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Associate Professor Trisia Farrelly PhD, BA(Hons)
Associate Professor
Doctoral Mentor Supervisor School of People, Environment and PlanningCurrent Roles and Responsibilities
Co-Founder of the New Zealand Product Stewardship Council and the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance; she has been a member of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Expert Group (Marine Litter and Microplastics) since 2017; nominated to its associated Scientific Advisory Committee last year. A member of New Zealand’s National Container Deposit Scheme Working Group. Her co-edited book with Dr Sy Taffel and Professor Ian Shaw, Plastic Legacies: Pollution, Persistence, and Politics is in press. University Representative, Association of Social Anthropologists Aotearoa New Zealand (ASAANZ). Massey University's Focal Point for the Association of Commonwealth Universities Blue Charter Fellows (Marine Plastics).
Research focus: plastic pollution from a range of social science perspectives.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: 3+64 6 3569099 Extn 83664
Location: 3.30, Social Sciences
Campus: Manawatu
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2009)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Massey University (2009)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Mentor Supervisor, Massey University
Prizes and Awards
- Women of Influence Award Finalist - Stuff Women of Influence (2021)
- Exceptional Research Citizenship Whaowhia Ngā Kete o te Wānanga Medal, Massey University - Massey University (2021)
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Supervision Award - Massey University (2019)
- Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Leaders Workshops (Japan 2018-2019) - Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) (2018)
- Moore Institute Fellowship, NUI Galway, Ireland - NUI Galway (2017)
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- Nomination for National (Prime Ministers) Teaching Excellence Award - Massey University (2015)
- Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award: $10,000 - Massey University (2015)
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Teaching and Learning Committee Teaching Award (Individual “Excellence and Innovation”): $1500 - Massey University (2015)
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Research Expertise
Research Interests
Research interests include community-based development; protected area management;conservation; Indigenous Fijian epistemologies and methodologies, development, indigenous Fijian micropolitics, governance, and entrepreneurship; socio-cultural analyses of waste minimisation; informal economies; collective memory work; Pacific Islands waste management.
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship, Resource Development and Management
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Anthropology (160100):
Anthropology of Development (160101):
Built Environment And Design (120000):
Conservation and Biodiversity (050202):
Environmental Management (050205):
Environmental Science and Management (050200):
Environmental Sciences (050000):
Natural Resource Management (050209):
Pacific Peoples Environmental Knowledge (050210):
Social and Cultural Anthropology (160104):
Sociology (160800):
Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology (160808):
Studies In Human Society (160000):
Wildlife and Habitat Management (050211)
Keywords
The politics of plastic pollution
Plastics-related policy, legislation, agreements, plans/strategies
Political ecology
Ecotoxicology
Consumer justice
Environmental justice
Plastic pollution in Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands
Environmental management
National parks and protected areas
Community-based development
Environmental anthropology
Research Projects
Summary of Research Projects
Position | Current | Completed |
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Project Leader | 1 | 15 |
Team Member | 0 | 2 |
Completed Projects
Project Title: NSC - Conduct a discourse analysis (led by Charlotte Sunde) of Social Licence to Operate (SLO) in New Zealand (Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge)
Date Range: 2016 - 2019
Funding Body: The Cawthron Institute Trust Board
Project Team:
- A/Pro Trisia Farrelly - Project Leader
Project Title: Waste minimisation culture in Palmerston North households
Date Range: 2013 - 2013
Funding Body: Massey University
Project Team:
- A/Pro Trisia Farrelly - Project Leader
- Dr Corrina Tucker - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
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[Journal article]Authored by: Farrelly, T., Glavovic, B.
[Journal article]Authored by: Farrelly, T., McLennan, S., Stewart-Withers, R.
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Book
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Creative Work
[Film or Video]Contributed to by: Farrelly, T.
[Film or Video]Authored by: Taffel, S.Contributed to by: Farrelly, T.

Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Farrelly, T.

Report
[Commissioned Report]Contributed to by: Farrelly, T.
[Commissioned Report]Contributed to by: Farrelly, T.

[Technical Report]Authored by: Farrelly, T.
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Conference
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[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Farrelly, T., Nemeth, K., Procter, J.

