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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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2025-02-11Press releaseAdvanced sorting of plastics can yield significant climate benefits
The more thoroughly we sort our plastic packaging by plastic type, the more times it can be recycled. This means that advanced sorting of plastic packaging can reduce the climate impact of recycling....
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2025-01-31Press releaseIndustry co-operation important to increase textile recycling
Since the beginning of the year, it has been mandatory to leave used textiles for reuse or recycling. But what is the state of textile recycling in Europe? The IVL-led project Sustainable Clothing Fu...
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2025-01-29NewsGovernment bans scrubber discharge in Swedish waters
The Swedish government has decided to ban discharge from scrubbers – systems that shower exhaust gases on ships. The ban will apply to all ships in Swedish waters.
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2025-01-17Press releaseReuse of textiles is most important for the climate – wherever in the world it takes place
In a new study, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute has assessed the environmental, social and economic sustainability of different methods for handling textiles collected in Sweden. The stu...
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2024-12-17NewsProject will combat energy poverty
Together with Eslöv Municipality and Energikontor Syd, IVL has been granted funding from Formas for a project on reducing the risk of energy poverty. The aim is to map how energy poverty can manifest...
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2024-12-03NewsAward for development of safe and sustainable chemicals
ProScale, a tool that can be used to assess products' chemical risks from a life cycle perspective, has received an award from Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council. The award, in the cat...
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2024-11-29NewsCOP29: Breakthrough for agreement on UN-supervised carbon market
Although the COP29 climate summit ended amidst heavy criticism, one important milestone was achieved: the approval of standards for a UN-supervised greenhouse gas market under Article Six of the Pari...
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2024-11-25Press releaseLocation key to how much air pollution children are exposed to
Where and how preschools are located in cities is a key factor in determining how much harmful air pollution the preschool children are exposed to. Even small differences in location within the same ...
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