Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)
@winniecj.bsky.social
Plastic Pollution scientist | Lecturer at Bangor University. Researching the fate, behaviour, effects of #microplastics & biodegradable plastics to support solutions #PlasticsTreaty. Runner | Happiest outdoors https://winniecourtenejones.wixsite.com/home
Thanks BBC Radio Wales for featuring our upcoming Arctic research voyage with eXXpedition @sosbangor.bsky.social Researching #microplastic pollution and solutions Listen to the conversation (from 51 mins in) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radio Wales Drive - With Wyre Davies - BBC Sounds
Everything you need to know as you head home.
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Heading North to lead this all-female Arctic expedition, researching the land to sea leakages and quantities of #microplastic #plasticpollution to better inform effective solutions @sosbangor.bsky.social Read more: www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2026-07...
Plastic pollution and fossil fuels are closely linked. The science shows that to address one, we also have to address the other. linktr.ee/scientistsco...
Sunset and low tide looking across the Menai Strait 🤩
The sun was shining and the mountains were calling ☀️ Glorious day in Eryri National Park #NorthWales #Eryri #weekendadventure
I had a lot of fun participating in this event, sharing my research and discussing sources, effects and solutions to #microplastics in freshwater environments @sosbangor.bsky.social #plasticpollution 👇Catch up with the recording fwr.org/microplastic...
Microplastic pollution in the freshwater environment
This event brings together experts to explore the growing issue of microplastics in our aquatic and marine environments, and the implications for sustainable wastewater management. The event features ...
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Where will science lead us beyond 2026? I share my insights on what we have learnt, and look to the future on all things #microplastics #plasticpollution and the UN Global Plastics Treaty 📻 Listen on BBC Radio: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social
BBC Radio Wales - Science Cafe, Future Gazing
Adam Walton predicts the future, asking where science will lead us beyond 2026.
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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Delighted to be invited to UK Parliament last week to discuss the UK’s leadership role in tackling global plastic pollution, with MPs, leading academics, businesses, and NGOs @sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social #plasticpollution
I really enjoyed speaking at the @nature.com & @commonseas.bsky.social roundtable ' #Microplastics, a threat to human & planetary health' Fantastic discussions with fellow panelists and audience Talks will be shared: natureconferences.streamgo.live/microplastic...
Not your typical day 🎙️ Recording an episode of BBC Science Cafe all about #PlasticPollution #microplastics #PlasticsTreaty Stay tuned, Episode is scheduled for the new year 📻 @sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @bbccymruwales.bsky.social
I'm really looking forward to participating in this @nature.com conference on "Microplastics: an emerging threat to human and planetary health" 📆 18th Nov 📍London ⬇️ Details & registration natureconferences.streamgo.live/microplastic... #microplastics #onehealth #plasticpollution #PlasticTreaty
Microplastics: an emerging threat to human and planetary health
Microplastics (MPs), along with the chemicals they release, are pervasive and persistent contaminants in ecosystems worldwide. Increasingly, MPs are also being detected throughout the human body.Scien...
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The final @unep.org #INC52 session to develop a Global #PlasticsTreaty is underway 🕣 With less than 48 hours to go, the window for action is closing. Negotiators must now show courage if the world is to get a treaty capable of protecting people and the planet. tinyurl.com/25rkm5xs
We’re witnessing last-ditch talks to secure a global plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators in Geneva face a critical moment to agree a Global Plastics Treaty before talks end, with the planet’s future at stake.
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🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it. The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
🔥 Only a few days left in #PlasticsTreaty talks — and the heat is on. The science is clear. The path is narrow. The moment is now. Hear what’s happening on the ground from @davzoul.bsky.social
⏳ Only 48 h to go. Delegates in Geneva are still working hard to find convergence on text in Contact Groups and Informal Meetings. Tomorrow, the Chair will present new text for a #PlasticsTreaty for discussion in Regional Consultations and Plenaries. 🤞Let’s hope for ambition and get this done! 💪
Should we weaken the #PlasticsTreaty just to get the biggest plastic polluters onboard? @tangri0.bsky.social, GAIA's Science & Policy Director and a leading global waste and climate expert, says ABSOLUTELY NOT. Here's why: www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-st... #CourageNotCompromise #INC5_2
"We're running out of time!" Procedural discussions dominated the #PlasticsTreaty morning plenary, with delegations calling for the talks to "shift gear" in order to make progress on the draft treaty text Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll... #INC5 #INC5_2 #plastic
Some reflections on the first few days of #INC5.2 negotations in Geneva, towards a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty. Are the negotiations going well? Frankly, not really, though there are reasons for hope 👇 @ukceh.bsky.social #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticTreaty #GlobalPlasticTreaty
We are half way through #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. Follow us for updates from the second plenary session and WATCH LIVE via www.unep.org/inc-plastic-...
❗ #FossilFuel & chemical industry lobbyists (234+) outnumber the combined diplomatic delegations of all 27 EU nations & EU combined (233) #INC❗ - @ciel.org analysis (@breakfreefromplastic.org) 🚨This threatens the integrity of the #PlasticsTreaty 🚨 👇 www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/07/f...
UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says - Prof Richard Thompson says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’ #plasticstreaty www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says
Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’
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‘Maddening’ Proof #Plastics Industry Knew #Recycling Was False Solution in ❗️1974❗️, New Document Shows. #PlasticsTreaty www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/m...
‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
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🔬 What does independent science say are priorities to consider across the treaty and its different articles? The Scientists' coalition has published a short overview with key points and links to relevant resources. @scientistscoa.bsky.social See it here ➡️ drive.google.com/file/d/1crqq...
Science-Based Priorities for INC-5.2 - Scientists' Coalition.pdf
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I spoke with ABC radio Australia about the #PlasticsTreaty 📻 Catch up: drag the slider to ~3.02 in www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Greek gods, Gama Festival and the battle of Cannae - ABC listen
Who were Apollo and Artemis and why Greek mythology so inspires space exploration.
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🌎 The final UN negotiating session to develop a Global Plastics Treaty starts today! 👩🔬 I'm delighted to be attending this monumental event & continue contributing scientific evidence to the process to end #plasticpollution @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Ocean Sciences @ Bangor University@sosbangor.bsky.social · last yr.Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones @winniecj.bsky.social from the School of Ocean Science @bangoruniversity.bsky.social has arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, to join the final round of negotiations linked to the Global Plastics Treaty.
A major new study in the leading medical journal The Lancet finds that plastic chemicals lead to $1.5 trillion a year in health, environmental and other costs. "The principal driver of this crisis is accelerating growth in plastic production." See the study: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics
Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health. Plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age and are responsible for health-related economic losse...
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