People living in Denmark will soon be required to sort their waste into ten different types, according to the government. One of the biggest goals of the new directive is to reduce the annual amount of plastic incinerated – a 80 percent reduction goal by 2030. Some 370,000 tonnes are annually incinerated, resulting in millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions. If left unchecked until 2030, it will reach 1.5 million tonnes – 36 percent of the country’s total discharge.
The new recycling system will apply to all buildings, so residences, including summerhouses, and workplaces. Until now, people have been obliged to recycle three to eight different types of waste.
The ten sub-divisions are bio, paper, cardboard, metal, glass, plastic, textiles, food cartons, residual waste and hazardous waste. Individual municipalities will decide how exactly the waste will be sorted.
Source: CPH Post
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