A critical review on plastic waste life cycle assessment and management: Challenges, research gaps, and future perspectives

A critical review on plastic waste life cycle assessment and management: Challenges, research gaps, and future perspectives

The global production and consumption of plastics, as well as their deposition in the environment, are experiencing exponential growth. In addition, mismanaged plastic waste (PW) losses into drainage channels are a growing source of microplastic (MP) pollution concern. However, the complete understa...

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Main Authors: Haixin Jiao, Sameh S. Ali, Mohammed Husssein M. Alsharbaty, Tamer Elsamahy, Esraa Abdelkarim, Michael Schagerl, Rania Al-Tohamy, Jianzhong Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Subjects:
Petroleum-based plastics
Microplastics
Bioplastics
Life cycle assessment
Environmental impacts
Circular economy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324000174

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