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16/10/19

Plastic Waste Hub submits report on biodegradable plastics to UK government's consultation

The environmental credentials of biodegradable plastics are questionable

10/07/19

Perspectives on a better future for plastics

As part of Raw Materials: Plastics at Nunnery Gallery, London E3

27/06/19

Plastic Fantastic!

Reinvigorate your love of plastics at the Institute of Making's Festival of Stuff

27/06/19

The Problem with Plastics

Hear Mark Miodownik talk plastics this Friday 27 June, 7–8pm

07/06/19

Exploring the idea of a circular economy

Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Summit 2019 at London's Roundhouse, Thursday 13 June

15/05/19

Unwrapping the Packaging Problem

Insightful discussion with Everyday Plastic at the British Library

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

Ayşe 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

Polina Pencheva

Engineering

Design and policy

Dr Elze Porte

Mechanical Engineering

Material Engineering

Dr Luba Prout

Chemistry

Chemical Engineering

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

Dr Gorjan Stojanovski

Biochemical Engineering

Biochemistry

Contact Us

UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub

Level 2, 90 Tottenham Court Road

London W1T 4TJ


For email enquiries please contact Danielle Purkiss:

danielle.purkiss@ucl.ac.uk