by Deborah Talbot | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
How do you draw farmers and policymakers towards finding sustainable solutions to plastics in soil? Farmers are very aware of the sustainability problems of plastic use in agriculture and try to find solutions. However, they are not sure how much they can do about it...
by Mansah | Nov 12, 2024 | Blog
By the end of this year, we may have international, legally binding rules on how to reduce plastic pollution, and not a moment too soon. This could be a game-changer in combatting global plastic pollution. The fifth, and potentially final, session is coming up in the...
by Charly | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog
Photo credit: Canva There is an increasing body of evidence demonstrating that plastics are now ubiquitous across the biosphere, with micro-plastics now detectable in even the remotest of environments. Micro-plastics are present in deep oceans, polar ice-caps, and...
by Charly | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog
MINAGRIS partners have hosted a participatory workshop at the scientific conference for organic agriculture farmers, land managers and the scientific community. Partners involved are working on the assessment of plastic use across Europe and resulting microplastic...
by Mansah | Oct 4, 2024 | Blog
MINAGRIS, over the next 5 years, will explore the impacts of plastic debris on agricultural soil health. This blog explains what plastics are, the extent to which they are used in agriculture across Europe, and the potential environmental health threats posed by...
by Mansah | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog
There is an increasing body of evidence demonstrating that plastics are now ubiquitous across the biosphere, with micro-plastics now detectable in even the remotest of environments. Micro-plastics are present in deep oceans, polar ice-caps, and agricultural soils...