[Conference Other]Authored by: Farrelly, T.

[Conference Other]Authored by: Farrelly, T.

[Conference]Authored by: Farrelly, T., Holm, N., Taffel, S.
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Farrelly, T., Nemeth, K., Procter, J.

[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Farrelly, T., Nemeth, K., Procter, J.

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[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Farrelly, T.

[Conference]Authored by: Farrelly, T., Taffel, S.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Farrelly, T., Taffel, S.
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[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Farrelly, T.
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Farrelly, T.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Farrelly, T.

Other
[Other]Authored by: Farrelly, T.
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[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Farrelly, T.Contributed to by: Farrelly, T.
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[Internet publication]Authored by: Farrelly, T.

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[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Farrelly, T.
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Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
2015 Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award
2015 Nomination for the Prime Minister’s National Teaching Excellence Award
2015 Massey University Teaching Fellow
2015 College of Humanities and Social Sciences Teaching and Learning Committee Teaching Award (Individual “Excellence and Innovation”)
Courses Coordinated
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 0 | 2 |
Co-supervisor | 0 | 4 |
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2020
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Ackim Mwape
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Doctor of Philosophy
From international conventions to local park management plans: an analysis of the vertical integrity of Zambia’s national park system -
2016
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Aurathai Phongchiewboon
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Doctor of Philosophy
Livelihood Strategies and Environmental Management Practices in Northern Thailand National Parks Communities
Co-supervisor of:
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2018
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Alice Taylor
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Doctor of Philosophy
How then could we live? The pragmatic creation of sustainable ecological habitus in cities -
2016
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Jeraldine Teng
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Doctor of Philosophy
Asia-Pacific Zoos in the 21st Century: Stakeholder Perceptions of the Roles and Functions of Zoos -
2014
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Paul Schneider
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Doctor of Philosophy
Local reality and the climate change adaptation dilemma: Beyond technical fixes and 'business as usual'. -
2011
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Winifereti Nainoca
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Doctor of Philosophy
The influence of the Fijian way of life (bula vakavanua) on community-based marine conservation (CBMC) in Fiji, with a focus on social capital and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)
Media and Links
Media
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31 Jul 2020 - Online
Political ecologists: new waste management rules
Massey News -
30 Oct 2017 - Newspaper
A Pacific Concept for Future Dialogue
My research into talanoa was cited in this Fiji Times newspaper article -
30 Nov 2017 - Television, Online
Scientists Warn That Glitter Contributes to Microp
Interviewed for this TV Broadcast -
30 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Scientists propose a ban on glitter
cited in this news article -
30 Jun 2019 - Online
Expert: How to keep leached plastic out of you
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30 Dec 2017 - Online, Magazine
No Shimmer: Why Scientists Want to Ban Glitter
I was cited in this article -
30 Dec 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Lobster found with Pepsi logo on claw
I was cited in this news article -
30 Dec 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Scientists take the sparkle out of Christmas with
I was cited in this news article -
30 Dec 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Some scientists think that glitter should be banne
cited in news article and referred to in video -
30 Dec 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Glitter is damaging the environment
I was cited in this article -
30 Dec 2017 - Online, Newspaper
Scientists call for global glitter ban due to the
I was cited in this news article -
29 Sep 2021 - Online, Newspaper
Plastic Pollution Experts Call For A More Ambitiou
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29 Oct 2015 - Television
TV3's Story
I was interviewed by TV3 Story's Mike Wesley-Smith about the challenges associated with single use plastic bags globally and locally. -
29 Nov 2021 - Newspaper, Online
Glitter is not just annoying
I was interviewed and featured in this CNN Health story -
29 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Kim Kardashian is promoting a dangerous glitter tr
I was cited in this news article -
29 Nov 2017 - Online
Scientists call for a global glitter ban
Cited in this story -
29 Dec 2018 - Online
Stemming Plastic Production Should be Focus
Interview with Conan Young about UNEA Microplastics and Marine Litter -
29 Dec 2017 - Online, Newspaper
Sinister sparkle? Scientists warn glitter pollutes
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29 Dec 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Jugées trop polluantes, les paillettes vont-elles
I was cited twice in this French newspaper -
29 Dec 2017 - Online, Magazine
Scientist Calls For Glitter To Be Banned Because I
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28 Nov 2017 - Online, Newspaper
Scientists call for ban on glitter, say it’s a glo
cited in this news article -
28 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Scientists Call For Ban On Glitter, Say It’s A Glo
I was cited in this news article -
28 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Scientists Call For Ban On Glitter, Say It’s A Glo
I was cited in this news article -
28 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Scientists Call For Ban On Glitter, Say It’s A Glo
cited in this article -
28 Jul 2015 - Newspaper
Recycling Schemes for Plastic Bags Won't Work
Conservation Minister Nick Smith's recent announcement of a $1.2 million dollar plan for plastic bag recycling scheme might give the impression the Government is doing something for the environment. -
28 Dec 2017 - Online, Magazine
Glitter may be a big environmental hazard say rese
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27 Jun 2017 - Radio, Online
We are in the midst of a plastic plague
Radio Live interview with Ryan Bridge -
27 Aug 2017 - Online
Plastic Policy Supported by the Evidence
I co-produced was cited in the following New Zealand Product Stewardship press release -
26 Sep 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Whanganui Science Forum Attracting Crowds
My research seminar on hazardous plastics was noted in this article -
26 Sep 2014 - Newspaper
City Hears Trash Talk
An article in the Manawatu Guardian reporting on the Trash Talk Seminar I organised that was held in the Palmerston North City Library -
26 Nov 2021 - Online
Burning rubbish creates toxic waste
Author consulted with me on the piece. -
26 Mar 2019 - Radio
Banning plastic not as simple as it sounds
Radio interview for ABC Australia -
26 Mar 2019 - Online, Radio
Banning plastics is not as simple as it sounds
Radio interview ABC with Emilia Terzon -
26 Mar 2015 - Online
Excellence award brings out teachers best
An education specialist, a sociocultural anthropologist and an Associate Professor of physical geography are the winners of this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Awards. The awards celebra -
26 Jun 2017 - Online, Radio
Glitter just as bad as microbeads
Interview with Mike Hosking for Newstalk ZB -
26 Jun 2017 - Online
Plastic Plague
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26 Jun 2017 - Other, Online
Plastic Plague
Massey News story about our PERC online conference 'examining the social and environmental impact of mega-tonnes of plastic waste infiltrating land, oceans and our bodies is setting a clean example wi -
25 Sep 2015 - Radio
Radio New Zealand
I was interviewed by Jesse Mulligan for a radio story entitled "Plastic-Free Palmy." -
25 May 2020 - Online
Covid-19 could impact how much recycling
Stuff NZ -
25 Jun 2017 - Online, Newspaper
Glitter just as bad as microbeads experts say
Interview with Susan Edmonds Stuff Business Today -
24 Sep 2015 - Radio
Trisia Farrelly: Plastic Free Palmy
A busy shopping street in Palmerston North is set to become the first plastic-bag-free street in New Zealand. Massey University's environmental anthropologist Dr Trisia Farrelly spearheaded the campai -
24 Sep 2015 - Online
Palmerston North's George Street goes plastic free
Palmerston North's George St goes plastic bag free on Fridays -
23 Sep 2020 - Online, Newspaper
