ABOUT ESI-PEP

The ESI Plastics and the Environment Program (ESI-PEP) was launched in January 2018, with a mission to foster the technologies and public policies necessary to eliminate the harmful build-up of plastic waste in the environment. ESI-PEP unites faculty and students at MIT with a broad network of supporting members and partner institutions, sponsoring research, convening experts, and developing new educational opportunities to bring all our resources to bear on the problem of plastic accumulation in the natural world. Download the ESI-PEP brochure for more information.

 

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Recent publications

Cyclone-Like Technology Holds Promise in Creating a Circular Economy for Small Plastics (MIT ESI, Nov. 17, 2023)

Rescuing small plastics from the waste stream (MIT News, Feb. 5, 2023)

Plastics Recycling Misses the Point. Here’s What We Can Try Next (CNET, Dec. 7, 2022)