Three MPs — Une Bastholm, Ingrid Liland, and Frøya Skjold Sjursæther — propose prioritizing the recycling and reuse of minerals over new extraction. The proposers argue that Norway should establish a mineral hierarchy, create a national centre for circular mineral value chains, and collaborate with the EU on sustainable supply chains for critical raw materials.
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The Storting calls on the government to develop a mineral hierarchy modelled on the waste hierarchy, establishing that reuse and recycling of minerals must always be preferred over new mineral extraction.
The Storting calls on the government to investigate policy tools to promote recycling of critical raw materials (as listed by the EU) from sources including electronic waste and hazardous waste such as cathode waste from the aluminium industry. The investigation should be coordinated with the Prosess21 initiative and assess potential synergies between recycling and extraction of virgin materials.
The Storting calls on the government to build on existing centres of expertise and establish a national centre for both mineral extraction and circular mineral value chains. The centre should help develop profitable markets and supply chains for recovering minerals from industrial waste, side streams, and other secondary raw materials.
The Storting calls on the government to complete Norway's position in the EEA negotiations on the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act and work for swift incorporation of the regulation into the EEA agreement by the end of 2026. Sufficient capacity must be ensured for proper case processing, environmental assessments, and coordination between relevant permit authorities.
The Storting calls on the government to report back to the Storting with an assessment of how Norway should contribute to meeting the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act objectives on increased recycling of critical raw materials, developing circular value chains, and strengthening mapping of mineral resources.