Addressing climate change mitigation: Implications for the sustainable alternatives to plastics

Addressing climate change mitigation: Implications for the sustainable alternatives to plastics

Accumulation of plastic waste is a global issue, and plastic particles are detected in different environments. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has been attributed to significant piling up of plastic waste and debris (including micro- and nano-sized plastic particles), yet the manufacturing of plastic p...

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Main Author:	Sung Hee Joo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
Series:	Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
Subjects:	climate change alternatives to plastics life cycle assessment microplastic pollution GHG emissions
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2755094X24000014/type/journal_article

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