Role: An example from Sweden: “… The management of mining waste, also called extractive waste, is a key factor for the future mining industry of Sweden. Mines are highly waste intensive, and the quantity of mining waste produced in Sweden each year is much higher than all other types of waste combined. For example, according to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, a total of 117.6 million tonnes of waste was produced in 2010. Of this, 115.1 million tonnes was classed as non-hazardous waste, and the largest part of that waste stream consisted of 89 million tonnes of mining waste…”