Waste Safari in Sweden - Green Business Region

FIVE-day technical visits in sweden
5-day
Technical
Visit!
Waste Safari
in Sweden
Green Business Region offers a five-day programme focusing
on sustainable waste man­age­ment in the Dalarna region. The
programme focuses on the twin cities Falun and Borlänge and
the village Tällberg by the lake Siljan – a beautiful part of Dalarna with a rich cultural heritage.
During your visit you will meet some of the most exciting and
innovative cleantech companies in our region. They offer a
number of solutions for minimising the negative
environmental impact within the waste management sector.
The programme is targeted at politicians, civil servants and
businesses. Welcome to Dalarna and Sweden!
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UNION
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Development Fund
Contact information
Green Business Region
Stiftelsen Teknikdalen
Box 760
SE-781 27 Borlänge SWEDEN
Telephone: +46 (0) 243 24 64 10
E-mail: contact@greenbusinessregion.se
www.greenbusinessregion.se
www.symbiocity.org
Programme – Day 1
Old wood houses in Dalarna.
DAY ONE
>> Arrival at Stockholm
Arlanda airport.
12:00-13:00
>> Lunch at Quality Hotel
Galaxen Borlänge.
>> A comfortable bus trip
www.galaxen.com
with guide and interpreter
to the region Dalarna,
13:00-14:00
approximately 200 km
>> Check-in at Quality Hotel
Northwest of Arlanda/
Galaxen, Borlänge.
Stockholm.
>> During the bus trip the
guide will give you an introduction to Sweden, our
history, environment and
society.
14:00-16:00
>> An introduction to the
Swedish system for waste
from a holistic perspective including public
awareness and the regulatory framework at Stiftelsen Teknikdalen.
www.teknikdalen.se
18:00
>> Dinner with representatives from Borlänge
municipality.
Programme – Day 2
Programme – Day 3
Fågelmyra Recycling Station, Borlänge
Bäckelund Incineration Plant for Waste, Borlänge
DAY TWO
09:00-12:00 Waste Safari
plastics and metals, or
aluminum cans and glass
bottles.
>> We start in the kitchen at
your hotel and look at how
>> We will also visit the
they recycle their waste.
Future museum – the
We look at the system
experimental science
with two separate bins for
center, which is
food waste and household
conveniently located in
waste and explain how the
the Galaxen complex.
household waste is picked
up by garbage trucks.
>> Then we drive to a recycling station outside a
food mall where people
can leave different kinds
of waste, such as packaging and newspapers,
12:00-13:30
>> Lunch at Hotel Galaxen,
Borlänge.
13:30-15:30 Fågelmyra
recycling center
>> Our waste safari ends at
the recycling center
where people can hand in
bulky waste, metal scrap,
corrugated cardboard,
small electronics etc.,
and hazardous waste for
free.
17:30
>> Dinner at Haganäs
www.haganas.com
>> Outdoor activities, boat
trip on the beautiful lake
Runn.
DAY THREE
09.30-11:30 Waste to
Energy
13:00-15:30 Hazardous
waste
>> Study visit to the combined heat and powerplant, Bäckelund.
>> Study visit to the
recycling centre for hazardous waste. Collection
and treatment.
12:00-13:00
>> Lunch at Hotell Gustaf
Wasa, Borlänge
www.gustafwasa.se
16:30-18:00
>> Guided bus tour to lake
Siljan and Tällberg.
18:00
>> Dinner and check-in at
Green Hotel, which is situated in the small village
Tällberg, sometimes
called “The Heart of Sweden”. We invite you to get
a taste of Sweden with all
senses – food, music and
nature.
www.tallberg.com
Programme – Day 4
Programme – Day 5
Waxholm in the archipelago of Stockholm. c Guillén Pérez
DAY FIVE
Green Hotel and view over Lake Siljan Photo: Green Hotel
DAY four
10:00-12:00 12:00-13:00
15:00-18:00
>> Workshop with expert
panel – how to use this
inspiration and
knowledge at home?
>> Lunch at Green Hotel.
>> Bus transport to
Stockholm.
13:00-14:30
>> Planning and preparation
of the next step.
Evaluation.
19:00
>> Check-in and dinner at
hotel in Stockholm.
09:00-12:00
12:00-16:00
16:00
>> Sightseeing – see the
beautiful archipelago or
learn about Stockholm by
bus.
>> Enjoy Stockholm in your
>>Journey by bus to Arlanda
own time – walk in the Old
Airport and your flight
Town, see the royal castle
back home.
and the changing of the
guards, enjoy the Vasa
museum, meet ABBA or
maybe spoil yourself with
some retail therapy!
Host organisation
Contact information
Green Business Region is the cleantech hub for the
regions of Dalarna and Gävleborg and the host
organisation for this Technical Visit, which also is a
part of the Swedish SymbioCity concept.
Green Business Region
www.greenbusinessregion.se
www.symbiocity.org
Box 760
SE-781 27 Borlänge
SWEDEN
Telephone: +46 (0) 243 24 64 00
E-mail: contact@greenbusinessregion.se
www.greenbusinessregion.se
Investing in your future
EUROPEAN
UNION
European Regional
Development Fund