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61,005 resultsShowing papers similar to Pro-environmental communication activities of paper and plastic packaging producers. Evidence from Poland
ClearSustainable Marketing and the Challenges of Green Marketing Communication: Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Buying Behaviour for Sustainable Products in the Czech Republic
Not relevant to microplastics — this survey examines Czech consumer attitudes toward sustainable products, exploring the gap between professed environmental values and actual purchasing behavior, and the challenges of green marketing communication.
The Commitment of Packaging Industry in the Framework of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy
This paper reviews how the European packaging industry is responding to the EU's plastics strategy and circular economy goals, outlining commitments to increase recyclability, recycled content, and reduce single-use plastic items. It provides context for understanding how industry-level policy shapes the generation and management of plastic waste that ultimately contributes to microplastic pollution.
Potential Routes to the Sustainability of the Food Packaging Industry
This study investigates sustainability challenges in the food plastic packaging industry, examining how a Polish manufacturer navigates compliance with sustainability requirements and identifying practical barriers to reducing plastic use and improving end-of-life outcomes.
A Systematic Literature Review on Environmental Sustainability Issues of Flexible Packaging: Potential Pathways for Academic Research and Managerial Practice
This systematic review identified key environmental sustainability challenges in flexible packaging, including plastic waste accumulation, microplastic generation, and recycling barriers, while mapping research gaps and calling for integrated lifecycle approaches to reduce its ecological burden.
Corporate Social Responsibility Practices Amid Political and Economic Transformation in Europe
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper analyses corporate social responsibility practices and greenwashing among European companies in the context of post-pandemic political and economic change.
System innovation and life cycle thinking in packaging value chain: the circularity of plastics.
This paper examines the role of circular economy principles in reducing plastic packaging waste, noting that despite existing recycling systems, plastics remain pervasive environmental contaminants. The authors argue that redesigning packaging systems for recyclability and reducing over-packaging are essential steps to address microplastic pollution at its source.
Plastic Food Packaging: Perceptions and Attitudes of Portuguese Consumers about Environmental Impact and Recycling
This study surveyed Portuguese consumers about plastic food packaging, finding that while most recognized environmental impacts and supported recycling, their actual behaviors often did not align with their stated environmental awareness.
An Integrated Analysis of Plastic Packaging Value Chain: Identifying Barriers and Enablers for a Circular Economy
Researchers analyzed the full plastic packaging value chain to identify barriers and enablers for transitioning to a circular economy, tracing the evolution of circular economy concepts and quantifying the environmental impacts associated with exponential plastic waste growth. The study provides an integrated framework mapping opportunities for intervention across production, use, collection, and recycling stages.
What influences public support for plastic waste control policies and green consumption? Evidence from a multilevel analysis of survey data from 27 European countries
This multi-country survey across 27 European nations found that media use and country-level factors shape citizens' support for plastic waste policy and green consumption. People who consumed environmental news from diverse media sources were more likely to support plastic reduction policies and adopt green behaviors. The findings have implications for designing effective public communication strategies about plastic pollution.
An Examination of Microplastics: Environmental Impact, Sustainability, and Recyclability Innovation
This paper examined the environmental impact of microplastics, sustainability implications of current plastic use, and recycling options to address the plastic pollution crisis. It called for a transition toward circular economy approaches that reduce primary plastic production and increase recycled content.
Corporate Environmental Responsibility: A Study of Single-Use Plastics in Canada
This study examined corporate environmental responsibility in Canada's single-use plastics sector, finding that large companies are a major driver of plastic pollution despite policy efforts to shift responsibility. The research argues that stronger corporate accountability is needed to meaningfully reduce the plastic waste entering the environment.
The role of sustainable packaging in reducing environmental pollution
This review examines how sustainable packaging — using biodegradable materials, reducing excess packaging, and improving recyclability — can reduce environmental pollution. The paper evaluates different sustainable packaging strategies and their effectiveness at reducing plastic waste, which is the primary source of microplastic pollution.
