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Recycled materials in wood plastic composites
A-plast makes products from sawdust, rice hulls and vegetable oil. The material, called WPC, or wood plastic composites, contains 70 percent recycled wood. It combines the lightness and robustness of plastic with the touch and feel of wooden surfaces.
A green performance at the opera
GöteborgsOperan (the Gothenburg Opera), sustainability is not just a fancy green backdrop, but the recurrent leitmotif - from the solar panels and beehives on the roof, to life cycle assessments of entire productions.
Grocery stores turn their food waste into resources
Food loss is a big problem. SUEZ Recycling's BioSimplex system makes it easy for grocery stores to manage their food waste – and foodstuff that has to be discarded is turned into biogas instead.
Unique friction-reducing technology saves fuel
Triboron's technology can lower the fuel consumption of a combustion engine by up to ten percent. Friction in the engine is reduced with a boron-based lubricant added to the fuel.
Suit up sustainably in recycled polyester
Tailor Konfektion is a clothing company that makes use of recycled plastics. The polyester, retrieved from PET bottles, saves 60 percent of the energy and 30 percent of the emissions compared to virgin material - with 6 percent of the water use.
Sustainability through the supply chains
The complex supply chains of the modern world economy are stretched across the globe. With better data, the flows of commodities can be mapped and analyzed, giving companies and others a tool to follow up on sustainability ambitions.
Environmental advantage – in Sweden and worldwide
Sweden is reducing its emissions. Investments in new, better technology is making production...
Suit up sustainably in recycled polyester
Tailor Konfektion is a clothing company that makes use of recycled plastics. The polyester, retrieved from PET bottles, saves 60 percent of the energy and 30 percent of the emissions compared to virgin material – with 6 percent of the water use.
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Recycled materials in wood plastic composites
A-plast makes products from sawdust, rice hulls and vegetable oil. The material, called WPC, or wood plastic composites, contains 70 percent recycled wood. It combines the lightness and robustness of plastic with the touch and feel of wooden surfaces.
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The circular economy would preserve billions worth of material
How much value is preserved in the economy when materials have been used for one cycle? In Sweden today, far less than could be the case, according to a new study; the potential value of circular material flows is enormous.
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Grocery stores turn their food waste into resources
Food loss is a big problem. SUEZ Recycling’s BioSimplex system makes it easy for grocery stores to manage their food waste – and foodstuff that has to be discarded is turned into biogas instead.
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Carl-Robot sorts construction waste automatically
At Carl F’s waste sorting facility, mixed construction waste is automatically sorted into fractions by a self-learning robot performing 4000 picks per hour. With the new system, much more waste is recycled.
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