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Sweden runs out of garbage, forced to import from Norway - 3 views

www.mnn.com/...e-forced-to-import-from-norway Sweden Garbage
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  • Jeremy Vogel on 02 Nov 12
     
    "Sweden, birthplace of the Smörgåsbord, Eric Northman, and the world's preferred solar-powered purveyor of flat-pack home furnishings, is in a bit of a pickle: the squeaky clean Scandinavian nation of more than 9.5 million has run out of garbage."
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  • andi nixon on 15 Nov 12
     
    sounds like a cheap energy source and it help make sure the environment stays clean too.
  • Mallory Huggins on 16 Nov 12
     
    This is really interesting. The article skims over the possible downsides to this program, though. It mentions that "highly polluting dioxins" that are produced by the process are landfilled again in Norway. What are the effects of the dioxins, and if they are highly polluting, is simply landfilling them safe? Also, importing garbage from Italy would require a lot of resources. I'd like to know the cost vs. benefits of that solution.
  • Ryan Loye on 16 Nov 12
     
    Sweden sounds like they actually care about the earth and found a cheap energy source
  • trentrisner on 19 Nov 12
     
    that sounds amazing! its just time before United States does the same thing
  • joecarbis on 19 Nov 12
     
    This doesnt sound like a bad thing...
  • blakewilladsen on 19 Nov 12
     
    That is incredible. Unfortunately I don't believe america is anywhere near this good at managing our waste.
  • Hyejin Park on 30 Nov 12
     
    I think that is a great idea. They can find cheap energy source and keep it clean.
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