Is it time to wash your clothes less?
Interviewed for Stuff interview with Brittney Deguara -
23 Aug 2021 - Other
Plastic Legacies
Interviewed by Dr Madhavi Venkatesan, Department of Economics, Northeastern University, Boston Massachusetts about the Massey Political Ecology Research Centre book ‘Plastic Legacies’ released earlier -
23 Apr 2014 - Newspaper
Survey Shows Recycling Poorly Understood in the Ci
A survey of 147 Palmerston North households has found a lack of understanding around what can be recycled and what is rubbish. The survey was conducted by Massey University School of People, Environm -
22 Sep 2015 - Online
Palmy poised for NZ's first plastic bag-free stree
The rustle of plastic could be relegated to the dustbin of history - Palmerston North CBD’s hippest precinct is poised to become New Zealand’s first plastic bag-free street, thanks to a campaign spear -
22 Oct 2021 - Newspaper, Online
Purging plastics with posts and packaging
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22 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Scientists say glitter is bad for the environment
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22 Nov 2017 - Online, Magazine
Scientists want to ban this quintessential gay acc
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22 Nov 2017 - Magazine, Online
Public Buzz : les paillettes seraient très mauvais
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22 Aug 2017 - Online
We Know Plastic Poses a Threat to Marine Life
I was quoted by One Green Planet -
21 Sep 2015 - Newspaper
Trisia Farrelly: Plastic bag scheme short-sighted
Opposition to plastic bag recycling without accompanying levy -
21 Oct 2021 - Online, Radio
IABC Pacific Beat interview
Radio interview with ABC Pacific Beat about The Ocean Cleanup project -
21 Nov 2017 - Magazine, Online
Glitter: Bad for the Environment, Apparently
cited here -
21 Nov 2017 - Online, Magazine
Scientists are calling for glitter to be banned to
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21 Nov 2017 - Magazine, Online
Glitter Is Ruining The Environment
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21 Nov 2017 - Online
彩妝亮晶晶 專家:亮粉也是微塑膠 應禁用
cited on Taiwanese Environmental Information Centre Website -
21 Jul 2018 - Online
Dr Trisia Farrelly: 'recycling wont save us'
NZ Herald -
21 Jan 2016 - Newspaper
New Watchdog Group to Combat Packaging Waste
Manawatu Standard article about the plan to establish a New Zealand National Product Stewardship Council emerged from a Plastic Bag Forum held at Massey University. I am cited in the article and desc -
20 Sep 2017 - Radio, Online
The near-indestructible plastic bag
Trisia Farrelly of Massey University discusses measures being taken to rid us of the plastic bag scourge and what she thinks of New World supermarket's campaign. Interview with RNZ's Jim Mora. -
20 Nov 2017 - Radio
The environmental impact of glitter
Interviewed on Jesse Mulligan RNZ afternoon show -
20 Apr 2016 - Online
Human impact on planet a focus for new centre
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19 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Why this créche chain is banning glitter for Chris
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19 Nov 2017 - Online, Magazine
Forskarnas varning: Sluta använda glitter
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19 Nov 2016 - Newspaper
The Plastic Bag Apocalype Plan
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19 Nov 2015 - Newspaper
Fielding Herald
I was cited in the article entitled 'Informative Real Earth Forum Day' for my presentation on synthetic hormones in consumer plastics for the Real Earth Presentations -
19 Mar 2019 - Online
We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic p
The Conversation -
19 Mar 2019 - Online
We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic p
The Conversation op ed -
18 May 2017 - Online
Wageningen University Visit
PERC Blog written by Lisa Vonk about my visit to Wageningen to promote PERC and build networks with POLLEN -
18 May 2017 - Online
Opening the Bin
Blog written on the PERC website about my attendance at a Swedish waste conference -
18 Aug 2017 - Online
New Zealand to Ban Microbeads Earlier
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18 Aug 2017 - Radio
Microbead Ban
Interviewed by Jesse Mulligan Radio NZ -
17 Oct 2016 - Online, Radio
Greens Push for Mandatory Plastic Bag Levy
Cited in NewsTalk ZB article online -
17 Oct 2016 - Television, Online
Is New Zealand Lagging Behind on Plastic Bags?
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17 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Biodegradable Glitter
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17 Nov 2017 - Newspaper
