A high degree of collection implies a low charge, which makes it profitable to help to finance the collection system. The charge is also paid by those who use glass for other purposes than to contain drinks. The glass is collected in containers place at strategic sites. An earmarked tax of NOK 1.00 per litre of lubricating oil is used to subsidise the collection of waste oil. This reduces the price for delivery to a reception facility.
Consumers can deliver waste oil to special recipient facilities for hazardous waste.
The Product Control Act provides the authority to prohibit products. This has not been done to any extent. PCBs are now prohibited. The import of CFC, haloes and carbontetrachloride have been stopped. The use of CFC and haloes and in a short while also carbontetrachloride and 1.1.1trichloretane will be prohibited in a range of areas.