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February 12, 2024Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Guidance for safe and sustainable plastics in a circular economy

Every year over 1.3 million tons of plastic are used in Sweden and the use is increasing. Today, less than 10 percent of all...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
February 12, 2024Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Guidance for recyclers or users of recycled materials

A prerequisite for a circular economy is that articles are free from hazardous substances. This guidance is helpful for...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Voluntary instrument
Resource
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November 24, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Upstream mitigation of microplastics at industrial laundry and the impact at the wastewater treatment plant

This project evaluated two full-scale pilots, drumfilter and ultrafiltration, for mitigating microplastics (MP) emissions to...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Textiles
Plastic
Health
Buildings and construction
Resource
alt
November 24, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Indicators for microplastic flows

To reduce the leakage of plastic into nature the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish EPA) has established two...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Public Procurement
Transport
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Plastic
Health
Buildings and construction
Resource
November 24, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Microplastics from tyre and road wear - A literature review

This literature review concerns microplastics generated by road traffic. Particles are produced as a result of tyre and road...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Public Procurement
Transport
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Plastic
Health
Resource
alt
November 16, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Dispersion and fate models for microplastics from tyre and road wear

Microplastics have been found in all environments: soil, water, air, the Polar Regions, and in organisms. Concentrations are...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Transport
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Plastic
Health
Resource
alt
November 16, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Potential policy instruments and measures against microplastics from tyre and road wear

In this report potential policy instruments and measures against microplastics from tyre and road wear have been mapped...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Transport
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Plastic
Health
Resource
alt
November 14, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Microplastic emissions from paint

Swedish Environmental Emissions Data (SMED) is a collaboration between IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, SCB...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Plastic
Health
Buildings and construction