Analysis of intention to purchase environmentally friendly packaging in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Despite its title referencing environmentally friendly packaging, this paper is a consumer behavior survey studying what factors drive Brazilians to intend to buy eco-friendly packaging — not original research on microplastic pollution or its effects. It examines environmental concern and personal values as predictors of purchasing decisions and is not directly relevant to microplastic contamination or human health.
Public knowledge of microplastics for pro-environmental behavior
Researchers analyzed public knowledge of microplastics and its relationship to pro-environmental behavior, finding that because microplastics are invisible to the naked eye, public perception depends entirely on external information sources rather than direct experience, with implications for environmental communication strategies.
Independent companies in the tobacco supply chain: transparency and environmental social governance
Despite its title referencing tobacco supply chain and ESG, this paper studies corporate transparency in the tobacco industry — not microplastic pollution. It examines how independent tobacco companies publicize sustainability activities while downplaying their involvement in tobacco production, and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.
Corporate Social Responsibility In The Apparel Industry: A Multiple Case Study Analysis
This thesis reviewed corporate social responsibility reporting in the apparel industry, examining how clothing brands communicate their environmental and social commitments. Since synthetic textiles shed microplastic fibers during washing, the apparel industry's environmental responsibility is directly relevant to reducing microplastic pollution.
Green Entrepreneurship: Knowledge and Perception of Students and Professionals from Poland and Slovakia
This paper is not about microplastics; it surveys Polish and Slovak students and professionals on their understanding of 'green entrepreneurship' within an ESG framework, using literature review and primary survey methods.
An Explorative Study on Packaging-Saving Consumer Practices in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector
This study is not directly about microplastics; it surveys consumer packaging-reduction behaviors in Germany's fast-moving consumer goods sector to understand what sufficiency-oriented practices people actually adopt in everyday life and what barriers they face.
Environmentalism or greenwashing? Responses of South African value chain actors to plastic straw marine pollution
This study examined how South African businesses across plastic-related supply chains are responding to public pressure about marine plastic pollution, finding a mix of genuine environmental action and greenwashing. The study highlights the gap between corporate promises to reduce plastic pollution and meaningful reduction in the plastics that become marine microplastics.
Duurzaam betere jaarverslaggeving
This paper examines sustainability reporting practices in annual reports, analysing how organisations communicate environmental and social performance to stakeholders. The study evaluates current standards and frameworks for sustainable corporate reporting and identifies areas for improvement in transparency and comparability.
Motives of Environmental Coverages by North European Mass Media: The Role of Three Nordic Countries on Combating Plastic Waste
This study examines why Nordic mass media (Norway, Denmark, Sweden) give strong coverage to environmental issues including plastic waste, finding that geographic proximity to the sea and economic dependence on marine resources motivate media attention, which in turn influences government environmental policy. The paper focuses on media sociology and environmental communication with no direct relevance to microplastic research.
Towards the Rational Use of Plastic Packaging to Reduce Microplastic Pollution: A Mini Review
This review examines how plastic packaging degrades into microplastics and explores strategies for reducing microplastic pollution through more rational use of plastics. The study suggests that shifting from a linear "take-make-dispose" model to a circular economy framework is essential for mitigating the environmental impact of plastics, particularly in aquatic ecosystems where microplastics persist and accumulate.
Recommendations for life-cycle assessment of recyclable plastics in a circular economy
This paper examines how life-cycle assessments of plastic recycling are often conducted inconsistently, leading to misleading conclusions about the environmental benefits of recycling. The authors recommend measuring impacts based on the amount of useful recycled product rather than waste processed, and expanding analysis beyond greenhouse gases to include plastic waste leaking into the environment. Better assessment methods could lead to more effective policies for reducing the plastic waste that ultimately becomes microplastic pollution.
Sustentabilidade no processo produtivo da indústria cosmética: uma revisão da literatura
This systematic literature review examined sustainability practices in the cosmetics industry, including the growing concern over microplastic ingredients in cosmetic products. The review identified trends toward greener formulations, sustainable packaging, and consumer-driven pressure for environmental responsibility. The cosmetics sector is increasingly recognizing its environmental impact and exploring alternatives to synthetic microplastics.