The case in summary: Over half of the residual waste from Arendal, Grimstad and Froland was incorrectly sorted, according to Agder Renovasjon. Poor sorting leads to higher waste disposal fees because it is expensive to deliver the waste for incineration. Food waste that is sorted correctly can be sold as soil, which can contribute to lower waste disposal fees. Agder Renovasjon has calculated that if everyone sorted correctly, the waste disposal fee would have been reduced by NOK 114 per household. Agder Renovasjon has budgeted that the price of delivering residual waste will increase to NOK 1,250 per tonne in 2024. The summary has been prepared by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – It may come from laziness or uncertainty about where the rubbish should be thrown, but I think that food waste is quite concrete. This is according to department manager Hilde Hvoslef in Agder Renovasjon, who has recently carried out a sorting analysis of the rubbish they receive from Arendal, Grimstad and Froland. It shows that more than half of the residual waste was incorrectly sorted, and that a quarter should have been thrown in the food waste. – We are surprised that there is so much food waste, says Hvoslef. The renovation company for Drammen also recently went through the rubbish. A lot of food waste also ends up in the wrong bin. The figures for this year are not yet clear, but two years ago over 60 percent of the residual waste there was missorted. – Better sorting results in lower fees Hvoslef in Agder Renovasjon says that poor sorting of rubbish leads to more expensive waste disposal fees for most people, among other things because it is expensive to deliver the waste for incineration. – If we can reduce the amount, we will get lower costs, which in turn will result in lower waste disposal fees. It goes directly back to the customers, she says. Agder Renovasjon has calculated that if everyone sorted correctly, the waste disposal fee would have been reduced by NOK 114 per household. Hilde Hvoslef in Agder Renovasjon believes that perhaps it is a bit of laziness or uncertainty that causes a lot of food waste to become part of the residual waste. Photo: Jon Gelius / news Food waste can be sold as soil Food waste that is sorted correctly can also contribute to lower waste disposal fees, because it can be sold. – Instead of paying NOK 1,200 per tonne to deliver it for incineration, we can compost it and sell it as soil. We have the capacity to receive much more food waste, says Hvoslef. Agder Renovasjon sells over 5,000 tonnes of soil each year. – Very stupid Resident Jeanette Velagic thinks it’s a shame that people aren’t better at source sorting. – I think it’s stupid. It is important that we at least do our part and sort at home, she says. Jeanette Velagic thinks it is stupid that we are not better at sorting rubbish. Photo: Pål Tegnander / news Agder Renovation has budgeted that the price of delivering residual waste will increase to NOK 1,250 per tonne in 2024. Hvoslef points out that there is great uncertainty associated with this, as the final CO2 tax has not been determined. Every year, the waste disposal company accepts 6,000 tonnes of residual waste. Last year, every Norwegian threw away 387 kilograms of household waste. Every Norwegian throws away an average of 387 kilograms of household waste a year. At Agder Renovasjon there is a lot of wrongly sorted rubbish. Photo: Jon Gelius / news
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