One Bin to Rule Them All
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Materials
Abstract
One Bin to Rule Them All is an innovative, interdisciplinary research project focused on developing a streamlined standard for plastics recycling which can be rolled out across UK homes, businesses and urban infrastructures. Working with stakeholders from across the plastics supply chain, including manufacturers, retailers and consumers, the project prioritises the value in plastic waste materials to ensure more effective and efficient pathways for recycling. Thus, reducing overall plastic waste and ensuring that future plastics are produced from higher recycled content.
David Attenborough's Blue Planet II has highlighted the urgent global need to address plastic waste, pushing the issue into the forefront of the public mind. Whilst retailers and manufacturers are focused on improving the recycled content of their packaging, there is simply a lack of quality recyclable material available in the UK. Inadequate recycling infrastructure causes 60% of single use packaging to be exported, much of which is then incinerated. Not only is this a waste of valuable recyclable materials but there are significant environmental impacts involved in moving such waste across the globe and then burning it.
One Bin will develop and integrate modern recycling technologies and processes in order to eliminate plastic release into the environment. This will be achieved through three interdisciplinary and interrelated work packages:
Work package 1, led by material science, will create a hierarchy of plastic packaging to determine the optimal route for capturing and retaining value in plastic waste through re-use, mechanical recycling or chemical recycling.
Work package 2, led by management science and economics, will design and then trial innovations for One Bin business models along the plastic packaging supply chain, identifying new business opportunities and pathways to design out waste.
Work package 3, led by social science, will examine consumer engagement with One Bin and potential barriers to adoption through a consumer trial of the One Bin system, pre and post trial consumer interviews and a focus group with key stakeholders.
By recognising and releasing the value in plastic waste, and standardising the current UK plastic waste management system, One Bin will overcome the current complexities surrounding plastic recycling and contribute to the UK Plastic Pact goals.
The potential benefits from the project are significant, including:
a) Reducing plastic release into the environment through enabling the creation of a truly circular plastics economy and a long-term elimination of plastic release.
b) Creating an easy-to-use, standardised waste system for consumers that can be rolled out across the UK and incorporated into households, work places and leisure settings.
c) Releasing and achieving economic value by identifying the most efficient recycling pathways and business models for different types of plastic.
David Attenborough's Blue Planet II has highlighted the urgent global need to address plastic waste, pushing the issue into the forefront of the public mind. Whilst retailers and manufacturers are focused on improving the recycled content of their packaging, there is simply a lack of quality recyclable material available in the UK. Inadequate recycling infrastructure causes 60% of single use packaging to be exported, much of which is then incinerated. Not only is this a waste of valuable recyclable materials but there are significant environmental impacts involved in moving such waste across the globe and then burning it.
One Bin will develop and integrate modern recycling technologies and processes in order to eliminate plastic release into the environment. This will be achieved through three interdisciplinary and interrelated work packages:
Work package 1, led by material science, will create a hierarchy of plastic packaging to determine the optimal route for capturing and retaining value in plastic waste through re-use, mechanical recycling or chemical recycling.
Work package 2, led by management science and economics, will design and then trial innovations for One Bin business models along the plastic packaging supply chain, identifying new business opportunities and pathways to design out waste.
Work package 3, led by social science, will examine consumer engagement with One Bin and potential barriers to adoption through a consumer trial of the One Bin system, pre and post trial consumer interviews and a focus group with key stakeholders.
By recognising and releasing the value in plastic waste, and standardising the current UK plastic waste management system, One Bin will overcome the current complexities surrounding plastic recycling and contribute to the UK Plastic Pact goals.
The potential benefits from the project are significant, including:
a) Reducing plastic release into the environment through enabling the creation of a truly circular plastics economy and a long-term elimination of plastic release.
b) Creating an easy-to-use, standardised waste system for consumers that can be rolled out across the UK and incorporated into households, work places and leisure settings.
c) Releasing and achieving economic value by identifying the most efficient recycling pathways and business models for different types of plastic.
