We are drowning in the plastics we once consumed and produced. All the plastics we have improperly discarded are now coming back to us via our food, air and water. But how is plastic pollution represented in the media? Is there efficient coverage to lead to changed behaviour amongst consumers?

I am a graduate student at the department of chemical engineering at McGill. My doctoral research is focused on understanding the behaviour of plastics in the environment at the nanoscale.

At Building 21, I am interested in is the role of news media on this problem in Nigeria. I am particularly curious on the trends/patterns and extent of media coverage about plastic pollution in Nigeria and the attitudes from consumers. By using machine learning to qualitatively explore this information, I hope to intuitively create awareness amongst plastic consumers in Nigeria.