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  1. 16. Microplastic emissions from laundry in Sweden : An actor analysis including the drivers, barriers, possibilities and responsibility of actors upstream and downstream Mimbly AB towards reducing the microplastic emissions.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Nathalie Martin; Olivia Gewert; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The usage of plastic is continuously growing with an increasing amount spreading to the environment. This entails potential negative effects on both the human health and on animals, for example by animals starving due to mistaking plastic for food. READ MORE

  3. 17. Closing the Plastic Tap — Global Plastic Waste and the Circular Economy. A Multi-Regional Hybrid Input-Output Analysis of Plastic Waste Footprints

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Judith Baeta Humanes; [2021]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Plastic pollution is a cross-national environmental and societal challenge that needs to be addressed from the point of view of global supply chains. The circular economy (CE) has emerged as an alternative paradigm to the traditional “take-make-waste” models of production and consumption to create a closed-loop system so that plastic is trapped in the economy and not in the environment. READ MORE

  4. 18. The discoloration of polyethylene obtained from chemical separation of laminates: Investigating additives and other potential causes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Can Feng; [2021]
    Keywords : Delamination; multilayered packaging; polymer discoloration; plastic film; recycling; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : PolyAl, the material composed of laminated polyethylene (PE) films and aluminum (Al) in carton, is a challenge in recycling due to the strong adhesion of the layers and the low value of the end products. In Europe, recent efforts to improve the circularity of carton packages include the chemical separation of PolyAl, in order to obtain higher values of the PE and Al separately. READ MORE

  5. 19. Investigation of sustainable methods to reduce water hardness in drinking water treatment plants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Élise Karlsson Faudot; [2021]
    Keywords : Water hardness; sustainability; Bulltofta water treatment plant; water hardness reduction; plant biomass; plastic; pumice stone; adsorption; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Water hardness is caused by magnesium and calcium ions (Mg2+ and Ca2+), and can result in formation of deposits, destruction of soap and increase of copper corrosion in old plumbing pipes. To soften the originally hard groundwater supplying 20% of Malmö’s drinking water, Bulltofta water treatment plant imports burned lime from Germany. READ MORE

  6. 20. The dark truth behind plastic waste trade, the consequences of the Chinese import ban & the environmental damage of plastic waste trade using Life Cycle Assessment.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Olivia Lundmark; [2021]
    Keywords : Chinese import ban; Life Cycle Assessment; Plastic waste; Plastic waste trade; Science General;

    Abstract : In recent years, plastic waste trade has received increasing attention due to huge amounts ending up in countries with high rates of mismanaged plastic waste and the environmental damage of plastic pollution. The EU has been exporting plastic waste to China for recycling purposes due to insufficient domestic recycling capacities, until 2018, when China decided to ban all imports of plastic waste. READ MORE