COBSEA joined the High-Level Policy Dialogue and Technical Workshops on EPR in KL, Malaysia last week. Great thanks to NRES for hosting, and SEA-MaP and IGES for organizing!

#PlasticPolluton #CircularEconomy #MarinePollution #UNEP-COBSEA #WorldBank #IGES

Paper: 'Low-cost, portable, rapid #microplastics sensor can lower barriers to address #plasticPolluton'! 😍🥳✌️

Me: "what an incredible scientific beeakthrough! Now let's apply it!

Paper: "Data will be made available upon request"

Me: kindly requests data from authors

The authors:

Microplastics: What's trapping the emerging threat in our streams? Microplastics, tiny plastic particles found in everyday products from face wash to toothpaste, are an emerging threat to health and ecology, prompting a research team to identify what keeps them trapped in stream ecosystems.

#Microplastics: What's trapping the emerging threat in our streams? www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/2504211...

#PlasticPolluton #Environment #Pollution

Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped? In Uganda's Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It's a problem that has long littered the lands...

This is another reminder that plastic pollution isn’t just an ocean problem—it’s right in our soil and food. With microplastics showing up in farm fields, it’s more important than ever to push for plastic-free alternatives in agriculture and our daily lives. #PlasticPolluton