Organisations
- University of Manchester (Lead Research Organisation)
- Faerch (Collaboration)
- BP (British Petroleum) (Collaboration)
- Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) (Collaboration)
- Unilever (Netherlands) (Collaboration)
- Britvic (Collaboration)
- SUEZ worldwide (Collaboration)
- Waste and Resources Action Programme (Collaboration)
- BASF (Collaboration)
- Braskem (Collaboration)
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- The Co-operative Group Ltd (Collaboration)
- Dsposal (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Axion (Collaboration)
- Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (Collaboration)
- BIFFA Waste Servies (Collaboration)
- Tesco (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- PlasticsEurope (Collaboration)
- Polytag (Econpro) (Project Partner)
- BP (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- BASF PLC (Project Partner)
- Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd (Project Partner)
- Co-operative Group Limited (Project Partner)
- Faerch A/S (Project Partner)
- Sharpak (Project Partner)
- Unilever (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd (Project Partner)
- Biffa plc (Project Partner)
- iPac Packaging Innovations (Project Partner)
- Axion Group (UK) (Project Partner)
- Ecosurety Limited (Project Partner)
- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Project Partner)
Publications
Kortsen, K
(2023)
Waste Management
O'Hare, P
(2023)
Towards a Just Transition Away from Plastic Pollution
Holmes, T
(2023)
Headlines for Households
Schyns Z
(2023)
Understanding poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation using gas-mediated simulated recycling
in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Ahamed A
(2024)
Technical and environmental assessment of end-of-life scenarios for plastic packaging with electronic tags
in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Bell E
(2022)
Directed evolution of an efficient and thermostable PET depolymerase
in Nature Catalysis
Adelekan A
(2024)
Collaborative digitally-enabled business models for a circular economy: Sustaining, managing and protecting value in the UK plastics sector
in Journal of Cleaner Production
Schyns Z
(2022)
Recycled Plastic Content Quantified through Aggregation-Induced Emission
in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Schyns Z
(2024)
Effect of Polymer Host on Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission of Fluorescent Optical Brighteners
in ACS Applied Polymer Materials
De Hoe GX
(2022)
Sustainability and Polyesters: Beyond Metals and Monomers to Function and Fate.
in Accounts of chemical research
| Title | One Bin To Rule Them All |
| Description | Video showcasing system change in plastic waste management |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Featured in COP26. 600 impressions. Cited in a number of government and NGO policy interventions. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v__PyGAhaA |
| Title | Radiate.Fish |
| Description | Collaboration with German artists Radiate.Fish on inclusion of plastic recycling in their kinaesthetic artwork projects. Established live video stream of plastic biodegrading. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | New collaboration with German artists. Artists now recycling their artwork and discussing safety and importance of plastic recycling as part of their work. |
| URL | https://radiate.fish |
| Description | Built a genuinely interdisciplinary team integrating materials science, economic models and social practice into a project that equally integrated industry (BASF, Britvic, Polytag, Unilever, Biffa, Suez, Co-op, Greencore, Faerch, MagVision, Axion, iPac, Dsposal, Pragmatic, NexTek) and policy (DEFRA, GMCA, ecoSURETY, RECOUP) perspectives to unpick the systemic challenges in plastics circularity. Policy report entitled "Tackling household plastic waste: Best practices for a circular plastics economy" and interactive "Plastics Waste Hierarchy" have gained significant traction from policy (DEFRA, Zero Waste Scotland, GMCA, WRAP, UN Plastics Treaty, more) and media (BBC-1, BBC Radio, I-News, The Conversation, Washington Post, Sunday Times, etc). Our advocacy for consistency across policy sectors was 6 months prior to launch of 'Simpler Recycling' strategy which adopts several of our recommendations. Academic insights have led to spin-off projects on flytipping (Helen Holmes), construction circularity (Mike Shaver & Maria Sharmina in two separate projects), quantification of recycled content (Mike Shaver), and automotive plastics (Mike Shaver), including with new industrial partners (Reckitt Benckiser, ProAmpac, Kraft Heinz, Polestar, etc.). |
| Exploitation Route | The work is already informing packaging design by brand owners, investment areas by recyclers and policy decisions at local and national levels. Prof. Shaver gave evidence at the EFRA committee, leading to a ban on plastic waste exports, and the team are drafting an important white paper. The team also informs on Manchester policy, leading a MRF on waste management investments and hosting Mayor Andy Burnham in our facilities to discuss the project and how it can inform GMCA's future. Extended impact to other sectors including material choices and fates for automotive and built environment sectors (RAEng Chair in Sustainable Automotive Polymers; Innovation Accelerator "Future Homes". |
| Sectors | Chemicals Environment Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Transport |
| URL | https://www.sustainablefutures.manchester.ac.uk/research/case-studies/one_bin_to_rule_them_all/ |
| Description | One Bin To Rule Them All is a consortium of stakeholders co-developing sustainable waste management solutions, supported by an ISCF Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging grant of £900k + £600k industry buy-in. The project has involved intensive collaboration with the companies below, with significant bespoke knowledge transfer to each. Importantly, the project is truly interdisciplinary and collaborative, involving expertise in materials science, social science and business models. Partners include large corporations (bp, BASF, Britvic, Biffa, Braskem, Faerch, Co-op, Nestle, Suez, Unilever, Tesco, Viridor), SMEs (Axion, Dsposal, iPac, Polytag, Sharpak, NexTek, Reath) and NGOs/GOs (Defra, EcoSurety, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Plastics Europe, WRAP) and others. It complements our second ISCF project joint with the University of Liverpool with partners Bright Green Plastics and Unilever on HDPE recycling (£900k + £150k industry buy-in; UoM share is £145k). In addition, the work helped support our development of new tools to quantify recycled content in plastic