Remote sensing and plastic litter: collaborations and actions for future developments survey
Posted on June 26, 2023
Innovate UK, Innovate UK KTN, The Satellite Applications Catapult, and the Arribada Initiative have created a series of scoping activities to gather information on how remote sensing is used to ...
The Microfibre Consortium urges industry to sign major new 2030 commitment
Posted on September 22, 2021
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) unveiled the next phase of the apparel industry’s campaign to reduce fibre fragmentation from clothing textiles. ...
Lucideon: Fighting for sustainability in the cosmetics industry
Posted on July 27, 2020
Read how funding from the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund (PRIF) helped Lucideon to launch a feasibility study to see whether polymers in microbeads can be replaced by environmentally friendly ...
Highways England looking for labs with microplastics analytical capabilities
Posted on February 24, 2020
Highways England commissioning research into Strategic Road Network's contribution to microplastics in the environment. ...
Microplastic Pollution in the South Pacific Ocean – eXXpedition
Posted on February 24, 2020
Find out about Imogen Campbell-Gray's participation in eXXpedition - a sailing expedition to the South Pacific Ocean to examine plastic pollution. ...
The Microfibre Consortium launches first global microfibre shedding test method for textile industry
Posted on November 23, 2019
The Microfibre Consortium has launched a microfibre shedding test method which will accelerate research leading to product development change. ...
UK Microplastics Network & UKCPN Collaboration
Posted on August 30, 2019
This week marks the addition of the UK Microplastics Network to the UKCPN website. ...
Rethink plastic; think bioplastic!
Posted on April 10, 2019
The #ThinkBioplastic platform has launched a second series of videos explaining how bioplastics can play a role in solving our plastic predicament. ...
Watch how two PRIF-funded research projects aim to reduce the impact of plastics
Posted on March 6, 2019
EPSRC have released interviews on two PRIF-funded projects which seek to reduce global plastic waste. ...
