Ed Cook

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Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London

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March 24, 2026

Costas Velis, University of Leeds; Imperial College London and Ed Cook, Imperial College London

A new World Bank report shows that the world is struggling to deal with ever-growing quantities of waste.

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September 6, 2024

Costas Velis, University of Leeds; Ed Cook, University of Leeds, and Josh Cottom, University of Leeds

Pinpointing the biggest pollution hotspots helps to design more targeted ways to deal with plastic waste.

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January 7, 2021

Costas Velis, University of Leeds and Ed Cook, University of Leeds

Two billion people worldwide lack a dedicated system of waste collection and management.

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July 24, 2020

Costas Velis, University of Leeds and Ed Cook, University of Leeds

Plastic flows to the world’s waterbodies could double over the next two decades.