{"id":13877,"date":"2023-04-26T06:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T06:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.amb.se\/?p=13877"},"modified":"2023-05-04T06:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T06:58:30","slug":"plastic-and-environmental-aspects-do-we-need-a-standardised-glossary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.amb.se\/en\/2023\/04\/26\/plastic-and-environmental-aspects-do-we-need-a-standardised-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic and environment \u2013 do we mean the same or do we need a (standardised) glossary?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Plastic and the environment, surely everyone understands what it’s about? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Unfortunately, not. And it’s not so strange when it comes to complex issues, where the basic problem above all also consists in the lack of definitions for concepts used in this area. Then it’s easy to talk past each other, even though you might actually mean the same thing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Plastics and environmental aspects – a glossary<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In order to reduce the risk of disagreement and increase the possibility of consensus, Swedish experts have produced a glossary that defines 262 terms in the plastics and environmental field. These should provide better conditions to ensure that the same things are talked about when the environmental consequences of plastics are discussed.<\/p>\n

The glossary has been produced by the Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS) and is anchored in the European standardization, CEN. It is now available with the designation SS-EN 17615 and is called ‘Plastic – Environmental aspects – Glossary’.<\/p>\n

The standard has received a lot of international attention and is expected to be an important tool in the continued development of more standards in plastics and environmental aspects.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Are standards needed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a world where innovations and inventions provide new opportunities on a daily basis, sooner or later the question of standardization arises. Some people find alignment boring, but on closer reflection, most probably realize that standards have more advantages than disadvantages.<\/p>\n

Claes Erixon, Chief Technology Officer at Scania had this to say about standards and the sustainability discussion:<\/p>\n

“Standards describe how components and systems interact with each other. In order for us to be able to solve our common sustainability challenges, we need to collaborate even more, and then standards are a prerequisite”[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Some of the terms in the glossary<\/strong><\/h2>\n