Interviewed as part of piece on bio-based and bio-degradable plastics for coffee cups. Is a part of Sky New's ongoing "Ocean Rescue" series, looking to reduce the build-up of plastics in the ocean. Thomas Farmer can an interview describing how the University of York are involved in developing new bio-based plastics that are more easily recycled or bio-degraded and therefore reduce environmental damage. The piece was shown on Sky News (UK) on 15th April 2017 on their main news channel (repeated several times during the day)