A heat and power station northwest of Stockholm is using an unusual source of fuel to power its operations: Unwanted clothing from the retail chain H&M. The power station was once fueled by oil and coal, but has now been converted to burn materials such as recycled wood and trash, including H&M clothes. By converting old plants to burn biofuels and garbage, Sweden is hoping to edge out the last of its fossil fuel units by the end of this decade.
This Swedish power plant generates energy by burning clothing from H&M
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