If they attend an education about the facility, the driver's license will open the gate.

- I think it is needed and is a sensible idea, says Bureåbon Mikael Söderlund, who is one of the first group of ten to have greater access to the recycling center.

From 07 to 22 Sunday to Thursday he can now choose for himself when he wants to throw away his junk. Similar systems exist in some municipalities in southern Sweden, but Skellefteå has developed its own for SEK 1 million.

- I would like to say that this is unique in northern Sweden, says the operations manager for waste Agneta Lantto Forsgren.

If the experiment falls well in Bureå, it will be introduced at other recycling stations.