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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.
The production of plastic in the world has been higher than any other type of material in recent decades. Estimates predict that the consumption and disposal model will triple by 2050. These data reinforce the importance of studies on the subject, so that strategies can be formulated to reduce consumption and improve the recycling of plastics. In this sense, the first volume presents the data and context of plastic waste in Brazil and its main environmental impacts. This book is part of "NOSS Repensando o Plástico" collection.
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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.
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.
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.
Overcoming Plastic Pollution: Challenges Faced by Brazilian Policies and Perspectives for Stakeholder Engagement and Global Governance Opportunities
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This policy paper reviewed the history of plastic production and mismanagement in Brazil, identifying structural barriers to effective plastic pollution control and proposing policy perspectives to overcome dependence on single-use plastic.
Projections of plastic leakage to the environment to 2060
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This review examines projected trends for plastic leakage to terrestrial and aquatic environments through 2060, finding that without intervention, plastics use and waste generation are expected to triple, substantially increasing environmental contamination and associated impacts on ecosystems and human health.
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