The Plastic Detox is a practice-based experiment led by KTH that explores what everyday life looks like when plastic is removed from the home and replaced, as far as possible, with materials such as wood, metal, glass, wool, and ceramics. By temporarily transforming a normal household into a near-plastic-free environment, the project makes the often invisible presence of plastic in daily routines tangible and open to reflection. Find out even more here!
Photo: Bartosz Wozniak
Developed within the REDUCE project, the experiment combines research and design to investigate how deeply plastic is embedded in domestic practices, what alternatives exist today, and where important gaps remain. It also examines the practical, social, and emotional consequences of reducing plastic in everyday life.
The results are documented through film and visual material, and will be used to spark discussion about consumption, design, and the future role of plastics in everyday life.
The REDUCE team cleared the family’s home 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.
How did they manage—and is a plastic-free everyday life even possible? See the interview with Emelie Hesse talking about her experience of participating in a Plastic Detox and Professor Sara Ilstedt who led the experiment.
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