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The rapidly rising human population coupled with multifaceted industrial growth had resulted in production of voluminous waste materials. It had become critical to evolve a waste management system covering cities, nations and the continents for sustaining the environment. The popular methods of waste disposal included landfills, incineration/combustion, recovery, recycling, plasma gasification, composting, waste-to-energy (WtE), and avoidance or waste minimisation. Sweden being proactively cognizant of the depletion and degradation of non-renewable resources looked for sustainable solutions by initiating a waste recycling revolution. The nation's sustainable waste management strategy began with waste separation at the household level. Moreover, the country aimed to become the world's first fossil fuel free nation under its commitment of 'Roadmap 2050'. Sweden was striding on a mission of zero waste, as it was already recycling 99% of its household waste. The Swedish government had orchestrated a shift from landfills to recycling and thermal processing with the installation of an extensive network of WtE plants across the nation. This had resulted in proficient and cost effective waste management. However, they faced a shortage of waste and had to import for keeping the WtE plants optimally operational. The country had transformed its perception of waste for carrying out its recycling reforms. Could Sweden's efforts towards generating energy from waste become a global trailblazer?