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Sara Malmheden
Press officer
Phone: +46(0) 10-788 65 10
E-mail: sara.malmheden@ivl.se
Press releases and news
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2015-12-12Press release
Dirty plastic containers hamper our sorting efforts
Ice cream packages, plastic bags, sour cream cans and toothpaste tubes. We bring home large quantities of plastic packaging every year, but we need to be better at sorting them.
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2015-12-11Press release
86 kg waste produced by a single mobile phone
A mobile phone gives rise to 86 kg of waste material, in the form of for instance mining waste and slag products. The cost of climate emissions for the same phone is estimated to 140 Swedish Crowns. ...
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2015-12-08News
New report shows that Uganda can become 100 percent renewable by 2050
In a new report a scenario with 100 percent renewable energy future for Uganda is presented. According to the report, modern energy services can be rolled-out to the whole population by 2030, and by ...
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2015-11-23News
Emissions Trading focus for IVL at the Climate Summit in Paris
November 30th is the starting date for the United Nations 21st conference on climate change, COP21, held in Paris. Several IVL researchers, active in the Mistra Indigo research program, are scheduled...
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2015-09-29News
Biomass burning in Eastern Europe pollute the air in the Nordic countries
Large-scale biomass burning in Eastern Europe is an important source for polluted air over the northern hemisphere. Over the past decade several major fires, especially in southern Russia, have affec...
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2015-09-23Press release
Breakthrough for measuring traffic emissions with new samplers
A fifth of all municipalities in Sweden exceed the threshold for nitrogen dioxide stipulated in the environmental quality standard. But long-term measurement of nitrogen oxide levels at street level ...
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2015-09-16Press release
New certification scheme to double the collection of used textiles
Textile consumption is on the increase in the Nordic countries, however the majority of used textiles end up in the rubbish bin. A new, voluntary certification scheme that within ten years will lead ...
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2015-09-04Press release
New project will reduce food waste in Europe
One third of all food produced is thrown to waste, which makes it the third largest emission source of greenhouse gases. The 16th of September 2015 marked the start of the EU Horizon 2020 funded pro...
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