How do we address the challenges associated with the disposal of plastic material?
Plastics drive twin crises: persistent pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. [...]
JOANNA SADLER: developing biotechnology for plastics sustainability
“Nature is amazing, basically”, says Jo Sadler, senior lecturer in [...]
Help Us Understand the Future of PET Recycling
https://youtu.be/Oyh9xz5XEw0?si=uU10vNM7bIxqb9X1 As part of a UKRI Innovate UK ICURe [...]
HELEN HAILES: linking enzyme discovery research with chemistry
Helen Hailes, Professor of Chemical Biology and the Alexander Williamson [...]
Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol
Bacteria can be used to turn plastic waste into painkillers, [...]
Breakthrough in enzymatic plastic recycling
A team of international scientists has unveiled a breakthrough recycling [...]
New research hubs to cut carbon and reshape UK manufacturing
From green steel and recycled plastics to turning waste into [...]
BBC Radio 4 – Who’s in Charge: us, or plastic?
“Plastic's fantastic...but we're rubbish at recycling it...” In a recent [...]
Recycling absorbent hygiene products
With birth rates increasing in some parts of the [...]
Unlocking the potential of engineering biology
Six new Engineering Biology Mission Hubs and 22 Mission [...]