Agriculture recycles plastic more than most
Agriculture recycles plastic more than most people Agriculture is among the best to recycle plastic with a recycling rate of 85 per cent. For Norwegian…
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Norway pledges funds to clean the oceans
Norway pledges 400 million to the cleaning of the oceans Norway pledges NOK 400 million extra for efforts to clean the oceans of plastic waste, mainly…
Marine Plastic Pollution – a huge problem
The Problem of Marine Plastic Pollution Litter in the environment is an ongoing problem, but arguably one of the most pressing environmental challenges that we…
Polar bear cubs eat plastic on Svalbard
Tragic sight on Svalbard – Polar bear cubs eat plastic During a boat trip on Svalbard in June, the nature photographer Olav Thokle finally caught…
STARBUCKS: Good-Bye Plastic Straws
Starbucks stops using plastic straws Starbucks Corporation, the American coffee company and international coffeehouse chain operating almost 30,000 locations worldwide declared yesterday, July 9th, of…
Norwegian business is taking action to cut plastic packaging
Major Norwegian producers are taking control of getting rid of plastic.Over the next few years, several thousand tons of plastic will disappear from the stores….
Solberg asked G7 to join the team to clean up the world’s oceans
Erna Solberg donated NOK 100 million to prevent marine damage and encouraged the G7 countries to contribute. She also didn’t reject domestic plastic bans in…
Plastic plan puts Norway in the shadow
The EU’s plastic plan puts Norway in the shadow, fears WWF Compared with other countries, Norway appears to the dunce instead of the frontrunner in…
Red-Green Oslo to drop single-use plastic
Oslo will, as the first city in the world, cut unnecessary single-use plastics, promises Oslo’s Governing Mayor Raymond Johansen (Ap) and Vice Mayor for Environment…
Hurtigruten wages war on plastic: Bans single-use plastic by this summer
As one the first major companies Hurtigruten bans all unnecessary single-use plastic. Already by July 2nd, everything from plastic straws, drink mixers, plastic cups, coffee…
Researchers discover enzyme that “eats plastic”
A new enzyme that can quickly digest environmentally harmful plastics was discovered almost by chance by a group of British and American scientists. The…
Offshore vessels are considered to clean the sea of plastic
A parliamentary majority supports Arbeiderpartiet’s (Aps’) proposal to determine if offshore vessels could be seized to collect plastic in the ocean. About 130 offshore…
Plastic waste kills coral reefs
Plastic garbage kills coral reefs in the Pacific One in three coral reefs in the Pacific region is contaminated by plastic waste. Worse is the…
Researchers fear discoveries of plastic in northern ocean ice
The Norwegian Polar Institute presented a new survey on plastic in the sea ice of the northern sea on Monday. The researchers say the results…
New plastic strategy in the EU
The European Commission is promising a battle against plastic pollution, but it is currently unclear how to achieve this goal. “If we do not change…
Dislike plastic Christmas trees
Environmentalists dislike plastic Christmas trees Artificial Christmas trees are very popular in Norwegian homes, but environmental organizations are against the plastic waste they create, and…
Marzipan bread containing plastic pieces is withdrawn from the stores
The confectionery producer Toms recalls marzipan bread made by Anthon Berg from the Swedish market after finding plastic pieces in it. The recall applies to…
NOK 150 million for development programme to combat plastic and other marine litter
‘Norway intends to take the lead in ocean affairs internationally. Marine litter, including plastics, has become one of the most serious environmental problems of our…
60 million towards removing plastic along the coast
The Government has awarded NOK 60 million towards removing plastic along the coast of Norway Organizations that want to clear the coast for plastic will…
Plastic bag whale gives visiting record
Plastic bag whale gives visiting record The beaked whale found with 29 plastic bags in its stomach at Sotra in January, has given visitors record for…