Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 375 - 394
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 548 - 548
Published: March 7, 2024
Plastic products in plant production and protection help farmers increase crop production, enhance food quality, reduce global water use their environmental footprint. Simultaneously, plastic has emerged as a critical ecological issue recent years, its pollution significantly impacted soil, water, plants. Thus, this review examines the multifaceted problems of agriculture risk to security, ecosystem, environment. The study’s objective was present most information on using different agriculture, sources pollution, advantages drawbacks products, strategies for mitigating agriculture. Furthermore, after examining current applications, benefits, adverse effects, risks plants, environment, we addressed requirements technological advancements, regulations, social processes that could contribute our ecosystems. We identified pathways toward more sustainable plastics discussed future research directions.
Language: Английский
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Science Advances, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(17)
Published: April 24, 2024
Brand names can be used to hold plastic companies accountable for their items found polluting the environment. We data from a 5-year (2018-2022) worldwide (84 countries) program identify brands on in environment through 1576 audit events. that 50% of were unbranded, calling mandated producer reporting. The top five globally Coca-Cola Company (11%), PepsiCo (5%), Nestlé (3%), Danone and Altria (2%), accounting 24% total branded count, 56 accounted more than 50%. There was clear strong log-log linear relationship production (%) = pollution between companies' annual pollution, with food beverage being disproportionately large polluters. Phasing out single-use short-lived products by largest polluters would greatly reduce global pollution.
Language: Английский
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38
Energy Conversion and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 326, P. 119511 - 119511
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Language: Английский
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Trends in Food Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 158, P. 104906 - 104906
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 934, P. 173294 - 173294
Published: May 18, 2024
Plastic pollution in the natural environment poses a growing threat to ecosystems and human health, prompting urgent needs for monitoring, prevention clean-up measures, new policies. To effectively prioritize resource allocation mitigation strategies, it is key identify define plastic hotspots. UNEP's draft global agreement on mandates prioritizing hotspots, suggesting potential need defined term. Yet, delineation of hotspots varies considerably across studies, definition often lacking or inconsistent without clear purpose boundaries In this paper, we applied four common definitions hotspot locations datasets ranging from urban areas scale. Our findings reveal that these encompass between 0.8 % 93.3 total pollution, covering <0.1 50.3 locations. Given wide range results possibility temporal inconsistency emphasize fit-for-purpose criteria unified approach defining Therefore, designed step-wise framework by determining purpose, units, spatial scale, threshold values. Incorporating steps research policymaking yields harmonized facilitating development effective reduction measures.
Language: Английский
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(24), P. 9257 - 9267
Published: June 4, 2024
Bioplastics are produced in growing amounts due to their environmental benefits, but disposal routes remain ambiguous. A hydrothermal treatment (HT) may be a sustainable process improve the fate of waste bioplastics, nearly no information is available on how they respond it. In this work, HT biodegradable bioplastics was performed, and resulting solid liquid products were characterized by elemental analysis, analytical pyrolysis-based techniques, ion chromatography, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. We selected tableware based polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose, Mater-Bi (MB) performed at 160–200 °C. MB identified as mixture PLA polybutylene succinate (PBS). Higher temperatures enhanced solubilization, which very marked for minor cellulose. Characterization residues revealed that quantitatively degraded 180 °C above, while cellulose could never fully degraded. The analysis aqueous phases from presence an array oligomers PBS low corresponding monomers (lactic succinic acid) high temperatures: recovery represent way give new life bioplastics.
Language: Английский
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PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e18013 - e18013
Published: Sept. 11, 2024
Bioplastics are emerging as a promising alternative to traditional plastics, driven by the need for more sustainable options. This review article offers an in-depth analysis of entire life cycle bioplastics, from raw material cultivation manufacturing and disposal, with focus on environmental impacts at each stage. It emphasizes significance adopting agricultural practices selecting appropriate feedstock improve outcomes. The highlights detrimental effects unsustainable farming methods, such pesticide use deforestation, which can lead soil erosion, water pollution, habitat destruction, increased greenhouse gas emissions. To address these challenges, advocates efficient extraction techniques renewable energy sources, prioritizing considerations throughout production process. Furthermore, methods reducing consumption, usage, chemical inputs during implementing eco-friendly technologies. stresses importance developing robust disposal systems biodegradable materials supports recycling initiatives minimize new resources. holistic approach sustainability, including responsible cultivation, practices, effective end-of-life management. underscores evaluate potential bioplastics reduce plastic considering technological advancements, infrastructure development, consumer awareness. Future research should enhancing understanding long-term ecological impacts, advancing technology better performance compatibility. comprehensive bioplastics' footprint urgent solutions in production.
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 951, P. 175452 - 175452
Published: Aug. 10, 2024
Annually, 8.3 million tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste enter oceans, prompting the food packaging industry, a major contributor, to minimize its environmental footprint. Within seafood sector, nascent number studies are exploring impacts various solutions for distribution, yet clear insights remain elusive. This study tries fill gap by comparing two options: disposable expandable polystyrene (EPS) boxes and, first time, reusable crates (RPC) crafted from high-density polyethylene. Using life cycle assessment methodology with 'cradle grave' approach, research evaluates distribution 1260,000 t fish port Vigo (Spain) markets. Similar climate change values emerge in local (5.00·107 kg CO2 eq.) and regional trade (1.20·108 both options, but RPCs exhibit around 12 % increase (6.15·108 during national emphasizing package weight load significance. The findings across all impact categories exhibited general consistent trends. sensitivity analysis suggests relocating washing facilities could enhance RPCs´ benefits transport within 160 km range. These underscore packaging's potential as an eco-friendlier alternative specific contexts, aligning heightened concerns regulatory pressures surrounding usage.
Language: Английский
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The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(3), P. 480 - 515
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
Abstract The global plastics pollution crisis has multiple visible and invisible effects on marine, land air environments. Fossil fuel-based production is projected to triple by 2060, driving a lifecycle that exacerbates climate change, contaminates ecosystems poses risks human rights, especially the right health. Existing governance measures help tackle waste but cannot effectively address its systemic nature. Drafting Global Plastics Treaty, due for adoption in 2025, an opportunity design ambitious international governance. This article argues rights-based approach proposed treaty’s framing substance integrating, particular, health, supplemented healthy environment. Embedding rights considerations through precautionary preventative approach, shifting responsibility polluters showing concern intergenerational equity would combat pollution, accelerate action, protect ocean safeguard rights.
Language: Английский
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One Earth, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(6), P. 715 - 724
Published: June 1, 2023
By 2024, the United Nations treaty to end all plastic pollution is set join multilateral forces act on pollution. While involving citizens has potential improve policy implementation, legitimacy, and relevance, effective measures are currently lacking in policy. Here, we aim build existing praxis European Union analyze current initiatives engaging citizens. We discuss these a citizen science context provide recommendations for an treaty. find that inadequate, impact contingent phases input type, highlight opportunities support public access influence. recommend upcoming ensures throughout process, inputs systematized harmonized increase application uptake, finally, consistent equity participation affected by
Language: Английский
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