The Swedish EPA complies with the ISO 14001 environmental management standard and EMAS.

Production and consumption affect
the environment of every country.

 
 
Latest updated: 2009-01-07

Products and waste

Shelf in a foodstore. Picture: Megapix.One goal of the Swedish Protection Agency is to reduce the impact on the environment from the complete lifecycle of products – from raw materials to waste. We have a particular responsibility for an efficient legal framework and for effective policy instruments.

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    • Waste

      Waste management in Sweden is greatly improved over the last ten years in terms of its resource efficiency and environmental impact. This is the outcome of a number of powerful policy instruments.

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    • Chemicals

      The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is working in several ways with issues concerning chemicals. All of our work is intended to achieve the environmental quality objective of 'A non-toxic environment'.

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    • Ozone-depleting substances

      Some chemicals deplete the protective ozone layer surrounding the earth. It its therefore important that all countries prohibit the production and use of ozone-depleting substances as soon as satisfactory substitutes are available.

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    • Research

      The new knowledge generated by the research programmes that we fund help us achieve our mission and environmental quality objectives.

 
 
 
  • Page updated: 7 January 2009