[1] Established in 1974, it is headquartered in Malmö with a main branch in Stockholm.
[6] Since 2022, it partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for "global climate mitigation and adaptation efforts and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
As of 2020, Sweden produces about 152 million tonnes of waste, most of which (76%) are from mining and some (less than 1%) are hazardous that could not be processed.
[9] Only 0.7% of the total household and industrial waste is disposed, and the rest is recycled.
Sweden imports about two million tonnes of waste from neighbouring countries to make profitable recycling products.