Nordic nations require a significant increase in recycling in order to meet the revised EU recycling targets, despite the region including some of the most developed and mature waste management systems in Europe. Of the Nordic countries reporting their recycling rate to Eurostat, we found that an increase of between [...]
We have been appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers Waste Group (NWG) and the Swedish EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to analyse the existing regulatory framework for waste prevention and recycling currently applied in Nordic regions. The NWG and the Swedish EPA commissioned the research to understand better the effect [...]