The waste disposal service is maintained by the inter-municipality company Agder Renovasjon DA , which take care of the garbage from the three municipalities Arendal, Grimstad and Froland. Recycling of household garbage is one of the important ingredients of the plan. This will be effectuated in 1999. Next year industrial waste will be included in the plan. Garbage is a result of our way of life.
Garbage comes from both production and consumption.
If not recycled, the garbage will not disappear, only be removed. The responsibility of the central government. The central government must set the standards for waste disposal and control that the municipalities follow the regulations. And at the same time waste treatment shall require as small resources as possible from the society. Toxic waste shall not be treated together with household waste, since it can be harmful to humans and the environment.