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Related files

Sweden´s Waste Plan. Report by the Swedish EPA
Swedish Waste Management, Toronto 17 October 2006.
Swedish Waste Management, Mississauga 6 February 2007.
Swedish Waste Management, Ottawa 15 February 2007
Waste Management in Sweden, Elgin County 22 June 2007
Municipal Waste Management in Sweden, Ottawa 16 October 2007
Sustainable Swedish Waste Management, Clarington 11 February 2008
Swedish Waste Management 2007. Report by the Swedish Association of Waste Management

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The Swedish Association of Waste Management

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Waste management

The industrialized world produces enormous amounts of waste every day. To create a truly sustainable society this problem has to be addressed. On this page you can find information on how Sweden works towards reducing, re-using, recycling and recovering the waste.

Government bans all use of mercury in Sweden
The Swedish Government has decided to introduce a blanket ban on mercury. The ban means that the use of dental amalgam in fillings will cease and that it will no longer be permitted to place products containing mercury on the Swedish market.
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Article about waste management in Sweden.
Published in The Vancouver Sun by Stephen Salter
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