Global Recycling Day 2025 🌍 – 18.03.2025

Recycling

Global Recycling Day is a vital annual event that emphasizes the importance of recycling and encourages everyone to reduce waste and protect our planet,

🌱At Reset Holidays, we proudly lead by example. We've invested approximately €1,000 in durable, hygienic, functional, and sustainable dishware that can be recycled but is designed to last for many years. Unlike many, we have never used disposable plastic or cardboard dishware, and we stand firm in our commitment to never using them.

🌱 Since our offices are integrated with our personal living spaces, we’re making adjustments to our sorting area to make recycling even easier. In Finland, most housing companies provide excellent recycling facilities, often covering cardboard, paper, plastic, glass, mixed waste, metal, and compost. This makes it incredibly convenient for everyone to recycle!

🛒 Finnish shops are also well-organized for collecting returned bottles and cans (PET, aluminum, and glass), which are then reused to make new containers. Finland's beverage container return system began in the 1950s, and today, nearly all bottles and cans are recycled. In 2020 alone, over two billion bottles and cans were returned in Finland, making up 93% of the total purchased. The system’s success lies in its convenience.

🥫 Recycling aluminum cans saves an immense amount of energy. Producing new cans from recycled aluminum uses only 5% of the energy needed to make cans from raw materials, while recycled glass saves 30% of the energy compared to making new glass. These practices help conserve energy and raw materials, reduce litter, and contribute to a healthier environment.

🍾 By recycling bottles and cans, we conserve resources and prevent pollution in both urban and natural spaces. These containers contribute to the circular economy, where their materials are transformed into new products or containers.

♻️ Recycled PET (rPET) is another great example of a sustainable practice. It’s made by collecting used PET items, cleaning them, and turning them into flakes or pellets. These pellets are then used to create new PET products, helping close the loop in the recycling process.

ℹ️ During our guided tours, we always offer free water. We encourage you to bring your own container to refill it!

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