Norway is quickly becoming the destination for Europe’s
trash. Countries have started to pay Norway to take their garbage away. Norway
is using this trash in their incinerators to produce energy, and they have the
highest waste to energy ratio in all of Europe. The power plants filter out the
metals and plastics for recycling, then take the rest of the waste and burn it.
A few issues with this process are the environmental impact of the pollution
produced by the burning of the trash, as well as the unburnt material, and the
transport of the garbage. A few solutions to these problems could include
emissions filters on the power plants, better disposal of unburnt waste and
ashes, and increased containment of the trash.
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Interesting article. I think its pretty ironic that while Norway is recycling more plastic and metal than any other country, it is also releasing tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from burning waste. I think the only way to fix this issue is for Norway to immediately stop taking in trash from other countries, stop burning their waste and create landfills instead to dispose of their trash. Of course that isn't a good long term plan or even that much better for their environment but it's better than what they are doing now.
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