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Science, 2017 With more than 8 million tons of plastic entering the ocean each year, humanity must urgently rethink the way we make and use plastics, so that they do not become waste in the first place.
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Opportunities for chemical recycling to benefit from waste policy changes in the United Kingdom
Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X, 2019 Increased awareness in the United Kingdom around the issues of dealing with plastic waste, particularly non-recyclable plastics, has created political pressure to find new ways to manage this waste stream. As a result, the UK government recently convened
Candace Partridge, Francesca Medda
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An Overview of Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Food Packaging Industries
Recycling, 2021 Over the years, the world was not paying strict attention to the impact of rapid growth in plastic use. This has led to unprecedented amounts of mixed types of plastic waste entering the environment unmanaged.
L. Ncube +4 more
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A two-stage strategy for upcycling chlorine-contaminated plastic waste
Nature Sustainability, 2023 Chemical upcycling of polyolefin plastic waste over metal-based catalysts is crucial for the circular economy, but currently available methods are incompatible with chlorine-contaminated feedstocks.
Pavel A. Kots +4 more
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Studi Pengaruh Limbah Plastik Sebagai Subtitusi Agregat Halus Terhadap Kuat Tekan Mortar
Rekayasa Sipil, 2021 This century waste has become a serious problem faced by every country in the world, the increasing need for plastic contributes to the high level of plastic waste. Facing the problem, the utilization of plastic waste for construction needs is considered
Masdiana +5 more
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Agricultural Plastic Waste Management
International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Development, 2022 This article aims at describing both the studies and results implemented in the framework of the H2020-EU research project “RECOVER: New bio-recycling routes for food packaging and agricultural plastic waste” which deals with the sustainability of innovative biodegradation processes for plastic waste and production, in any environmental, social ...
ANTONIO PRATELLI +4 more
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Environmental Science and Technology, 2023 Polyethylene (PE) is the most widely produced synthetic polymer and the most abundant plastic waste worldwide due to its recalcitrance to biodegradation and low recycle rate.
X. Tao +11 more
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Does Policy on Plastic Waste Support Higher Waste Management Hierarchy Options?
Recycling, 2022 There is an urgent and growing need to further advance the plastic waste management system globally and in South Africa, due to the increasing impact of plastic waste.
Kunle Ibukun Olatayo +2 more
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A game-theoretic approach to set prices concerning a product manufactured from plastic waste [PDF]
تصمیم گیری و تحقیق در عملیات, 2023 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider products such as disposable tableware produced from plastic waste. In this setting, plastic waste is collected, recycled, and reused.
Hamed Jafari
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E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This article investigates the merging of geopolymerization and plastic waste usage, imagining high-performance brick production that couples innovation with sustainability, in an effort to transform the environmental effect of the building sector.
Md. Zia Ul Haq +7 more
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