DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN

GREECE

and

NORWAY

IN TERMS OF RECYCLING

 ONLY 16 % OF WASTE RECYCLED (x 28 % EU AVERAGE)

COVERAGE OF RECYCLING TRASH BINS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS SPARSE (MORE IN BIGGER TOWNS / AIRPORTS / FREQUENTLY VISITED TOURIST SITES, BUT RARE IN COUNTRYSIDES)

INSUFFICIENT PROMOTION OF RECYCLATION

FACTS

"Despite paying out tens of millions of euros worth of fines for the illegal dumps, the Greek government continues to leave recycling to the people on a “voluntary basis,” meaning that households sort through their own eligible waste and determine what and how to dispose of it with no fines enforced for illegal dumping." (GreekReporter, 2017)

"PANT" - PEOPLE CAN RETURN BOTTLES IN SUPERMARKETS OR SPECIAL RECYCLING MACHINES FOR A REFUND 1 - 2,5 NOK

ENVIRONMENTAL TAX ON ALL BEVERAGE PRODUCERS AND IMPORTERS WHEN "PANT" RATE DROPS BELOW 95 %

RECYCLING RATE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE = 42,5 %

FACTS

"We want to get to the point where people realise they are buying the product but just borrowing the packaging," says Maldum. (Mother Nature Network, 2018)

CULTURE COMPASS IN TERMS OF THE TOPIC

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