Waste management on export A new Swedish platform

Updated nov 2012

Aim with the new platform

To facilitate the export of  Swedish knowledge about waste management,  products and services within the waste sector, through cooperation among municipalities, municipal companies and the private sector.

Waste - a resource

Treatment of household waste 2011 (%)

Landfill Energy recovery Biological treatment Recycling (material)

A strategy based on cooperation

Swedish waste management - municipalities - municipal companies - private companies (technology suppliers and knowledge suppliers) One strong platform with a unique combination of competences

Avfall Sverige – Swedish Waste Management

 Avfall Sverige - Swedish Waste Management is an organisation in the Waste Management and Recycling Sector  400 members, primarily within the public sector, but also private enterprises  Through the members, 99,9 % of the Swedish population is represented  Our primary task is to represent and develop members by – creating networks, – providing information and training, – and influencing decision-makers  Member of Cewep, ECN, ISWA and Municipal Waste Europe  New established Working Group on Export

What we are doing

 Defining offers to form a product catalogue  Making an inventory of resources matching the offers  Developing business models for co-operation between municipalities and companies in order to be able to form the strongest offer  Preparing a routine for canalize and asset incoming requests  Taking part in pilot projects in different countries to be able to further develop our models and routines

Offers Questions

1.

”How do we find the form/organisation to achieve what we want with our waste management system?” 2.

”How should we form our waste management system on an overview level?” 3.

”We are in the need of treatment capacity, but we do not have the funds or time to prioritize to build up all capacity right now ”

Matching offers

Management on local, regional and cluster level: Co-operation, organization, waste economy, tax fee construction, etc Waste management in sustainable urban development: System design, waste planning, solutions for collection- and sorting systems Providing treatment capacity (incluing solutions for logistics) as a transfer solution.

Offers

Questions

4.

”We know what we want to build, but we need support in setting up the plant/facility.” 5.

”We have got a plant/ facility. But we want to improve in running and maintain it, and get the most out of it.” 6.

”We want to reach the public, the decision makers or other stakeholders with our message.” 7.

”We want to train our personnel.”

Matching offers

 Setting up different waste facilities: Financing possibilities, feasibility studies, procurement, construction, etc  Operation, support and optimization of different waste facilities  Communication and campaigns (raise awareness)  Training courses overseas or in Sweden, offer internship possibilities.

Contact and information

Project leader:

Jenny Åström [email protected]

+46-70-5136612

Working group chair:

Thomas Nylund [email protected]

+46-26-178489 www.avfallsverige.se/in-english/waste management-on-export/