Finland: Neste recycles Christmas ham for the fifth time
240,000 households recycled Christmas cooking waste fats to Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
The Ham Trick, a campaign demonstrating circular economy, has once again reached a record result by getting 240,000 Finnish households to recycle Christmas cooking waste fats.
The number of participants in the collection has grown every year, and despite the pandemic, the campaign once again collected a record result. The result was partly due to the increased network of collection points, which included almost 350 collection points this year, according to Neste.
“It is great to see how more and more Finnish households are participating in the Ham Trick every year. This is an indication that Finns are adopting the circular economy and waste recycling in their daily lives. Thanks to all the partners and households who took part in the campaign and made the Ham Trick a success once again,” says Lars Peter Lindfors, Senior Vice President, Innovation at Neste.
Neste uses the waste fats to produce Neste MY Renewable. The amount of renewable diesel produced through the Ham Trick is enough to drive a car around the world by up to 17 times.
The most surprising change in the 2020 Ham Trick compared to previous year was the difference in the amount of fat collected. A year ago, nearly 60 tons of fat was collected by almost 200,000 participants, while this year 240,000 participants collected 55 tons.
