Johan Hultman
Professor
The business model of solid waste management in Sweden – A case study of two municipally-owned companies
Författare
Summary, in English
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.
Avdelning/ar
- Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap
Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
512-518
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Waste Management & Research
Volym
30
Issue
5
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
SAGE Publications
Ämne
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Nyckelord
- legislation
- European
- value creation
- Municipal solid waste
- business model
- Sweden
Aktiv
Published
Projekt
- Organizing critical infrastructure services-The case of Waste Management
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1096-3669