Flexible and robust strategies for waste management in Sweden

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2007.02.017· OSTI ID:21023886

Finnveden, Goeran ^[1]; Bjoerklund, Anna ^[1]; Reich, Marcus Carlsson ^[2]; Eriksson, Ola ^[3]; Soerbom, Adrienne ^[4]

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1. Division of Environmental Strategies Research - fms, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm (Sweden)
2. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, SE-106 48 Stockholm (Sweden)
3. Technology and Built Environment, University of Gaevle, SE-801 76 Gaevle (Sweden)
4. Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm (Sweden)

Treatment of solid waste continues to be on the political agenda. Waste disposal issues are often viewed from an environmental perspective, but economic and social aspects also need to be considered when deciding on waste strategies and policy instruments. The aim of this paper is to suggest flexible and robust strategies for waste management in Sweden, and to discuss different policy instruments. Emphasis is on environmental aspects, but social and economic aspects are also considered. The results show that most waste treatment methods have a role to play in a robust and flexible integrated waste management system, and that the waste hierarchy is valid as a rule of thumb from an environmental perspective. A review of social aspects shows that there is a general willingness among people to source separate wastes. A package of policy instruments can include landfill tax, an incineration tax which is differentiated with respect to the content of fossil fuels and a weight based incineration tax, as well as support to the use of biogas and recycled materials.

• OSTI ID: 21023886
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Journal Name: Waste Management Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 27; ISSN WAMAE2; ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COMBUSTION
METHANE
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOLID WASTES
SWEDEN
WASTE PROCESSING