https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed People living in Denmark will need to sort their recycling into ten different containers, under a new deal that aims to cut 0.7m tonnes of emissions and make the country's waste sector carbon neutral by 2030. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200617/danes-to-sort-trash-into-ten-types-under-new-green-deal-2 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:57:48 +0200 danes-to-sort-trash-into-ten-types-under-new-green-deal-2 EU countries need to adopt policies to boost recycling, to help tackle growing waste, particularly from plastic and electronics, according to two reports by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191029/eu-countries-need-better-recycling-copenhagen-agency-finds Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:36:05 +0100 eu-countries-need-better-recycling-copenhagen-agency-finds Denmark's system of surcharging for the use of recyclable bottles and cans now applies to juice, smoothie and cordial bottles. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190702/denmark-rolls-out-recycling-system-to-juice-and-smoothies Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:39:28 +0200 denmark-rolls-out-recycling-system-to-juice-and-smoothies A new report has found that Denmark is not recycling as much plastic as it could, resulting in wasted potential. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190117/denmark-throws-away-too-much-plastic-recycling-could-save-millions-report Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:49:25 +0100 denmark-throws-away-too-much-plastic-recycling-could-save-millions-report More than four million Danes regularly separate their plastic waste at home, sending some 30,000 tonnes of plastic off to be recycled. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180910/danes-are-sorting-more-plastic-waste-than-ever-before-but-only-a-fraction-is-getting-recycled Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:05:41 +0200 danes-are-sorting-more-plastic-waste-than-ever-before-but-only-a-fraction-is-getting-recycled Denmark’s system of surcharging for the use of recyclable bottles and cans is to be extended to plastic, glass and metal juice and cordial bottles from 2020. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180626/denmark-to-extend-recycling-system-to-juice-bottles-from-2020 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:48:11 +0200 denmark-to-extend-recycling-system-to-juice-bottles-from-2020 Utilisation of manure, coffee grounds, hay, organic industrial waste - and plenty of other organic matter - to produce biogas can provide Denmark with 20,000 extra jobs and exports worth 16 billion kroner (2.1 billion euros). https://www.thelocal.dk/20180209/export-of-danish-biogas-technology-can-create-20000-jobs Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:18:13 +0100 export-of-danish-biogas-technology-can-create-20000-jobs The proportion of Danish local authorities recycling biodegradable waste such as potato peels, coffee grounds and other food leftovers increased to 40 percent in 2017. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180123/one-in-three-danish-municipalities-now-collects-biodegradable-waste Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:23:03 +0100 one-in-three-danish-municipalities-now-collects-biodegradable-waste The Danish Agriculture and Food Council let it all out in front of its headquarters at the Axelborg building in Copenhagen on Tuesday as it launched a new beer produced using recycled urine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170628/denmark-gives-back-beer-made-using-recycled-urine Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0200 denmark-gives-back-beer-made-using-recycled-urine A beer brewed using urine collected from festival guests? It might sound like toilet humour, but that is exactly what Danish farmers have done. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170411/danish-farmers-brew-beer-from-festival-guest-urine Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:23:09 +0200 danish-farmers-brew-beer-from-festival-guest-urine German statistics office Destatis reported on Tuesday that Danes compile about a full-grown bull’s weight in garbage annually, more than any the residents of any other European country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150623/danes-are-the-biggest-wasters-in-the-eu-study Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:02:15 +0200 danes-are-the-biggest-wasters-in-the-eu-study Other European residents are much better at recycling paper and plastic, while the vast majority of Danish rubbish ends in the incinerator. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140701/danes-sort-less-waste Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:32:00 +0200 danes-sort-less-waste