Nordic Statistical Meeting, 26.-28.8.2019, Helsinki

1. Municipal waste –
existing data ready to be utilised
Lars Viklund and Louise Sörme, Statistics Sweden
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Source: FAO
http://www.fao.org/save-food/resources/keyfindings/en/

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Machine-to-machine

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7. Time series
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8. Waste factors
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5 000
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Number of waste collection pickups of 660 liter bins, grouped by weight of waste collected.

9. Conclusion and reflection
• There is potential of machine-to-machine
solutions within the field of waste statistics
• There are advantages of working in a pilot
project
• Working with just one external partner eased
the process
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10. Thank you!
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Contributors:
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Grant 802-0088-17, agreement 2240-17-005 and internal funds at Statistics Sweden