The Local Denmark 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 'More recycling, less rubbish': minister wants Denmark to cut down on trash Households in Denmark should ready themselves to sort and recycle their waste more than they do today. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190712/more-recycling-less-rubbish-minister-wants-denmark-to-cut-down-on-trash Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:41:05 +0200 more-recycling-less-rubbish-minister-wants-denmark-to-cut-down-on-trash Danes are sorting more plastic waste than ever before, but very little gets recycled 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 Danish supermarket offers fresh take on expired food It may be past its sell-by date, but for many Danes it's a tasty proposition: A supermarket in Copenhagen selling surplus food has proved to be so popular it recently opened a second store. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161128/danish-supermarket-offers-fresh-take-on-expired-food Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:35:42 +0100 danish-supermarket-offers-fresh-take-on-expired-food Unwrapping Denmark's first zero-packaging food store Inspired by the success of zero-packaging stores across France, a pair of visionaries will open Denmark's first food store of its kind in Copenhagen this August. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160401/unwrapping-denmarks-first-zero-packaging-food-store Fri, 01 Apr 2016 10:56:35 +0200 unwrapping-denmarks-first-zero-packaging-food-store Danes are Europe's filthiest litterbugs: EU The Danes are the filthiest waste-creators in the EU, with each on average throwing away a disgusting 759kg of rubbish every year, new figures have revealed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160323/danes-are-europes-filthiest-litterbugs Wed, 23 Mar 2016 07:56:15 +0100 danes-are-europes-filthiest-litterbugs Denmark just took a major step to eliminate food waste Denmark's first supermarket selling surplus food opened its doors on Monday in Amager, officially inaugurated by Princess Marie and the minister for food and the environment, Eva Kjer Hansen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160222/denmark-opens-its-first-surplus-supermarket-to-combat-waste Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:47:45 +0100 denmark-opens-its-first-surplus-supermarket-to-combat-waste Danes are the biggest wasters in the EU: study 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 Denmark spends millions on youth cruises Danish municipalities have spent millions of kroner sending criminal youths and drug abusers on Caribbean cruises, Metroxpress has revealed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150608/denmark-spends-millions-on-troubled-youths-cruises Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:18:54 +0200 denmark-spends-millions-on-troubled-youths-cruises Denmark among top producers of e-waste Danes discard more electronics per capita than Americans, Brits and Swedes according to a new study that shows that the world's mountain of electrical waste has reached a new peak. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150419/denmark-among-top-global-producers-of-electrical-waste Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:44:09 +0200 denmark-among-top-global-producers-of-electrical-waste