CircularFarmPlastics Workshop Norway
CircularFarmPlastics – invites you to the first workshop in Norway.
Over three days, we will follow the journey of agricultural plastics through the value chain, from on-farm collection to recycling and the creation of new circular products.
Join us for a farm visit where equipment that can make plastic handling easier will be demonstrated. Hear what researchers from NIVA and NIBIO have discovered about plastics in soil, and learn how biodegradable plastics perform under Nordic conditions.
The programme is open to everyone. Please note that participation in the factory tour at Områ is limited to a maximum of 30 participants (divided into two groups), so places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
See the programme below and register by clicking here.
The CircularFarmPlastics project is co-funded by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund) through the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027.
Program
Monday oct 05th - Våningshuset, Hellerud farm
17:00 – Welcome and project overview. Bastian Edi Hoffmann, project manager
17:20 - Hellerud farm – the biggest little farm on a road towards regenerative lighthouse. Hilde Tveiten Døvre, Norges Vel.
17:45 – From a farmer view and Bondelaget – Eline Stokstad Oserud is a farmer and employee in Bondelaget. She will share how the farm plastic starts its journey from the farm and tell us how the organisation work on farm plastic.
18:15 – panel talk – The future of a circular farm plastic value chain
18:45 – Walk and talk, Hellerud farm
19:00 - Dinner
Tuesday oct 06th
08:30 - Bus departing for Lier Municipality.
09:30 – Arrival Lier municipality
09:45 - How has Lier Municipality addressed the issue of plastic? Kjell Warholm
10:30 - Farm plastic systems – a short overview of (Norway), Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland.
11:15 – To be confirmed
11:45 – NORSIRK - From Farm to Waste Collection: Experiences with Mobile Agricultural Plastic Collection in Norway. v/Emilie Halland
12:15 – LUNCH
13:00 – Farm visit and equipment demonstration - Felleskjøpet
16:30 – Bus departing for X Hotel at Hellerud
17:30 – Arriving X Hotel
Wednesday oct 07th
08:00 - Bus departing from X Hotel
09:00 – Arrival Områ
Tour on the factory – groups of 15, max two groups.
09:15 – factory group 1
09:15 – group 2: presentation (To be confirmed)
10:00 – Factory tour group 2
10:00 – group 1: presentation (To be confirmed)
11:00 – Plastretur
11:30 - Lunch
12:00 – Bus departing from Områ
12:30 – Arriving Ås
Guided tour of the Ås campus
13:00 – Vitenparken - meeting room
13:10 – NIBIO – presentation Biodegradable mulch films: Benefits, limitations and lessons from Norwegian field studies. Claire Coutris,NIBIO, included Q&A, group discussions.
14:00 – NIVA – presentation The changing use and recycling prospects for agricultural plastics in Norway: How to prevent environmental pollution. Line Johanne Barkved, NIVA, included Q&A, group discussions.
14:50 – Microscope session
15:15 – Closing remarks for external participants v/Bastian Edi Hoffman, project manager
15:30 – Bus departing for X Hotel
Optional: public train to Oslo for tourist purpose.
Thursday oct 08th - Internal project meeting
08:30 – X Hotel: Internal project meeting
11:30 – Lunch
12:30 – Wrap up
13:20 – airport shuttle from Hellerud bus stop.
Prosjektfakta:
Prosjektperiode: 2026–2028
Program: Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Prosjektleiar: Statsforvaltaren i Vestland
Land: Norge, Finland, Estland, Litauen og Polen
Tema: Innsamling, logistikk, gjenvinning og sirkulære løysingar for landbruksplast.
Sjå presentasjon av prosjektet her.