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The official Swedish website, https://sweden.se/, proudly states that:

“Less than one per cent of Sweden’s household waste ends up in a rubbish dump. The rest is recycled in different ways.”

They are on their way to zero waste.  Imagine if every piece of household refuse was reused or recycled into something else like raw material, new product, or a source of energy in New Zealand?  This is what Sweden is aiming for through it’s recycling revolution, “Today, recycling stations are as a rule no more than 300 metres from any residential area. Most Swedes separate all recyclable waste in their homes and deposit it in special containers in their block of flats or drop it off at a recycling station”

Through structural support such as easy access to recycling centres, solid government support and action plans combined with a behavioral shift in the community, momentum is building to reach such environmental goals such as zero waste.  That’s pretty awesome.

There are also plans for waste prevention, such as ensuring that products simply last longer.  There are big businesses on board the zero waste campaign and they’re implementing all sorts of opportunities for consumers to recycle their products, for example H&M exchange coupons for used clothing.

One city in Sweden play pleasant music at recycling bin sites to encourage the act! 

The Swedish Waste Management and Recycling Association CEO Wiqvist, thinks ‘perfection in recycling is possible, an idea worth striving for’:

‘“Zero waste” – that is our slogan’, he says. ‘We would prefer less waste being generated, and that all the waste that is generated is recycled in some way. Perfection may never happen, but it certainly is a fascinating idea.’

Tags: sweden, zero waste