packaging. As recycled content has become an economic and consumer advantage, the thread of fraudulent reporting has grown. To address this challenge, we developed an analytical methodology that accurately quantifies recycled content in commodity plastics using a fluorescent marker. The resulting publication was featured as an ACS Editor's Choice and on the cover of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. It was the foundation for our not-for-profit spin-out ReCon2, which is commercialising the technology. We've raised £250,000 in industry pre-sales, started several international trials with partners ranging from ProAmpac to Kraft Heinz to Reckitt Benckiser, and are launching a trust mark certificate with packaging labelling leaders OPRL in the next 12 months. As the project comes to a close, key impacts include: (1) Policy: As noted, the policy report led by WP3 & 1 is having significant traction in terms of delivering insights with regards consumer behaviour. Following the release of the report the government announced the Simpler Recycling scheme which echoes the report's main recommendations and concerns that current recycling infrastructure is a 'postcode lottery'. The findings have also been fed into several policy consultations and documents including: POSTnote (UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) 'What behavioural changes are needed to deliver net zero' (2024); DEFRA Call for Evidence on 'Simpler Recycling' consultation - including 'Exemptions and statutory guidance' and also 'Additional policy consultation' (2023); UN Plastics Treaty Zero Draft co-authorship of JUST transition and Waste Management policy briefs (SCEPT, 2023); DEFRA Call for Evidence on 'Consistency in household and business recycling in England' (2021); Submitted evidence to Welsh Government Consultation on 'Beyond Recycling: A strategy to make the circular economy in Wales a reality.' (2020). (2) Industry: While unable to assess exact changes in packaging volumes with our partners, we can with confidence say that we have shifted narratives and expectations within the industry. This includes feeding the hierarchy into both the Open3P data standard for packaging information and the emergent GING digital passporting system (Dsposal, 2024), for which Prof. Shaver serves as Mission Guardian. It also includes changes in packaging innovation strategy for the companies we have worked with. A major fast-moving consumer goods organisation recently wrote: "We have reprioritised increasing recycled content in our packaging thanks to this project. We estimate that access to better quality polyolefin recyclate would greatly help the business with reaching our 50% reduction of virgin plastic target and save in excess of £10,000,000 in the development and implementation costs of packaging with recycled polyolefins." We note, however, that the company is unwilling to be directly quoted. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Construction,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Transport |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Invited to give evidence at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in its inquiry into plastic waste |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/31509/documents/176742/default/ |
| Description | UK Government Plastics Policy at local and national levels |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | "Simpler Recycling" strategy adopted many of our recommendations on consistency of collections and bins. HMRC adopted feedback on nature of plastic packaging tax. GMCA appointed Prof. Shaver to oversight committee for creation of modern MRF facility in north Manchester. |
| Description | UN Plastics Treaty |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Description | Sustainable Mastercards / Circular Mastercards |
| Amount | £395,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Mastercard UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 01/2024 |
| Title | Plastics hierarchy of fates |
| Description | The Plastics hierarchy of fates is an interactive tool, providing an informative overview of household waste processing, with an in-depth focus on plastics recycling. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The Plastics Hierarchy has been used to influence decision making in industry, in local council policy and in international policy. It has framed packaging design and investment decisions across the 15 industry partners in the One Bin project and beyond, is feeding into the design of the next MRF facility in Greater Manchester, and has been cited in UN Plastics Treaty negotiations and underpinning a Waste Management primer for the same group. |
| URL | https://lucid.app/documents/embedded/0ad93c05-0179-40bb-9468-63e25fc4dfae# |
| Description | Axion Polymers |
| Organisation | Axion |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop. Attended kick-off meeting for the Sustainable Hospital project |
| Impact | Axion Polymers have signed an NDA and are a confirmed project partners who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project with us including applications for further funding |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | BASF |
| Organisation | BASF |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop |
| Impact | BASF |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | BP |
| Organisation | BP (British Petroleum) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Invited to participate in One Bin project meetings and workshops. PDRA has conducted semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop |
| Impact | BP are a confirmed project partner who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project with us including applications for further funding |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Biffa |
| Organisation | BIFFA Waste Servies |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Part of the "One Bin To Rule Them All" industry consortium, we built a deep understanding of the barriers and opportunities in plastic waste management through understanding the companies roles and drivers in this complex supply chain. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Part of the "One Bin To Rule Them All" industry consortium. Helped to define and refine the resultant Plastics Hierarchy of Fates and comment on policy levers; gained knowledge from barriers and opportunities for better decision making in advanced sorting. |
| Impact | Four policy reports; one industry-facing Hierarchy tool; 9 published papers to date with 12 more in progress; 21 presentations to industry / academic communities. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Braskem |
