{"id":10173,"date":"2025-11-06T05:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10173"},"modified":"2025-11-06T05:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:13:13","slug":"new-sorting-facility-for-plastic-packaging-waste-opens-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10173","title":{"rendered":"New sorting facility for plastic packaging waste opens in Norway\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Omr\u00e5 is capable of processing up to 90,000t of plastic packaging each year. Credit: TOMRA Systems ASA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Norway has opened a new national facility, Omr\u00e5, aimed at improving the country\u2019s ability to recycle plastic packaging waste, including types previously destined for incineration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Located at Holtskogen near Oslo, the facility is a joint venture between TOMRA Systems, which holds a 65% stake, and Plastretur, which owns the remaining 35%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Omr\u00e5 is capable of processing up to 90,000t of plastic packaging each year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It employs TOMRA\u2019s sensor-based sorting systems to separate mixed plastic waste into as many as ten different polymer types, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The plant is designed to work alongside municipalities and waste management firms adopting automated mixed waste sorting technologies, helping to raise national recycling rates by reducing dependence on household-level sorting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At present, around one-third of Norway\u2019s plastic packaging waste is recycled, with most of the rest still going to incineration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

TOMRA president and CEO Tove Andersen stated: \u201cOmr\u00e5 is more than a facility \u2014 it\u2019s a missing link in Europe\u2019s circular economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis facility has the capacity to receive and transform all of Norway\u2019s household plastic packaging waste into recyclable fractions, essentially closing the loop for plastics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a cornerstone piece of infrastructure providing reliable offtake for mixed waste sorting facilities, and can help recover more resources from source separated material.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under the European Union\u2019s (EU) Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), countries are expected to recycle at least 55% of plastic packaging waste by 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than 300 participants, including representatives from municipalities, recycling companies, brand owners, non-governmental organisations and policy specialists, attended the opening ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Plastretur CEO Karl Johan Ingvaldsen added: \u201cOmr\u00e5 gives municipalities and the entire value chain a clear signal: there is now a scalable, high-quality route for plastic packaging.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt provides the infrastructure needed to meet EU recycling targets and supports our shared ambition to build a truly circular plastics economy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The name Omr\u00e5, drawn from Norwegian words meaning \u201cto think about\u201d and \u201cto take care of,\u201d signifies the venture\u2019s focus on resource conservation and responsible waste handling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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