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Plastic Waste Trade A New Colonialist Means of Pollution Transfer
This contributed volume takes a holistic view of the international waste trade and in doing so argues that the transfer of plastic waste from mainly...
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Plastic Waste and Criminality
Unscrupulous entrepreneurs and criminal actors eagerly exploit business opportunities and changes in the legal landscape. This is certainly the case...
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Recycling potential of medical plastic waste
Medical plastic waste threatens the environment and human health if not properly handled and disposed of. This study used field visits,...
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Plastic Waste and Its Eco-Friendly Management
The impact of plastic waste on the environment is significant. Plastic waste can take hundreds of years to decompose, and it can cause harm to...
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The Darker Side of Dutch Colonialism: Exporting Plastic Waste Is Plastic Pollution Trafficking
In 2021, the European Union (EU) was the largest exporter of plastic waste in the world, followed by the United States and Japan. Within the EU, the...
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Converting Plastic Waste into Building Materials: Poly Bricks
Plastic is a material that cannot biodegrade and is hazardous for the environment since it takes thousands of years to break down. Plastic remains...
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Plastic Waste Management for Zero Waste to Landfills: Potential, Challenges, and Opportunities
Linear economy reliance on plastic goods and materials produced by plastic industries translates into plastic pollution of all environmental...
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The Human Rights Impacts of Plastic Waste Exports
Throughout their life cycle, plastics pose significant threats to human rights, the environment, and the climate. Although the plastic crisis is...
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Plastic Waste Trade in Indonesia and Country’s Response to Waste Trade Challenges
Global waste trade routes shift from China to Southeast Asian countries and Asian and Central European countries, which saw strong response by the...
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Plastic Waste: Solution for Paving Sustainable Roads
Nowadays every recent advancement or technology comes with the title of ecofriendly, sustainable, green approach, environment benign. Plastic, some...
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Plastic Waste Trade Issues and Environmental Contamination in Romania
Romania is still a landfilled-based country and is exposed to illegal dum** and open burning practices of plastic items, particularly in rural...
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The clean energy aspect of plastic waste — hydrogen gas production, CO2 reforming, and plastic waste management coincide with catalytic pyrolysis — an extensive review
AbstractClean hydrogen has future fuel capable of receiving an abundance of carbon–neutral energy from hydrogen. In the recent world, new hydrogen...
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Advances and Current Approach to Recycled Plastic Waste
The exponential surge of plastic waste, derived from pre- and post-consumer realms, has been well-recognized as a global threat. Current global...
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Plastic Waste Colonialism: A Typology of Global Toxicity
This chapter presents a typology of plastic waste colonialism ranging from “classical waste colonialism,” which characterized the formal colonial...
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Bio-upcycling of plastic waste: a sustainable innovative approach for circular economy
Plastics are one of the best innovations of twenty-first century serving the humanity in all sectors of life such as agriculture, packaging,...
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Major Six-Year Trends in Global Plastic Waste Trade
This chapter presents the major six-year trends (2017 through 2022) in the international trade of plastic waste including the periods before and...
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Various Processes to Convert Plastic Waste into Building Materials
The disposal of waste plastic seriously threatens the ecosystem, which contributes to pollution and global warming. Global plastic utilization is...
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Plastic Waste to Wealth: Sustainable Approach Toward a Circular Economy
Plastics are a crucial material and have various and attractive applications due to this the demand is continually increasing in the household as...
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A Comprehensive Review on Handling of Plastic Waste For Energy Generation—Current Status and Future Challenges
The growing global concern regarding plastic waste pollution and its detrimental environmental impact has prompted significant research and...
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Constraints of Conventional Strategies in Managing Plastic Waste and Future Challenges
In recent years, managing plastic garbage has become one of the most important environmental challenges. Conventional approaches that have been used...