Promoting the restoration of old soil extraction sites and the use of rock aggregate and substitute materials.
STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION
Completed. (All the elements of the measure have been completed both in terms of time and at all planned locations. If a measure consists of an unlimited continuum of measures, a measure can be regarded as having been completed once the first sub-measure has been completed.)
The state and restoration needs of old gravel extraction sites have been assessed in the SOKKA project. In land use planning, increased attention is paid to geological sites that are valuable for the landscape and nature conservation. A report and GIS data set on blockfield sites of national value were completed in 2019. Based on the inventory, 472 blockfields were considered nationally valuable. The guidelines for the extraction of earth materials were updated in 2020. A government decree on criteria for assessing the end of classifying crushed concrete as waste was prepared, and the decree entered into force in 2022.
Ministry of the Environment (YM)
ELY Centres, municipalities, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, Regional Councils, Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
