RIT Collaborative for Plastics and the Environment
@ritcpe.bsky.social
Rochester Institute of Technology research lab conducting research on all plastics and debris in and around the Great Lakes with a focus on Lake Ontario.
www.rit.edu/plasticpollution
https://linktr.ee/ritcpe
www.rit.edu/plasticpollution
https://linktr.ee/ritcpe
We're hiring!
The RIT CPE is looking for a Research Assistant to join our Lake Ontario Microplastics (LOMP) Team. Applicants must have either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience.
Find out more and apply here:
tinyurl.com/y7dnu95b
The RIT CPE is looking for a Research Assistant to join our Lake Ontario Microplastics (LOMP) Team. Applicants must have either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience.
Find out more and apply here:
tinyurl.com/y7dnu95b
October 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We're hiring!
The RIT CPE is looking for a Research Assistant to join our Lake Ontario Microplastics (LOMP) Team. Applicants must have either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience.
Find out more and apply here:
tinyurl.com/y7dnu95b
The RIT CPE is looking for a Research Assistant to join our Lake Ontario Microplastics (LOMP) Team. Applicants must have either a Master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience.
Find out more and apply here:
tinyurl.com/y7dnu95b
Hear from Alonso Ponce about how we sample #plastics in stormwater with our #LittaTrap from EnviroPod. Part 2 coming soon!
September 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Hear from Alonso Ponce about how we sample #plastics in stormwater with our #LittaTrap from EnviroPod. Part 2 coming soon!
What happens to #plastics once they’re in the #environment? We’re going to find out with our research at the RIT Tait Preserve @ritarenas.bsky.social #studentresearch #microplastics @ritscience.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
What happens to #plastics once they’re in the #environment? We’re going to find out with our research at the RIT Tait Preserve @ritarenas.bsky.social #studentresearch #microplastics @ritscience.bsky.social
Did you know plastics can also be a habitat? Check out what’s living on this polystyrene sheet!
August 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did you know plastics can also be a habitat? Check out what’s living on this polystyrene sheet!
The trash is hiding, but so are we. Stealth mode
activated, target food wrappers acquired, cleanup
complete.
We are hosting more #communityscience #litter
#cleanups this fall! Stay tuned for our fall schedule with
the Seneca Park Zoo and Walking for Rochester!
activated, target food wrappers acquired, cleanup
complete.
We are hosting more #communityscience #litter
#cleanups this fall! Stay tuned for our fall schedule with
the Seneca Park Zoo and Walking for Rochester!
August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The trash is hiding, but so are we. Stealth mode
activated, target food wrappers acquired, cleanup
complete.
We are hosting more #communityscience #litter
#cleanups this fall! Stay tuned for our fall schedule with
the Seneca Park Zoo and Walking for Rochester!
activated, target food wrappers acquired, cleanup
complete.
We are hosting more #communityscience #litter
#cleanups this fall! Stay tuned for our fall schedule with
the Seneca Park Zoo and Walking for Rochester!
We were pretty busy at the cleanup on Monday so we didn't finish all the #plastic sorting with our #communityscience participants. Alonso finished it up back at our labs at #RIT!
July 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We were pretty busy at the cleanup on Monday so we didn't finish all the #plastic sorting with our #communityscience participants. Alonso finished it up back at our labs at #RIT!
Hear from Alonso about how our community cleanups work. We cleaned more than 230 pounds of #litter with the Seneca Park Zoo on Saturday! #cleanup #CommunityScience #communityscience #plasticpollution #rochesterny @rittigers.bsky.social @ritscience.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hear from Alonso about how our community cleanups work. We cleaned more than 230 pounds of #litter with the Seneca Park Zoo on Saturday! #cleanup #CommunityScience #communityscience #plasticpollution #rochesterny @rittigers.bsky.social @ritscience.bsky.social
We will be using the data to tune a model to predict where to install even more in the coming years. Stay tuned for more updates! We got these in just in time to capture the big rain this week and any #plasticpollution it washed down the drains.
June 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We will be using the data to tune a model to predict where to install even more in the coming years. Stay tuned for more updates! We got these in just in time to capture the big rain this week and any #plasticpollution it washed down the drains.