How can alternative organising initiatives address the plastic crisis?
The world is grappling with the plastic crisis, where the continuous expansion of production, consumption and waste of this fossil-dependent material are simultaneously warming up and polluting our planet.
Our research is devoted to studying alternative organising initiatives that address this crisis in a holistic way, thoughtout its lifecycle. It is currently organised into two projects.
"Plastics in a circular society" (funded by Formas, 2021–2026) explores initiatives that directly confront unsustainable plastic practices, transforming the ways we produce, (re)use, recycle and govern plastics, as well as relate to this material altogether. We study multiple solutions that these initiatives bring in to address the plastic crisis, how they are organised, and their potentials to foster an ecologically sustainable and socially just future.
"Reduce, reuse, redesign" (funded by Lund University Sustainability Fund, 2024–2025) is a hands-on project where we join forces with Plastikfreie Stadt (Plastic-Free City) to identify solutions for limiting reliance on single-use plastics at Lund University.
