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Land-Based Plastic Pollution and Biocontrol in Developing Countries: Issues, Challenges and Directions
Summary
This review examined causes, sources, and ecological consequences of land-based plastic pollution in developing countries, highlighting the disproportionate burden these nations face. The authors evaluated emerging biocontrol strategies for plastic and polymer bioremediation, concluding that biological degradation methods are cost-effective and ecologically appropriate for managing plastic pollution in resource-limited settings.
The increasing accumulation of plastic wastes in the environment has been a threat globally with the developing countries bearing the brunt more. In this review, causes, sources and ecological consequences of land-based plastic pollution in developing countries are highlighted with a view to suggesting green solution to the problem of plastic or polymer pollution in terrestrial environment. Besides, the emerging biocontrol measure and its life-cycle analyses are emphasized along with the opportunities arisen from the green method. Thus, the study concluded that biocontrol method is a feasible, cost effective and eco-friendly method for the biomanagement of plastic pollution in developing countries.