Sweden reportedly gets almost 50 percent of its electricity from renewable energy. It was among the first few countries which implemented heavy taxes on fossil fuels in the year 1991. (Sweden.se) ...

Sweden, a nation with a long history of green leadership, gets a significant portion of its energy from burning household waste. But a self-described "recycling revolution" has led to less than one 1% ...

Vienna-based Borealis says it has initiated a new project to secure an increased supply of chemically recycled feedstock to produce base chemicals and polyolefin-based products. A feasibility study is ...

The company says its sorting facility in Sweden is the first in Europe to receive the RecyClass Sorting Process Certification designation. “Being the first in Europe to receive this certification ...

MOTALA, Sweden — A new plastics sorting facility inaugurated in Sweden on Wednesday is being billed as the largest of its kind, and one designed to double the amount of plastic packaging materials ...

Sweden is a top performer when it comes to sorting and recycling its waste – but there are hidden secrets behind its success (Getty) Everyone is talking about Sweden’s recycling system. It’s so good, ...

Textile recycling firm Renewcell and vintage retailer Beyond Retro are taking the next steps in scaling textile-to-textile recycling. “Today, less than 1 percent of all clothes are recycled back into ...

Construction on the Halmstad facility is expected to start this year after the Stena Recycling branch of the Swedish conglomerate announced a €25 million commitment. Gothenburg-based Stena Recycling ...

In southern Sweden, the city of Lund has built a multi-story parking garage that clearly shows how people can reuse old materials in practical and creative ways. The project demonstrates that builders ...

To the editor: There is an easy and inexpensive fix for California’s failed recycling program: Go to Sweden and ask how that country recycles 92% of its glass bottles and nearly half of its plastic.