The danes need to sort more waste: the Bill will be larger than expected

the Government will, as a part of the large miljøudspil have the danes to sort the waste into ten different bins. But the bill will be significantly larger than expected.

It says the confederation of Danish industry, there is a special interest group of municipal municipal waste companies.

the Association has counted on the initiative and have come forward to the additional expense amounts will be about 500 dollars per household instead of the approximately 55 million, which the minister of the environment Lea Wermelin (S) otherwise has been announced.

Director of the confederation of Danish industry Mikkel Brandrup believe that citizens have the right to get the real costs to know when they will be required to sort out far more garbage than it is now.

- the Figure is too low, and it is important we have an open and factual dialogue. It is particularly important, because it is the politicians out in the municipalities, which must stand in goal for the bill from citizens, says Mikkel Brandrup.

the Reason for the big cost is, among other things, that must be purchased and rolled a lot of new buckets out for the sort of driveways and farms.

it is Also a costly affair to collect the waste.

the Government has just presented a large response, where the new waste separation is an essential part.

the Government wants to divide the waste up into ten different types: food, paper, cardboard, metal, glass, plastic and residual waste. There fødevarekartoner from, among others, milk and juice, textiles and hazardous waste.

It is difficult, acknowledges the government, but nevertheless necessary for a cleaner affaldssektor.

the Proposal met with support from several parties.

Mikkel Brandrup stresses that backs up on more waste separation, since it has a beneficial effect on the environment.

But, he says, it is important that a system comes on a factual and proper basis.

- We must be open about the cost, says Mikkel Brandrup.