{"id":48995,"date":"2024-07-05T10:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=48995"},"modified":"2024-07-05T10:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:46:35","slug":"the-urgent-need-to-tackle-norways-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/the-urgent-need-to-tackle-norways-plastic-pollution\/48995\/","title":{"rendered":"The urgent need to tackle Norway’s plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"
Plastic pollution is continuously washed up on Norwegian coastlines from around the world, causing an array of environmental and health dangers.<\/p>\n
Despite its hazardous effects, rates of global plastic production and consumption continue to rise worldwide.<\/p>\n
Despite Norway’s advocacy for a global agreement that guarantees stopping the flow of plastics into the environment, new research has highlighted the country as a European hotspot for plastic waste<\/a>.<\/p>\n The study, conducted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the Norwegian Air Research Institute (NILU), mapped the Norwegian plastic cycle\u00a0down to the product and polymer types.<\/p>\n The findings highlighted the scope of Norway’s plastic pollution problem and how the nation can become a global leader in addressing the issue.<\/p>\n15,000 tons of Norwegian plastic pollution annually<\/h3>\n