How to do more
The waste hierarchy (avfallstrappan) is a European model with clear guidelines on how to best deal with waste. Look at the steps and read its descriptions below.
Reduce - Förebygga
The best option! It's simple but might take some planning. There's loads you can do to reduce waste:
- Bring your own water bottle
- Make sure to eat all food you buy
- Avoid take out. Eat in the restaurant instead
- Bring your own bags when shopping
- Choose products without packaging
- Buy quality products that won't break easily
Reuse - Återanvända
Instead of throwing things away, try find an alternative use for it. Here are some examples:
- Try to mend or fix things that is broken
- Give away things you don't use
- Buy and sell second hand
- Make old clothes into rags for cleaning
- Reuse your plastic bags as many times as possible
- Upcycle your old clothes/furniture
Recycle - Materialåtervinna
All packaging and magazines can be recycled in connection to your home or should be brought to a recycling station (återvinningsstation). Other waste should be brought to the recycling central (återvinningscentral).
Recovery - Energiutvinna
Your municipal waste is burnt to create heat for district heating or long-distant heating of houses and electricity. More than half of the waste burnt today could have been recycled.
Landfill - Deponera
Keeping waste in one place might prevent it from spreading out, but it's not sustainable.