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Dataset associated with "Advancing a Circular Economy Approach for Managing Plastic Pollution: Guidance for Evolving Plastic Governance in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed"
Original title: Dataset associated with “Advancing a Circular Economy Approach for Managing Plastic Pollution: Guidance for Evolving Plastic Governance in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed”
Summary
Researchers compiled a database of laws and policies—from global treaties to local rules—aimed at tackling plastic pollution in the Chesapeake Bay area, using a "circular economy" approach that focuses on reusing and recycling materials instead of throwing them away. This isn't a health study itself, but it's a useful tool for policymakers working to reduce plastic waste, which matters because less plastic pollution in waterways means fewer microplastics ending up in seafood and drinking water that we eventually consume.
This repository item provides the policy analysis database that supports the study “Advancing a Circular Economy Approach for Managing Plastic Pollution: Guidance for Evolving Plastic Governance in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.” The dataset was developed to document the legal and policy materials used in the study’s evaluation of marine governance and circular economy approaches to plastic pollution. It includes policy records from global, U.S. federal, state, and selected local jurisdictions, with associated source metadata for each item, including policy title, citation, policy type, status, issuing body, topic area, source website, source URL, and date accessed. By making these materials publicly available, this repository supports transparency in data collection, enables verification of the sources used in the analysis, and provides a reusable foundation for future comparative policy research.