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Generation and Management of Macroplastic Waste
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Global plastic production has expanded dramatically due to the material's versatile properties, generating enormous quantities of macroplastic waste that is inadequately managed and ultimately fragments into microplastics. Improving macroplastic waste management systems is foundational to reducing the source load of microplastics entering terrestrial and aquatic environments.
Since the decades plastic importance and utilization have increased significantly. Due to the enormous properties of plastic, its increased global demand leads to production of huge quantity of plastic-based products annually. Due to the luxuriant usage of...
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