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Johan Hultman.

Johan Hultman

Professor

Johan Hultman.

The business model of solid waste management in Sweden – A case study of two municipally-owned companies

Author

  • Hervé Corvellec
  • Torleif Bramryd
  • Johan Hultman

Summary, in English

Abstract in Undetermined
This paper describes the business model of municipally-owned MSW (municipal solid waste) companies in Sweden. A comparative study of two of these companies shows that they combine three types of activities: public service activities that collect solid waste from households, commercial establishments, and industry; processing activities that transform this waste; and marketing activities that enable products and recycled material to re-enter the economy. The historical success of the two companies rests on their ability to create value by combining these three distinct yet mutually dependent types of activities. However, an ongoing legal controversy may develop into a threat to this business model and to the entire organization of Swedish waste management.

Department/s

  • Department of Service Studies

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

512-518

Publication/Series

Waste Management & Research

Volume

30

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • legislation
  • European
  • value creation
  • Municipal solid waste
  • business model
  • Sweden

Status

Published

Project

  • Organizing critical infrastructure services-The case of Waste Management

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1096-3669