| Organisation | Braskem |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Invited to participate in One Bin project meetings and workshops. PDRA has conducted semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop |
| Impact | Braskem are confirmed project partners who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project with us but declined to continue in the One Bin SSPP project. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Britvic |
| Organisation | Britvic |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Part of the "One Bin To Rule Them All" industry consortium, we built a deep understanding of the barriers and opportunities in plastic waste management through understanding the companies roles and drivers in this complex supply chain. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Part of the "One Bin To Rule Them All" industry consortium. Helped to define and refine the resultant Plastics Hierarchy of Fates and comment on policy levers; gained knowledge from barriers and opportunities for better decision making in advanced sorting. |
| Impact | Four policy reports; one industry-facing Hierarchy tool; 9 published papers to date with 12 more in progress; 21 presentations to industry / academic communities. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Centre for Process Innovation |
| Organisation | Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Invited to participate in One Bin project meetings and workshops. PDRA has conducted semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry. Collaboration has now evolved to include proposed National Packaging Innovation Centre. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop. Established collaborative relationship between Re3 project, One Bin To Rule Them All, and Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub. |
| Impact | CPI are confirmed project partners who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project with us including applications for further funding. New relationship supports links between Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub and CPI's proposed National Packaging Innovation Centre. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | CoOp |
| Organisation | The Co-operative Group Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Invited to attend several RE3 workshops and meetings. PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended several workshops in work package 1 and 2 of the RE3 Project, including a Discussion Day workshop for the One Bin project. Connected the Invisible Plastics project to suppliers of fresh spring water. Providing packaging materials, industrial expertise and knowledge surrounding current materials used in packaging and their shortcomings for the Degradables project. Attended stakeholder engagement meeting for the Sustainable Hospitals project. Also a member of the RE3 Advisory Board. |
| Impact | The Co Op have signed an NDA and are a confirmed project partners who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project with us including applications for further funding |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | DEFRA |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Part of the "One Bin To Rule Them All" industry consortium, we built a deep understanding of the barriers and opportunities in plastic waste management through understanding the companies roles and drivers in this complex supply chain. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Part of the "One Bin To Rule Them All" industry consortium. Helped to define and refine the resultant Plastics Hierarchy of Fates and comment on policy levers; gained knowledge from barriers and opportunities for better decision making in advanced sorting. |
| Impact | Four policy reports; one industry-facing Hierarchy tool; 9 published papers to date with 12 more in progress; 21 presentations to industry / academic communities. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | DSposal |
| Organisation | DSposal |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop. Also working with SustHosp Project to explore NHS data sets possibly available further to EPSRC meeting. |
| Impact | DSposal have signed an NDA and are a confirmed project partners who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project with us including applications for further funding |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Faerch |
| Organisation | Faerch |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop for the One Bin Project. |
| Impact | Faerch have signed an NDA and are a confirmed project partners who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project with us including applications for further funding |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Organisation | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Circular Fashion project team have been liaising with Greater Manchester Combined Authority to understand the policy context and corporate appetite for establishing a circular economy around fashion in the region. One Bin PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in several workshops in work package 1 and 2 of the RE3 Project. Attended stakeholder engagement meetings for the Circular Fashion project. Confirmed project partner on the One Bin project. |
| Impact | On-going partnership |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Plastics Europe |
| Organisation | PlasticsEurope |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Invited to contribute to several workshops and meetings. Gave presentations on their strength and concerns in the plastics recycling industry. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attended stakeholder engagement meetings for the Sustainable Hospitals project. Member of the RE3 Advisory Board. |
| Impact | On-going partnership |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | SUEZ |
| Organisation | SUEZ worldwide |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Invited to participate in One Bin project meetings and workshops. PDRA has conducted semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop |
| Impact | SUEZ are confirmed project partners who wish to continue to explore the One Bin project and are partners on our follow-on funding project through ISCF Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Programme. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Tesco |
| Organisation | Tesco Plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Invited to contribute to several workshops and meetings. Gave presentations on their strength and concerns in the plastics recycling industry. PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing packaging materials, industrial expertise and knowledge surrounding current materials used in packaging and their shortcomings for the Degradables project. Member of the RE3 Advisory Board. New project collaborating on quantifying recycled content in plastic packaging. |
