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How can alternative organising initiatives address the plastic crisis? We explore multiple solutions and transformative potentials of locally embedded whilst globally connected alternatives, acknowledging their pivotal role in reshaping…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/start- 2025-11-11

Our research is devoted to studying alternative organising initiatives that address this crisis in a holistic way, thoughtout its lifecycle. It has been conducted within the frame of two projects:"Plastics in a circular society:…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/research- 2025-11-09

Alternative organising beyond resource efficiency “Plastics in a circular society” (funded by Formas, 2021–2026) explores initiatives that directly confront unsustainable plastic practices, transforming the ways we produce, use, discard…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/research/plastics-circular-society- 2025-05-09

This map shows the alternative initiatives which have been identified in the first step of "Plastics in a circular society" project. You can filter the list according to the lifecycle of plastics (production, (re)use, (post)discard,…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/research/map-initiatives- 2025-04-11

"Reduce, reuse, redesign: Lund University as a testbed for tackling the plastic crisis" (funded by Lund University Sustainability Fund, 2024–2025) was a hands-on project where we joined forces with Plastikfreie Stadt (Plastic-Free City) to…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/research/reduce-reuse-redesign- 2025-11-11

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https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/publications- 2025-05-09

Workshop series: Socio-ecological transformations and degrowth (held during spring 2026) X-course: Degrowth and socio-ecological transformation (held during autumn 2025) 

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/teaching- 2026-04-17

Ekaterina Chertkovskaya Project Coordinator Email: ekaterina [dot] chertkovskaya [at] miljo [dot] lth [dot] se Profile in Lund University's research portal

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This practical guide focuses on possibilities for limiting reliance on single-use plastic at Lund University. It shows best practices, problems and, crucially, directions for further reducing plastic use at different sites within the…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/research/reduce-reuse-redesign/practical-guide-reducing-plastic-use- 2025-11-09

Join us for a series of three workshops for young people – activists, students and other members of civil society – to address the socio-ecological crisis facing our society, help identify alternatives to it and strategies for how to get…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/teaching/workshop-series-socio-ecological-transformations-and-degrowth- 2026-05-07

Degrowth and socio-ecological transformationEkaterina Chertkovskaya (Technology and Society, LTH) and Max Koch (Social Work, Social Sciences) have joined forces to launch a new X-course on degrowth, supported by EduLab.Degrowth and socio…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/teaching/x-course-degrowth-and-socio-ecological-transformation-autumn-2025- 2026-04-17

We have expertise in research on alternative organising, political economy, and plastic policy and governance. “Plastics in a circular society: Alternative organising beyond resource efficiency” brings together an international…

https://www.plasticalternatives.lu.se/about- 2025-11-10