Need for measures to achieve material recycling targets

The election manifesto establishes that reuse and recycling of material must increase, and the party programme that environmental goals shall be followed up with sharp legislation and that industry shall undergo a broader shift to circular economy. The counter-proposal's requirement for additional measures that ensure goal achievement and for sharpened regulation of producers' financial responsibility follow from these commitments. The plan does not name producer responsibility, so the support is derived.

• increased material recyclingdecisive»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of material must increase.”
• environmental goals with sharp legislation»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals that are followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• circular economy»ett bredare skifte till cirkulär ekonomi« (party programme ↗)“a broader shift to circular economy”
• away from throwaway culture»produkter som håller och lätt kan återanvändas och delas istället för slit- och släng« (2022 manifesto ↗)“products that last and can easily be reused and shared instead of throwaway and discard”

The party programme demands transition to circular economy and that the principle of the polluter pays is fully applied. The counter-proposal's demands for further measures that ensure material recycling targets and an investigation of increased financial producer responsibility for activities' packaging waste are precisely an application of these commitments. The plan's goal of sustainable consumption and climate perspective in all decisions reinforces this.

• circular economydecisive»Omställning till cirkulär ekonomi, för bättre användning av befintliga resurser.« (party programme ↗)“Transition to circular economy, for better use of existing resources.”
• the polluter pays»Principen om att förorenaren betalar tillämpas fullt ut.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays shall be fully applied.”
• sustainable consumption»Gå över till en hållbar konsumtion« (party programme ↗)“Move towards sustainable consumption”
• climate perspective in all decisions»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision and decision-making.”

The plan makes the circular economy a core commitment: sharing, repairing, reusing and recycling must become easier and more profitable, and it is described as a political task to push forward with economic instruments and clear rules. The counter-proposal's demand for additional measures to achieve material recycling targets and for clarified and strengthened producer responsibility are precisely such instruments. The plan also sets legal requirements for product durability and repairability.

• circular economydecisive»Att dela, hyra, reparera, återbruka och återvinna måste bli både enklare och mer lönsamt.« (party programme ↗)“Sharing, renting, repairing, reusing and recycling must become both easier and more profitable.”
• policy instruments for resource efficiency»Det är en politisk uppgift att med ekonomiska styrmedel och tydliga regler driva på« (party programme ↗)“It is a political task to push forward with economic instruments and clear rules”
• legal requirements for repairability»ställa lagkrav på att produkter ska vara enkla och billiga att reparera och uppdatera« (2022 manifesto ↗)“set legal requirements that products must be easy and cheap to repair and update”
• ban planned obsolescence»förbjuda produkter som är tillverkade för att gå sönder i förtid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ban products that are manufactured to break prematurely”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto stipulates that Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular, and the party programme is based on the polluter paying for their environmental impact. Requirements for additional measures to ensure material recycling targets are met and for clarified financial producer responsibility follow directly from these commitments.

• circular economy and recyclingdecisive»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”
• the polluter pays»Lika viktigt som skyldigheten att betala när man belastar miljön, är rättigheten att få betalt när man producerar ekosystemtjänster.« (party programme ↗)“Equally important as the obligation to pay when one burdens the environment is the right to be paid when one provides ecosystem services.”
• cost of environmental burden»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should cost more to pollute.”
• profitable to protect the environment»Det ska alltid vara lönsamt att vara miljövårdande och olönsamt att agera miljöförstörande.« (party programme ↗)“It should always be profitable to be environmentally caring and unprofitable to act in an environmentally destructive manner.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan requires that waste's environmental impact be reduced through functioning reuse and recycling and that basic raw materials shall circulate in the production system. Further measures that ensure that material recycling targets are reached, and clearer financial producer responsibility for operations' packaging waste, follow from this together with the principle that the polluter pays.

• increased reusedecisive»Avfallets miljöpåverkan ska minskas genom fungerande återanvändning och återbruk.« (party programme ↗)“Waste's environmental impact shall be reduced through functioning reuse and recycling.”
• circular material flows»grundläggande råvaror, såsom växtnäring och mineraler, ska cirkulera i produktionssystemet« (party programme ↗)“basic raw materials, such as plant nutrients and minerals, shall circulate in the production system”
• the polluter pays»Principen att förorenaren betalar ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays shall be upheld.”
• less littering»Samtidigt behövs fortsatta insatser för att förhindra att skräp och föroreningar, som plast och läkemedel, sprids i våra vatten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, continued efforts are needed to prevent rubbish and pollution, such as plastic and pharmaceuticals, from spreading in our waters.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires extended producer responsibility to reduce waste and establishes that waste management should primarily aim at preventing waste, then reuse and material recycling. The counter-proposal's requirement for additional measures for goal achievement and an investigation of stricter financial producer responsibility is a direct application of this. The principle that the polluter pays points in the same direction.

• extended producer responsibilitydecisive»ett utökat producentansvar.« (party programme ↗)“extended producer responsibility.”
• waste hierarchy»främst utgå från att förebygga avfall, sedan följer återanvändning och materialåtervinning.« (party programme ↗)“primarily aim at preventing waste, then follows reuse and material recycling.”
• polluter pays»Miljöpolitiken ska bygga på principen att förorenaren ska betala för de« (party programme ↗)“Environmental policy should be based on the principle that the polluter pays for the”
• resource efficiency»En livsstil som innebär ett slöseri med resurser är inte långsiktigt hållbar.« (party programme ↗)“A lifestyle that involves wasteful consumption of resources is not long-term sustainable.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's environmental line is based on technology development, growth and toughened penalties against littering rather than on new burdens and expanded financial producer responsibility for businesses' waste. It instead wants to remove a third of companies' administration costs and abolish the waste incineration tax. The counter-proposal's demands for further control and toughened producer responsibility thus go against the plan, even though the plan does not address the material recycling targets directly.

• reduced administrative burdendecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administration costs and a third of regulatory red tape”
• technology development ahead of burdens(2022 manifesto)
• lower waste taxes»Ta bort avfallsförbränningsskatten för att öka elproduktionen från kraftvärmeverken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove the waste incineration tax to increase electricity production from combined heat and power plants”
• proportionate environmental policy»Där miljöbovar betalar för sig, men du kan unna dig en plastpåse när du veckohandlar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where environmental wrongdoers pay for themselves, but you can afford a plastic bag when you do your weekly shopping.”

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The plan's environmental policy is based on the idea that measures should provide the most environment per crown and warns that Swedish special requirements that are stricter than the rest of the world risk putting industries out of business without global benefit. The counter-proposal wants to add more measures and tighten the financial producer responsibility for waste from operations, i.e., increased demands on companies. The plan prioritizes instead regulatory simplification and stopping symbolic politics that affects business.

• most environment per crowndecisive»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that give the most environment per crown”
• Swedish special requirements damage industries»Strängare miljö- och utsläppskrav i Sverige jämfört med i omvärlden riskerar ofta att slå ut svenska näringar och få globalt kontraproduktiva resultat när det kommer till de mål kraven syftar till att uppnå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stricter environmental and emissions requirements in Sweden compared to the rest of the world risk often putting out Swedish industries and getting globally counterproductive results when it comes to the goals the requirements aim to achieve.”
• regulatory simplification»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work towards regulatory simplification and reduce the administrative burden on small businesses”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that undermines the ability to conduct industry and business”