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View article: Identifying and overcoming social-ecological barriers to ending plastics pollution
Identifying and overcoming social-ecological barriers to ending plastics pollution Open
Plastics are deeply embedded in contemporary life, and their production and pollution contribute to irreversible harm across ecological and social systems. Recognized as a “novel entity” in the Planetary Boundaries framework, plastics chal…
View article: Tracing Plastic Pathways: Laboratory Validation and Sensitivity Insights in Overland Transport Numerical Models
Tracing Plastic Pathways: Laboratory Validation and Sensitivity Insights in Overland Transport Numerical Models Open
Plastic pollution is a significant environmental problem of high magnitude, with far-reaching impacts on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Plastic has various pathways to reach the ocean, with the land-to-ocean route being a critical…
View article: TOWARDS EVALUATING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: INSIGHTS FROM THE CIRCULARITY ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL (CAP)
TOWARDS EVALUATING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: INSIGHTS FROM THE CIRCULARITY ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL (CAP) Open
The built environment requires extraction and consumption of enormous quantities of raw materials, water, and energy. While these materials remain in use for several years or decades, growing global populations and aging infrastructure are…
View article: Embed systemic equity throughout industrial ecology applications: How to address machine learning unfairness and bias
Embed systemic equity throughout industrial ecology applications: How to address machine learning unfairness and bias Open
Recent calls have been made for equity tools and frameworks to be integrated throughout the research and design life cycle —from conception to implementation—with an emphasis on reducing inequity in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine…
View article: Chasing plastic storms: Assessing atmospheric microplastic deposition by a ‘pulse event’ of tropical storm Fiona in Eastern Canada
Chasing plastic storms: Assessing atmospheric microplastic deposition by a ‘pulse event’ of tropical storm Fiona in Eastern Canada Open
Atmospheric processes and extreme weather events are pathways for the global distribution and deposition of microplastics. Despite the global prevalence of meteorological events, our understanding of atmospheric microplastic pathways and f…
View article: Uncovering Geospatial Patterns Emphasize the Urgency of Tackling Plastic Pollution at its Source
Uncovering Geospatial Patterns Emphasize the Urgency of Tackling Plastic Pollution at its Source Open
Urban centers worldwide, especially in rapidly developing nations, grapple with significant challenges in solid waste management (SWM). High waste generation, limited finances, and the influx of plastic material into historically plastic-f…
View article: Integrating Numerical Modeling and Fieldwork for Understanding Land-to-Ocean Litter Transport: A Comprehensive Review
Integrating Numerical Modeling and Fieldwork for Understanding Land-to-Ocean Litter Transport: A Comprehensive Review Open
The global issue of marine litter pollution, mainly from land-based sources, has gained significant attention in recent years due to its profound environmental and socio-economic impacts. Environmental impacts pose a significant threat to …
View article: The Circularity Assessment Protocol in Cities to Reduce Plastic Pollution
The Circularity Assessment Protocol in Cities to Reduce Plastic Pollution Open
The circular economy has been promoted as a solution to plastic pollution, but cities and communities bear the brunt of plastic pollution. The Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP) is a systems method of collaborative and open data collect…
View article: Circularity in cities: A comparative tool to inform prevention of plastic pollution
Circularity in cities: A comparative tool to inform prevention of plastic pollution Open
Cities bear a large burden of plastic management and pollution, which is not consistently recognized. The 'circular economy' has become an aspiration for reducing pollution and increasing sustainability, though quantification and monitorin…
View article: Plastics
Plastics Open
A comprehensive introduction to the plastics life cycle—the impacts on our lives, our future, and our planet—and the actions we can take. Everywhere we look, we are surrounded by plastics: perhaps you have a book in one hand and your phone…
View article: Editorial: The sustainability series: the plastics problem - pathways towards sustainable solutions against plastic pollution
Editorial: The sustainability series: the plastics problem - pathways towards sustainable solutions against plastic pollution Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Sustain., 22 June 2023Sec. Waste Management Volume 4 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1213198
View article: Satellite monitoring of terrestrial plastic waste
Satellite monitoring of terrestrial plastic waste Open
Plastic waste is a significant environmental pollutant that is difficult to monitor. We created a system of neural networks to analyze spectral, spatial, and temporal components of Sentinel-2 satellite data to identify terrestrial aggregat…
View article: Global landscape analysis of reuse and refill solutions
Global landscape analysis of reuse and refill solutions Open
One important strategy to address plastic pollution is replacing disposable items with reusable ones and creating systems to support the circulation, cleaning and reuse of these items. The Global Landscape of Reusable Solutions was created…
View article: Correction: Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution
Correction: Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution Open
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View article: Satellite Monitoring of Terrestrial Plastic Waste
Satellite Monitoring of Terrestrial Plastic Waste Open
Plastic waste is a significant environmental pollutant that is difficult to monitor. We created a system of neural networks to analyze spectral, spatial, and temporal components of Sentinel-2 satellite data to identify terrestrial aggregat…
View article: Rapid Characterization of Macroplastic Input and Leakage in the Ganges River Basin
Rapid Characterization of Macroplastic Input and Leakage in the Ganges River Basin Open
Efforts to understand macroplastic pollution have primarily focused on coastal and marine environments to the exclusion of freshwater, terrestrial, and urban ecosystems. To better understand macroplastics in the environment and their sourc…
View article: Marine plastic debris in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Challenges, opportunities and recommendations from a transdisciplinary perspective
Marine plastic debris in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Challenges, opportunities and recommendations from a transdisciplinary perspective Open
In recent years, the amount of plastic waste entering the marine environment around the world has gained increasing attention. Yet certain areas and regions remain relatively undocumented. Research findings on this topic within the countri…
View article: Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution
Message in a bottle: Open source technology to track the movement of plastic pollution Open
Rivers worldwide are now acting as major transport pathways for plastic pollution and discharge large quantities of waste into the ocean. Previous oceanographic modelling and current drifter data have been used to predict the movement and …
View article: The United States’ contribution of plastic waste to land and ocean
The United States’ contribution of plastic waste to land and ocean Open
Plastic waste from the United States contaminates the environment domestically and in countries processing material for recycling.
View article: Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution
Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution Open
A mess of plastic It is not clear what strategies will be most effective in mitigating harm from the global problem of plastic pollution. Borrelle et al. and Lau et al. discuss possible solutions and their impacts. Both groups found that s…
View article: The Chinese import ban and its impact on global plastic waste trade
The Chinese import ban and its impact on global plastic waste trade Open
For decades China imported much of the world’s plastic waste; but a recent import ban requires new ideas and systemic change.
View article: Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa
Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa Open
In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in work that focuses on the amount and types of waste entering the marine environment from multiple geographies around the world. To date, however, there are few reports about the scale…
View article: Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant
Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant Open
Synthetic organic polymers—or plastics—did not enter widespread use until the 1950s. By 2015, global production had increased to 322 million metric tons (Mt) year −1 , which approaches the total weight of the human population produced in p…
View article: Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made
Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made Open
We present the first ever global account of the production, use, and end-of-life fate of all plastics ever made by humankind.