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The Human Rights Impacts of Plastic Waste Exports
Summary
Researchers analyzed the human rights dimensions of plastic waste exports, arguing that the global trade in plastic waste imposes disproportionate environmental and health burdens on receiving communities. The paper frames plastic waste management as a rights issue requiring international accountability beyond conventional environmental regulation.
Throughout their life cycle, plastics pose significant threats to human rights, the environment, and the climate. Although the plastic crisis is often considered a strictly environmental issue, plastic waste management poses significant threats to human rights. For...