Lena Holm Christensen

David McKinnon

Camilla Christensen

Leonidas Milios

Ioannis Bakas

Márton Herczeg

Eldbjørg Blikra Vea

Niels Busch 

Camilla K. Damgaard

Henna Punkkinen

Margareta Wahlström

This project examines the market for recycled plastic, with a primary focus on post-consumer plastic waste because this is considered to be the more problematic. The market for plastic waste generated in manufacturing and production is relatively strong and well-functioning; As a consequence, the majority of plastic waste from manufacturing and production is recycled. Post-consumer waste is much less homogenous: it comes from a wide variety of sources, and contains a wide variety of plastics and tends to be difficult to collect, sort, and recycle. This project identifies barriers to further utilisation of recycled plastics, and analyses a collection of policy tools that could be used to support and expand that market.

Overcoming barriers to better resource utilisation

Plastic Waste Markets

 Mikael Hallstrøm Eriksen 

Camilla K Damgaard

There is an increased focus on ensuring optimal use of the resources of the planet. However experience shows that legislation can hinder the use of the resources from waste. This report examines the unintended consequences that legislation, enforcement and other formal institutions can have on utilization of biowaste as a resource. The project consists of three main elements: 1) Desk research 2) Qualitative phone interviews with relevant actors in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. 3) Solution dialogues with authorities. The barriers to better utilisation of biowaste are diffuse, and the solutions complex. A mixture of changes in regulation, better cooperation and coordination between regulative bodies, and better guidance and information sharing between national- and municipal authorities and the business community would together reduce the barriers for utilisation of biowaste.

Analysis of Institutional barriers for using Biowaste as a resource

Barriers for utilisation of biowaste

Lena Holm Christensen

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