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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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electronic waste in metal cage recycling bin

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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Moving towards a trash-free Hussain Sagar Lake in India: Picking solid waste from Picket Drain

2 December 2022
The iconic Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad presents a perfect example of an urban water body impacted by an increase in the flow of floating solid waste from upstream. One of the major feeder inlets to the Hussain Sagar lake is the Picket drain. This drain traverses approximately 55 km through areas
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Greening Indonesian Islands through Sustainable Island Initiative

2 December 2022
On several of the larger Islands in Indonesia, such as Lombok and Riau Islands, there are pressing challenges with energy demand and the volume of waste due to increasing economic activities, which on the other hand are positive for the welfare of the islands. Both islands are increasingly reliant o
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Driving a circular economy transition and strengthening waste management in Indonesia

1 December 2022
A growing population and growing economy results in an increasing waste production, and puts an immense pressure on the environment and natural resources. Indonesia produces more than 64 million tons of waste annually, and only 45-50% of Indonesia’s urban solid waste is currently collected. It is es
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Hexa-Cover in groundbreaking waste-plastic project in Spain

1 December 2022
Reusing waste plastic
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The path towards Net Zero

4 November 2022
How do companies adapt to a sustainable future? In the climate report for 2021 the climate panel of unites Nations – IPPC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) describes for the first time ever the climate change as being indisputably a result of human behavior. Furthermore, climate
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Aalborg project hailed as one of Denmark’s most innovative green projects

28 October 2022
Collaboration and partnerships are primary focus areas at Port of Aalborg and it is namely these two factors that form the basis for the EU-funded development project GRØN (Green Resource-Ecosystems North Jutland), which Port of Aalborg and numerous other North Jutland actors are behind.
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Meet Danish waste management professionals

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Air pollution

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CLIIN Robotics

CLIIN Robotics provides versatile robots for the benefit of natural and work environments across industries

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Recycling of waste to material

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Odense Port

Odense Port is one of the world’s leading manufacturing ports within offshore wind. We have facilitated the production and load out of main components for 1.400+ offshore wind turbines.

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Living labs

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BABLE Smart Cities

BABLE provides business and technology services for smart city green solutions. We create automated services that simplify and offer expert advice to guide transition, development and scaling. Our onl

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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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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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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.