| Impact | On-going partnership |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Unilever |
| Organisation | Unilever |
| Department | Unilever Research and Development |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Discussion of oligomeric DOX products as viscosity modifiers / stabilisers in home and beauty applications. Provision of potential monomer and polymer pathways to develop degradable alternatives. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of target product profiles, discussion of potential outcomes. |
| Impact | Outputs and outcomes currently embargoed due to commercial sensitivity of project. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Unilever |
| Organisation | Unilever |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Invited to contribute to several workshops and meetings. Gave presentations on their strength and concerns in the plastics recycling industry. PDRA has also been conducting semi-structured interview to identify their major concerns and issues with the plastic recycling industry. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Took part in several workshops during work packages 1 and 2 of the RE3 Project. Gave semi-structured interviews and attended Discussion Day workshop for the One Bin project. Providing packaging materials, industrial expertise and knowledge surrounding current materials used in packaging and their shortcomings for the Degradables project |
| Impact | Unilever collaborate on a number of projects including (a) One Bin To Rule Them All, (b) PCR Characterisation, (c) Sustainable Formulations and (d) Big Data in Mechanical Recycling |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | WRAP |
| Organisation | Waste and Resources Action Programme |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Invited to attend several WP1 & 2 workshops and meetings. Invited to Chair RE3 Advisory Board and have oversight of RE3 projects |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chairs RE3 Advisory Board, whose goal it is to ensure the overarching project is progressing in the right direction. Both the overall project team and individual sub-projects report to the Advisory Board |
| Impact | On-going Partnership |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Title | METHOD FOR ANALYSING RECYCLED PLASTIC |
| Description | The present invention relates to the method of estimating or quantifying the content of recycled plastic in a plastic product using fluorescent compounds, and related methods and products. |
| IP Reference | WO2022214830 |
| Protection | Patent / Patent application |
| Year Protection Granted | 2022 |
| Licensed | Yes |
| Impact | IP licensed to ReCon^2 with £250,000 in sales for not-for-profit social enterprise. |
| Company Name | Recon2 Limited |
| Description | Recon 2 is a not-for-profit spin-out company from the University of Manchester that provides a low-cost method for certifying the recycled content in plastic products and packaging, using a patented fluorescent marking technology. |
| Year Established | 2022 |
| Impact | Consortium of early adopters including major multinational brands, grocery stores, recyclers and packaging producers. |
| Website | http://reconsquared.com/ |
| Description | About Manchester / UK recycling system requires 'dramatic overhaul', Manchester report finds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online article following the publication of the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/uk-recycling-system-requires-dramatic-overhaul-manchester-report-finds... |
| Description | Advising startups on circular economy challenges |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Adeyemi Adelekan has been advising 10 startups that are looking to tackle circular economy challenges through venture creation (via venture builder ZincVC) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.zinc.vc/missions/environment/ |
| Description | Article - The University of Manchester Discover News - UK recycling system requires 'dramatic overhaul', report finds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News article following the publication of 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/uk-recycling-system-requires-dramatic-overhaul-report-fin... |
| Description | Article / Materials Recycling World - Spoilt for choice: how less could be more |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article by Kris Kortsen based on the findings of the One Bin To Rule Them All project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.mrw.co.uk/in-depth/spoilt-for-choice-how-less-could-be-more-20-07-2023/ |
| Description | Article / Re-publication of Conversation Article - The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken - here's how to fix it |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Re-publication of the article in The Conversation by CapX |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://capx.co/the-uks-recycling-system-is-confusing-chaotic-and-broken-heres-how-to-fix-it/ |
| Description | Article / Re-publication of Conversation Article - The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken - here's how to fix it |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Re-publication of article in The Conversation by Bude & Beyond |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Article / Re-publication of Conversation Article - The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken - here's how to fix it |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Republication of the article in The Conversation by the University of Manchester |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/the-uks-recycling-system-is-confusing/ |
| Description | Article / Re-publication of Conversation Article - The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken - here's how to fix it |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Re-publication of article in The Conversation by Tolerance.ca |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.tolerance.ca/ArticleExt.aspx?ID=533613&L=en |
| Description | Article / The Conversation - The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken - here's how to fix it |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article written by the One Bin to Rule Them All Team based on the findings of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/the-uks-recycling-system-is-confusing-chaotic-and-broken-heres-how-to-fi... |
