{"title":"Waste handling and recovery in Finland","authors":"Mikko Talola","doi":"10.1016/0166-3097(86)90013-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The essential features of waste management in Finland are reviewed, including quantity, composition, containers and transport. Present methods of material and energy recovery are reviewed. Finland has some unique characteristics in terms of density of population and industrial practices. Present problems in waste management are described, together with possible strategies for future improvement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101079,"journal":{"name":"Resources and Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1986-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0166-3097(86)90013-1","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Resources and Conservation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0166309786900131","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The essential features of waste management in Finland are reviewed, including quantity, composition, containers and transport. Present methods of material and energy recovery are reviewed. Finland has some unique characteristics in terms of density of population and industrial practices. Present problems in waste management are described, together with possible strategies for future improvement.