MRC news
Companies in Lofoten have developed new methods for collecting garbage from the sea
LoVeMar AS at Fiskebøl has devised smart solutions so that the clearing of marine plastic waste in the sea, rivers and beaches can be done more professionally and efficiently.Av Mari Rokkan - Lofotposten...
Lofoten-Based Companies Receive Millions to Clean Up Marine Plastic Pollution
From the left: Marthe Larsen haarr, Michael Pantalos and Carl Höjman from Salt, here at work along the Finnmark coast to document marine plastic pollution. Photo: Amund Trellevik A cluster of companies based in and around Lofoten, Norway won a national competition....
In the elite division
Marine Recycling Cluster (MRC), a group of cooperating companies originating in Lofoten and Vesterålen, is included in the national Arena cluster program "Norwegian Innovation Clusters". Read more here:...
Used Fishing Equipment Ends Up in Landfills
Until now used fishing equipment has ended up in landfills. Thousands of tons of marine plastic waste has thus been dug down under gravel and soil. We expect this to change. The dumping of used equipment in the ocean will also decrease. As a result huge amounts of...