Plastics Today featured work by UB researchers, including Monica Miles and John Atkinson, that examined how recycling is tied to socioeconomic conditions and proximity to recycling facilities. 

A UB research team, including John Atkinson and Monica Miles, is examining how recycling is tied to socioeconomic conditions and proximity to recycling facilities. 

The Good Men Project featured research by John Atkinson on the impact of cigarette filters on the microplastics epidemic. 

The Cool Down featured research by John Atkinson on the impact of cigarette filters on the microplastics epidemic. 

Earth.com featured research by John Atkinson on the impact of cigarette filters on the microplastics epidemic. 

John Atkinson and Ghazal Vasseghi, CSEE PhD student, are studying the underestimated contribution of cigarette filters to the microplastic epidemic. 

Straight Arrow News quoted John Atkinson in an article about what happens when municipal recycling systems shut down.