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TemaNord 2023:544
Reuse, recycling and recovery of construction and demolition waste in the Nordic countries
An inventory of facilities and techniques in the Nordics including an outlook on other European countries.
Reuse, recycling and recovery of construction and demolition waste in the Nordic countries
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Executive summary
Sammanfattning
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1. Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Purpose of the study
1.3 Methods
1.4 Scope and limitations
2. The current situation in the Nordics
2.1 Overview on waste legislation and CDW waste streams in the Nordics
2.2 CDW treatment processes in the Nordics
2.3 Challenges with recycling and reusing of CDW
3. Good examples from the field in the Nordics
3.1 Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland
3.2 Finland and Åland
3.3 Iceland
3.4 Norway
3.5 Sweden
4. Looking outside the Nordics
4.1 Recycling construction and demolition waste
4.2 Reusing building elements
4.3 Reducing construction and demolition waste
4.4 Policy overview in high-performing countries
5. Analysis of the results
5.1 Output from the workshop
5.2 Challenges and impact drivers
5.3 Potential to increase recycling and reuse of CDW
6. Conclusions
Appendix 1. Lists of CDW treatment facilities
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden