In Norway, bottles made of plastic are still fantastic

With its 97 per cent recycling rate, Norway is 10 years ahead of the EU's 2029 target date, by when countries must recycle at least 90 per cent of their plastic bottles. [AFP]

One at a time, the elderly lady places her empties into the gaping hole of a machine at the entrance to an Oslo supermarket. With a well-functioning deposit system, Norway recycles almost all of its plastic bottles.