Sustainable Practices in Swedish Waste Management

Avfall Sverige, the trade association for waste management in Sweden, focuses on reducing waste and increasing recycling rates. With a vision of zero waste, they work towards influencing, developing, and cooperating to achieve sustainable waste management practices. Swedish waste management statistics show progress towards landfill reduction and the use of waste as a valuable resource, including material recycling and energy recovery. The infrastructure includes millions of pick-up points and recycling centers, with significant contributions to district heating and bio-fertilizer production. The organization also highlights the importance of waste trends and data-driven decision-making in managing household waste effectively.

• Sustainable practices
• Waste management
• Recycling
• Zero waste
• Swedish

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1. Avfall Sverige, Swedish Waste Management Name Date

2. Avfall Sverige Swedish Waste Management Avfall Sverige is the trade association for the waste management and recycling sector Founded in 1947 Primarily municipal members and household waste Representing 100 % of the Swedish population Also some 150 associated members (private companies)

3. Avfall Sveriges Vision Zero waste

4. Avfall Sveriges Mission Influence Develop Cooperate

5. Swedish Waste Management in Figures < 1,2 % 4,7 449 to landfill million tonnes of waste kg/person

6. Waste trend 2021 The yearly waste trend published by Avfall Sverige Approx. 5 million tonnes household waste 475 kilo/person < 1 % to landfill

7. Infrastructure of Swedish Waste Management 2.5 million pick-up points 562 recycling centres 28 million visits per year

8. Waste as a resource 1.5 million tonnes of waste to material recycling Biogas from food waste corresponds to 67 million litres of gasoline Bio-fertilizer from all food waste can replace 7 % of imported phosphorus 2.5 million tonnes of waste for energy recovery provides district heating to 1 500 000 households

9. THANK YOU Name +46 , @avfallsverige.se avfallsverige.se