Research & Publications

This second edition of the manual introduces new methods to assess litter upstream, including land-based sources and waterways.

Understanding the location of dumping sites, or where littering occurs, is needed for effective and efficient waste management efforts. South Africa experien...

Elevated metal concentrations can become harmful to marine organisms and to humans that consume them. Metal concentrations at multiple sites around Algoa Bay...

The occurrence of plastics in the natural environment has been reported from the most remote places on earth. As such, there is growing global concern about ...

Bisphenols and benzophenone UV filters are contaminants present in a wide variety of plastic materials and consumer products. The scientific attention toward...

Data on marine litter is crucial to guide waste management but is scarce in third-world countries such as South Africa. We established the first baseline mea...

Universally, concerns are mounting over the ubiquitous increase in plastic in waterways and oceans of the world. It is commonly stated that about 80% of plas...

In response to the global pollution crisis, the United Nations Environmental Assembly has called upon all people to commit to its initiative ‘Towards a Pollu...