Plastic is everywhere in the environment
We work with plastic flows – from production and design to usage, reuse and recycling. Our work helps reduce the environmental impacts of plastic, and increase the sustainable use of plastics.
IVL Swedish Environmental Institute has strong expertise in plastics and can provide support and advice on using plastics sustainably.
Our data collection and analysis process is comprehensive, providing well-founded decision support through surveys, statistics, and a thorough analysis of plastics flows—from production and usage to waste, treatment, and dispersion of microplastics.
We help local governments and companies risk-assess substances in products and waste, which is particularly important in reuse and recycling. We also conduct environmental assessments at the product and system levels.
We conduct assignments and research projects to identify and analyze obstacles and propose and study policy measures for government agencies and businesses that promote the sustainable use of plastics.
A selection of our work in plastics
Circular industrial plastic
Swedish industry uses large amounts of plastic packaging. Most is incinerated after a single use. The project Closing the loop of industrial plastics is developing solutions to close such circles, which would bring economic and environmental benefits.
Bio-plastics in Europe
Most plastics in the world are produced from fossil oil and a great deal of plastic waste ends up in the environment. In the project Bio-plastics Europe strategies and solutions for bio-based and biodegradable plastics are developed, as an alternative to conventional, fossil-based plastics.
Increased recycling from industry and healthcare
By increasing the recycling of plastics, we help achieve the UN's global climate goals. Single-use plastics in healthcare and industry is an area with a lot of growth potential when it comes to recycling.
The latest news in Plastics
Services offered by IVL in the field of plastics
IVL helps you develop solutions that help foster sustainable operations and a sustainable society. Everything we do rests on a scientific foundation, and if you engage us as a consultant, you get all our research as part of the deal.
Research in plastics
Research that fosters sustainable plastics use
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