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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
Policy
February 9, 2022Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Single Use Plastic – directive and other measures for a sustainable use of plastics

This Directive promotes circular approaches that give priority to sustainable and non-toxic re-usable products and re-use...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
January 26, 2021Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Circular economy – Strategy for the transition in Sweden

To contribute to this, four focus areas of importance for achieving the vision have been selected. The focus areas are...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
December 17, 2019Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

The National Waste Plan and the Waste Prevention Program

The long-term goal is a circular economy in which waste will not, in principle, arise, and society will retain its resources...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
December 9, 2019Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

National coordination for a sustainable plastic use – incl "roadmap"

The Swedish EPA’s roadmap for the sustainable use of plastics is intended to create a unified understanding of what changes...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan