A Danish fiasco – Amager Bakke, the billion dollar Copenhagen incineration plant. “Today, we import waste with high plastic content in order to [use the excess] capacity at the incineration plants, with increasing CO2 emissions as a result.” – Dan Jorgensen, Denmark’s climate minister. Zerowaste Europe exposes questionable decision-making processes, poor project planning, and economic and environmental failures resulting from the €534 million Amager Bakke.   LEARN MORE

Journeyman Pictures presents – Burn or Not to Burn—the hidden truth behind Sweden’s waste disposal infrastructure. In Sweden, waste incineration plants convert excess and non-recycled rubbish into energy. The Swedish Government classifies this process as recycling. But is waste incineration for energy recovery sustainable? Despite having 34 incinerators, Sweden’s waste disposal infrastructure accounts for a mere 4% of the country’s total electricity generation.