| Description | BBC Morning Live / One Bin To Rule Them All |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News segment within BBC Morning Live on the findings of the One Bin To Rule Them All project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001mpqq/morning-live-series-5-07062023?page=4 |
| Description | BBC Radio 4 Broadcasting House |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One Bin To Rule Them All project mentioned during broadcast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001wgxs |
| Description | BBC Radio 4 Inside Science / Recycling |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC Radio 4 Inside Science podcast on Recycling |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001kpvz |
| Description | Blog / Trashing the future: failures of UK plastic recycling policies and next steps |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog post discussing the three best practice policy recommendations from the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' report - the need to understand consumer practice to shape recycling infrastructure and policy; standardisation and consistency across the supply chain, and maximising value and sustainability of plastics via an open-source hierarchy of fates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2023/03/trashing-the-future-failures-of-uk-plastic-recycl... |
| Description | COP26 Innovation Showcase Event: Sustainable World, One Bin to Rule Them All |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | COP26 Innovation Showcase Event: Sustainable World, One Bin to Rule Them All - image and text which described the project displayed on the COP26 website and also in the main entrance hall as part of a selected exhibitIon. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.strath.ac.uk/workwithus/cop26/innovationshowcase/sustainableworld/onebintorulethemall/ |
| Description | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Beijing 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Alison Brown presented to Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Beijing colleagues and shared ideas for future research proposals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Digital film of the capabilities and equipment in the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An film of the capabilities and equipment in the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub for the purpose of showcasing the work of the SMI Hub to a general audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7UfGgyWnhs |
| Description | ESRC Festival of Social Science Recycling Question Time |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | UK household plastics recycling remains confusing and chaotic. This interactive session will provide an opportunity to discuss and discover why this is the case and explore solutions. Issues to do with overly complicated packaging and materials will be covered, as well as related challenges to do with everyday recycling infrastructure. Members of the University of Manchester's 'One Bin to Rule Them All' interdisciplinary research project team will be on hand to explain what they have been doing to try and improve plastics recycling across the UK. A "which bin is it again?" activity will provide an opportunity for people to bin some plastic waste. The team will discuss the choices made with participants and why things are so difficult. There will also be an opportunity to participate in the "what plastic is it anyway?" activity, with team members using an FTIR (some scientific kit) to assess different forms of everyday plastic packaging and what is in circulation. They'll also be an opportunity to explore best plastic packaging recycling pathways using the team's interactive materials hierarchy. Participants will gain knowledge that helps them to improve recycling practice." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Economic Realities working group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Around 15 stakeholders attended the Economic Realities working group to give feedback on potential collaborative business models for a One Bin system, including funding the system and its governance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Featured in a digital series in collaboration with The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) partnered with CWP to produce a digital series exploring expertise and advances throughout the materials cycle to address the climate crisis, achieve net zero targets and accelerate the circular economy. The Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub's Prof Shaver and Dr Chloe Loveless, Senior Experimental Office, demonstrated the research and development techniques used to support companies in the innovative design, reuse and recycling of plastics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/iom3/status/1583028751637499905 |
| Description | Food grade rPP workshop with stakeholders |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 8 participants from companies involved in the plastics supply chain and from the local authority have attended the workshop. They mapped out a digitally-enhanced supply chain for food grade rPP materials and discussed how costs and benefits of incorporating digital technologies such as tags could be shared out. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview for News Item / Three ways to solve the plastics pollution crisis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for the journal Nature regarding how more-sophisticated policies, smarter recycling and new materials could stem the tide of waste. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00975-5 |
| Description | Invited Speaker at World Plastics Summit 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver was invited to speak at the World Plastics Summit 2022, which assembled international research leaders in plastics recycling and redesign |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited Speaker at the RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group Online Seminar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver gave a talk at this online seminar which forms part of the RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group monthly online seminar series. This event's theme was 'Sustainability'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/47191/rsc-molecular-spectroscopy-group-online-seminar-series-janua... |
