
Reducing single-use plastics and plastic consumables in primary schools VÄSTERÅS, SWEDEN
10 October 2025
VÄSTERÅS in Sweden is a growing city with ca. 158 000 inhabitants.
The city is actively working on the sustainability issues. Since 2023 there has been an Action Plan for Sustainable Use of Plastics, which states that the city must reduce its use of unnecessary plastic and plastic with harmful substances. This Action Plan is part of the city’s ecological sustainability program.
Schools in Västerås can use unnecessary plastic in their operations. To address this, three schools in the city conducted inventories focusing on plastic consumables.
Read the report: here.
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