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: