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The Swedish town that upcycled itself

Richard Orange
December 5, 2019

A former steel town about an hour from Stockholm has found a way to address the problems of consumption and waste at their source and final destination — the shopping mall and the landfill. In an effort to reinvent the Swedish town of Eskilstuna after industry moved out in the 1970s, residents turned to upcycling. Locals and tourists alike are flocking to this town to see what it has to offer.

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