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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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PETcovery: Polyester recovery from textile and plastic wastes via efficient glycolysis process
Heikkilä, P. (Manager), Harlin, A. (Participant), Karjalainen, E. (Participant), Olander, H. (Participant), Periyasamy, A. P. (Participant), Reznichenko, A. (Participant), Kamppuri, T. (Owner), Härkönen, M. (Participant), Kanerva, H. (Participant), Baddam, V. (Participant) & Vapaakoski, H. (Participant)
1/12/25 → 30/11/27
Project: Business Finland project
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tExtended: Knowledge Based Framework for Extended Textile Circulation
Heikkilä, P. (Manager), Järvinen, S. (Participant), Mäkelä, S.-M. (Participant), Torvinen, K. (Owner), Saarimäki, E. (Participant), Kamppuri, T. (Participant), Pinto-Seppä, I. (Participant), Orko, I. (Participant), Tanner, H. (Participant), Salo, M. (Participant), Wiman, L. (Participant), Petänen, P. (Participant), Sormunen, T. (Participant), Mahlamäki, E. (Participant), Mäkelä, M. (Participant), Määttänen, M. (Participant), Vehviläinen, M. (Participant), Valtanen, K. (Participant), Jurmu, M. (Participant), Raipale, N. (Participant), Nakari-Setälä, T. (Participant), Periyasamy, A. P. (Participant), Malik, S. (Participant), Räsänen, P. (Participant), Raiskio, S. (Participant), Kärkkäinen, E. (Participant) & Hylkilä, E. (Participant)
1/12/22 → 30/11/26
Project: EU project
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Telavalue: Value chains for sustainable production, use and cycles of textiles
Heikkilä, P. (Manager), Kamppuri, T. (Participant), Saarimäki, E. (Participant), Tuovila, H. (Participant), Heikkilä, J. (Participant), Petänen, P. (Participant), Järvinen, S. (Participant), Mäkelä, S.-M. (Participant), Järnefelt, V. (Participant), Harlin, A. (Participant), Koivula, A. (Participant), Vehmas, K. (Participant), Torvinen, K. (Owner), Määttänen, M. (Participant), Raiskio, S. (Participant), Kärkkäinen, E. (Participant) & Periyasamy, A. P. (Participant)
1/02/22 → 31/07/24
Project: Business Finland project
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BIOPROT: Development bio-based and biodegradable non-woven materials for protective equipment
Salo, S. (Manager), Salmela, H. (Participant), Ehder-Gahm, I. (Participant), Hakala, J. (Participant), Kulmala, I. (Participant), Alakomi, H.-L. (PI), Heikkilä, P. (CoPI), Saarimäki, E. (Participant), Luoma, E. (Participant), Salmi, T. (Participant), Immonen, K. (Participant), Hannula, S. (Participant) & Huotari, J. (Participant)
1/01/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Business Finland project
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CircDNet: Circular Design Network
Kivikytö-Reponen, P. (PI), Orko, I. (Owner), Karhu, M. (Participant), Majaniemi, S. (Participant), Tuovila, H. (Participant), Sokka, L. (Participant), Valtanen, K. (Participant), Heikkilä, P. (Participant), Hanski, J. (Participant), Mäkelä, S.-M. (Participant), Heikkilä, J. (Participant), Järvinen, S. (Participant), Nikunen, T. (Participant), Lantto, R. (Participant), Jenu, S. (Participant), Hentunen, A. (Participant), Naumanen, M. (Participant), Pohjalainen, E. (Participant), Piotrowska-Slotte, P. (Participant), Uusitalo, T. (Participant) & Muukkonen, R. (Participant)
1/12/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research Council of Finland
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Towards Sustainable Textile System with Telavalue
Heikkilä, P. (Editor), Arvez, E., Hannula, S., Heikinheimo, L., Heinonen, E., Hokkanen, M., Huhta, M., Järvinen, S., Kalliomäki, H., Kielo, A., Koivula, A., Kärkkäinen, E., Launonen, M., Lehtinen, E., Mäkelä, S.-M., Mäkiö, I., Määttänen, M., Nurmi, P., Periyasamy, A. & Raipale, N. & 10 others, , 1 Nov 2024, (In preparation) Revised 2025 ed. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 67 p. (VTT Research Report; No. VTT-R-00390-23).Research output: Book/Report › Report
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What drives circular clothing choices?
Kärkkäinen, E. & Heikkilä, P., 10 Aug 2026Research output: Other contribution › Blog/Web article › Professional
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Textendifier - Textile waste optimization tool
Mäkelä, S.-M., Vuorinen, J. & Heikkilä, P., 2025. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other conference contribution › Professional
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Transforming mechanically recycled cotton and linen from post-consumer textiles into quality ring yarns and knitted fabrics
Raiskio, S., Periyasamy, A., Hummel, M. & Heikkilä, P., Apr 2025, In: Waste Management Bulletin. 3 , 1, p. 76-86Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Design of biodegradable cellulose filtration material with high efficiency and breathability
Ketoja, J. A., Saurio, K., Rautkoski, H., Kenttä, E., Tanaka, A., Koponen, A. I., Virkajärvi, J., Heinonen, K., Kostamo, K., Järvenpää, A., Hyry, N., Heikkilä, P., Hankonen, N. & Harlin, A., 15 Jul 2024, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 336, 122133.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)171 Downloads (Pure)
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Towards Sustainable Textile System
Heikkilä, P. (Speaker)
28 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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tExtended Project Overview
Heikkilä, P. (Speaker)
30 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Kohti vastuullista ja kiertotalouden mukaista tekstiiliekosysteemiä
Heikkilä, P. (Speaker)
16 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Fibre Mechanical Recycling of Textile Waste
Periyasamy, A. P. (Speaker), Heikkilä, P. (Contributor), Raiskio, S. (Contributor) & Kamppuri, T. (Contributor)
15 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Emerging of Circular Textile Ecosystem in Finland
Heikkilä, P. (Speaker)
8 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public or invited talk
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Press/Media
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1. Sustainable nonwovens from Finland: Is the revolution of fibers here?
Heikkilä, P., Rämö, V. & Tehrani-Bagha, A.
1/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Circular textile systems are more than just recycling
Tuovila, H. & Heikkilä, P.
1/04/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tiedonpuute lisää tuskaa tekstiilien kiertotaloudessa
Heikkilä, P. & Tuovila, H.
15/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tekstiilialan kiertotalouden systeemit
Heikkilä, P. & Tuovila, H.
15/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Data is king in the circular economy of textiles
Heikkilä, P. & Tuovila, H.
8/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media