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8. Sweden
The Swedish strategy
All parties participate in this work – from producers to households. The producers are responsible
for their various product groups, the local authorities are responsible for the household waste, <strong>and</strong>
the operators in the sector are responsible for taking care of all waste which is not household
waste. The households have the responsibility to separate paper, packaging, electric waste,
batteries, <strong>and</strong> bulky waste <strong>and</strong> to leave this waste for the collection systems available. Households
also have the responsibility to follow the regulations for waste management within their
municipality. (AÖS., 2009)
The EU waste hierarchy characterizes the Swedish waste management system: waste prevention,
reuse, material recycling, recovery – for example energy recovery – <strong>and</strong> last, disposal. EU decisions
set the frameworks for Swedish waste management. The environmental objectives of the Swedish
Parliament govern the waste management <strong>and</strong> its environmental aspects. By 2015, at the latest, at
least 60 percent of phosphorus pollution in effluent shall be treated <strong>and</strong> used on productive l<strong>and</strong>s,
of which at least half should be used on arable l<strong>and</strong>. (AÖS., 2009)
8.1. Waste management situation
The most important environmental objectives set in Sweden (refer to 2010) are:
‣ By 2010, at the latest, a minimum of 50 percent of household waste shall
be recovered through material recycling, including biological treatment.
‣ By 2010, at the latest, a minimum of 35 percent of food waste from
households, restaurants, large-scale kitchens, <strong>and</strong> stores shall be
recycled through biological treatment. The objective refers to sources
separated food waste for both home composting <strong>and</strong> central treatment.