"We're exploring the similarities between recycling and horror. For example, zombies are recycled flesh and bones." Sweden has a new face in the war against household waste: heavy metal monster band Lordi

Mr Lordi at a table with a family eating food.

I know what you're thinking and no - this isn't a late April Fool's joke, it's very real. It seems that Sweden has a new face in the war against waste - none other than Eurovision-conquering Finnish heavy metal monster band, Lordi!

The Swedish recycling organisation Pantamera has announced that Lordi will head up its campaign for 2026, with the Finns even releasing a special single to mark the occasion. The track, suitably titled Pantamera (Pan-Tah-Meh-RAH!), is a reimagined version of a classic folk song from Cuba originally written to celebrate Cuban culture and solidarity with its people. Again, I promise I'm not making this all up.