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Plastic Pollution in East Asia: Macroplastics and Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment and Mitigation Efforts by Various Actors

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Bruno Walther, Takashi Kusui, Ning Yen, Chieh-Shen Hu, Hyemi Lee

Summary

East Asian seas rank among the world's most microplastic-polluted marine environments, driven by high plastic production and consumption with insufficient waste management infrastructure, requiring coordinated action from governments, industry, and civil society. Regional mitigation efforts reviewed here offer lessons for international governance frameworks targeting aquatic plastic pollution at scale.

Plastic pollution has become an increasingly worrying threat to the aquatic environment. The oceans and seas in East Asia are among the world’s most polluted. Therefore, East Asian societies should make concerted efforts to tackle the problem. In this review,...

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