Supermarkets as Architectures of Consumption
If you think grocery shopping is simply a matter of necessity, let me tell you: you are mistaken. You may not know it, and you may not even be aware…
Streaming Waste: What Film and Television Reveal About Sustainability, Packaging, and the Overconsumption Crisis of Contemporary Life
There was a time when waste remained largely invisible in our daily lives. Packaging disappeared into bins, plastics vanished from supermarkets overnight, and the environmental consequences of consumption when bearable unfolded far away from the spaces where products…
MAGNO at Polymers 2026: Advancing Sustainable and Circular Materials
From 8 to 10 April 2026, the MAGNO project took part in the international conference Polymers 2026: From Sustainability to Smart Systems, held in Lisbon, Portugal. The event brought together…
New Scientific Publication: Microplastics and Their Impact on Human Health
New Scientific Publication: “Impact of environmental microplastic exposure on HepG2 cells: unraveling proliferation, mitochondrial dynamics and autophagy activation” MAGNO partner Mohamed Banni has contributed to a new scientific publication investigating…
MAGNO Workshop at INSTM: Assessing the Ecosystem and Health Impacts of Plastic Packaging Waste
MAGNO Workshop at INSTM: Assessing the Ecosystem and Health Impacts of Plastic Packaging Waste On 22 January 2026, within MAGNO’s Work Package 4 (Task 4.2), a participatory workshop on “Assessing…
MAGNO Consumer Insights – Month 12
MAGNO CONSUMER INSIGHTS – Month 12: Tools, Resources, and the Future In the final chapter of our Consumer Awareness Campaign, we moved from awareness to orientation. Because knowing that plastic…
MAGNO Consumer Insights – Month 11
MAGNO CONSUMER INSIGHTS – Month 11: Community and Educational Initiatives In the eleventh chapter of our Consumer Awareness Campaign, we turned our focus to where lasting change truly takes root:…
MAGNO Consumer Insights – Month 10
MAGNO CONSUMER INSIGHTS – Month 10: Engaging Consumers and Businesses In the tenth chapter of our Consumer Awareness Campaign, we focused on engagement. Because awareness alone does not transform systems;…
MAGNO Consumer Insights – Month 9
MAGNO CONSUMER INSIGHTS – Month 9: Promoting Non-Use and Sustainable Packaging In the ninth chapter of our Consumer Awareness Campaign, we shifted the focus from disposal to prevention. Because the…
MAGNO CONSUMER INSIGHTS: The MAGNO Long-Term Vision
The MAGNO Long-Term Vision: From Consumers to Citizens The year has already begun, and somehow it seems to be moving faster than expected. A few months in, daily routines have…