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The need for a global plastic strategy
IWA Publishing eBooks2019
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Σ. Κορδελλά,
Hrissi K. Karapanagioti,
George Papatheodorou,
I Bernardini,
F Garibaldi,
L Canesi,
K Bjorndal,
A Bolten,
C Lagueux,
S Borrelle,
C Rochman,
M Liboiron,
A Bond,
A Lusher,
H Bradshaw,
J Provencher,
T Campani,
M Baini,
M Giannetti,
F Cancelli,
C Mancusi,
F Serena,
L Marsili,
S Casini,
M Fossi,
A Cau,
A Bellodi,
D Moccia,
A Mulas,
P Pesci,
R Cannas,
A Pusceddu,
M Follesa,
P Dauvergne,
De Pierrepont,
J Dubois,
B Desormonts,
S Santos,
M Robin,
J,
J Derraik,
R Engler,
M Eriksen,
L Lebreton,
H Carson,
M Thiel,
C Moore,
J Borerro,
P Ryan,
J Reisser,
T Fortibuoni,
F Ronchi,
Maccv,
Mandicm,
C Mazziotti,
M Peterlin,
M Prevenios,
M Prvan,
S Somarakis,
P Tutman,
Bojanicvarezicd,
M Kovacvirsek,
T Vlachogianni,
C Zeri,
T Burgeot,
G Bocqun,
F Vincent,
J Leaut,
J Labastie,
A Forest,
R Guichet,
J Leaute,
P Moguedet,
A Souplet,
Y Verin,
A Carpentier,
H Goraguer,
D Latrouite,
B Andral,
Y Cadiou,
J Mahe,
J Poulard,
P Nerisson,
De Vrees,
L,
F Galgani,
G Hanke,
S Werner,
L Oosterbaan,
P Nilsson,
D Fleet,
S Kinsey
Summary
This perspective article argued that the scale of global plastic pollution — with 8,300 million metric tons produced and 79% accumulated in landfills or the environment — requires a coordinated global plastic strategy rather than piecemeal national measures. The author calls for international policy frameworks comparable to those addressing climate change and ozone depletion.
Study Type
Environmental
Plastic pollution in freshwater and marine areas has been widely recognized as one of the most crucial global concerns of our time. It has been estimated that in the last six decades, 8,300 million metric tonnes (Megatonnes; Mt) of plastic has been produced, most of it for the creation of disposable products. Of this, 6,300 Mt of plastic became waste, around 9% of which has been recycled, 12% incinerated and 79% accumulated in landfills or disposed in the natural environment