Norway Runs Short of Garbage Needed to Make Electricity - The Daily Beast

Norway Runs Short of Garbage Needed to Make Electricity - The Daily Beast:
The New York Times reported Monday that Oslo, which has long burned waste to heat half of the city and almost all its schools, is lacking the materials need for fuel: household trash, commercial and industrial waste, and even hazardous junk from hospitals. With the rise of recyclable and reusable products, Oslo’s volume of trash just isn’t what it used to be. The city, which often accepts or at times buys garbage from other European countries, is seeing a similar scenario elsewhere.

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