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Waste & Resource Tours Launched by Danish Minister of the Environment

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26 September 2014

 

The new Waste and Resources Tour initiative was launched by Danish Minister of the Environment Kirsten Brosbøl, who underlined the importance of the tailor-made tours service as a means to facilitate Denmark’s experiences, strategies and technological solutions to international decision makers, partners and media.

- Read more State of Green’s Waste and Resource Tours

Since passing the world’s first environmental protection law in 1973, Denmark has continued its efforts to develop new environmental and resource-efficient solutions. However, Denmark is also one of the countries in Europe producing the most waste per inhabitant, but at the same time the country has developed comprehensive skills in waste management to use it as input for heat and power generation, thus landfilling less than 6% of all waste.

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Despite the valuable contribution to green energy production in Denmark, incineration causes loss of materials and resources which could have been recycled. Consequently, the Danish government has presented a new strategic approach to waste – encouraging recycling over incineration.

The strategy “Denmark without waste” is a vision to protect its resources and materials, and recycle more household waste, while incinerating less. The Government has set an ambitious goal that the recycling rate for paper, cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, wood and organic waste from households will double in less than 10 years. The resource strategy is expected to entail that Denmark:

  • Recycles six times as much organic waste from households in 2022
  • Recycles twice as much household trash in 2022
  • Utilises four times as much food waste from restaurants and food stores to biogas in 2018
  • Reuses one forth more of paper-, cardboard-, glass-, metal- and plastic packaging in the service sector in 2018
  • Removes the environmentally harmful materials from construction waste
  • Collects 75% of all electronics from households in 2018
  • Reuses or utilises 70% of the shredder waste for a source of energy in 2018

- Download the Resource Strategy: Denmark Without Waste

How to request a tour

State of Green offers the tours service to businesses, politicians, civil servants and media correspondents. If you are interested in going on a State of Green Waste & Resource Tour, please fill out a visit plan request on our website. There is an interactive map and a quick finder to help you gain an overview of relevant visiting places and following your selection, simply submit the form and we will get back to you within a few business days.

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