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Ending Plastic Waste Symposium 2024

Join IPPIN and experts from across research, industry and government to promote cutting-edge solutions to end plastic waste.

Ocean floor a ‘reservoir’ for plastic pollution, world-first study finds.

New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on […]

How much fishing gear is lost at sea? It’s a lot, but we can reel it in.

Each year enough fishing line to circle the Earth 18 times is lost in our oceans. This is joined by […]

Global study finds more than half of branded plastic pollution linked to 56 companies

An international team of researchers has provided the first ever quantification of products from global plastic producers in the environment.

Circular economy standards for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation region 

CSIRO report on standards to accelerate the circular economy transition in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region.

Citarum River Transformation: A Collaboration

Read Monash University's article about how Monash University, CSIRO, Universitas Indonesia and Universitas Padjadjaran have collaborated together to tackle waste […]

Revolutionising more sustainable agriculture

An environmentally-friendly, sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane product has been created.

Mekong Plastics Innovation Alliance

The Mekong Plastics Innovation Alliance is a collaborative effort aimed at achieving long-term, systemic change in the fight against plastic […]

Ending Plastic Waste

CSIRO’s Ending Plastic Waste Mission in development is aiming for an 80 per cent reduction in plastic waste entering the Australian environment by 2030.

CSIRO’s plastic pollution research

Find out more about CSIRO’s plastic pollution research