“Plastic is much more sustainable than people realise, often even more so than cardboard or glass. The problem is that, in our current system, we lose too much of this material along the way”

says Kim Ragaert, professor of Circular Plastics. At Maastricht University, we are exploring ways to make plastic truly circular - through recycling, better design, and large-scale systemic changes like encouraging reuse.

“Plastic is much more sustainable than people realise, often even more so than cardboard or glass. The problem is that, in our current system, we lose too much of this material along the way”

says Kim Ragaert, professor of Circular Plastics. At Maastricht University, we are exploring ways to make plastic truly circular - through recycling, better design, and large-scale systemic changes like encouraging reuse.

“Plastic is much more sustainable than people realise, often even more so than cardboard or glass. The problem is that, in our current system, we lose too much of this material along the way”

says Kim Ragaert, professor of Circular Plastics. At Maastricht University, we are exploring ways to make plastic truly circular - through recycling, better design, and large-scale systemic changes like encouraging reuse.

Many companies and politicians are unlikely to choose the sustainable option on their own accord. In his lecture, Dominic Coppens, professor of International Economic Law, explains how Europe can make a difference through the global Plastic Treaty.

Many companies and politicians are unlikely to choose the sustainable option on their own accord. In his lecture, Dominic Coppens, professor of International Economic Law, explains how Europe can make a difference through the global Plastic Treaty.

Many companies and politicians are unlikely to choose the sustainable option on their own accord. In his lecture, Dominic Coppens, professor of International Economic Law, explains how Europe can make a difference through the global Plastic Treaty.

From Venlo, Wim Vriezen, professor of Plant Functional Genomics and affiliated with the Brightlands Future Farming Institute, searches for new ways to feed the world.

“This region has always been a centre of food production and seed breeding. It makes sense to think about the future of food security from here.”

From Venlo, Wim Vriezen, professor of Plant Functional Genomics and affiliated with the Brightlands Future Farming Institute, searches for new ways to feed the world.

“This region has always been a centre of food production and seed breeding. It makes sense to think about the future of food security from here.”

From Venlo, Wim Vriezen, professor of Plant Functional Genomics and affiliated with the Brightlands Future Farming Institute, searches for new ways to feed the world.

“This region has always been a centre of food production and seed breeding. It makes sense to think about the future of food security from here.”

In a world that revolves around ‘new and more’ (buy more, eat more, consume more), it can be challenging to feel happy with less or secondhand. That is exactly what we need to combat climate change. Nancy Bocken, professor of Sustainable Business, investigates how we can build an economy where ‘secondhand’ becomes the new goal.

In a world that revolves around ‘new and more’ (buy more, eat more, consume more), it can be challenging to feel happy with less or secondhand. That is exactly what we need to combat climate change. Nancy Bocken, professor of Sustainable Business, investigates how we can build an economy where ‘secondhand’ becomes the new goal.

In a world that revolves around ‘new and more’ (buy more, eat more, consume more), it can be challenging to feel happy with less or secondhand. That is exactly what we need to combat climate change. Nancy Bocken, professor of Sustainable Business, investigates how we can build an economy where ‘secondhand’ becomes the new goal.