Göran Skoglund, press officer for Öresundskraft, an energy company, peering into the incinerator at the Filborna waste-to-energy plant in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Sweden is leading the way in turning waste to energy via incineration. It’s actually so popular that in Sweden, 800,000 tons of garbage are imported per year to help produce electricity for approximately 260,000 homes and heating for approximately 950,000 homes.
In 2002, Sweden adopted a ban on putting biodegradable waste in landfills, so they’re using incinerators instead.
Why is Sweden’s political climate so different from the US’s on this topic?
Packaged garbage waiting for incineration at the Filborna waste-to-treatment plant.
Sweden is a much smaller country, and they don’t have enough room for all the landfills they need. In addition, Sweden has to import all of their fossil fuels, so incineration is a good alternative for them.
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