Alison Stowell
@StowellAlison
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Academic researching waste (plastics & e-waste at present) & the Circular Economy, teaching subjects on management & sustainability, Views my own
Northwest of England (Lancaster University Management School)
Joined May 2015
Has anyone noticed? From Sunday, 1 October, shops, takeaways, food vendors and other hospitality businesses are no longer able to sell single-use plastic cutlery, balloon sticks, polystyrene cups or food containers. https://t.co/oEZF1lWz8g
bbc.co.uk
Plastic cutlery is banned in England from Sunday but plastic containers for takeaway meals are not.
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"It’s better to reuse than recycle..." Lego has abandoned its highest-profile effort to ditch oil-based plastics from its bricks after finding that its new material led to higher carbon emissions. https://t.co/SW9OJrbaCb
ft.com
World’s biggest toymaker says new material made from recycled bottles would have bigger carbon footprint
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Congrats to John Chweya and all informal recyclers for making into Time list of inspiring leaders @globalrec_org
https://t.co/VlZN8K8BXi
@WIEGOGLOBAL
time.com
Find out why John Chweya is on this year’s TIME100 Next list
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Last week, over 20,000 young people voted on our first VT of the new school year. They shared their thoughts with us on the growing problem of e-waste 🧵 #ZeroWasteWeek
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Check out the fantastic insights of our amazing team researching in Malaysia, in collaboration with Sunway University (@SunwayU)! #ppipl @LancasterManage #FCRI
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Evidence of microplastic contamination of freshwater sources continues to accumulate. 💧 🌊 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic
theguardian.com
But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system
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Surfer makes waves on #Thames over #plastic #recycling A campaigner has windsurfed up the Thames to return plastic bottles from the UK which he found in #Sweden and called for the #UK to establish a nationwide deposit return scheme https://t.co/NrepBCqGMY
#ppipl
bbc.co.uk
Merijn Tinga was inspired to embark on the trip after finding an English Lucozade bottle in Sweden.
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Microplastics used in food packaging and paint have been discovered in the human heart for the first time... Read more at: https://t.co/bBdqgr4551
dailymail.co.uk
A team from the Beijing Anzhen Hospital in China collected heart tissue samples from 15 patients undergoing heart surgery, as well as blood samples taken before and after the operation.
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How can social media help women from less privileged communities make their businesses a success in the Global South? Dr Uzair Shah's work in Pakistan and Ghana explores how these entrepreneurs might reach new customer markets. https://t.co/B7XAZB3BcR
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Millions of people suffer through #ModernSlavery. So why are not all UK companies transparent in their reports on the issue? Mahmoud Gad (@md_gad) explains the importance of full and accurate reporting in combatting a global issue. https://t.co/B52GduhjRM
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A UK start-up has created an AI system designed to analyse waste processing and recycling facilities... Read more about how AI systems and information technology already help in waste management industry: https://t.co/Ramyd7ee3b
bbc.co.uk
Video cameras powered by AI are analysing work at waste processing and recycling facilities.
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Excited to share 2 postdoc opportunities in fisheries governance & finance👇🏾 The first, focused on West Africa, examines the flows of finance and profit driving overfishing of small pelagic stocks & is co-funded by Oceans 5 (deadline 11th August) https://t.co/rKNM2Tg3ZA
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Material scientists set out to beat #plasticpackaging on three fronts. They succeeded. They've brewed up a plastic #alternative that is transparent, nonabsorbent (i.e., won’t get soggy) and disappears in two months—and for a bonus, it’s #edible
https://t.co/IqwYtFegXO
#ppipl
anthropocenemagazine.org
They've brewed up a plastic alternative that is transparent, nonabsorbent (i.e., won’t get soggy) and disappears in two months—and for a bonus, it’s edible.
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#EU taking a stand against pharmaceutical residues in #wastewater In Uppsala, #Sweden, an innovative pilot project to rid water of #pollutants is making waves. https://t.co/B23q15lzSM
#OTB
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We want to hear from you! ♻️What's the biggest challenge you face in reducing plastic waste in your daily life? Share with us in the comments and let's start a conversation about sustainable choices. Together, we can make a positive impact on the environment. #ReducePlasticWaste
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Amazing #OTB3 #wastesafari photo, 'Holy Waste', by Lenka Brunclikova & Magdolna Molnár, third place. - https://t.co/AU8k3NeXWn Congratulations! #OTB
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It was good to meet with another #biner, @SaskiaAbrahmsK at the @STSItalia conference at @Unibo! @openingthebin #OTB
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Great article! Yet, it's time to reframe how we talk about informal recycling workers. They've suffered the most in this toxic plastics economy, protecting others. Regulation won't fix this, reparation might. https://t.co/5LDkOHkP0S.
#plasticpollution @ElizKolbert @globalrec_org
🔴“We now know that we can’t start to reduce #plasticpollution without a reduction of production,” Imari Walker-Franklin & Jenna Jambeck, both environmental engineers, observe in “Plastics,” forthcoming from MIT Press “Upstream & systemic change is needed” https://t.co/D37wQnJWPC
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Stuart welcoming participants of the @wbcsd leadership program! Such a whip smart bunch working to have a positive impact on #sustainability in their organizations and the world. So glad to have them here @Yale!!
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A plastics treaty is on the cards...however coming not soon enough... https://t.co/FOHI2hxL8G... ...but the treaty itself cannot tackle the plastic over-consumption problem. The implementation, collaboration and responsible behavior play a crucial role too.
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