The film documents The Plastic Detox (Plastbantarna) project conducted by KTH in the REDUCE project. In an unusual experiment, KTH researchers empty the Hesse family’s home—only to rebuild it again, this time almost completely without plastic. For one month, the family will use objects made of wood, metal, glass, wool, and ceramics. The big question in the film is: Can you live a good everyday life without plastic?
A recent article published by Consumption Research Norway (SIFO) and REDUCE researcher Ingun Grimstad Klepp and co-authors reports from a project funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund.15 textile companies have been interviewed about actively trying to phase out synthetic textile fibres, or not using these types of fibres at all. What do they consider essential for stopping plastification? Their views are summarised in the article and in a policy brief that can be downloaded here.
This project report from the REDUCE project explores how everyday plastic consumption can be decreased through political, social, and design-driven measures. The analysis shows that the plastic problem has historically been framed primarily as a waste-management issue—placing too much responsibility on consumers while paying too little attention to production systems and upstream drivers.
The REDUCE team at KTH in Sweden has cleared the home of a family of plastic and replaced every item we could with plastic-free alternatives. For one month, the family then attempted to live entirely without plastic while we documented the experiment through interviews, film, and diary entries.
his study explores the adoption of disposable gloves beyond healthcare, probing their use and significance in the daily lives of Norwegian consumers. Employing social practice theory, the research investigates the underlying reasons and ways Norwegian consumers incorporate disposable gloves into various practices, and how more sustainable alternatives could be promoted.
Thin stockings for women were the first clothes made from oil-based fibers in the years immediately following World War II. We have examined how nylon stockings, as industrially produced plastic consumer goods, became part of everyday life and how perceptions of them were shaped and changed during the period from 1950 to 1970 in Norway.
