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.

Article about waste management in Sweden.
Published in The Vancouver Sun by Stephen Salter
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Sewage treatment in Sweden
Report by Stephen Salter, volunteer at Georgia Strait Alliance after visiting Sweden 3-9 October 2006.
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Sweden where incineration is not a dirty word
Article by First Secretary at the Embassy of Sweden, Magnus Schönning, in the Toronto Star, May 10, 2006.
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"Waste not to burn the waste"
Letter to the Editor, by Honorary Consul, Consulate of Sweden, Toronto, Lars Henrikssson, in the Toronto Star, March 21, 2006.
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Garbage can be incinerated safely
Letter to the Editor, by First Secretary at the Embassy, Magnus Schönning, in the Ottawa Citizen, March 9, 2006.
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