Waste Recycling
Two of Oslo's landfills no longer receive waste for disposal. Landfill gas is collected and used for producing either electricity or heat. For every kilo of plastic recycled, CO2 emissions are reduced by around 2 kg, Recycling requires less energy than the production of plastics. The rubbish is pre-sorted, everything that can be recycled is supposed to be taken out, but there are still 300,000 tonnes left per year.
Waste Management System:
The food waste turns into bio-fertilisers and fuels for cars and buses. By replacing diesel with biogas as fuel, for 235 buses and vehicles, it would reduce the emission of fossil carbon dioxide by 12,600 tonnes per year. Plastic packaging can turn into new plastic products, like toys, chairs and fleece jackets.
The food waste turns into bio-fertilisers and fuels for cars and buses. By replacing diesel with biogas as fuel, for 235 buses and vehicles, it would reduce the emission of fossil carbon dioxide by 12,600 tonnes per year. Plastic packaging can turn into new plastic products, like toys, chairs and fleece jackets.
Why sort food waste?
It's shown that food waste would be incinerated and used for energy recovery. Incineration is when we take nothing from the nutrients in the food waste. By separating the food waste, it makes a better use of the energy from the food and reduces the CO2 emissions. The food waste will be delivered to plants which produces biogas, which then is used as fuel for buses and other vehicles. At the same time, bio-fertilisers is produced. Having bio gas in buses, would result to having cleaner air and less noise. Oslo's new biogas plant can produce enough biogas to fuel 170 buses, which would reduce fossil CO2 emissions for around 10,000 tones a year. The plant is able to produce environmentally friendly bio-fertiliser suitable for around 100 medium sized farms.
It's shown that food waste would be incinerated and used for energy recovery. Incineration is when we take nothing from the nutrients in the food waste. By separating the food waste, it makes a better use of the energy from the food and reduces the CO2 emissions. The food waste will be delivered to plants which produces biogas, which then is used as fuel for buses and other vehicles. At the same time, bio-fertilisers is produced. Having bio gas in buses, would result to having cleaner air and less noise. Oslo's new biogas plant can produce enough biogas to fuel 170 buses, which would reduce fossil CO2 emissions for around 10,000 tones a year. The plant is able to produce environmentally friendly bio-fertiliser suitable for around 100 medium sized farms.
Why sort plastic packaging?
Plastic is quite suitable for recycling. Things that can be made from recycled plastics are buckets, toys, fleece tops and office chairs. It's important to recycle plastic for environmental reasons, because plastic would need a long time to decompose and also a lot of pollution is involved during the production. To product one kilo of plastic, it would take two kilos of oil. For every kilos of plastic recycled, it would reduce CO2 emissions by 2kg. Recycling plastic would require less energy than the production of making new plastics. When people recycle one kilo of plastic, it has enough energy to light a 60 watt bulb for eight hours.
Plastic is quite suitable for recycling. Things that can be made from recycled plastics are buckets, toys, fleece tops and office chairs. It's important to recycle plastic for environmental reasons, because plastic would need a long time to decompose and also a lot of pollution is involved during the production. To product one kilo of plastic, it would take two kilos of oil. For every kilos of plastic recycled, it would reduce CO2 emissions by 2kg. Recycling plastic would require less energy than the production of making new plastics. When people recycle one kilo of plastic, it has enough energy to light a 60 watt bulb for eight hours.
Oslo's objective:
To introduce source separation of food waste and plastic packaging for all households in Oslo. Three large modern recycling stations will be built. Several new return points for glass and metal packaging will be rolled out. By 2014, the material recycling rate will be increased by 50% in Oslo. By 2030, the CO2 emissions will be halved.
To introduce source separation of food waste and plastic packaging for all households in Oslo. Three large modern recycling stations will be built. Several new return points for glass and metal packaging will be rolled out. By 2014, the material recycling rate will be increased by 50% in Oslo. By 2030, the CO2 emissions will be halved.