be used in Aalto University's research. 

MENDING CLOTHES 

Espoo Mending is an ecological repair sewing shop in Kauklahti. Ompelimo specializes in repairing, modifying and modernizing clothes while respecting the environment. The world is full of clothes - let's use them!

In the workshop, you will learn how to repair clothes and extend their useful life. 

This is how it works: 

Bring worn clothing with you and have it repaired on the spot. 

The workshop offers material and accessories for the most common repairs. 

You can also bring a garment in need of modification to the display and hear how it is possible to modify it. 

TEXTILE RECYLING ADVICE 

Finland is preparing for the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles 

which will enter into force in 2025, by becoming the first EU country to oblige separate collection of textiles as early as 2023. In the capital region, discarded textiles are collected by HSY, and at the event you can ask HSY's environmental advisor questions about textile recycling. 

See collection points and sorting instructions for waste textiles here https://www.hsy.fi/tekstiili/(external link, opens in a new window) 

RECYCLING CENTER’S LITTLE-BOX 

You can donate extra household items in good condition to Pikku-Box. 

• Clothes, shoes, bags, accessories 
• Books 
• Handicraft, sewing and crafting materials and accessories 

Pack the goods in e.g. a durable bag, plastic bag or similar. 

Read more about donating at https://www.kierratyskeskus.fi/lahjoita_tavaraa/boksi-lahjoituspisteet  

EMMY SECOND HAND 

Emmy is Finland's largest fashion second-hand online store and turnkey sales service for your branded clothes. 

Selling at Emmy is easy! Weed out the unnecessary, up-to-date and well-made brand products from the wardrobe, create a sales 

shipment in Emmy's online service https://store.emmy.fi/seller and select 'Bring to Emmy's office' as the delivery method for your sales lot. You'll have a neater wardrobe and a thicker wallet in no time. And what's best, you are contributing to the circular economy and sustainable consumption! 

Event benefit: Bring your Emmy sales batch with you to Kera's circular economy event and save €6.90 on shipping costs. 

JOUTSEN FINLAND 

Joutsen Finland Oy is a Finnish family business that was founded as early as 1936. Joutsen down products withstand use, eyes and time. We want to guide customers and offer care products for the right treatment. Our responsible delivery method includes taking care of Joutsen products throughout their life cycle. 

At the event, we give tips for maintaining down products and we are happy to tell you about responsibly produced down products and the maintenance services we offer. You can bring a Joutsen down product that you no longer need or have reached the end of your life to be recycled at our event point, in which case we will give the importer a recycling voucher entitling him to a 25 percent discount for the purchase of a possible new normal-priced product. At the event, you can also buy yourself a refurbished Joutsen Second Life jacket for resale at an affordable price, as well as care products and Joutsen Vaatelaastari® slots. 

RECYCLED PLANTING POTS AND PLANTS FROM FRUIT SEEDS 

What kind of plants grow out of familiar fruit seeds? Let’s find out! Kera-kollektiivi’s plant workshop gives an opportunity to plant tomato seeds and to decorate a planting pot for the seedling. At the spot, you also get tips on how to take care of the sapling and germinate new ones from different fruit 

CANDY ROBOTS 

Come and build a candy robot with Kera-kollektiivi! The delicious robot is free for you to take (and eat at) home. 

CITY OF ESPOO CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Espoo sustainable development knowledge center will talk about their work and projects in the event. You can also take part in robot poll. 

FREE HOT DOGS 

Free vegan hot dogs will be given for the first 300 visitors. 

MUSIC 

Dj Laiska Jaakko plays chill rhythms for visitors 4 - 7 pm! 

See arrival instructions https://citynomadi.com/kera(external link, opens in a new window) 

Keran Hallit is located in Karamalmintie 2, Espoo. Please note that if you arrive by train, Kera station is unfortunately inaccessible. Keran Hallit can also be reached by bus, by bike and by car. The event is held outside. For further arrival instructions see https://www.keranhallit.fi/en/arrival/(external link, opens in a new window)

Circular economy and robots - event is organized by Espoo city sustainable development knowledge center projects AutoMod - autonomic modular solutions, case: circular economy and KETO - Sustainable growth development environments implement path. The projects are funded by Europe’s regional development fund.