Residency artists and researchers Research Antti-Jussi Lankinen Doctoral Student, Master of Laws with court training The development of waste regulations is a surprisingly interesting research topic. As a sector of public sanitation, waste management has been regulated for as long as people have lived in cities. However, it wasn’t until the 1970s that it became a separate entity under the heading of waste regulation as a result of consumer society’s modern waste problem. In Finland, a significant change in regulatory affairs was brought on by the joining of the European Union which meant the speedy replacement of most domestic waste regulations to conform to EU laws. It is specifically this transition from domestic waste regulation to a European model that is at the centre of interest. During the one month residency at the Saari Residence, the goal is to assemble all the texts accomplished so far and to see what there is and what is still missing. And also, to write fervently so that there will be less of what’s missing. The aim is to finish next year.