Plastic in Sweden Facts and practical advice : A short version of Kartläggning av plastflöden i Sverige (Mapping Plastic Flows in Sweden)

• Plastic is everywhere, all around us. Plastic consumption is increasing steadily, and so is the amount of plastic waste.This brochure is a summary of the report Kartläggning av plastflöden i Sverige (Mapping Plastic Flows in Sweden), which was produced for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency in 2019.It contains information about how much plastic we use and what happens to it afterwards. Currently, most of it is incinerated for energy recovery. However, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is important to increase the material recycling of plastic, so this brochure presents suggestions for how to do this, focusing on businesses, individuals and decision-makers.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Plastic

Plastic waste

Plastic consumption

Plastic use

Plastic products

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