Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
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Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#2And Oslo (Norwegian capital) is importing garbage from the UK this winter.
Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#3And Oslo (Norwegian capital) is importing garbage from the UK this winter.
One Direction's Christmas single?
Sorry, couldn't resist...
Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#4It's an interesting positive spin, but the other way to look at this is that they mis-judged capacity and built too much.
Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#5Is incineration really the more environmentally friendly way to go? How does this compare to something like coal in terms of environmental impact? I'm imagining giant trash furnaces spewing ash and smoke into the sky but I'm guessing that they're using something more sophisticated.
Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#6Does anyone is familiar with the process they are using? The article says that it involve incinerators and it doesn't sound healthy to me.
Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#7What a fantastic problem to have!
Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#8Is incineration really the more environmentally friendly way to go? How does this compare to something like coal in terms of environmental impact? I'm imagining giant trash furnaces spewing ash and smoke into the sky but I'm guessing that they're using something more sophisticated.
Wikipedia has the basic issues explained: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incineration
Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#9Is incineration really the more environmentally friendly way to go? How does this compare to something like coal in terms of environmental impact? I'm imagining giant trash furnaces spewing ash and smoke into the sky but I'm guessing that they're using something more sophisticated.
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Re: Sweden imports waste from European neighbors to fuel waste-to-energy program
#10Is incineration really the more environmentally friendly way to go? How does this compare to something like coal in terms of environmental impact? I'm imagining giant trash furnaces spewing ash and smoke into the sky but I'm guessing that they're using something more sophisticated.
Denmark has been doing the same since the nineties and we have also developed over capacity. We get around the waste problem by "reusing" it in road construction.
BTW Denmark is the neighbour to Sweden so I guess they have their inspiration from us.