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Plastics waste management
\"Within a specifc ecological-economic system, each material is generally connected to and also dependent on others. Moreover, plastics contribute to the overall integrity of this life system. However, since all plastics contribute to the functional scheme of things in waste generation, it is undoubtedly a very important issue. In particular, plastics provide key applications that are also unique; without plastics, the underlying ecological-economic system would be very different\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Plastic waste and recycling : environmental impact, societal issues, prevention, and solutions
Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions begins with an introduction to the different types of plastic materials, their uses, and the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle before examining plastic types, chemistry and degradation patterns that are organized by non-degradable plastic, degradable.
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Can I recycle this? : a kid's guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics
\"Can I Recycle This? skips over preaching and platitudes common to books on environmentalism and instead gets right to the real information that kids need. It takes readers through every step of the recycling process, from the moment that they throw an item in the bin to its journey through the recycling machinery and on its way to its new life. It gives kids the answers and resources they need to be far better informed than their parents, many of whom were raised on the un-nuanced and often inaccurate \"recycling solves everything\" mantra. It shows how sorting concepts that kids already know and practice can be applied to waste. And it empowers even early elementary school children to make smarter choices about consumption and disposal, using ideas and examples that they can understand. Adapted from the adult nonfiction book of the same title, Can I Recycle This? is a both fun and educational book to teach the littlest readers the hows and whys of recycling, and to introduce them to the responsibility that we all have to protect the environment\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste
An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is now found in almost every marine habitat, from the ocean surface to deep sea sediments to the ocean's vast mid-water region, as well as the Great Lakes. This report responds to a request in the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act for a scientific synthesis of the role of the United States both in contributing to and responding to global ocean plastic waste.
The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by weight and per capita than any other nation. Although the U.S. solid waste management system is advanced, it is not sufficient to deter leakage into the environment. Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste calls for a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce the nation's contribution to global ocean plastic waste at every step - from production to its entry into the environment - including by substantially reducing U.S. solid waste generation. This report also recommends a nationally-coordinated and expanded monitoring system to track plastic pollution in order to understand the scales and sources of U.S. plastic waste, set reduction and management priorities, and measure progress.
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Your plastic footprint : the facts about plastic pollution and what you can do to reduce your footprint
\"A plastic footprint is the metric used to measure how much plastic your lifestyle contributes to our global trash pile, and by understanding the production and prevalence of plastic and measuring your own use, you can begin changing your plastic habits. Your Plastic Footprint sets out to do just that. Science writer Rachel Salt first walks you through the history and science of plastic production, the enormity of our plastic problem and the everyday items that are made of plastic, differentiating between lifetime use and single use. She then guides you through solutions to curbing your plastic dependency, focusing mainly on individual shifts that you can easily implement in your life. The book features fascinating photographs and explanatory infographics that will help you visualize everything from the process of converting fossil fuels into plastic to the impact of plastic straw usage over a year. About 8 million tons of plastic waste escapes into the oceans every year, and plastic litter can be found on virtually every coastline. Scientists have even found microplastics embedded in Artic ice. This is a problem that simply isn't going away, and we need massive shifts on both individual and systemic scales to mitigate the damage we have already done. Your Plastic Footprint is required reading for every conscious citizen looking to make a difference.\"-- Provided by publisher.
Reducing Single-Use Plastic Products in Vietnam Tourism: Case Studies of Quang Nam and Ninh Binh Provinces
Plastic waste (PW) pollution has become a pressing global issue. The tourism sector is significantly affected by PW but is also a major contributor to PW. This is mainly due to the widespread use and disposal of single-use plastic products (SUP). This study examines the current situation of SUP usage in two key tourist destinations in Vietnam, Ninh Binh and Quang Nam provinces, identifies the limitations and challenges faced, and proposes potential solutions. The methods used in this study include desk research, surveys, and interviews with tourists, accommodation establishments, travel agencies, and local communities. The study results indicate that the use of SUP in tourism in Ninh Binh and Quang Nam is still prevalent, with limited awareness among stakeholders of existing legal regulations. Businesses in the tourism sector face numerous difficulties, including financial constraints, a lack of human resources, and limited availability of alternative products. Considering these challenges, several solutions have been proposed, including raising awareness, disseminating policies and laws, promoting green and sustainable tourism practices, implementing guidelines to reduce SUP usage and minimize PW in the tourism industry, and providing support and incentives for tourism businesses to gradually eliminate the use of SUP. Additionally, there is a need for improved policies aimed at reducing SUP usage and minimizing PW in the tourism sector.
