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The performance and environmental impact of pro-oxidant additive containing plastics in the open unmanaged environment—a review of the evidence

Royal Society Open Science, 2023
Pro-oxidant additive containing (PAC) plastics is a term that describes a growing number of plastics which are designed to degrade in the unmanaged natural environment (open-air, soil, aquatic) through oxidation and other processes. It is a category that
Fabiola Sciscione, Helen C. Hailes, Mark Miodownik   +2 more
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Improving compostable plastic disposal: An application of the Behaviour Change Wheel intervention development method

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022
Compostable plastics have great potential environmental benefits, however, the damage caused by incorrect waste management offsets them. This study aims to develop a behavior change intervention aimed at improving compostable plastic disposal.
Ayşe Lisa Allison, Ayşe Lisa Allison, Danielle Purkiss, Fabiana Lorencatto, Mark Miodownik, Susan Michie, Susan Michie   +6 more
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The Big Compost Experiment: Using citizen science to assess the impact and effectiveness of biodegradable and compostable plastics in UK home composting

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022
Compostable and biodegradable plastics are growing in popularity but their environmental credentials need to be more fully assessed to determine how they can be a part of the solution to the plastic waste crisis.
Danielle Purkiss, Ayşe Lisa Allison, Ayşe Lisa Allison, Fabiana Lorencatto, Susan Michie, Susan Michie, Mark Miodownik   +6 more
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Automatic identification and classification of compostable and biodegradable plastics using hyperspectral imaging

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023
In the UK waste management systems biodegradable and compostable packaging are not automatically detected and separated. As a result, their fate is generally landfill or incineration, neither of which is an environmentally good outcome.
Nutcha Taneepanichskul, Nutcha Taneepanichskul, Helen C. Hailes, Helen C. Hailes, Mark Miodownik, Mark Miodownik   +5 more
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Plastic Waste Reduction Strategy in Bogor City, Indonesia [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Plastic waste is a problem in the city/district. Plastic waste cannot be decomposed so it needs special efforts in plastic waste management. The purpose of this study was to determine the plastic waste management strategy in Bogor City.
Ratnawati Beata, Sulistijorini Sulistijorini, Sholihah Walidatush, Aziezah Nur, Tribuana Tunggadewi Andini, Samiaji Dimas, Johana Ginting Keyren   +6 more
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A Review of Sorting and Separating Technologies Suitable for Compostable and Biodegradable Plastic Packaging

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022
As a result of public pressure and government legislation to reduce plastic waste there has been a sharp rise in the manufacture and use of alternatives to conventional plastics including compostable and biodegradable plastics.
Nutcha Taneepanichskul, Nutcha Taneepanichskul, Danielle Purkiss, Danielle Purkiss, Mark Miodownik, Mark Miodownik, Mark Miodownik   +6 more
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Mathematical Modeling Of Household Plastic Waste Distribution Management With Transportation Methods

Contemporary Mathematics and Applications (ConMathA), 2023
Most of the plastic waste is generated by households. Plastic waste is often a problem because there are many and cannot decompose by itself. To solve the problem of plastic waste, plastic waste management will be carried out by channeling plastic waste ...
Lilla Afiffah, Adinda Nur Ameliyah, A'idah Nur Hanifah, Rudianto Artiono   +3 more
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Ecologically Unequal Exchange of Plastic Waste?

Journal of World-Systems Research, 2021
Plastic production has been increasing since mass production of plastics started in the 1950s. As plastic production has continued to rise, so has plastic waste. Meanwhile, international trade in plastic waste has increased as well.
Yikang Bai, Jennifer Givens
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Policy implications for gaps in traditional plastic waste material flow analysis: Palmerston North, New Zealand

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023
The Basel Plastic Waste Amendments reflect growing global concern about the illegal plastic waste trade as waste colonialism. Comprehensive analyses of plastic waste material sources, pathways, and fates are needed for effective plastic waste trade ...
Trisia Farrelly, Takunda Yeukai Chitaka
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Plastic Waste Generation and Management in Thoi Lai District, Can Tho City, Vietnam

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2022
The objective of this study was to assess the current situation of generation and management of plastic waste in Thoi Lai district, Can Tho city, Vietnam through collecting domestic solid waste samples from 30 households and interviewing 150 households ...
Tran Thi Kim Hong, Le Thi Hong Ngoc, Nguyen Thanh Giao   +2 more
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