How Sweden Plans to Turn the World's Trash into Cash!
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At a time when most countries are struggling to find where to dump all the trash
that is generated on a daily basis, in Sweden they want more trash. They even
plant to import 800,000 tons of it every year from other countries. Intrigued?
Read on ...
At a time when most countries are struggling to find where to dump all the trash
that is generated on a daily basis, in Sweden they want more trash. They even
plant to import 800,000 tons of it every year from other countries. Intrigued?
Read on ...
10
In the 1940's most of the world didn't think about building recycling plants. At
that time this progressive country bagan a programme to recycle their trash and
turn it into energy. At the beginning such plants released harmful toxins into
the atmosphere. But over the years, the country has developed the technique and
now this industry is practically harmless.
In the 1940's most of the world didn't think about building recycling plants. At
that time this progressive country bagan a programme to recycle their trash and
turn it into energy. At the beginning such plants released harmful toxins into
the atmosphere. But over the years, the country has developed the technique and
now this industry is practically harmless.
10
Since the beginning these plants have been producing more and more energy. Today
the industry generates enough energy to provide heat to about 20% or 810,000
Swedish households and electricity to 250,000. And it gets better.
Since the beginning these plants have been producing more and more energy. Today
the industry generates enough energy to provide heat to about 20% or 810,000
Swedish households and electricity to 250,000. And it gets better.
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The Swedish government organizes special educating programmes for people. There
are strict laws in the country on the subject. The population is amazingly
conscientious ( ). Thanks to all these factors, only 4 % of all Swedish trash
ends up in a landfill. In contrast 63 % of the trash generated in the USA ends
up in landfills.
The Swedish government organizes special educating programmes for people. There
are strict laws in the country on the subject. The population is amazingly
conscientious ( ). Thanks to all these factors, only 4 % of all Swedish trash
ends up in a landfill. In contrast 63 % of the trash generated in the USA ends
up in landfills.
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However all this "greenness" has resulted in a rather unique problem. While
Swedish incineration plants ( ) cfn process up to 2 million tons of household
trash each year, they don't have enough raw material! So the country came to the
decision to import other people's trash.
However all this "greenness" has resulted in a rather unique problem. While
Swedish incineration plants ( ) cfn process up to 2 million tons of household
trash each year, they don't have enough raw material! So the country came to the
decision to import other people's trash.
10
Neighbouring Norway has already begun sending their garbage, while Bulgaria,
Romania and Italy are seriously considering the offer too. All in all, Sweden
expects to import 800,000 tons each year.
Neighbouring Norway has already begun sending their garbage, while Bulgaria,
Romania and Italy are seriously considering the offer too. All in all, Sweden
expects to import 800,000 tons each year.
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Now if only all the countries decide to learn how the Swedes can do what none of
us can or really want to do, innocent sea animals will not have to deal with our
plastic bags, bottles and everything else we dump in the oceans.
Now if only all the countries decide to learn how the Swedes can do what none of
us can or really want to do, innocent sea animals will not have to deal with our
plastic bags, bottles and everything else we dump in the oceans.