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Marine plastic pollution has a cost. Measuring it is the first step towards someone taking responsibility for it: this is how we turn every action on the ground into data that improves the next decision.

From Asturias, Universal Plastic took part in TalentUO 2026 to connect university talent, innovation and ocean protection, strengthening its commitment to the territory and to creating opportunities around real challenges.

How a clean-up day with ISASTUR becomes structured, verifiable data about marine plastic pollution.

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

Pellets and microplastics in Galicia: citizen science at Morriña Festival Universal Plastic · 2026 Plastic pellets keep turning up on Galician beaches long after they have disappeared from the headlines. During the citizen science days…

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