Swedish sweep. (The Beat).
A Swedish ban on landfilling of combustible com·bus·ti·ble
adj.
Capable of igniting and burning.
n.
A substance that ignites and burns readily. wastes, including almost all household waste, went into force on 1 January 2002. Sweden was already landfilling about 25% of its household waste, but this percentage is estimated to drop to 5-10% within the next three years. Many municipalities plan to treat organic waste such as food and yard waste using anaerobic digestion Anaerobic digestion (AD) is the natural process of biological degradation of organic material in the absence of air. An anaerobic digester is a man-made system that harnesses this process to treat waste and produce biogas and anaerobic digestate, a soil-improving material. and composting - For the product of composting see compost
Composting is the controlled aerobic decomposition of biodegradable organic matter, producing compost. facilities. Although current capacity for such biologic treatment is less than 400,000 metric tons per year, officials expect this number to more than double by the year 2010, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and has requested government funding for more biologic waste treatment facilities.
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