The world generates 2.01 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually and that number is estimated to rise to 3.40 billion tonnes by 2050. Poor management of waste is not only causing the planet harm through the contamination of oceans, clogging drains and causing floods but it is also affecting daily health, productivity, and cleanliness ofcommunities.
The Nordic countries are aiming for a zero waste society where waste is avoided. Yet currently the Nordic countries are working within different levels of the EU waste hierarchy. This booklet showcases three different waste management cases in Denmark, Sweden and Norway that cover waste-to-energy, auto recycling and biological waste management solutions.
This booklet has been made edited by Danish Architecture Center as part of the Nordic Sustainable Cities project. Nordic Sustainable Cities is one of six flagship projects under the Nordic prime ministers’ initiative Nordic Solutions to Global Challenges, which is coordinated by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
