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Explore the latest news from UKCPN and Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging (SSPP). Discover how innovation is working to eliminate the volume of plastic waste arising from within the UK.
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Remote sensing and plastic litter: collaborations and actions for future developments survey

Posted on June 26, 2023
General, Microplastics
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 ...
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The Microfibre Consortium urges industry to sign major new 2030 commitment

Posted on September 22, 2021
Microplastics
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) unveiled the next phase of the apparel industry’s campaign to reduce fibre fragmentation from clothing textiles. ...
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Lucideon: Fighting for sustainability in the cosmetics industry

Posted on July 27, 2020
Microplastics
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 ...
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Highways England looking for labs with microplastics analytical capabilities

Posted on February 24, 2020
Microplastics
Highways England commissioning research into Strategic Road Network's contribution to microplastics in the environment. ...
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Microplastic Pollution in the South Pacific Ocean – eXXpedition

Posted on February 24, 2020
Microplastics
Find out about Imogen Campbell-Gray's participation in eXXpedition - a sailing expedition to the South Pacific Ocean to examine plastic pollution. ...
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The Microfibre Consortium launches first global microfibre shedding test method for textile industry

Posted on November 23, 2019
Microplastics
The Microfibre Consortium has launched a microfibre shedding test method which will accelerate research leading to product development change. ...
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UK Microplastics Network & UKCPN Collaboration

Posted on August 30, 2019
Microplastics
This week marks the addition of the UK Microplastics Network to the UKCPN website. ...
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Rethink plastic; think bioplastic!

Posted on April 10, 2019
Microplastics
The #ThinkBioplastic platform has launched a second series of videos explaining how bioplastics can play a role in solving our plastic predicament. ...
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Watch how two PRIF-funded research projects aim to reduce the impact of plastics

Posted on March 6, 2019
Microplastics
EPSRC have released interviews on two PRIF-funded projects which seek to reduce global plastic waste. ...
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Remote sensing and plastic litter: collaborations and actions for future developments survey

Posted on June 26, 2023
General, Microplastics
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 understand, monitor, and mitigate plastic litter.
Read more

The Microfibre Consortium urges industry to sign major new 2030 commitment

Posted on September 22, 2021
Microplastics
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) unveiled the next phase of the apparel industry’s campaign to reduce fibre fragmentation from clothing textiles.
Read more

Lucideon: Fighting for sustainability in the cosmetics industry

Posted on July 27, 2020
Microplastics
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 inorganic alternatives.
Read more

Highways England looking for labs with microplastics analytical capabilities

Posted on February 24, 2020
Microplastics
Highways England commissioning research into Strategic Road Network’s contribution to microplastics in the environment.
Read more

Microplastic Pollution in the South Pacific Ocean – eXXpedition

Posted on February 24, 2020
Microplastics
Find out about Imogen Campbell-Gray’s participation in eXXpedition – a sailing expedition to the South Pacific Ocean to examine plastic pollution.
Read more

The Microfibre Consortium launches first global microfibre shedding test method for textile industry

Posted on November 23, 2019
Microplastics
The Microfibre Consortium has launched a microfibre shedding test method which will accelerate research leading to product development change.
Read more

UK Microplastics Network & UKCPN Collaboration

Posted on August 30, 2019
Microplastics
This week marks the addition of the UK Microplastics Network to the UKCPN website.
Read more

Rethink plastic; think bioplastic!

Posted on April 10, 2019
Microplastics
The #ThinkBioplastic platform has launched a second series of videos explaining how bioplastics can play a role in solving our plastic predicament.
Read more

Watch how two PRIF-funded research projects aim to reduce the impact of plastics

Posted on March 6, 2019
Microplastics
EPSRC have released interviews on two PRIF-funded projects which seek to reduce global plastic waste.
Read more

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