Toxic plastic addiction theme for Whanganui Scienc
Whanganui Chronicle story about my presentation for the Whanganui Science Forum -
17 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Top Day Nurseries Chain Bans Children From Using
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17 May 2014 - Newspaper
Waste Watchers Rubbish Research Revealed
wo Massey Unversity researchers have been keeping a close eye on other people's rubbish. Dr Trisia Farrelly and Dr Corrina Tucker have been tracking the trash of four Palmerston North families for th -
17 Jun 2021 - Magazine
Interview for The Economist
Interview with Robert Carmichael seeking my responses to EIU Plastics Management Index -
17 Jan 2018 - Newspaper
BBC Brazil interview with Juliana Gragnani
I was interviewed for a BBC Brazil newspiece about my research into microplastics -
17 Aug 2017 - Online
New Zealand to Ban Microbeads Sooner than Expected
Quoted in this article -
16 Sep 2021 - Online
This is how NZ is tackling plastic pollution
Published in the World Economic Forum in collaboration with The Conversation -
16 Oct 2017 - Online
Greens Push for Mandatory Bag Charges
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16 Nov 2017 - Online
Tudja milyen károkat okoz a csillogó porral?
my research cited here -
16 Nov 2017 - Online, Newspaper
Đội ngũ quản lý quyết định hướng đi và tốc độ đổi
Photos and cited chairing the NAEM conference in Vietnam -
16 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Nursery Bans Glitter for Christmas Crafts
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16 Nov 2017 - Magazine, Online
¿El glitter te parece lindo? Estos son los riesgos
My research cited here -
16 Nov 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Glitter should be banned over environmental impact
I was quoted in this article -
16 Jan 2016 - Other
Opinion Piece Denise Roche Green MP
Cited in The Packaging Forum's 'The Packaging Word' -
16 Dec 2017 - Online
Make your Xmas sparkle - just without the glitter
NZ Herald -
15 Sep 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Auckland drinking water microplastics
Interviewed and quoted in this news article -
15 Jun 2016 - Video
Carrying Our Future
I feature in a film made for the environmental community group I co-founded -
14 Nov 2017 - Online, Magazine
Why ravers should think twice
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14 Jul 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Cleaning up a plastic-filled world
Interview with Catherine Groenstein Fairfax Media for Stuff Environment -
14 Jan 2022 - Online, Newspaper
Interviewed by Roger Harrabin - BBC Internet -
Interviewed about state resistance to support for a global plastics treaty. Recommended by Environmental Investigation Agency (London). -
14 Dec 2015 - Newspaper
Ditching plastic bags 'easiest ethical decision in
Article discussing attendees at the Single-Use Plastic Bag Forum I organised and led at Massey December 10 2015. This culminated in efforts from all attendees to establish a NZ Product Stewardship Co -
13 Oct 2021 - Radio, Other
Plastics episode
Interviewed by Francesca Rudkin (Newstalk ZB) for new NZME podcast 'One Small Step') on Sustainability -
13 Nov 2019 - Online
Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not
The Conversation -
13 Nov 2019 - Online, Other
Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not
Article in The Conversation -
13 Nov 2016 - Video
The Global Waste Crisis Q and A
Youtube of panel I contributed to for the Palmerston North Environmental Trust -
12 Sep 2014 - Online
Trash Talk Explores the Challenges of Waste
A researcher who explored the dumpster-diving subculture in the United States is one of four speakers to give a free public lecture in Palmerston North next week on the environmental and social challe -
12 Oct 2017 - Newspaper
What's on October-12-18th
My presentation was advertised in the Whanganui Chronicle -
12 Jun 2015 - Newspaper
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Massey University environmental anthropologist Dr Trisia Farrelly is part of a Palmerston North group campaigning to get rid of plastic bags. -
12 Jun 2015 - Newspaper
Palmerston North group to rally to end plastic bag
A group with a vision for Palmerston North to eliminate plastic bags is rallying for support. -
12 Jun 2015 - Online
A plastic bag free future for Palmerston North?
Dr Farrelly, from the School of People, Environment and Planning, is a member of the Carrying Our Future lobby group, which is working towards a plastic bag-free future for Palmerston North. -
12 Jul 2019 - Other
Dalhousie University Podcast Interview
Interviewed for Dalhousie University Podcast with Robert Huish, Canada Global Development Primer -
11 Jun 2021 - Television
