Anastasia Vsplyshka
As you know, the problem of waste recycling is actual for all developed countries. People often try to solve it using such primitive way as burning waste of creation of landfills. Of course, it leads only to environmental pollution. That’s why countries professing the principle of sustainable development through green growth, try to use waste as recyclables to generate electricity or building materials.
Sweden, the kingdom of green energy, took the following decision – to recycle waste into electricity. After that a lot of super powerfull specialized incineration plants were created in different parts of the country. Using the latest technologies in the process of waste incineration gave the possibility to prevent harmful emissions into the atmosphere. Moreover, the capacity of these plants has allowed Sweden to use all its garbage.
Besides this, “suffering” from its own garbage lack, Sweden offered its neighboring countries (such as Norway) and some other European states to share their solid domestic waste with it.
So the most part of electricity consumed in Sweden is obtained by municipal waste recycling. Only a few percent of garbage is sent to dump. 1/5 of thermal energy in the central heating system is derived from waste. This effective approach allows to provide electric energy of 250 thousand houses. To my mind, it is a very cool decision of waste recycling problem!
There are some examples of using this approach in other European countries. More than half of the consumed energy in Paris is the result of municipal waste recycling. District Heating Plant Spittelau with observation platform and a restaurant on the chimney in the centre of Vienna provides warmth for 60 thousand apartments.
“I greet thee, loveliest land upon earth,
/: Thy sun, Thy sky, Thy climes green.:/”
The national anthem of Sweden
Let’s wish eco-prosperity to all countries!
A great post and even better idea … this idea could be used by some other country
Thank you so much for your positive reply!!! Totally agree & hope that other countries will use this idea to improve environmental situation in them.
I wonder, as a long time advocate for solar power, and as much green as possible, why this isn’t something more people are yelling about. Well written, great article!
Thank you very much for your reply! Hope that ecological problems will be resolve in the nearest future!
I don’t understand why more countries aren’t doing this- Almost as if they’re pretending the trash just vanishes into a cloud of wishful thinking…
Thank you very much for your not indifferent & heartfelt comment! Maybe, these countries simply do not think about it or maybe it unprofitable for them for various reasons…So so, I also don’t really know.
How is it unprofitable to burn free fuel which would otherwise take up space and cost money to process? It is more likely these nations are stuck in a pre WW2 paradigm…
As for unprofitableness, you know, there are some countries with outdated equipment for recycling. So, they need to buy/build a new modern equipment. That’s why it’s cheaper & easier for them to throw garbage on landfills. And also such economically backward countries want to have a profit here and now – not to wait for the best future.
There are some first world nations which can afford to do this but refuse to. Perhaps they are short sighted or have a vested interest in fossil fuels, but they refuse to adapt to a proven model of green waste management and energy
They have no excuse
Somehow I failed to attach the answer to the last comment so I will answer you here. Yeah, I agree with you that these countries have no excuse.
And accidentally clicked on the button “Report”, so excuse me if something is wrong.
our motive to clean our world.
Yeah, I’m totally agree with you! Thank you very much for your comment!
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing, Anastasia!
Thank you so much for your nice reply!!!
nice
Thank you!!!
using garbage for recycling for electricity, this is a great idea really.
Yeah, I agree! Thank you very much for your comment!!!
Thank you very much!!!
Thank you for sharing this post.
Glad that you liked it!
Useful tip! I’m big on recycling and keeping the environment green.
Very grateful for your comment, green growth rules!
You’re welcome Anastasia!
Useful Tip.
Thank you very much!!!
For this, Sweden is an inspiration and a wonderful example to the world. I got the information directly that some giant companies are preparing big investments to process waste, especially plastic. Hopefully, it manifests. Great post, Anastasia
Million thanks for this super comment and very interesting information about possible new steps in the “garbage direction”!!!
Pleasure is mine, Anastasia
I wish instead of buying weapons, missiles and ammunition, countries would buy such technology from each other. The world’s poorest , most over populated countries with absolute no system of waste management and environmental pollution are busy buying weapons.
i hope more and more countries adopt this method and “suffer” from lack of garbage.
Thank you very much for such heartfelt review!!! I agree with you 100%!!!