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Understanding consumers’ purchase intentions of single-use plastic products [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Human health and marine life are facing the hazards and threats of plastic waste. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of disposable plastic products, thus paying more attention to the threats and challenges of single-use plastics products ...
Ying Sun, Haonan He
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Single-use plastic and COVID-19 in the NHS: Barriers and opportunities [PDF]

Journal of Public Health Research, 2021
Background: Single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) has been essential to protect healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, intensified use of PPE could counteract the previous efforts made by the UK NHS Trusts to reduce their ...
Xiaocheng Hu, Roz Davies, Karyn Morrissey, Richard Smith, Lora E. Fleming, Maria Sharmina, Rebecca St. Clair, Peter Hopkinson   +7 more
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Social Comparison Information Influences Intentions to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Water Bottle Consumption [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Single-use plastic consumption is at an all-time high and threatens environmental and human health. College campuses in particular serve as a hub for single-use plastics due to their convenience for students on the go.
Kathryn Bruchmann, Sarah M. Chue, Keelin Dillon, Jaime K. Lucas, Kayla Neumann, Charlotte Parque   +5 more
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Microplastic Release from Single-Use Plastic Beverage Cups [PDF]

Foods
Microplastics (MPs) have attracted considerable attention as one of the most remarkable food and drink pollutants in recent years. Disposable cups, which are widely used as single-use containers, have been suspected as the primary sources of MPs found in
Selen Akbulut, Perihan Kubra Akman, Fatih Tornuk, Hasan Yetim   +3 more
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Breaking the plastic habit: Drivers of single-use plastic reduction among Thai university students. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
This study investigated the decision-making dynamics for pro-environmental behavior among Thai university students, focusing on reducing the consumption of single-use plastics (SUP). By adopting a dynamic approach to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB),
Oluseye O Oludoye, Nuta Supakata
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Assessment of attitude and participation level among the households and local merchants toward single-use plastic waste management: A case study in Balikpapan Municipality, Indonesia

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2023
High generation of single-use plastic waste in Balikpapan Municipality initiates local government to launch regulations in plastic waste management. This study assesses household and local merchants' attitudes and participation levels regarding single ...
Arseto Yekti Bagastyo, Anita Dwi Anggrainy, Mega Sally Maharani Wiguna Hidayat Liang   +2 more
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Single-use plastic bag policies in the Southern African development community

Environmental Challenges, 2021
The growing visibility of plastic pollution, particularly negative environmental impacts of single-use plastic bags, has entered the political debate, triggering policy interventions to control its manufacturing and use.
Joana Carlos Bezerra, Tony Robert Walker, C Andrea Clayton, Issahaku Adam   +3 more
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Mindfulness promotes pro-environmental behaviors to reduce single-use plastic pollution [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This study examines how mindfulness fosters pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) to address single-use plastic pollution, a critical localized environmental issue.
Mana Tanhayi, Atefeh Chamani, Saeed Mohammadi   +2 more
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Is It All About the Data? How Extruded Polystyrene Escaped Single-Use Plastic Directive Market Restrictions

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU) 72/2019/904 is the main legislation governing plastic pollution, inclusive of marine plastic pollution in the European Union (EU).
María Del Camino Troya, Orla-Peach Power, Kathrin Kopke   +2 more
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Can Laboratories Move Away from Single-Use Plastic? [PDF]

ACS Central Science, 2019
Laura Howes
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