Academic researching waste (plastics & e-waste at present) & the Circular Economy, teaching subjects on management & sustainability, Views my own
Northwest of England (Lancaster Universi…
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Alison Stowell retweeted
Has anyone noticed? From Sunday, 1 October, shops, takeaways, food vendors and other hospitality businesses are no longer able to sell single-use plastic cutlery, balloon sticks, polystyrene cups or food containers.
bbc.co.uk/news/business-6694…
Alison Stowell retweeted
"It’s better to reuse than recycle..."
Lego has abandoned its highest-profile effort to ditch oil-based plastics from its bricks after finding that its new material led to higher carbon emissions.
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Alison Stowell retweeted
Last week, over 20,000 young people voted on our first VT of the new school year.
They shared their thoughts with us on the growing problem of e-waste 🧵
#ZeroWasteWeek
ALT 20,684 young people shared their thoughts with us for Zero Waste Week.
Alison Stowell retweeted
Check out the fantastic insights of our amazing team researching in Malaysia, in collaboration with Sunway University (@SunwayU)!
#ppipl @LancasterManage #FCRI
Alison Stowell retweeted
Evidence of microplastic contamination of freshwater sources continues to accumulate. 💧 🌊 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic ow.ly/l44050PAVfV
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Surfer makes waves on #Thames over #plastic #recycling
A campaigner has windsurfed up the Thames to return plastic bottles from the UK which he found in #Sweden and called for the #UK to establish a nationwide deposit return scheme
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lo…
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Alison Stowell retweeted
Microplastics used in food packaging and paint have been discovered in the human heart for the first time...
Read more at:
dailymail.co.uk/health/artic…
Alison Stowell retweeted
How can social media help women from less privileged communities make their businesses a success in the Global South?
Dr Uzair Shah's work in Pakistan and Ghana explores how these entrepreneurs might reach new customer markets.
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ALT A Black African businesswoman uses a tailor's tape measure to measure a dress on a mannequin.
Alison Stowell retweeted
Millions of people suffer through #ModernSlavery.
So why are not all UK companies transparent in their reports on the issue?
Mahmoud Gad (@md_gad) explains the importance of full and accurate reporting in combatting a global issue.
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Alison Stowell retweeted
A UK start-up has created an AI system designed to analyse waste processing and recycling facilities...
Read more about how AI systems and information technology already help in waste management industry:
bbc.co.uk/news/business-6604…
Alison Stowell retweeted
Excited to share 2 postdoc opportunities in fisheries governance & finance👇🏾
The first, focused on West Africa, examines the flows of finance and profit driving overfishing of small pelagic stocks & is co-funded by Oceans 5 (deadline 11th August)
hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.…
Alison Stowell retweeted
Material scientists set out to beat #plasticpackaging on three fronts. They succeeded.
They've brewed up a plastic #alternative that is transparent, nonabsorbent (i.e., won’t get soggy) and disappears in two months—and for a bonus, it’s #edible
anthropocenemagazine.org/202…
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Alison Stowell retweeted
#EU taking a stand against pharmaceutical residues in #wastewater
In Uppsala, #Sweden, an innovative pilot project to rid water of #pollutants is making waves.
euronews.com/next/2023/06/29…
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Alison Stowell retweeted
We want to hear from you! ♻️What's the biggest challenge you face in reducing plastic waste in your daily life? Share with us in the comments and let's start a conversation about sustainable choices. Together, we can make a positive impact on the environment.
#ReducePlasticWaste
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Amazing #OTB3 #wastesafari photo, 'Holy Waste', by Lenka Brunclikova & Magdolna Molnár, third place. -
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Congratulations!
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Alison Stowell retweeted
It was good to meet with another #biner, @SaskiaAbrahmsK at the @STSItalia conference at @Unibo!
@openingthebin #OTB
Alison Stowell retweeted
Great article! Yet, it's time to reframe how we talk about informal recycling workers. They've suffered the most in this toxic plastics economy, protecting others. Regulation won't fix this, reparation might. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…. #plasticpollution @ElizKolbert @globalrec_org
🔴“We now know that we can’t start to reduce #plasticpollution without a reduction of production,” Imari Walker-Franklin & Jenna Jambeck, both environmental engineers, observe in “Plastics,” forthcoming from MIT Press
“Upstream & systemic change is needed”
newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…
Alison Stowell retweeted
Stuart welcoming participants of the @wbcsd leadership program! Such a whip smart bunch working to have a positive impact on #sustainability in their organizations and the world. So glad to have them here @Yale!!
Alison Stowell retweeted
A plastics treaty is on the cards...however coming not soon enough...
theguardian.com/.../plastic-…...
...but the treaty itself cannot tackle the plastic over-consumption problem. The implementation, collaboration and responsible behavior play a crucial role too.
Alison Stowell retweeted
Reusable packaging revolution is close, experts say
The research is by the @portsmouthuni 's Global Plastics Policy Centre, commissioned by the @brkfreeplastic movement
phys.org/news/2023-05-reusab…
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