Infinitum AS
{{Short description|Norwegian recycling operator}}
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|name = Infinitum AS
|type = Stock-based company
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|logo = Infinitum Logo.jpg
| founded = 1996
|location = Skøyen, Oslo, Norway
|key_people = Kjell Olav A. Maldum
|industry = Recycling industry
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|num_employees = 60
|homepage = {{url|www.infinitum.no}}
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Infinitum AS, former Norsk Resirk AS, is a corporation that operates the national paid recycling scheme for bottles and cans marked with the official "recyclable" or "deposit" (Pant in Norwegian) logo in Norway. The beverages containers included in the program are the ones made of aluminum, steel and plastic (PET) produced in or imported to the country.{{cite web|title=Infinitum - Geelmuyden Kiese|url=http://gknordic.com/case/infinitum/|accessdate=5 August 2016}} It is required by law in Norway that certain one-way containers use the deposit system.{{cite web|title=Regulations relating to the recycling of waste in Norway (English-translated title)|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2004-06-01-930|website=lovdata.no|accessdate=5 August 2016}}
The company was established in 1996 and is owned by companies and organizations in beverage industry and food trading (giant chain stores). The company aims to ensure the highest possible return in deposit recycling packaging for beverages at the lowest cost and environmental impact, for the time being, Infinitum managed to reach 95% return rate for one-way containers in Norway.{{cite web|title=More empty bottles and cans are being recycled (English-translated title)|url=http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/no/Nyheter/Nyheter/Old-klif/2013/juni-2013/Flere-tomflasker-og-bokser-gjenvinnes/|website=www.miljodirektoratet.no|accessdate=5 August 2016|archive-date=24 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023502/http://www.miljodirektoratet.no/no/Nyheter/Nyheter/Old-klif/2013/juni-2013/Flere-tomflasker-og-bokser-gjenvinnes/|url-status=dead}}
