Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 01/09/20263. Extended Producer Responsibility and economic incentives to reduce releases across the plastics lifecycle. 4. Stronger measures wastewater, sewage sludge and soils 5. coordinated monitoring, and evidence system to support regulation, evaluate progress and inform future policy. 020
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The APPG report identifies 5 priority areas: 1. Clear UK policy framework on microplastics with legally binding targets and coordinated leadership 2. Upstream action on key sources of microplastic pollution 140
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Delighted to be at the House of Commons today for the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group report on #microplastics that I had the opportunity to contribute to & review 🔗read the report www.thewi.org.uk/campaigns/ne... @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social 120
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Thanks 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/...bbc.co.ukRadio Wales Drive - With Wyre Davies - BBC SoundsEverything you need to know as you head home. 000
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Heading 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... 1105
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty @scientistscoa.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Plastic pollution and fossil fuels are closely linked. The science shows that to address one, we also have to address the other. linktr.ee/scientistsco... 023
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Sunset and low tide looking across the Menai Strait 🤩 040
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 07/03/2026The sun was shining and the mountains were calling ☀️ Glorious day in Eryri National Park #NorthWales #Eryri #weekendadventure 050
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I 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...fwr.orgMicroplastic pollution in the freshwater environmentThis 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 ... 060
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Where 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.socialbbc.co.ukBBC Radio Wales - Science Cafe, Future GazingAdam Walton predicts the future, asking where science will lead us beyond 2026. 030
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Winter beach walk #wales #Walescoastpath #winterwalks 130
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Excited 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! 6316198
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Delighted 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 040
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 18/11/2025@bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social @scientistscoa.bsky.social 000
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I 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... 142
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Not 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 020
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 05/11/2025@sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social 000
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I'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 #PlasticTreatynatureconferences.streamgo.liveMicroplastics: an emerging threat to human and planetary healthMicroplastics (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... 131
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Enjoying the gorgeous autumn colours 🍁🍂 #autumn #autumncolour 040
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Stefan C. Aykut @stefanaykut.bsky.social · 21/10/2025🌍 Come work with us 📢 We’re looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our interdisciplinary team on Varieties of Climate Agency at the University of Hamburg. We’d love to hear from you! 👉 Apply here: tinyurl.com/JobUHH 🔎 Learn more about the project: lnkd.in/epDC7PK7 ❗Deadline: 31.10. More 👇tinyurl.comAusschreibung 21714
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 13/08/2025@sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social 010
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The 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/25rkm5xstinyurl.comWe’re witnessing last-ditch talks to secure a global plastic pollution treatyNegotiators in Geneva face a critical moment to agree a Global Plastics Treaty before talks end, with the planet’s future at stake. 142
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 13/08/2025🚨 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. 01517
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 12/08/2025🔥 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 0217
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · 12/08/2025⏳ 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! 💪 092
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Should 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_2 044
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 09/08/2025"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 2115
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Sam Harrison @samharrison.science · 08/08/2025Some 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 133
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 09/08/2025We 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-... 184
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Rethink Plastic alliance @rethinkplastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025❗ #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... 1107
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 05/08/2025UN 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/...theguardian.comUN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert saysProfessor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’ 13512
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · 07/08/2025‘Maddening’ Proof #Plastics Industry Knew #Recycling Was False Solution in ❗️1974❗️, New Document Shows. #PlasticsTreaty www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/m...desmog.com‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document ShowsExclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign. 22913