| Description | Invited Speaker in multiple slots at the Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) Conference 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability 2022 conference took place online and offered thought leadership and educational talks across a plethora of industry sectors that use plastics and polymers in the mainstream of their business. Prof Shaver was a panel speaker on Day 1: "Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Conference Designing Sustainable Plastic Packaging" and Day 2: "UKCPN Spotlight - Innovations that have the potential for disruptive impact on plastics sustainability" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at Dutch Polymer Institute conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver was invited to speak at the Dutch Polymer Institute conference on the topic of: "Multi-component material design to enable circularity" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at University of Twente, Netherlands |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker at University of Twente to discuss sustainable polymers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at the "Circular Economy & Promoting Research Links" Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver was invited to speak at the "Circular Economy & Promoting Research Links" Conference 2022 hosted by KTN & Stockholm University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at the Alliance Manchester Business School Social Responsibility Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver was invited to speak at this event which invited staff and students from across the University of Manchester to a series of lectures and panel discussions on social responsibility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/all-news/legacy-news/alliance-manchester-business-... |
| Description | Invited speaker at the American Chemical Society, Chicago, USA. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver spoke at the American Chemical Society Conference during the Advances in Packaging Recycling and Sustainability session on the subject of Recycled plastic content determination through aggregation - induced emission |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver spoke at the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences introducing a project to bring stakeholders of the plastics supply chain (including waste management) together to formulate ideas for a sustainable system with plastics. ("One Bin": Incentivizing Sustainable Plastic Systems.) Fellow speakers presented the culmination of their works in research and industry, while engaging in interdisciplinary dialogue to reach a deeper and broader understanding regarding potential solutions to environmental issues. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at the RWM & Let's Recycle Conference 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver spoke at the RWM & Let's Recycle Conference, which featured a combined audience of over 7000 visitors, 200+ speakers across 9 conference theatres, 150+ CPD accredited sessions, 600+ exhibitors, live material processing, 50+ vehicle demonstrations and networking events including the Local Authority Lounge, Women in Sustainability, the Careers Corner, and the Innovation Awards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at the Rethinking Materials Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver spoke at the Rethinking Materials Summit which welcomed material producers, waste-disposal authorities, packaging producers, investors, start-ups and retailers from around the globe to exchange ideas, share experiences and forge new partnerships to turn the tide on plastic pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://rethinkingmaterials.com/summit-highlights/ |
| Description | Invited speaker at the University of Toronto - Sustainable Plastics vs Sustainable Systems Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver spoke at this seminar event which explored the complex nature of our plastic environment, the interdependency of plastics on our goals for lowering our carbon footprint and increasing our expected lifespan, while also showcasing the University's own work on how polymer chemistry has the opportunity to shape a new sustainable future by developing interdisciplinary solutions that work for all actors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker at the World Polymer Congress, Winnipeg, Canada. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver was invited to speak at the World Polymer Congress, 17-21 July in Winnipeg, Canada. The conference represented various themes in fields such as Polymers for Biomedical Engineering, and Polymers from Renewable Resources and Biodegradable Polymers. Prof Shaver spoke on the subject of Polymers for Energy and Environmental Applications |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.macro2022.org/invited-speakers/ |
| Description | Invited to give evidence at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Shaver was invited to give evidence at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in its inquiry into plastic waste. The overall aim of this inquiry is to scrutinise the ways in which the UK government might reach its own target of eliminating all 'avoidable' plastic waste by 2042. The MPs will seek to understand how the UK might move closer in its use of plastic to a 'circular economy' where resources are used and then brought back into use, as opposed to the 'take, make and dispose' model which is currently consuming the earth's resources at an unsustainable rate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/52/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee/news/1602... |
| Description | Key note speaker at the Greater Manchester Green Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Shaver was a key-note speaker at the Greater Manchester Green summit, hosted by Mayor Andy Burnham. Attendees included businesses, policymakers, local communities and industry from the city-region to discuss its five-year environment plan, rising the key environmental challenges it faces from implementing new policies and future innovations to industry adaptation and individual lifestyle changes. The event also focused on engaging young people around climate change with a youth-specific event strand. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | LocalGov / The recycling system is in need of an overhaul - so what's the solution? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Opinion piece following the publication of the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' report |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.localgov.co.uk/The-recycling-system-is-in-need-of-an-overhaul--so-whats-the-solution/560... |
