Over 80,000 people have signed up to take part in the #BigPlasticCount next week. Will you join them? thebigplasticcount.com The count is especially important this year as the data gathered will provide evidence to push for a UN Global #PlasticsTreaty to end #plasticpollution

Is the Circular Economy prejudiced? WRAP's CEO Harriet Lamb says "Women are hugely under-represented in paid roles in the CE and steps must be taken to encourage more [...] women into the sector" Read more: wrap.org.uk/media-centre/p… #ppipl #IWD2024

Time to dig into the nature of issues faced by researchers in sustainability in business. Complex (wicked) problems don't have straightforward solutions (they're clumsy!) This #podcast, Prof Bebbington delves into these concepts, and more. Paul Turner pod.co/transforming-t…

Watch patrik zapata talking about the 'elephantine problem' around local governments and #waste in his keynote speech at the #OTB3 conference last summer! Thanks to Herve' Corvellec for convening! shorturl.at/afoX0 #OTB Lancaster University Lancaster University Management School

Guatemalan river Rio Motagua harbours 3% of the world's plastic waste. Watch what The Ocean Cleanup and local environmental NGOs are doing to change that. euronews.com/video/2023/11/… #ppipl

Discover how food waste recycling can help drive down food waste by joining our #FoodWasteActionWeek online Partner Event: The How Food Waste Recycling Drives Down Food Waste Thursday, 21 March 2024 14:30 - 15:50 GMT eventbrite.co.uk/e/fwaw-24-even…

It’s that time of year where interest turns to the garden, & an ideal opportunity to find out more about plant pot recycling, what the future looks like and info on collection rates. Book your space > ticketbud.com/events/db16498… #Horticulture #PlantPotRecycling #PlasticsRecycling

Ryan Stalker, winner of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024, highlights the risks posed by #waste in the sea in his photo 'Ocean Drifter' - bwpawards.org/2024-winners #ppipl

Report identified more than 16,000 chemicals can be found in plastic, and many are harmful - zenodo.org/records/107017… The United Nations is negotiating a global treaty on plastics with the goal to end plastic pollution - phys.org/news/2024-03-c… #ppipl

Global warming and #plastic #pollution entwined in vicious circle, researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology say in a new article on nature - nature.com/articles/s4146… #ppipl

Considering the #climate crisis and worldwide plastic #pollution, many people believe that recycling materials, in particular #plastic, is the solution to our problems. However, #recycling plastic is not a quick fix phys.org/news/2024-03-r… #ppipl ETH Zurich

New LU research published today finds UK households are 'wishcycling' - putting things in the recycling and hoping for the best - rather than recycling, and @PPiPLProject experts say the problem is too big to solve alone ♻️ (1/6) UK Research and Innovation | @InnovateUK lancaster.ac.uk/news/research-…

Academics involved in @PPiPLProject have been working with supermarkets, businesses, charities & waste management companies for 3.5 years to explore the ins and outs of how the UK thinks and acts when it comes to plastic food packaging 🛍️🛒 (2/6)

Check out the new #FiftyFourDegrees for an insight into the latest impactful LUMS research. Find out all about #plastics #AI #FamilyBusiness and more! Plastic Packaging in People's Lives doc.your-brochure-online.co.uk/Lancaster-Univ…