Extra systematic waste prevention methods are wanted to realize regional and nationwide sustainability objectives in Scandinavia, in accordance with a brand new report. It outlines sensible measures to strengthen the round financial system within the Nordics, with a specific deal with waste prevention and reuse.
The Nordic Council of Ministers engaged sustainability specialist Sweco to supply suggestions on accelerating waste prevention throughout the area. The undertaking, which centres on municipal waste, was carried out by a crew of Sweco specialists from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
“The report’s foremost takeaway is that whereas waste prevention is a precedence within the Nordic nations, a transparent want exists for systematic, sturdy measures to show these insurance policies into tangible outcomes,” mentioned Thomas Hietto, Enterprise Space President of Sweco Finland.
The report attracts on worldwide greatest practices and evaluates a spread of efficient financial devices that may very well be adopted by the Nordic nations, comparable to focused charges on quick trend, VAT reductions for second-hand commerce and restore companies, and R&D funding for revolutionary round enterprise fashions.
Hietto mentioned the report “offers essential insights on how the Nordic nations can advance their waste administration methods from conventional recycling to a completely built-in round financial system. This strategy addresses your complete product worth chain and makes it simpler for residents to make sustainable selections”.
The report is discovered right here. Within the report, Sweco concludes that:
- Stronger coverage devices are vital to enhance waste prevention, comparable to regulatory and financial measures together with taxes, charges and bans.
- Steering devices ought to goal your complete product worth chain, reasonably than focusing solely on the end-of-life stage.
- Sustainable shopper selections must be made extra enticing.