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Copenhagen municipal waste management initiatives

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Copenhagen is implementing various municipal waste management changes. In late September, the Environment, Climate, and Technical Committee proposed reducing summer waste collection for villas from a weekly to a bi-weekly schedule to save approximately 8.5 million DKK annually. While several political parties support the measure, the Conservative People's Party has opposed it, citing concerns regarding hygiene, odors, and pests. In October, the municipality launched a separate initiative to collect and recycle used diapers, starting with municipal daycare centers and specific apartment buildings. The program aims to divert approximately 50 million annual diapers from incineration to a dedicated recycling plant to recover plastic, superabsorbent materials, and organic content for biogas and heating. The city expects to reach a collection capacity of 5,000 tons by 2029, with plans to expand the scheme to nursing homes and elderly housing next year. The recycling process is designed to recover up to 94 percent of waste materials, repurposing components such as plastic for car interiors and superabsorbent polymers for use as binding agents in construction. Further details regarding the diaper program reveal that the waste will be processed at a new facility in Hvidovre, operated by the environmental company Verdis, which is scheduled to begin operations in February 2027. The process also includes treating liquid content for use in washing garbage trucks. Line Barfod, the Mayor for Climate, Environment, and Technology, stated that the initiative offers significant climate benefits by replacing incineration with resource recovery.

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