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ClearMarine Litter: Solutions for a Major Environmental Problem
This paper reviews the sources, distribution, and impacts of marine litter — primarily plastics — on beaches and oceans, and surveys proposed solutions ranging from improved waste management to policy interventions and cleanup technologies. It provides a broad overview of the challenge of reducing plastic pollution at a global scale.
Plastic Pollution: Understanding the Global Threat and Countermeasures
This review examines the global scale of plastic pollution, tracing the rapid growth of disposable plastics production and the distribution of plastic waste across all parts of the world — from deep oceans to high mountains — while evaluating proposed countermeasures.
Analysis of Marine Plastic Pollution and Environmental Problems
This review examines the sources, environmental and socioeconomic effects, and policy responses to marine plastic pollution, finding that while scientific knowledge is substantial, policy and regulatory initiatives have so far been inadequate and inconsistent across countries. The paper calls for stronger international coordination and more effective governance tools to meaningfully reduce plastic inputs to the ocean.
Microplastics Pollution: Global Challenge and Future Potential Solution
This review summarizes the global challenge of microplastic pollution, attributing it to increasing plastic demand across all sectors combined with poor waste management, and explores potential future solutions for reducing microplastic inputs to water, soil, and air.
Pervasive Pollution Problems Caused by Plastics and its Degradation
This review discusses the pervasive environmental pollution caused by plastics and their degradation products, arguing that plastic contamination now affects air, water, food, and all living organisms and requires urgent global action to reduce production and improve waste management.
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.
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.
Our Plastic Planet is Hurting Humanity`s Health. Is there a Solution?
This commentary examines the global health impacts of plastic pollution and explores potential solutions ranging from individual behavior change to policy interventions and material innovation. The author argues that the scale of the problem demands coordinated action across governments, industries, and communities.
Evaluating the Environmental and Health Impacts of Disposable Plastics: Toward Sustainable Material Alternatives
This review examined the environmental and health impacts of disposable plastics and explored sustainable alternatives, drawing on secondary literature across environmental science and health disciplines. The paper assessed plastic waste contributions to ocean pollution and proposed strategies to mitigate these challenges.
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.
Marine litter: how to monitor, reduce and prevent ocean debris. Focus on plastics and microplastics.
This report reviewed the growing problem of plastic pollution in the oceans and the policy landscape for addressing it, emphasizing that production, use, and end-of-life management all require reform. It frames plastic pollution as a systemic challenge requiring coordinated international action rather than single-issue solutions.
Plastic marine pollution
This paper analyzes the causes and consequences of marine plastic pollution, reviews alternative solutions proposed by various actors, and assesses the effectiveness of current international actions. It concludes that existing efforts are insufficient given the scale of plastic entering the oceans each year.
Global environmental problem of microplastics
This paper provides an overview of microplastic pollution as a growing global environmental problem, examining how tiny plastic particles spread through ecosystems worldwide. It highlights the scale of the challenge and the need for coordinated scientific and policy responses.
The Environmental Challenges of Polythene and Production and Prevention Legislation in the World
This review examines the global environmental impact of polythene plastic pollution, discussing its effects on aquatic ecosystems and public health while analyzing the international and regional legislative frameworks aimed at reducing plastic production and use.
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.
Evaluating the Environmental and Health Impacts of Disposable Plastics: Toward Sustainable Material Alternatives
This review synthesized evidence on the environmental and health impacts of disposable plastics, drawing on environmental science, health studies, and sustainability literature. The paper examined how plastic waste drives ocean pollution and wildlife harm while exploring sustainable alternative materials and policies.
Overview of microplastics in the environment: type, source, potential effects and removal strategies
This review examines microplastic types, sources, and health effects across land and marine environments, discussing remediation technologies and emphasizing the need for international cooperation to address this global pollution challenge.
Can We Find a Way to Solve Microplastic Pollution?
This review examines sources, environmental distribution, ecological impacts, and potential mitigation strategies for microplastic pollution across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. The authors survey evidence of harm to marine wildlife including seabirds, fish, and sea turtles through ingestion and entanglement, and assess emerging technological and regulatory approaches to reducing global microplastic contamination.
Solutions and Integrated Strategies for the Control and Mitigation of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution
This review evaluates existing strategies for controlling plastic and microplastic pollution and proposes integrated solutions spanning prevention, collection, and treatment. Researchers found that current cleanup efforts cannot keep pace with the volume of plastic entering the environment, making source reduction essential. The study advocates for a combination of policy changes, improved waste management, innovative materials, and public education to address the crisis.
A Review: Investigation of Plastics Effect on the Environment, Bioplastic Global Market Share and Its Future Perspectives
This review covers the environmental and human health impacts of plastics, with a focus on microplastics and nanoplastics, and reviews global trends in bioplastic production as an alternative. It finds that while bioplastics show promise, current production scale is far too small to address the existing plastic pollution crisis.