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, 2021 Plastic pollution is an urgent global problem that threatens the entire ecosystem, causing climate change and many other consequences that humans have to bear. Therefore, citizens need to uphold their sense of responsibility, consciously change living habits, say no to single-use plastic products.
Phạm Hà Trang +2 more
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Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal
Palgrave Communications, 2019 The accumulation of mismanaged plastic waste (MPW) in the environment is a global growing concern. Knowing with precision where litter is generated is important to target priority areas for the implementation of mitigation policies.
L. Lebreton, A. Andrady
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Plastic waste discharge to the global ocean constrained by seawater observations
Nature Communications, 2023 Estimating the amount of plastics that enters the ocean is subject to significant uncertainty. This study uses ocean plastic abundance data to refine our estimate and reduce this uncertainty, enabling more effective control and mitigation polices. Marine
Yanxu Zhang +18 more
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From Plastic Waste to Treasure: Selective Upcycling through Catalytic Technologies [PDF]
Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 The huge amount of plastic wastes has become a pressing global environmental problem, leading to severe environmental pollution and resource depletion through conventional downcycling technologies like incineration and landfilling. In contrast, selective
S. Yue +6 more
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Journal of Energy, 2023 Plastics are cheap, lightweight, and durable and can be easily molded into many different products, shapes, and sizes, hence their wide applications globally, leading to increased production and use.
M. Kabeyi, O. Olanrewaju
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A Perspective on Four Emerging Threats to Sustainability and Sustainable Development
Earth, 2022 Plastics are a precious, versatile set of materials. The accumulation of plastic waste threatens the environment. Recycling plastic waste can produce many new products.
Kimendren Gounden +2 more
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Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions
Science Advances, 2021 Bifunctional catalyst blend is active in hydrocracking of plastic waste to valuable fuels and lubricants with high yields. Single-use plastics impose an enormous environmental threat, but their recycling, especially of polyolefins, has been proven ...
Sibao Liu +4 more
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Plastic waste and microplastic issues in Southeast Asia
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Plastic pollution on land and in oceans is currently a pressing environmental issue. The accumulation of waste has caused severe, irreversible impacts and consequences on marine life, ecosystems, and the environment due to the lack of good waste ...
C. H. Ng +9 more
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A study of plastic waste management effectiveness in Indonesia industries
AIMS Energy, 2019 Waste management in Indonesia is less effective. According to Indonesia Statistics in 2016, the population in Indonesia reached 261,115,456 people and produced 65,200,000 tons of waste per year.
Yosi Agustina Hidayat +2 more
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Factors Related to Plastic Waste Management in the Community around Thachin Basin, Thailand: A Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis [PDF]
Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development, 2023 Introduction: Solid waste is a global problem, especially plastic waste, which can spread and pollute various elements of the environment such as soil, river, forests, etc.
Kunthida Kingsawad +3 more
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