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Marine littering – need for new measures and regulations

Marine littering – need for new measures and regulations. Keep Norway Beautiful 5 . February 2014 Nancy Strand. Todays agenda. What is the problem Public participation Funding Prevention New role for Keep Norway Beautiful. Waste Management Norway.

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Marine littering – need for new measures and regulations

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  1. Marine littering – need for newmeasures and regulations Keep Norway Beautiful 5. February2014 Nancy Strand

  2. Todays agenda • What is the problem • Public participation • Funding • Prevention • New role for Keep Norway Beautiful

  3. Waste ManagementNorway • Interestorganisation for thewastesector in Norway • Membersaremunicipalities, intermunicipaland private companies - Responsiblefor Keep Norway Beautiful

  4. Who is responsible? • Lackof overall responsibility • Waste • Marine /coastal waters • ….

  5. Voluntarilyactions - mandatory! • Public participation- coastal ”dugnad” • Norway is a coastalnation – wewant to participate! • From 2 000 to 10 000 participantsin 3 years

  6. Need for governmentfunding • Proposedmunicipal ”clean-up tax”: good, but not enough • Waste handling needsfundingthroughcentralgovernmentbudget • Additionalfundsfrom extended producer responsibilityschemes

  7. Preventionmeasures • More knowledgeonsources • What’smeasuredget’s done… • Marine litteringpreventiontargets and action plans

  8. Keep Norway Beautiful-newrole? • Memberorganisation for municipalities, companies, NGOs • Coordinatenationalfunds for waste handling, preventionmeasures and campaigns • Waste Management Norway: in charge ofthetransitionperiod

  9. Photos: Thanks to Bo Eide and Keep Norway Beautiful Nancy.strand@avfallnorge.no

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