The PlastLIFE project focuses on reducing plastics and making their recycling more efficient addressing sustainable development and circular economy.

Plast LIFE SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy

The project brings together a large group of actors to jointly develop measures to reduce negative environmental impacts of plastics, littering and unnecessary consumption of plastics; to increase recycling of plastics and the use of recycled material in end-products, find complementary materials or solutions for plastics, as well as to develop methods for analysis and risk-assessment of plastics.

Research at the Faculty of Art and Design will study:
  • How design solutions could reduce the amount of plastics.
  • New replacement materials for plastics will be tested.
  • Design research will focus on packaging design and on design solutions which could help consumers to easily separate different materials from each other for recycling.
  • Possible solutions to influence on people’s consumption behavior.