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Countermeasures on Plastic and Microplastic Garbage Management

˜The œhandbook of environmental chemistry 2020 6 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Yixiang Deng, Jiaxu Zhang, Chenglong Zhang, Chenglong Zhang, Zeya Ding, Chenlin Hao, Lihui An

Summary

A global review of legislative and industry responses to microplastic pollution reveals a fragmented patchwork of national bans, voluntary commitments, and emerging international agreements. Coordinated policy action is urgently needed because current countermeasures fall far short of addressing the scale of plastic waste entering ecosystems.

In recent years, microplastic (MP), a new environmental pollutant, has got widespread attention around the world, and the discussions for (micro)plastic management have been increasing. In this chapter, the laws and actions concerning (micro)plastics management at...

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