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Waste management

Successful waste management utilises the potential of waste by increasing recycling and reuse of materials while limiting the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Denmark has an efficient waste management system in place and aims to have a climate-neutral waste sector by 2030.

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3 billion people worldwide lack access to controlled waste disposal facilities
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In Denmark, 2/3 of all waste is recycled (when including both citizen and industry waste)
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In Denmark, only 4% of our waste ends up in landfills
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3 billion people worldwide lack access to controlled waste disposal facilities In Denmark, 2/3 of all waste is recycled (when including both citizen and industry waste) In Denmark, only 4% of our waste ends up in landfills
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Utilising the potential of waste

Traditionally, waste has only been considered a health hazard and an environmental problem. Today, however, waste is considered a potential resource for the production of nutrients for agriculture and as a source of energy.

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Mission 30 for 2030: How to Create a Design-Driven Circular Mission

Blog post by Julie Hjort, Programme Director of Sustainable and Circular transition at Danish Design Centre. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to LOOP Forum in Copenhagen and Circular City Week in New York.

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Designing for the circular economy — the Danish way

Blog post by Ditte Lysgaard Vind, founder of The Circular Way and Partnerships Director at Lendager. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to LOOP Forum in Copenhagen and Circular City Week in New York.

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The future is circular

Blog post by Camilla Haustrup Hermansen, chair of the Danish government’s climate partnership for waste, water and circular economy. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to LOOP Forum in Copenhagen and Circular City Week in New York.

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Utilising the potential of waste

Mission 30 for 2030: How to Create a Design-Driven Circular Mission

Designing for the circular economy — the Danish way

The future is circular

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Takeaway without the rubbish?

11 August 2022
The City of Copenhagen is looking to trial a deposit refund scheme on takeaway packaging, envisaging a nationwide solution in the long run.
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Urban waste management

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Circular Copenhagen

10 August 2022
A key challenge to solve in the transition to a circular economy is the question of waste. We need to not only reduce the amount of waste we generate, but also reframe our thinking, so that waste is considered a resource. This entails efficient waste sorting and designing products that can either be
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Smart waste solutions

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Saving the University of Idaho $100,000 p.a. in Waste Services

9 August 2022
The University of Idaho is a large educational institution that houses over 12,000 students and employees. Innovation and sustainability are core values, including for campus waste services. The waste services team was up against a tight budget, and their team was about to be cut in half, while stil
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Smart cities

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Reducing Waste Collection Services by 30% in Israel

9 August 2022
With resident numbers on the rise, keeping local areas clean is a growing challenge for waste authorities across Israel. A key issue stems from the fact that municipalities have no idea of how full or empty their bins are. Waste management is  based on assumptions and uses fixed collection routes. T
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Smart cities

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Eliminating Overflowing Waste in Madrid

9 August 2022
The City of Madrid wanted to find citizen-centric and data-oriented solutions to improve the quality of life in its urban areas. With an increasing urban population, the Spanish capital was facing challenges from pollution, traffic congestion, and maintaining efficient public services. The paper and
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Bio-based circular solutions

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Danida Green Business Partnerships is open for applications

21 July 2022
Danida Green Business Partnerships (DGBP) is a business instrument under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The programme focuses on green transition through development projects developed and implemented in partnerships between commercial and non-commercial partners.
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Meet Danish waste management professionals

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Air pollution

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Danida Green Business Partnerships

Danida Green Business Partnerships (DGBP) is a development programme established under Danida. The programme brings together commercial and non-commercial partners in innovative partnerships. The obje

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Viegand Maagøe

We co-create the green transition. The transition relies on a combination of technologies, financing, people, and communications. This is why we are experts in advising about these topics.

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Circular business models

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JELLYFISH Agency

JELLYFISH Agency are specialists in Circular economy, Deposit systems and Innovation. We advise on circular solutions, and create sustainable and efficient business development through creative and in

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Buildings

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Nordic Waste A/S

At Nordic Waste we are specialists in biological and chemical treatment of contaminated soil and residual products from the industry etc. The purpose is to recycle the soil and residual products back

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Recycling of waste to material

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AffaldPlus

AffaldPlus is a Danish waste treatment facility that handles waste from six municipalities on Sealand; Faxe, Næstved, Ringsted, Slagelse, Sorø and Vordingborg. AffaldPlus is responsible for collecting

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Recycling of waste to material

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Faerch

Your trusted partner in sustainable food packaging Faerch is a leading supplier of sustainable, rigid food packaging and with integrated recycling capability. We serve food manufacturers and retail

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Air pollution

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Transform Danish Rootzone

Transform Danish Rootzone Technology, is a private Danish Bio engineering Company with more than 35 years of experience in Environmental Engineering. We Design, Supervise, Construct and Operate susta

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Circular business models

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Cirqle

At Cirqle we offer reuse packaging to companies in the food and beverage industry. With the use of technology and a strong network of partners we take care of the entire reuse process, so our customer
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Circular business models

By addressing product life extension, reuse and the recycling of waste, circular business models can re-duce consumption and minimise waste generation. They allow products to be continuously used, reused, sold as a service, and enable the sharing of products, rather than incentivizing a one-time purchase. A commonality and driving forces are data collection, digital tools, and design.
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Waste management

Successful waste management utilises the potential of waste by increasing recycling and reuse of materials while limiting the amount of waste that goes to landfill. Denmark has an efficient waste management system in place and aims to have a climate-neutral waste sector by 2030.
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Circular construction

The construction sector holds one of the greatest potentials for a circular transition. The sector represents an enormous potential for reducing waste and increasing recycling and reuse. A building can be designed for circularity if it is designed to be easily decommissioned, e.g. using principles of modularity and design-for-disassembly to enable higher reuse of the building materials.