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Our plastic problem : a call for global solutions
\"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book explores the history, uses and problems with plastic.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Performance Assessment of E-Waste Plastic as a Sustainable Natural Aggregate Substitute in Traditional Concrete: A Comprehensive Review
Globally, e-waste plastic recycling has emerged as a more popular and creative way to manage electronic waste, which is also being accepted since this resource is available in enormous amounts, comprises many kinds of hazardous components, and possesses a very low recycling rate. Growing urbanization, industrialization, and economic expansion are driving global concrete production, causing pollution and depleting natural resources. Using e-waste plastic as a natural aggregate presents a novel method for conserving resources and addressing the challenges of electronic waste, plastic, and concrete production. This article discusses different e-waste plastic types, techniques for producing e-plastic aggregates, and their application in traditional concrete. Additionally, this study examined the behavior of e-waste plastic aggregates, which affect various concrete characteristics. These include fresh properties such as workability, as well as hardened characteristics such as density (both fresh and dried), splitting tension strength, flexural strength, compressive strength, and durability aspects such as chloride attack and thermal resistance. Reusing electronic waste plastic as aggregates is also a new hope for protecting the environment and guaranteeing the secure disposal of the enormous amount of e-plastic waste generated. However, additional research is needed to address e-waste disposal challenges and its use in conventional concrete.
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Towards regional cooperation on sustainable plastic recycling: comparative analysis of plastic waste recycling policies and legislations in Japan and Malaysia
Asia currently faces a serious crisis involving plastic wastes. Efforts to curb plastic waste in the region are mostly hampered by inadequate recycling infrastructure, unsustainable disposal practice, low level of recycling awareness and persistent shipping of large amounts of waste from developed countries to the region. The ban on plastic waste import by China in 2017 worsened the situation by causing unsustainable shipping of waste from high plastic waste-generating countries such as Japan to alternate destinations in Southeast and East Asia. The Japanese government is frantically looking for options to manage plastic waste piling up on the domestic front. Malaysia became one of the leading alternative destinations for plastic waste after the ban by China. This work is aimed at conducting a comparative analysis of plastic recycling policies and legislations between Malaysia and Japan to yield synergistic solutions between the two countries to combat the current predicament. The comparison will signify two typical development patterns in developed countries and developing countries and will be able elucidate future directions for other countries with similar policy and legislative transitions in the region. A set of nine criteria was employed to critically evaluate the policies and legislations of both countries. Barriers faced by both countries in plastic recycling are outlined and recommendations are proposed to overcome those barriers on the domestic front. Two strategies proposed to be jointly developed by both countries are enhancement of extended producer responsibility (EPR) through a regional policy platform and collaboration in establishing joint Ecotowns.
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Plastic Waste Management Strategies and Their Environmental Aspects: A Scientometric Analysis and Comprehensive Review
Plastic consumption increases with the growing population worldwide and results in increased quantities of plastic waste. There are various plastic waste management strategies; however, the present management progress is not sustainable, and plastic waste dumping in landfills is still the most commonly employed strategy. Being nonbiodegradable, plastic waste dumping in landfills creates several environmental and human health problems. Numerous research studies have been conducted recently to determine safe and ecologically beneficial methods of plastic waste handling. This article performed a bibliographic analysis of the available literature on plastic waste management using a computational approach. The highly used keywords, most frequently cited papers and authors, actively participating countries, and sources of publications were analyzed during the bibliographic analysis. In addition, the various plastic waste management strategies and their environmental benefits have been discussed. It has been concluded that among the six plastic waste management techniques (landfills, recycling, pyrolysis, liquefaction, road construction and tar, and concrete production), road construction and tar and concrete production are the two most effective strategies. This is due to significant benefits, such as ease of localization, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and increased durability and sustainability of manufactured materials, structures, and roadways. Conversely, using landfills is the most undesirable strategy because of the associated environmental and human health concerns. Recycling has equal benefits and drawbacks. In comparison, pyrolysis and liquefaction are favorable due to the production of char and fuel, but high energy requirements limit their benefits. Hence, the use of plastic waste for construction applications is recommended.
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