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Unlocking the Power of Changing Streams Membership

In today's rapidly evolving construction industry, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword—it's a necessity. As the industry faces increasing pressure to reduce its...

How Can Policies and Financial Incentives Impact Plastic Pollution in Construction?

As the population and urbanisation grows, so does the need for houses, buildings and infrastructure. It is estimated that global buildings will double by...

Construction – a plastic pollution legacy in the making?

Of the 400 + million tons of plastic the world produces each year, about 10% ends up contaminating the ocean, waterways and soil. Every...

Circularity and Construction: a brief review in the context of plastic use in construction

The ‘circular economy’ is a term that is widely used, but not always considered accurately. In terms of the building and construction sector, here...

Why construction need to incorporate plastic into the carbon agenda

The construction sector has a vital role in the transition to Net Zero Carbon and the world successfully achieving its global emissions reduction targets....

My Apartment in Plastic

An article by Kathryn Larsen One of the earlier childhood memories I have is holding a Styrofoam plate and a cup at a Fourth...

What are plastic nurdles

What are they? Plastic nurdles are the tiny pellets of plastic produced by petrochemical companies, with specific chemical compositions depending on their final use. ...

CHANGING STREAMS: The science of adaptation (Part 1)

Heart or head? We are all familiar with the spectacle of plastic rubbish, whether in our own kitchens and bathrooms, spread along the roadside...

Conversations with Changing Streams

On Wednesday 16th of February, Changing Streams had the pleasure of hosting our 5th ‘Conversations with Changing Streams’ webinar on ‘creating a sustainable working...

Conversations with Changing Streams 4 – Plastic and our oceans

On Thursday the 25th of November Changing Streams was joined by Susie Crick (Board Director at the Oceanic Research Institute), Philipp Ullmann (Industry 5.0...

Conversations with Changing Streams: Sources and Uses of Plastic in Construction

Catch up on the second of our monthly webinars hosted by Brendon Kenny. Were we explored the sources and uses of plastics within the...

Conversations with Changing Streams – Part 1 Plastic Free July Special

In June we hosted our first Conversations with Changing Streams event. This was the first in a series of webinars we will be hosting...

The implications of plastic pollution as seen by oceanographer and Changing Streams Co-Founder and Director Professor Jonathan Sharples

A healthy ocean is fundamental to our existence. That is not hyperbole – life on our planet is fundamentally dependent on having a healthy...

The importance of education in plastic consumption

I think it might have taken a global pandemic to help society as a whole to understand the importance of teaching and education. Home...

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