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ClearPreventing Microplastic Pollution in Surface Waters: Legal Frameworks and Strategic Actions
This study reviews the legal frameworks and strategic actions being developed in India and internationally to prevent microplastic contamination of surface waters. Researchers examined policies including plastic waste management rules, bans on single-use plastics, and extended producer responsibility programs. The study highlights that while regulatory progress has been made, effective enforcement and coordination between governments, industry, and the public remain essential for reducing microplastic pollution in waterways.
Strategic pathways for sustainable plastic management through a circular economy approach in India
This paper analyzed strategic pathways for sustainable plastic waste management in India through a circular economy lens, examining the environmental and health risks posed by microplastics from inadequate plastic disposal. The authors identify policy, infrastructure, and behavioral interventions needed to reduce India's microplastic burden.
Addressing the single-use plastic proliferation problem
This review examined the effectiveness of single-use plastic bans as a policy tool for addressing plastic pollution, evaluating evidence on their environmental impact and discussing alternative regulatory approaches. The authors found that while bans have reduced certain plastic categories, broader systemic changes to plastic production and waste management are needed.
Industry—Challenge to Pro-Environmental Manufacturing of Goods Replacing Single-Use Plastic by Indian Industry: A Study Toward Failing Ban on Single-Use Plastic Access
This study examined industry challenges and opportunities in transitioning away from single-use plastics toward pro-environmental manufacturing, reviewing both economic barriers and emerging material alternatives. The authors argue that manufacturer engagement is critical to reducing plastic pollution at scale.
Single-use Plastic Ban and its Public Health Impacts: A Narrative Review
This review examines global policies and bans on single-use plastics, finding that they have helped reduce plastic pollution in some regions. However, enforcement and public health impacts vary widely, and more consistent international policy is needed to effectively address plastic waste.
Microplastic Pollution Prevention: The Need for Robust Policy Interventions to Close the Loopholes in Current Waste Management Practices
This review argues that current waste management policies have significant gaps that allow microplastic pollution to continue growing despite awareness of the problem. While cleanup technology is improving, prevention through better regulation of plastic production, use, and disposal is more practical and cost-effective. The authors call for stronger policy interventions including extended producer responsibility, bans on unnecessary single-use plastics, and standardized microplastic monitoring.
Emerging Transformations in Material Use and Waste Practices in the Global South: Plastic-Free and Zero Waste in India
This paper is not relevant to microplastics; it examines qualitative insights from zero waste businesses in India on the challenges and strategies for reducing plastic use and waste generation.
Preventing single-use plastic waste
This policy chapter reviews strategies for preventing single-use plastic waste, covering bans, fees, deposit-return schemes, and extended producer responsibility programs. Single-use plastics account for approximately half of all plastic waste and are a major source of environmental microplastic contamination. The chapter evaluates the effectiveness and design of different policy instruments for reducing single-use plastic consumption.
Impact of Policy Design on Plastic Waste Reduction in Africa
This paper is not about microplastics; it analyzes the design and effectiveness of single-use plastic bag policies across 39 African countries, identifying policy gaps that allow plastic waste to persist despite widespread bans.
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Plastic Ban in the City of Bangalore in Addressing the Market Failure Associated with It
Researchers assessed the effectiveness of the BBMP Solid Waste Management Bye-laws 2019 in Bangalore, India in reducing negative externalities from single-use plastic overconsumption, examining production and consumption data before and after implementation of the plastic ban.
Plastic Waste in India: overview, impact, and measures to mitigate: Review
This review examined plastic waste generation, management, and environmental impacts in India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies. India generates over 3 million tonnes of plastic annually, with much entering land and water environments. The paper discusses current policies, gaps in waste management infrastructure, and recommendations for reducing plastic pollution.
Bottlenecks of Global Plastic Strategy and the Way Forward of Microplastics Management
This review examines bottlenecks in global plastic waste management strategies, arguing that rising plastic use in everyday activities has outpaced regulatory and logistical capacity, and proposing pathways forward for more effective microplastics management at a global scale.
Banning Plastic
This legal article argues that outright bans on single-use plastics are the most effective policy tool for reducing plastic pollution, examining how local, state, and national bans create regulatory tipping points. While not a field study, it is directly relevant to the microplastics problem because fewer plastic products entering the environment means less feedstock for the microplastic particles that contaminate ecosystems and human food chains.
