The government is introducing labeling requirements for single-use plastic products
The government will introduce labeling requirements for sanitary products, wet wipes, tobacco products with filters, and drinking cups that are fully or partially made of plastic. Labeling will contribute to better waste management and reduce littering.
The requirement for proper labeling covers several plastic products that are often found as rubbish on Norwegian beaches
The label must inform and educate consumers that the product contains plastics and must not be thrown into the toilet, for example, or left in nature. The labeling requirement covers several products that are often found on Norwegian beaches as trash or thrown down the toilet.
– We want to limit it plastic waste. We are introducing now requirements for labeling plastic that often ends up as waste or flushed down the toilet. At the same time, the government is banning many single-use plastic products. We are also working internationally on a new global agreement that will prevent plastic pollution, says the minister climate and the environment Sveinung Rotevatn.
The labeling requirement will be specified in the regulations in the product regulations and will enter into force on October 1, 2021.
The one who brings these products to market In Norway, must ensure that they are labeled in accordance with the labeling requirements. Signage is expected to have positive influence on the environment by reducing littering and therefore less plastic. The goal is, among other things, to fewer people put masks, tampons and wet wipes into the toilet and not to throw away plastic coffee cups in nature. This will result in less pollution and reduce the costs of wastewater treatment plants.
Later this summer, the government will present a comprehensive plastics strategy that addresses global, regional and national measures across the cycle life from synthetic materials.
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