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A new metric combines biodiversity, socioeconomic value, plastic type and carbon to estimate the real impact of each coastal cleanup.

Resurrection Fest and Universal Plastic record international waste in Galicia. Universal Plastic · 2026PHN0eWxlPi51cC1kb3dubG9hZC1zaW1wbGUgewogICAgbWFyZ2luOiAzMnB4IDA7CiAgICBmb250LWZhbWlseTogaW5oZXJpdDsKICB9CgogIC51cC1kb3dubG9hZC1sYWJlbCB7CiAgICBtYXJnaW46IDAgMCAxMnB4OwogICAgZm9udC1zaXplOiAxOHB4OwogICAgbGluZS1oZWlnaHQ6IDEuMjsKICAgIGZvbnQtd2VpZ2h0OiA2MDA7CiAgICBjb2xvcjogIzAwMDAzZjsKICB9CgogIC51cC1kb3dubG9hZC1zaW1wbGUgYSB7CiAgICBkaXNwbGF5OiBpbmxpbmUtZmxleDsKICAgIGFsaWduLWl0ZW1zOiBjZW50ZXI7CiAgICBwYWRkaW5nOiAxNHB4IDIycHg7CiAgICBiYWNrZ3JvdW5kOiAjZjZmZGZmOwogICAgYm9yZGVyOiAxcHggc29saWQgIzQyYzNlZTsKICAgIGJvcmRlci1yYWRpdXM6IDk5OXB4OwogICAgY29sb3I6ICMwMDAwM2YgIWltcG9ydGFudDsKICAgIGZvbnQtc2l6ZTogMTZweDsKICAgIGxpbmUtaGVpZ2h0OiAxLjI7CiAgICBmb250LXdlaWdodDogNTAwOwogICAgdGV4dC1kZWNvcmF0aW9uOiBub25lICFpbXBvcnRhbnQ7CiAgICB0cmFuc2l0aW9uOiBiYWNrZ3JvdW5kIDAuMnMgZWFzZSwgYm9yZGVyLWNvbG9yIDAuMnMgZWFzZTsKICB9CgogIC51cC1kb3dubG9hZC1zaW1wbGUgYSBzcGFuIHsKICAgIG1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiA0cHg7CiAgICBjb2xvcjogIzNkNDY0OTsKICAgIGZvbnQtd2VpZ2h0OiA0MDA7CiAgfQoKICAudXAtZG93bmxvYWQtc2ltcGxlIGE6aG92ZXIgewogICAgYmFja2dyb3VuZDogI2M0ZWNmYTsKICAgIGJvcmRlci1jb2xvcjogIzQyYzNlZTsKICAgIGNvbG9yOiAjMDAwMDNmICFpbXBvcnRhbnQ7CiAgICB0ZXh0LWRlY29yYXRpb246IG5vbmUgIWltcG9ydGFudDsKICB9Cjwvc3R5bGU+PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0idXAtZG93bmxvYWQtc2ltcGxlIj48YSBocmVmPSJodHRwczovL2RvY3VtZW50c3VuaXZlcnNhbHBsYXN0aWMuczMuZXUtY2VudHJhbC0xLmFtYXpvbmF3cy5jb20vcHVibGljL2JvbGV0JUMzJUFEbi1kZS1wcmVuc2EvUmVzdXJyZWN0aW9uK0Zlc3QrMjAyNi5wZGYiIHRhcmdldD0iX2JsYW5rIiByZWw9Im5vb3BlbmVyIj5Cb2xldMOtbiBkZSBwcmVuc2EgPHNwYW4+KFBERiAtIDIyOCBLQik8L3NwYW4+PC9hPjwvZGl2Pg==The citizen science campaign promoted by Universal Plastic records its first results and turns every beach clean-up into information to investigate marine…

University of Oviedo and Universal Plastic Universal Plastic · 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 Ocean resilience depends on data, science, and collaboration. That is why Universal Plastic and the University of Oviedo have entered into a partnership to promote…

Blue Resilience in Action: Universal Plastic and SATEC Universal Plastic · 2026 What if marine plastic pollution was not only an environmental problem, but also an economic productivity challenge? This question lies at the heart…

The plastic found in the Balearic Islands Universal Plastic · 2026Images of beaches covered in waste often come from distant places. Remote islands, Asian coastlines or massive accumulations in the middle of the ocean. That…

Blue Ecnomy and Universal Plastic Gijón, October 2025The Blue Economy is much more than a trend: it’s a new way of creating value through respect for, and regeneration of, the ocean.It means using marine resources…