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Why are single-use plastics a problem?
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This educational book chapter is part of a Brazilian series designed to raise public awareness about single-use plastics, targeting waste pickers, students, and civil society through pedagogical activities. The volume aims to develop a more critical public understanding of plastic pollution, which is closely tied to microplastic contamination in food, water, and the environment.
Given the importance of broadening the debate on plastic pollution outside the academic environment, to include waste pickers, users of basic sanitation systems, elementary school students, teachers and civil society as a whole, volume IV of the collection brings pedagogical activities with the aim of drawing public attention to the problem and contributing to the construction of a more critical view of the complex issue of plastics. This book is part of "NOSS Repensando o Plástico" collection.
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Single-use plastic in Brazil: context and environmental impacts
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This book volume presents the Brazilian and global context of single-use plastic production, consumption, and environmental impacts, serving as an educational resource for the broader public. It documents that plastic production is predicted to triple by 2050 without significant policy intervention, driving continued microplastic contamination globally.
Contamination by plastics and microplastics: (re)knowing the lived reality.
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This Brazilian literature review examines the environmental impact of plastics and microplastics across different pollution scenarios, discussing the history of plastic production and consumption, relevant environmental legislation, and the importance of recycling in addressing plastic contamination.
Single-use plastic in Brazil: policies and laws
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This book volume reviews policies and laws addressing single-use plastics in Brazil, examining how different sectors of society have organized to advocate for regulatory measures. Understanding how policy instruments are developed and implemented is important for the global effort to reduce plastic waste and downstream microplastic contamination.
Caixas didáticas para popularização científica dos microplásticos e impacto nos organismos e ecossistemas aquáticos
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This Brazilian study developed and tested educational kits for teaching students about microplastics and their impacts on ecosystems, deploying the materials in public schools. Science education tools that make microplastic pollution tangible for students are important for building the public awareness needed to drive behavior change and support policy solutions.
Plastics and microplastics as a generating theme in the teaching of polymers under the prism of sustainability
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This is a brief academic note or abstract from a Brazilian educational research program examining how plastics and microplastics can serve as a teaching theme for polymer chemistry in the context of sustainability. It appears to be a thesis or project summary rather than a full primary research article.
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