HOW SWEDEN TURNS ITS WASTE INTO GOLD

Landfills are responsible for the release of toxins and harmful substances into the atmosphere. More than half of the world's waste — 59% in fact — ends up in landfills. In the US, they are the third largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions, a gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane alone accounts for nearly 15% of the country's total emissions and is associated with air and water pollution, as well as biodiversity loss and land degradation. But this does not apply to Sweden. This is the only country in the world that recycles all its garbage and, in addition, buys it from other countries. The Swedes have learned to make big money out of garbage. So how do they turn trash into gold? We will talk about this in this video. They say that "It's not clean where they clean, but where they don't litter", but the Swedes managed to change it into “It’s clean where they repair, share, and recycle”. One percent of that is exactly how much garbage ends up in Swedish landfills. According to the AvFall Sverige Swedish Waste Management Association, Sweden now recycles more than 99% of household waste.