Monthly Archives: October 2014

Sweden Recycles 99 Percent of Waste

Friday, October 24th, 2014
incineration facility malmo

“The rubbish incineration plant at Spillepengen, Malmö, Sweden” by jorchr, CC BY-SA

What a win ! Our rubbish removal specialists found out a glorious achievement in terms of waste management efficiency ! Sweden is doing something interesting. Less than 1% of their waste ends up in landfills. How? By recycling the waste they produce. However, there’s a catch: they recycle only half of it. The rest is being converted to energy through incineration. But that’s not an issue of efficiency. Incineration plants are not a bad thing and I will tell you why in a bit. Continue reading