NZ's Plastic Pollution Continues to Proliferate
Breakfast Show interview. Massey University’s Trisia Farrelly says the country lacks “robust” legislation to stop toxins from plastics leaching into the environment. Source: Breakfast -
11 Jun 2020 - Online
Microbeads are banned, but plastic-filled products
Stuff NZ -
11 Dec 2019 - Newspaper, Online
Scientists call for a complete ban on glitter
Interviewed for this Daily Mail story -
10 Nov 2016 - Video
Why classify polystyrene as hazardous
Youtube of a presentation I gave at the Palmeston North Environmental Trust presentation -
10 May 2019 - Online, Newspaper
Cited in Bloomberg News about glitter
Interviewed for piece about glitter as plastic pollution. -
09 Nov 2020 - Online
How life-cycle assessments can be (mis)used
The Conversation -
09 Nov 2015 - Newspaper
Manawatu Standard
I was cited in article 'Talking back to films focus for festival' for my presentation at the Reel Earth Film Festival -
09 May 2019 - Other
Carbon-free conference model sets new standard
The PERC conference we organised was reported in the Massey News -
08 Oct 2018 - Online
Anti-plastic campaigner appointed to United Nation
Stuff NZ -
07 Nov 2017 - Online, Magazine
It's time to ban glitter
I was cited in this article -
07 Nov 2017 - Online, Magazine
Why Glitter Must be Banned
Article based on my email to Alternet -
07 Jan 2020 - Newspaper
Countdown selling shopping baskets after plastic
Countdown selling shopping baskets after plastic bag ban makes them hot property -
06 Oct 2021 - Magazine
From treatise to treaty?
Contributed to piece inspired by my journal article for Plastics in Packaging magazine -
05 Nov 2015 - Online
15,000 Plastic Bags from Landfill
Cited in 100% reusable bags blog -
04 Sep 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Talanoa, A Way of Life
My research was heavily cited in this news article -
04 Nov 2015 - Newspaper
Supermarket saves 15,000 bags from landfill
Quoted in this news article -
04 Feb 2014 - Newspaper
Look Under Bin Lids Changes Recycling
A cleaner Palmerston North could be possible, even if it is hard work and frustrating, according to new research. Findings from Massey University researchers Trisia Farrelly and Corrina Tucker have s -
03 May 2019 - Online
Running a nearly-neutral conference
PERC story about Massey’s nearly carbon neutral conferences in London School of Economics Blog: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2019/05/03/running-a-nearly-carbon-neutral-conference-les -
03 Dec 2015 - Newspaper
The Timaru Herald
I was quoted in the article entitled 'Is it Time New Zealand Banned Plastic Bags' -
02 Sep 2016 - Radio
Single-Use Plastic Bags in Landfills
Radio New Zealand Interview Jesse Mulligan -
02 Nov 2017 - Radio
Microfibres in Ocean
Interview on radio Rhema about the environmental impact of plastic microfibres -
02 Dec 2017 - Newspaper, Online
Ban the glitter
I was interviewed by New York Times for this article -
02 Dec 2015 - Newspaper, Online
Is it time New Zealand Banned Plastic Bags?
Cited in Stuff article -
02 Aug 2017 - Online
Why We Should Ban Glitter
Quoted in this article -
01 Nov 2019 - Magazine
Organic NZ Magazine
Minimise Microplastics What Can You Do? Interview with Trisia Farrelly -
01 Nov 2015 - Magazine
Life and Leisure Magazine
I was interviewed to provide material for the article 'The Scourge of Plastic Bags' and was quoted. -
01 May 2016 - Online
It's in the Bag
citd in Say No to Plastic Bags report -
01 May 2014 - Radio
Our Changing World
Helping four Palmerston North households better understand and deal with their rubbish and recycling has been the focus of a household waste minimisation study being run by Corrina Tucker and Trisia F -
01 May 2013 - Newspaper
Recycling Knowledge a Bit Rubbish
Cited in Tribune article -
01 Dec 2021 - Online, Magazine
To save the oceans should you give up glitter
Interviewed for this story - view less...
Other Links
- Google Scholar - Link to my publications on Google Scholar
- ORCID - ORCID Researcher ID
- Association of Social Anthropologists Aotearoa NZ
- New Zealand Product Stewardship Council - An independent voice advocating for balanced and accountable government, industry and community engagement around the issue of product stewardship.
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- Political Ecology Research Centre - Connects groups and individuals whose work emphasises and critiques the relationships between society, environment, and politics.
- Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance - A collaborative forum of researchers, educators, scientists, industry and conservationists working to mitigate and prevent plastic pollution in Aotearoa and Oceania.
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