<p> </p><p>IKEA of Sweden decided to set a target to keep the amount of waste low, by minimizing the amount of combustible waste to 8% of the total waste amount. IKEA Gothenburg has been having troubles with the target, since their amount of combustible waste has been twice and trice as much as the goal.</p><p>Research have been done by interviews, questionnaire, random controls in the recycling area, IKEA’s own environmental education (E-learning) and observations of the everyday work. These researches have lead to a couple of suggestions and ideas.</p><p>Issues that have been discussed is mainly the possibilities of changing and improving of the recycle area, engagement within the management as well as the staff, responsibility distribution and to make the profits in economics and environment visible.</p><p> </p> / <p> </p><p>IKEA Sverige har satt upp mål om att hålla avfallsnivån så låg som möjligt, genom att andelen brännbart avfall maximalt får vara 8% av den totala avfallsmängden. IKEA Göteborg har haft problem, då halten av deras brännbara avfall har legat på det dubbla respektive tredubbla i de båda varuhusen.</p><p>Genom en grundlig undersökning, med hjälp av intervjuer, enkäter, stickprovskontroller i ÅVC, miljöutbildning (E-learning) samt observationer av det dagliga arbetet har en rad förslag och slutsatser dragits. Bland annat diskuteras möjligheterna till förändrat och förbättrat upplägg i ÅVC, engagemang hos ledning och personal, ansvarsfördelning, utbildning samt synliggörning av ekonomiska och miljömässiga vinster.</p><p> </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hik-899 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Svensson, Ellen, Hedlund, Frida |
| Publisher | University of Kalmar, School of Pure and Applied Natural Sciences, University of Kalmar, School of Pure and Applied Natural Sciences |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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