NOC’s plastic pollution research seeks to understand the true impact of plastic on our ocean ecosystems. We are finding more evidence of microplastics in important marine protected habitats and in the deepest trenches of the ocean.
Our plastics research aims to remove the knowledge gap around ocean plastics by understanding where they are, how they are circulating through the ocean circulation, and what impact they are having on life in the ocean around them.
Plastic is at the heart of our modern world. Reduction of its use and recycling helps, but almost all products and processes involve the use of plastics and so the responsibility to find where they end up rests with us all.
SUPPORTING NOC’S PLASTICS RESEARCH WILL:
- Provide critical data on how much plastic there is in the ocean and where it is coming from
- Uncover how plastics move through ocean currents and change chemically as it decomposes
- Improve our understanding of the impact of microplastics on ocean life and habitats
- Inform ocean clean-up solutions
- Impact government and industry policy for plastic production and waste management
We work with businesses and philanthropists, who are likeminded visionaries, to advance our global understanding of the ocean. To find out more about partnerships to tackle ocean plastic please contact Jo at jo.cole@noc.ac.uk or call +44 (0) 7562 167 556.