Microplastics pollution studies in India: a recent review of sources, abundances and research perspectives - a comparison with global research
This review summarizes published research on microplastic pollution in India, identifying sources and distribution across aquatic environments while noting that India remains one of the least-studied countries despite being a major plastic-producing and plastic-polluting nation. The paper compares Indian findings to global research and calls for expanded monitoring.
Environmental Degradation and Legal Accountability: Strengthening India’s Response to Pollution and Climate Crisis
Not relevant to microplastics — this appears to be a legal and policy paper about environmental degradation and accountability in India, with an abstract that inconsistently describes a study on waste management education among women; it does not present original microplastic research.
Artificial Intelligence as an Aid: Regulating Plastic and Microplastic Pollution
Researchers reviewed how India is tackling plastic and microplastic pollution through legislation and cleanup campaigns, while also examining how artificial intelligence tools could improve monitoring, detection, and regulation of plastic waste. The article argues that AI integration into environmental policy could significantly accelerate progress against this global health and ecological crisis.
Microplastics pollution in Indian marine environment: sources, effects and solutions
This review provides a comprehensive look at microplastic pollution in India's marine environment, covering sources, transport, effects on marine life, and potential solutions. Microplastics are being ingested by organisms at every level of the food chain, causing inflammation, hormonal disruption, and reproductive problems that eventually affect humans through seafood. The authors call for stronger policies, better waste management, and public awareness to address this growing threat to both marine ecosystems and human health.
A comprehensive review of recycling and reusing methods for plastic waste focusing Indian scenario
This comprehensive review examines global plastic waste management strategies with a focus on India, covering technologies from mechanical reprocessing and pyrolysis to advanced methods like supercritical water conversion and plasma-assisted processing. Researchers evaluated the scalability, limitations, and environmental trade-offs of each approach, noting persistent challenges with microplastic pollution. The study draws on patents and case studies to highlight practical pathways for improving plastic recycling and reducing environmental contamination.
Sustainability Has Led to Most Economies Banning the Use of Plastic. a Critical Analysis of This Decision on the Profitability of Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises in India
This analysis evaluates the economic impacts on small and medium enterprises in India from bans on single-use plastics. While acknowledging that plastic bans increase costs for businesses, the author argues that reducing plastic consumption is necessary to prevent the environmental and health harms — including microplastic pollution — that result from uncontrolled plastic use.
Life Cycle Assessment of Selected Single-Use Plastic Products towards Evidence-Based Policy Recommendations in Sri Lanka
Researchers applied life cycle assessment to common single-use plastic products in Sri Lanka, quantifying their environmental impacts across production to disposal and providing evidence-based recommendations to guide national plastic pollution policy.
A review of the cost and effectiveness of solutions to address plastic pollution
This review evaluates the cost and effectiveness of technologies and policies designed to reduce plastic and microplastic pollution, from recycling and waste management to in-stream cleanup devices and regulatory measures. The authors find that addressing plastic pollution requires coordinated action across the full lifecycle of plastics.
Status of management and mitigation of microplastic pollution
This review summarizes strategies for managing microplastic pollution, including reducing plastic use, improving recycling, developing sustainable alternatives, and enhancing wastewater treatment. The authors emphasize that no single approach is enough -- effective management requires combining policy, technology, public education, and industry changes. Reducing microplastic levels in the environment is critical because these particles have been found in human tissues, food, and drinking water.
Plastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovative Solutions
This review examines the multifaceted challenges of plastic pollution and surveys innovative solutions spanning material design, waste management, and remediation technologies. The paper synthesises current research on microplastic sources, environmental persistence, and emerging approaches to reducing plastic releases into ecosystems.
Perspectives on Plastic Waste Management: Challenges and Possible Solutions to Ensure Its Sustainable Use
This review argues that banning all plastics is not realistic and instead calls for better waste management, recycling technology, and circular economy approaches to reduce plastic pollution. The authors outline strategies including biodegradable alternatives, improved recycling infrastructure, and policy changes to minimize plastic entering the environment. Reducing plastic waste at the source is critical for lowering human exposure to microplastics in food, water, and air.