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Illustration of spacial ocean monitoring

Ocean Modelling, Spatial Monitoring and Remediation

Advanced modelling methodologies are deployed to understand how currents and eddies in the ocean influence transport and deposition of plastics.

Find out more about ocean modelling

Lots of crushed multicoloured plastic bottles

Treatment, Recycling and Process Engineering

Population growth, income increase and lifestyle urbanisation increases the need to manage, treat, recycle or repurpose as much material as possible.

Find out more about recycling

Materials plastic

Chemistry, Materials Science and Product Design

Tackling the increasing quantity of hard-to-recycle plastic products requires targeted innovation to preserve performance whilst reducing toxicity.

Find out more about product design

Different coloured recycling bins

Behaviour, Business Models and Societal Change

Exploring cognitive science, business model innovations along the value chain, socio-technical transitions and environmental policy development.

Find out more about behavioural change

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An array of plastic bottles

A greener plastic future

Holistic integration of technology, design and policy for a greener plastic future

Find out more about a greener plastic future

Research themes

  • Ocean Modelling, Spatial Monitoring and Remediation
  • Treatment, Recycling and Process Engineering
  • Chemistry, Materials Science and Product Design
  • Behaviour, Business Models and Societal Change

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  • Holistic Integration of Technology, Design and Policy for a Greener Plastic Future
  • Ocean plastic

Ocean plastic set to triple by 2040, but immediate action could stem tide by 80%

A global study has found that without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of plastic into the ocean could nearly triple by 2040.

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