Growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry services
The article analyzes the impact of microplastics on the environment. Special attention is paid to the research related to the use of plastic packaging in the food industry and hospitality. To fully assess the health impact of our global plastic addiction, one must consider not only each stage of its...
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Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University
2023-03-01
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| description | The article analyzes the impact of microplastics on the environment. Special attention is paid to the research related to the use of plastic packaging in the food industry and hospitality. To fully assess the health impact of our global plastic addiction, one must consider not only each stage of its life cycle, but all possible pathways of exposure to the various substances used and released throughout that life cycle. The study of the attitude of young people to the problem of environmental pollution was conducted, namely, the survey of 174 respondents aged 18 to 23 (43,2 % – men, 56,8 % – women). Most of the respondents are not aware of the real magnitude of the problem, because microplastic waste is still ignored by social advertising, which popularizes the solution to the global problem of pollution, without focusing on the negative effects on human health. Despite the fact that people consume a large amount of microplastics, it is currently difficult to say how it affects our bodies. Many studies are conducted at an insufficiently qualitative level, therefore they do not provide reliable information. Other data are not systematized and do not allow to see the full picture of the problem. It is substantiated that one of the right ways to reduce the negative impact on the environment, in contrast to disposal in specially designated landfills, is recycling and reuse of plastic. Such recycling is facilitated by the separate collection of waste, which currently takes place in Ukraine without appropriate legislative support and incentive measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e66b95373a540169661738abcd781eb2023-05-02T06:50:16ZengZhytomyr Polytechnic State UniversityЕкономіка, управління та адміністрування2664-245X2664-24682023-03-011103768710.26642/ema-2023-1(103)-76-87Growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry servicesA.O. Chahaida 0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1826-9545Zhytomyr Polytechnic State UniversityThe article analyzes the impact of microplastics on the environment. Special attention is paid to the research related to the use of plastic packaging in the food industry and hospitality. To fully assess the health impact of our global plastic addiction, one must consider not only each stage of its life cycle, but all possible pathways of exposure to the various substances used and released throughout that life cycle. The study of the attitude of young people to the problem of environmental pollution was conducted, namely, the survey of 174 respondents aged 18 to 23 (43,2 % – men, 56,8 % – women). Most of the respondents are not aware of the real magnitude of the problem, because microplastic waste is still ignored by social advertising, which popularizes the solution to the global problem of pollution, without focusing on the negative effects on human health. Despite the fact that people consume a large amount of microplastics, it is currently difficult to say how it affects our bodies. Many studies are conducted at an insufficiently qualitative level, therefore they do not provide reliable information. Other data are not systematized and do not allow to see the full picture of the problem. It is substantiated that one of the right ways to reduce the negative impact on the environment, in contrast to disposal in specially designated landfills, is recycling and reuse of plastic. Such recycling is facilitated by the separate collection of waste, which currently takes place in Ukraine without appropriate legislative support and incentive measures.http://ema.ztu.edu.ua/article/view/275770microplasticsfood productsconsumptionenvironmenthuman healthqualitysustainable developmentwaste processing |
| spellingShingle | A.O. Chahaida Growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry services Економіка, управління та адміністрування microplastics food products consumption environment human health quality sustainable development waste processing |
| title | Growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry services |
| title_full | Growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry services |
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| title_short | Growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry services |
| title_sort | growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry services |
| topic | microplastics food products consumption environment human health quality sustainable development waste processing |
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