Amila Abeynayaka

Quantitative sustainability assessment researcher #Microplastic #Plasticpollution #LCA #EU #Asia @DTUtweet @MoorePlasticRes Views: my own

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

"At the top of the ranking is #DTU - Technical University of Denmark, with 113 patent applications - the highest of any European university and second globally among universities."
https://t.co/31KEnMQ3OX

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

Excited to see our new paper in @Geoderma_Jrnl out now! https://t.co/mdtvTYYFBg

Linking soil stressors (incl. #microplastics) → biodiversity loss → soil functions → ecosystem services

Toward integrating soil health into LCA
#SoilHealth #LCA #MINAGRIS #Bin2Bean @MinagrisEU

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

What began as a promise of convenience is now a threat to our environment, health, and communities. But it's not too late. @Pewtrusts' Breaking the Plastic Wave 2025 report ...
https://t.co/Gv4a0eri6e
#PlasticPollution #Sustainability #BreakingThePlasticWave #GlobalLaunch

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

Guiding local #policies and investments: a multi-criteria scoring system to optimize the circular management and valorization of organic waste into soil amendments. #Bin2Bean #MCDA #Soil

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

Calling all researchers attending #SETACVienna2025! The SETAC plastics IG will be hosting an in-person member meeting (others welcome, too) at the conference on Wednesday, May 14th from 16:00 - 18:00
@smbrander @ValentinaHPauna ....
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[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

@amilalca.bsky.social
https://t.co/QElzpnZmw4

[Dr. Melanie Bergmann 🐘MBergmann🐘mstdn.social @MelanieBergma18]

Another maritime accident, another #plastic pellet spill! #Plastic pollution occurs at every stage of the plastic 'life cycle'.
❗We have to ramp up safety regulations to prevent this form of pollution that is impossible to contain now! #PlasticsTreaty
https://t.co/mos88YQLSC

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

Water quality and floating #microplastics pollution along Southern to Northwestern Coast, #SriLanka | Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences. https://t.co/RXA9KY9kx8
@SriLankaTweet

[MINAGRIS: Impacts of plastic debris on soil health @MinagrisEU]

App Alert! 🚜🌱

Help scientists understand the impact of plastic on our soils.

Download our SoilPlastic App (iOS, Android, & web) to record sightings of plastic debris in fields.

https://t.co/u3NUv5osLB

#soilhealth #plasticpollution #agriculture #sustainability #farming

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

Dear Agricultural and Plastics Stakeholders, 🌱🌿🌽🧑‍🌾

Your input is invaluable in shaping the Decision Support Tool (DST) to be more practical and impactful right from the early stages! 💡
#plasticpollution #Agriculture

@DTUtweet

[MINAGRIS: Impacts of plastic debris on soil health @MinagrisEU]

Are you an expert in agricultural plastics?

If so, sign up to our joint MINAGRIS-PAPILLONS Stakeholder Forum Workshop: Use and Management of Agricultural Plastics and impact on soil health 😄

📆 17th Dec 2024, 10.00- 12.15 CET (online)
📌 Register: https://t.co/vtFT5CWTdQ

[MINAGRIS: Impacts of plastic debris on soil health @MinagrisEU]

The 2024 MINAGRIS plenary meeting in Dijon is underway! 🎉 Our partners from across Europe have come together to discuss the latest advancements in the project and plan the next steps for exploring the presence and impacts of agricultural #plastics in #soil.

#HorizonEurope

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

Ever wonder what the big deal is about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?!

Join this to watch a documentary about it on Nov 8th at Sports Basement Presideo. Then join the live Q&A with Captain Charles Moore.

[Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research @MoorePlasticRes]

Join us on Nov 8th at Sports Basement Presideo to watch a documentary about it, followed by live Q&A with Captain Charles Moore, who discovered it in 1997 and since has been researching and educating about plastic pollution. Free beer & popcorn too!

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

#Postdoc in life cycle impact assessment of natural resources
#plastic #LCA #Plasticpollution
https://t.co/hetkbRMf0q?

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

Fantastic presentation on #Plastiome by @prasun_Gos
at #DIOXIN2024 !👏
Plastiome: plastisphere associated Antimicrobial Resisostome.
Find more info at https://t.co/oqPwqv6Sby @HAZMAT_journal
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@GurugeKs
#microplastic #antibiotic #AMR

[Prasun Goswami, Ph.D. @prasun_Gos]

Today we presented our research on plastisphere associated Antimicrobial Resisostome: 'Plastiome' at #DIOXIN2024 @SuntecSingapor @GurugeKs @litterlifecycle

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

#Microplastics

[Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research @MoorePlasticRes]

We are proud to announce that we are one of the first labs in the world to be accredited for #microplastic analysis! Our accreditation kicks in on September 1 and we are open for business to accept samples of all kinds.

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

“The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable #environment must be upheld, and thus it is crucial that scientists, industry, and #policy makers work in concert to create a future free from hazardous #plastic contamination." https://t.co/LX1zumofBu #INC

[Marine Plastics ERIA @rkcmpd_eria]

A group of experts and members of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty list six essential “pillars” to truly reduce plastic pollution and allow for chemical detoxification.

https://t.co/1aQ31N7CgB

[Dr. Susanne Brander 🐟 🌊 @smbrander]

To help the @UNEP INC process develop an effective #plastics treaty , we outlined 6 essential pillars necessary for reducing plastic pollution and detoxifying plastics across their full life cycle.

Thank you to all our wonderful co-authors!

https://t.co/3udXSNidJn

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

EU industries are going green

The revised industrial & livestock rearing emissions Directive enters into force covering
🏭37,000 industrial installations
🐖38,500 pig & poultry farms
🔋Landfills, metal extraction & battery gigafactories

👉 https://t.co/8W8G6xjEix
#ZeroPollution

[Amila Abeynayaka @litterlifecycle]

"The time for ambitious action is now: Science-based recommendations for plastic chemicals to inform an effective global plastic treaty"
Find the paper here:
https://t.co/UapeDLSXeY
#plasticpollution #Microplastics #Chemicals #OpenAccess #openscience

[The Scientists' Coalition @Scientists_Coa]

🤝 Our independent scientists published a peer-reviewed article outlining six pillars necessary for reducing plastic pollution and chemical detoxification of plastics to aid @UNEP's INC process in developing a new global plastics treaty.

➡️ https://t.co/WJgVayaNAz