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 07/08/2025🔬 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...drive.google.comScience-Based Priorities for INC-5.2 - Scientists' Coalition.pdf 000
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 06/08/2025I 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.socialabc.net.auGreek gods, Gama Festival and the battle of Cannae - ABC listenWho were Apollo and Artemis and why Greek mythology so inspires space exploration. 032
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 05/08/2025🌎 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 062
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 04/08/2025A 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...thelancet.comThe Lancet Countdown on health and plasticsPlastics 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... 142
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 04/08/2025The incredible art installation 'the thinkers burden' from Benjamin Von Wong features the 'thinker' sitting atop Mother Earth, and entwined in DNA, to highlight the health and environmental impacts of #plasticpollution thinkersburden.comthinkersburden.comThe Thinker's BurdenA 6m tall monument for the INC5.2 Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations 020
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 04/08/2025For the next 2 wks I'll be attending & supporting (with scientific evidence) the #UNPlasticTreaty 👀 All eyes will be on negotiators to deliver an effective treaty which will protect future generations & our planet @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @scientistscoa.bsky.social 132
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 04/08/2025As the #PlasticTreaty gets underway, INC chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso emphasises that countries unite and chart a course for future generations and our planet "Let's not miss this opportunity" 032
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Taking a moment of calm in Geneva ahead of 2 wks of #PlasticTreaty negotiations Taking views of Mount Blanc appearing from the clouds as a good omen for what lies ahead. Together we can reach the summit to deliver an effective treaty #UNplasticsTreaty #plasticpollution #INC52 @unep.org 020
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 30/07/2025@bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social #plasticpollution #UNPlasticsTreaty 000
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Are you attending INC5.2 #PlasticTreaty negotiations? I'll be in Geneva - let's connect 👋 Focusing on sharing & discussing robust scientific evidence to support the treaty process If you're interested in hearing more, how this might support your work, & ways to collaborate - let's chat 120
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 29/07/2025@sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social #PlasticPollution #INC52 #INC5 #UNPlasticsTreaty 000
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 29/07/2025❗️Plastic pollution impacts environmental and human health 🌎Ahead of the next round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations I reflect on what is being done in Wales to address #plasticpollution & why these measures are needed @senedd.wales @senedd.cymru research.senedd.wales/research-art...research.senedd.walesThe UN Plastics Treaty enters its final negotiations: what’s at stake?Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue impacting human and ecosystem health. What measures are being taken to address this issue – both in Wales and internationally? 100
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 23/07/2025#PlasticsTreaty #UNPlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social @theconversation.com 000
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 23/07/2025The final talks to develop a global #PlasticsTreaty will commence next month The science is clear: we need ambitious action across the plastics lifecycle, from production through to disposal. The question is, will countries deliver? I share my perspectives theconversation.com/a-global-tre...theconversation.comA global treaty to limit plastic pollution is within reach – will countries seize the moment?The talks in Geneva may be the world’s last chance to agree a strong treaty to tackle plastic pollution, scientists warn. 131
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Join the @scientistscoa.bsky.social newsletter to get all the latest insights and updates (inc. scientific fact checking), from the INC5.2 negotiations direct into your inbox! 🔗 Sign up here: lnkd.in/eXHRyaKi 📑 Explore new policy briefs on the different Articles: lnkd.in/eMvvq7iA 010
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Neil Tangri @tangri0.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Interested in the upcoming #plasticstreaty INC-5.2? Get regular insights, updates, fact checks, and more from a global network of independent scientists here: preview.mailerlite.io/forms/165518...preview.mailerlite.ioINC Science Update Sign Up 01210
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty @scientistscoa.bsky.social · 07/07/2025✅ We put together a policy brief focused on Article 2 outlining some key terms to define as well as proposed science-based definitions for each. ➡️ Take a look: zenodo.org/records/1579... 📑 Explore our other policy briefs on the different Articles: linktr.ee/scientistsco...zenodo.orgComments on Article 2: DefinitionsThis policy brief is one within a series focused on examining the wording within articles of the Chair’s draft text (version published on December 1, 2024) for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Commit... 013
Reposted by Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty @scientistscoa.bsky.social · 19/06/2025💡 Our policy brief on Article 7 looks at releases and leakages from plastics including current gaps and why existing MEAs are not enough. ➡️ Learn more: zenodo.org/records/1563... 📑 Explore our other policy briefs on the different Articles: linktr.ee/scientistsco...linktr.ee@scientistscoalition | LinktreeThe Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty 011