The Government of Sweden has, through its export platform, ‘Smart City Sweden,’ approved financing support to the Karu waste management project in Nasarawa State. According to a statement made available to newsmen by the Managing Director of KIWC, Obiora Okoye, the funds would be used to co-finance the Project’s Feasibility Study led by the WSP Sweden and supported by the local firm, Natural Eco Capital Limited. The proposed project aims to reduce the amount of waste destined for land filling and dumping within Karu by the recovery and conversion of recyclable materials into useful products, including energy through the application of state-of-the-art technologies and best practices.