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Environmental technology in Norway WASTE
Rune Opheim
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Our challenge

• - Hazardous components
• Air, water and soil pollution
• Lost resources

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Because of PCBs, he may not be able to breed...
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Legislative measures

• National legislation since the 1970's
• EU Directives since the 1990's (agreements with
  the EU)
• Voluntary agreements with industry organisations

Our job Establish the necessary framework to
take care of environment. Promote innovation and
market based solutions
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Producer responsibility Product waste flow
(simplified)
New products
Waste products
producer
importer
Money to pay for waste treatment
distributor
consumer

Collection point
Waste treatment
The producer/ importer must pay for the waste
treatment These costs will be part of the
products price The producer/ importer may choose
to take care of his own products
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Global Electroscrap producer responsibility by
2010?

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Promoting waste technology
Facilitators Buyers/ users
Developers
Authorities legislative economic framework
Waste operators Collection, sorting, recycling,
disposal
Environ-mental technology research industry
Producer responsibility organizations -
PROs Organize the practical system. Buy services.
Information to public
PRODU-CERS
Waste owners Sort and deliver waste to
established systems
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Collection technology Example Beverage packaging
Deposit systems for beverage packaging
More than 95 per cent take back in Norway. No
more littering and lost recourses!
www.tomra.com www.nbmf.no www.resirk.no
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Treatment technology Example Waste Electrical
Electronic products (WEEE)
Hazardous components, i.e. mercury and PCBs,
removed. Recyclable materials sorted out. Safe
work place
Advanced facilities for safe dismantling of waste
electrical products
www.elretur.no www.renas.no www.stenametall.com
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Recycling technology Example Plastic
Plastics collected from, households, building
sites, factories, fisheries and agriculture are
treated and turned into new commercial products
www.plastretur.no
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Disposal technology Example Incineration
energy recovery

• Waste incineration (combustion) with a minimum of
  air emissions. Energy used by distribution of hot
  water or electric power
• Advanced small scale incinerators
• Utilizing energy from landfill emission gas
• Waste based fuels for industry production

www.energos.com www.norcem.no
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Information technology Examples Norwegian
services

• Common web site for all Norwegian takeback
  systems
• Easy to find information related to your own
  municipality
• Extensive school information
• Advanced web based logistics systems for waste
  collection
• Efficient billing systems
• Authorities web sites with environmental
  information

www.loop.no www.materialretur.no www.environment.n
o www.sft.no
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Knowledge
Authorities cooperation ern Europe, China, South
Africa
www.norad.no www.europa.eu.int
Industry cooperation Within Europe World wide
www.epro-plasticsrecycling.org www.wbcsd.ch
Norwegian consultants With international
experience
www.norsas.no www.hjelcowi.no www.norconsult.no ww
w.noas.no
Thanks for your attention!