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University of Portsmouth to receive £11.2m to reduce plastic waste in the UK

The University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Enzyme Innovation will use the funding to lead the Preventing Plastic Pollution with Engineering Biology Mission Hub to support the UK transition to a circular plastics economy.

University of Oxford develop roadmap for a plastic circular economy

University of Oxford researchers have unveiled an ambitious blueprint to drive a global plastic circular economy.

Tara gum to be used as an alternative to plastic

Tara gum has the potential as a sustainable and biodegradable polymer in the food and drug industries.

Greenpeace launches the ‘The Big Plastic Count’ 2024 to tackle UK plastic waste

Greenpeace has announced The Big Plastic Count for 2024, a week-long initiative to combat household plastic waste in the UK.

Bottled water found to harbour hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics per litre

New research has revealed that a single litre of bottled water can contain an average of 240,000 nanoplastics.

How far can microplastic fibres travel?

A new study has determined how far microplastic fibres travel in the atmosphere depends on particle shape. Read more here.

The NENU2PHAR project is developing sustainable packaging plastics from aquatic origin

The NENU2PHAR project develops commercial packaging applications made of PHA bioplastic originating from microalgae.

Plastic waste management: Working towards a sustainable future

The European Commission is determined to address the challenge of plastic waste with a comprehensive strategy. Learn more here.

Global Plastics Treaty must address full life cycle of plastics

Learn why a Global Plastics Treaty should include upstream processes to tackle the issue of plastic pollution.

Urgent action is needed to tackle the plastic recycling ‘postcode lottery’

Find out how implementing a new plastic recycling system in the United Kingdom could improve participation rates. 

Transforming polluting plastics into a circular material

The Technological University of the Shannon is transforming polluting plastics into a resource for circularity in tandem with nature.

Building a circular economy: Plastic packaging waste and regulation

Discover how the EU is reducing plastic packaging waste and making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030.

How important is plastic recycling in the aquaculture sector?

Find out more about the great potential for better and commercially viable plastic recycling in the aquaculture sector.

How are sustainable fuels created from plastic waste?

Learn how captured carbon dioxide and plastic waste can be converted into sustainable fuels for the global clean energy future.

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