STEPS highlights research on recycling, textiles and plastics, at Sustainability Week in Lund

STEPS organised two events during Sustainability Week in Lund in April; one event focused on sustainable textiles, and the other on the limitations of plastic recycling:

Three people sitting on a stage. Photo.

Hervé Corvellec, Professor, Department of Service Studies, Lund University, Karl Holmberg, doctoral student, Department of Political Science, Lund University, and STEPS, and Linn Hemberg, doctoral student, Department of Clinical Science, Lund, and Agenda 20230, pictured at a lunch event on recycling in Lund City Hall, 21 April, during Sustainability Week.

Mattias Andersson, RISE and STEPS, Titti Andersson, Stadium, Ellen Lindblad, Sisal, and Lars Fogh Mortensen pictured at an event on plastics and textiles 20th April at Lund City Library, during Sustainability Week.

  • Plastics and Textiles: What is the future of plastics in the textile industry?, 20th April, Lund City Library

  • Återvinning löser inte plastkrisen, 21st April, Lund City Hall.

The events were aimed at students, the public and interested organisations. STEPS researchers, board members, and management participated: Karl Holmberg, Mattias Andersson, Lars J Nilsson, Lars Fogh Mortensen and Ellen Lindblad.

Both events gathered an interested public who quizzed the researchers and STEPS representatives on issues such as challenges connected to recycling, how plastics is used in textiles, and how to make plastics use more sustainable.

Noomi Egan