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The E factor at 30: a passion for pollution prevention

Green Chemistry 2023 262 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 60 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Roger A. Sheldon Roger A. Sheldon

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This commentary reflects on 30 years since the introduction of the E Factor, a metric for measuring waste in chemical manufacturing. The author argues that waste generation remains the root cause of major environmental problems, from climate change to plastic pollution. The piece calls for continued innovation in green chemistry to minimize waste at its source rather than managing it after the fact.

Publication of the E Factor drew attention to the problem of waste in chemicals manufacture. Thirty yeas later it is abundantly clear that waste is the underlying cause of global environmental problems, from climate change to plastic pollution.

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