Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution
Plastic pollution has been today’s most highly visible environmental problem in the world. How to responsibly manage plastic waste to control and eliminate plastic pollution has been a global challenge. We have begun to address these issues and developed some science-based solutions and emerging tec...
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| author | Jianli Liu Zhubing Hu Fangfang Du Fangfang Du Wei Tang Siting Zheng Shanzhou Lu Lihui An Jiannan Ding |
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| description | Plastic pollution has been today’s most highly visible environmental problem in the world. How to responsibly manage plastic waste to control and eliminate plastic pollution has been a global challenge. We have begun to address these issues and developed some science-based solutions and emerging technologies. However, tackling such an intractable challenge requires systematic solutions except for science-based and technology-based ones. Environmental education, fostering plastic pollution prevention within society’s educational system, will provide a powerful and feasible pathway at a low cost. Within this perspective, the value and the way forward of education in solving plastic pollution are primarily discussed. Environmental education, including school-level education for students, sustainable consumption behavior guidance, and pollution prevention education for the public, is the feasible, effective, and permanent resolution of plastic pollution in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f26f4bea10704aea9c157b7c40a6d0842023-03-29T04:59:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-03-011110.3389/fenvs.2023.11304631130463Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollutionJianli Liu0Zhubing Hu1Fangfang Du2Fangfang Du3Wei Tang4Siting Zheng5Shanzhou Lu6Lihui An7Jiannan Ding8School of Textile Science and Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, ChinaMidea Group, Wuxi, ChinaSchool of Humanities, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, ChinaCollege of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, ChinaMidea Group, Wuxi, ChinaMidea Group, Wuxi, ChinaMidea Group, Wuxi, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, ChinaPlastic pollution has been today’s most highly visible environmental problem in the world. How to responsibly manage plastic waste to control and eliminate plastic pollution has been a global challenge. We have begun to address these issues and developed some science-based solutions and emerging technologies. However, tackling such an intractable challenge requires systematic solutions except for science-based and technology-based ones. Environmental education, fostering plastic pollution prevention within society’s educational system, will provide a powerful and feasible pathway at a low cost. Within this perspective, the value and the way forward of education in solving plastic pollution are primarily discussed. Environmental education, including school-level education for students, sustainable consumption behavior guidance, and pollution prevention education for the public, is the feasible, effective, and permanent resolution of plastic pollution in the future.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1130463/fullplastic pollutioneducationenvironmental awarenesspro-environmental behaviorconsumer behaivior |
| spellingShingle | Jianli Liu Zhubing Hu Fangfang Du Fangfang Du Wei Tang Siting Zheng Shanzhou Lu Lihui An Jiannan Ding Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution Frontiers in Environmental Science plastic pollution education environmental awareness pro-environmental behavior consumer behaivior |
| title | Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution |
| title_full | Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution |
| title_fullStr | Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution |
| title_short | Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution |
| title_sort | environment education a first step in solving plastic pollution |
| topic | plastic pollution education environmental awareness pro-environmental behavior consumer behaivior |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1130463/full |
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