| Description | Meeting with GMCA / How to Limit Household Contamination in Problematic Areas |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Meeting the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to discuss how to limit household contamination in problematic areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | News Article - The Washington Post - Why glass, paper and other options aren't the simple alternative to plastic that they seem to be |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News article following an interview with Mike Shaver |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/06/07/plastic-alternatives-glass-aluminum-pape... |
| Description | News Article / I - Why your recycling is going to landfill - the 6 mistakes to avoid |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News item by the I regarding why recycling is going to landfill and how to avoid the mistakes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/recycling-mistakes-which-means-it-all-goes-to-landfill-2376592 |
| Description | News Article / The Times - Wheelie bin nation: is all our sorting going to waste? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News article in the Times |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wheelie-bin-nation-is-all-our-sorting-going-to-waste-pq7tj7kt8 |
| Description | News Article / Turbulent Times - Environment: wishcycling |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News article that makes reference to the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.turbulenttimes.co.uk/news/front-page/environment-wishcycling/ |
| Description | One Bin Policy Report GMCA Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Workshop with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to discuss the findings of the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy@ report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | One Bin To Rule Them All (talk + poster). Materials Research Exchange (MRE), London, 4th of October 2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | One Bin To Rule Them All (talk + poster). Materials Research Exchange (MRE), London, 4th of October 2022. Presentation about the project its aims and findings, alongside a poster. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | One Bin To Rule Them All" (talk) at The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) Regional Conference, Liverpool, 30 March 2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | One Bin To Rule Them All" at The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) Regional Conference, Liverpool, 30 March 2022. Introduction to the project, its aims, initial findings and their relevance for local authority waste and recycling leads. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Packaging Gateway / Researchers call for urgent overhaul in UK recycling system |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online article published by Packaging Gateway following the publication of the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/uk-plastic-recycling-overhaul/?cf-view |
| Description | Recon 2 - Novel Innovation website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Recon 2 - Novel innovation project built and launched a new website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://reconsquared.com |
| Description | Solutions Science Podcast - Solving The Waste Plastic Problem |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Podcast by Kris Kortsen on the One Bin To Rule Them All project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Q0X9aSoCs |
| Description | Stakeholder engagement workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Stakeholder workshop with project participants including members of the public, industry and policy. Findings from research disseminated and discussed in groups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Sustainable Futures Seminar - One Bin to Rule Them All Project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Public seminar presented by Torik Holmes & Kris Kortsen on the One Bin to Rule Them All project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwx7coZ2-jk&t=1361s |
| Description | Sustainable Packaging News / UK recycling system 'not fit for purpose' - report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | News article following the publication of the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://spnews.com/uk-recycling-system/ |
| Description | Sustainable Plastics Live/GRIPS2023 / Opening Plenary Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Opening plenary panel at Sustainable Plastics Live/GRIPS2023, 'The UK's position within the world view of plastics'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://sustainableplasticslive.co.uk/ |
| Description | UK Circular plastics network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | UK Circular Plastics Network Newsletter included a piece on the newly published report 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://info.ktn-uk.org/2VFU-1DPTP-8D908D489EFE428F85UTSC715EC55E4C69EFD2/cr.aspx |
| Description | University of Manchester Community Festival 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub hosted a stall at the University of Manchester Community Festival 2022 based in the Henry Royce Hub Building. This free outreach event put science on show with researchers, technicians and volunteers delivering engaging activities and hands-on experiments to the local community. The SMI Hub's "Lemonade Stand" taught visitors about the sustainability of everyday items. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.royce.ac.uk/news/royce-hub-building-opens-doors-to-local-residents-for-university-of-man... |
| Description | Visit by Mayor of Greater Manchester to Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub Feb 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham visited the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub at the Henry Royce Institute in February 2023 where he met with researchers to hear about the pioneering work they do with businesses in helping them to find more sustainable ways to use plastics. Researchers also showcased projects on quantifying recycled content in plastics, recyclable credit card & composites sustainable waste management, and chatted about the barriers to a more sustainable future for plastic waste |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | WRAP Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | The workshop was to deliver the main findings of the project to WRAP and UKRI attendees. It was attended by 10 people from all over the country. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Waste not want: the future of UK plastic recycling |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Commentary piece following the publication of the 'Tackling Household Plastic Waste: Best Practice for a Circular Plastics Economy' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/original-thinking-applied/original-thinkers/waste-not-want-... |