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A number of instruments have been introduced in order to increase recycling of waste, among them taxes, subsidies, producer responsibility schemes.
A number of instruments have been introduced in order to increase recycling of waste. Among them are:
Waste prevention efforts have recently been initiated on a national level. During 2010, the Swedish EPA will make a pre-study to identify
The results of that study will be a foundation for the coming waste prevention programme. The programme will be prepared in cooperation with stakeholders and with knowledge from the Swedish waste research programme ‘Towards a sustainable waste management'.
The Swedish EPA is working on a new national waste management plan, which is expected to be finalised in 2011. The new plan will, to a larger extent than the former one, focus on waste from economic activities, such as construction and demolition waste. Furthermore, priority will be given to measures for prevention of waste.
A crucial part of this work will be to involve relevant stakeholders and authorities in order to find the best acceptable measures.
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/2010/countries/se/waste-national-responses-sweden or scan the QR code.
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