News
01/09/20
Hub researchers win commission for public art projectCharnett Chau and Danielle Purkiss from the UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub, together with artist Sarah Carne, have been awarded £15,000 by UCL Culture to participate in Trellis: Public Art 2020-21.
13/07/20
New publication on single-use masksThe UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub has produced new analysis on the environmental dangers of employing single-use face masks as part of a COVID-19 exit strategy.
30/04/20
Co-designing solutions to the plastic-waste problemA summary report of our community-building workshop
29/04/20
Foundries of the FutureA new publication that explores how cities are critically dependent on local manufacturers
24/04/20
The environmental dangers of employing single-use face masks as part of a COVID-19 exit strategyPlastics Hub warns against wearing single-use face masks
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

Esther Ambrose-Dempster
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry

Charnett Chau
Chemical Engineering
Biochemical Engineering

Dr Beth Munro
Plastic Waste Innovation Hub
Research Manager

Dr Ana Rita Pinho
Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP)
Public Policy

Nutcha Taneepanichskul
Mechanical Engineering
Automatic Sorting Technologies
Former Team Members

Miguel Casas Arredondo

Dr Kimberley Chandler

Dr Leona Leipold

Dr Candace Partridge
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