News
12/07/23
New Hub research on absorbent hygiene products announced - The Comfort LoopHub team awarded UKRI funding to research sustainable systems for AHPs.
30/06/23
UN Plastic Treaty negotiations process critiqueDr Olwenn Martin critiques narrow participation and representation in UN Plastic Treaty negotiation process in One Earth article.
16/05/23
New Hub paper on the performance and environmental impacts of pro-oxidant additive containing plasticsHub researchers review pro-oxidant additive containing (PAC) plastics evidence of performance and environmental impacts.
04/05/23
New Hub paper on improving compostable plastic disposal behaviourHub researchers use the Behaviour Change Wheel to develop compostable packaging labelling study.
05/04/23
New Hub paper on mechanical enzyme based PET break downHub researcher develop mechanoenzymatic reaction technique to break down PET plastic.
14/03/23
New Hub paper on compostable plastic identificationHub researchers successfully create system capable of accurately sorting compostable plastics from conventional plastic items.
Plastic Waste Innovation Hub
About Us
The Plastic Waste Hub
We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers, including scientists, engineers, designers, and social scientists, taking a design-led approach to the issue of plastic waste.
Our core team

Ayse Lisa Allison
Centre for Behaviour Change
Behaviour Change

Gema Amaya Santos
Chemical Engineering
Life Cycle Assessment

Esther Ambrose-Dempster
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

Dr Silvia Anselmi
Chemistry
Biochemical Engineering

Larisha Apete
Arts and Sciences
Systems Dynamics & Life Cycle Assessment

Dr Jack Jeffries
Biochemical Engineering
Biochemistry

Dr Fabiana Lorencatto
Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology
Behavioural Psychology

Dr Olwenn Martin
Arts and Sciences
Health & Environment

Christian Partik
Mechanical Engineering
Material Engineering

Dr Andrea Paulillo
Chemical Engineering
LCA

Dr Elze Porte
Mechanical Engineering
Material Engineering

Dr Luba Prout
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering

Dr Gorjan Stojanovski
Biochemical Engineering
Biochemistry

Nutcha Taneepanichskul
Mechanical Engineering
Automatic Sorting Technologies
Former Team Members

Miguel Casas Arredondo

Dr Kimberley Chandler

Charnett Chau
Chemical Engineering
Biochemical Engineering

Dr Leona Leipold

Dr Beth Munro
Plastic Waste Innovation Hub
Research Manager

Dr Candace Partridge

Dr Ana Rita Pinho
Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP)
Public Policy
Projects
Multidisciplinary
- Public policy
- Behaviour change
- Economics
- Design
- Chemistry
- Biochemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Digital
- Materials Science
Global outlook
- Researchers
- Shoppers
- Businesses
- NGOs
- Teachers
- Department for International Development (DFID)
- Schools
- Students
- Families
Contact Us
UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub
Level 2, 90 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 4TJ
For email enquiries please contact Danielle Purkiss: