Eliminating Plastic Pollution: How a Voluntary Contribution From Industry Will Drive the Circular Plastics Economy

Eliminating Plastic Pollution: How a Voluntary Contribution From Industry Will Drive the Circular Plastics Economy

Marine plastic pollution is a symptom of an inherently wasteful linear plastic economy, costing us more than US$ 2.2 trillion per year. Of the 6.3 billion tonnes of fossil fuel-derived plastic (FFP) waste produced to date, only 9% has been recycled; the rest being incinerated (12%) or dumped into th...

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Main Authors: Andrew Forrest, Luca Giacovazzi, Sarah Dunlop, Julia Reisser, David Tickler, Alan Jamieson, Jessica J. Meeuwig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
oceans
plastics
circular economy
voluntary contribution
technology
waste
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00627/full

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