In Sweden idle recycling plants - finished raw materials Bashny.Net

Recycling waste into electricity and heat in Sweden gained such momentum that the country is sent to landfill, only 4% of garbage and waste treatment plants do not work on anything.

Now Sweden will annually take their neighbors about 800 thousand tons of garbage. waste recycling program in the electricity and energy for heating in Sweden gained such momentum that the country is sent to landfill, only 4% of such waste (while the European average is about 38%).




The rest is either recycled or sent to incinerators. On special enterprises waste is incinerated, thereby heats the water that heats the residential and administrative buildings (providing 20% ​​of the district heating in Sweden).



In addition, part of the received energy is used to generate electricity, which feeds about a quarter of a million homes. Sweden has long been a leader in the industry, among other European countries. Some time ago, the officials of the Organization in the collection and recycling of waste (Avfall Sverige) realized that the country produces enough waste for their own energy needs.