In light of Denmark’s goal of increasing municipal recycling rates to 50% by the year 2022, the purpose of this project was to assist the Danish Waste Association in increasing household paper and cardboard collection. To achieve our goal, we analyzed information collected from research, interviews, and on- site visits. By speaking with multinational stakeholders and some of the country’s largest waste management companies, we found the impacts that specific collection methods have on recycling, including the collection of mixed paper and cardboard, used beverage cartons, and contaminated cardboard. Finally, we developed three decision matrices which will aid municipalities in increasing their collection and recycling rates.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Fargher, Hazel Anne
• De la Fuente, Daniela
• Komara, Rachel A
• Franklin, Perry Carl

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050115-164437

Keyword

• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Recycling (Waste, etc.)
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa
• Hou, Zhikun

Year

• 2015

Center

• Copenhagen, Denmark Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Nana Winkler
• Dansk Affaldsforening

Date created

• 2015-05-01

Location

• Copenhagen

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright