Library: Initiatives

Paper production<br>from invasive plants

Initiative

Paper production<br>from invasive plants

About

Like many cities, Ljubljana is faced with significant overgrowth of Japanese knotweed, a plant on the list of 100 most invasive non-native species worldwide. Ljubljana teamed up with the Re generacija collective of young designers and architects focused on issues connected to social and environmental well-being, as well as the University Botanic Gardens Ljubljana, the Pulp and Paper Institute and the public waste management company, Snaga, to prevent excessive overgrowth of the plant and reuse it.

SDG

Region

SI04 - Zahodna Slovenija

Country

Slovenia

5P

Planet

Status/Progress/Experience

The project team presented the results of the project at public events and discussed them at different expert meetings. The residents strongly supported the activities, linking the results with an improved quality of the city’s living environment.