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Sara Malmheden
Press officer
Phone: +46(0) 10-788 65 10
E-mail: sara.malmheden@ivl.se
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2020-06-10Press releaseBetter for the environment to renovate than replace flooring
Every year, 25 million square meters of flooring is installed in Sweden. A life-cycle analysis conducted by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute in cooperation with the floor maintenance comp...
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2020-05-26NewsDigital twin secures commissioning of new Stockholm sewage works
Summer 2020 will see the installation of a revolutionary new treatment process at the Henriksdal sewage treatment facility in Stockholm. The implementation schedule is tight – full purification is re...
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2020-05-14Press releaseNew project to reduce microplastics in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea
IVL is starting a new project in China aiming to prevent and reduce microplastic pollution from land-based sources to the sea. This will be done through pilot work in textile industries and wastewate...
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2020-05-12NewsNew pilot plant targets extraction of nitrogen from wastewater
A new large pilot plant to extract nitrogen from wastewater constructed at the Hammarby Sjöstadsverk facility. Together with Ekobalans, a nutrient recycling company, IVL will test and optimize new te...
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2020-05-11Press releaseBeyond GDP growth: future universal basic income scenarios
Universal basic income, also called citizen’s income, is often proposed as an integral component of alternative and sustainable economic systems. Together with researchers at KTH and Södertörn Univer...
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2020-05-07Press releaseMöbelfakta now an independent labelling system with IVL as principal owner
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute is now majority owner of the Möbelfakta labelling system previously owned by the Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry (TMF). IVL will drive a...
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2020-04-22Press releaseGotland to develop a green industrial symbiosis park
IVL, together with the association Tillväxt Gotland, will investigate the potential for developing an industrial symbiosis park near Visby on Gotland. A survey will now be done to see what industrial...
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2020-04-08Press releasePlastic, paper or cotton bag – the choice might depend on where you live
What bag is the best for the environment? The question is simple, but the answer more complex. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute compiled information from life cycle assessments on behalf ...
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