Tag: plastic
Plastic in the Lierelva attracts bacteria and viruses – news Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio
The case in summary Researchers at the Veterinary College have found disease-causing bacteria such as E.coli and Listeria as well as noro- and adenovirus on plastic in the Lierelva, Norway’s…
Million drops in plastic bags. Now a bag costs NOK 5.50 in the shops – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
In summary: Norgesgruppen stores have sold almost 80 million fewer plastic bags than last year, with Rema 1000 having sold 39 million fewer since the price increase. Customers are more…
Thousands of toothbrushes and plastic rubbish are still lying in the forest in Åsnes. – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
In 2022, news wrote about thousands of old toothbrushes that were dumped in the forest in Åsnes municipality. The toothbrushes were legally dumped by the toothbrush factory Jordan in the…
93 percent of agricultural plastic is recycled. Norwegian farmers probably at the top of Europe – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
Alongside his work with pigs, cows and grain, Andreas Aarsland in Kvernaland collects agricultural plastic from almost the entire municipality. – Someone has to do it, says Aarsland in a…
Norwegians buy four times as many plastic bags as Swedes – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
So far, several price increases on plastic bags have caused us to buy far fewer bags in the shops. In May, the price increased again – and Handelens Miljøfond hoped…
Chemical recycling of plastic will save the environment – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
The case in summary: The research center Norner and the company Pointbreak have developed a method to chemically recycle plastic waste by turning it into pyrolysis oil, a raw material…
Pink explosive plastic clip from Rogfast found from Stavanger to Haugesund – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
Torbjørn Nilsen always uses a few Sundays each month to clean the beach area. This Sunday, the sight that met him on Langøy in Stavanger was disturbing. – It was…
Going back to bamboo plow sticks – discarding the plastic sticks – news Vestland
Many of us remember them from childhood. The bamboo plowshares. Long since replaced by the plastic competitor. But now the bamboo sticks are on their way back. At least in…
The purchase of plastic bags pays for the Institute of Marine Research and Green Bay to clear debris along the coast – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
– They are simply death machines. Animals die steadily in them. Ove Cornelius Olsen of the company Green-Bay refers to the tins that are never retrieved from the seabed. He…
Plastic bag use is on the rise. It shows recent figures from Handelens miljøfond – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
– It is because of the environment, but also the price. Sara Van De Graaf did not buy a plastic bag when she was at the store today. – I…