Solutions and integrated strategies for the control and mitigation of plastic and microplastic pollution

JC Prata, ALP Silva, JP Da Costa… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is generated by the unsustainable use and disposal of plastic products in
modern society, threatening economies, ecosystems, and human health. Current clean-up …

Decarbonizing the glass industry: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options

DDF Del Rio, BK Sovacool, AM Foley, S Griffiths… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glass is a material inextricably linked with human civilization. It is also the product of an
energy intensive industry. About 75%–85% of the total energy requirements to produce …

Plastics as a materials system in a circular economy

DG Bucknall - … Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Plastics have transformed our modern world. With a range of outstanding properties, they
are used in an ever-widening range of applications. However, the linear economy of their …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability governance and contested plastic food packaging–An integrative review

H Sundqvist-Andberg, M Åkerman - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on an integrative literature review, this article investigates the reasons for the
difficulties in governing sustainability of plastic food packaging. By integrating the results …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impacts of takeaway food containers

A Gallego-Schmid, JMF Mendoza… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The consumption of takeaway food is increasing worldwide. Single-use containers used for
takeaway food represent a significant source of waste and environmental impacts due to …

Sharing tableware reduces waste generation, emissions and water consumption in China's takeaway packaging waste dilemma

Y Zhou, Y Shan, D Guan, X Liang, Y Cai, J Liu, W Xie… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
China has a rapidly growing online food delivery and takeaway market, serving 406 million
customers with 10.0 billion orders and generating 323 kilotonnes of tableware and …

Is life cycle assessment enough to address unintended side effects from Circular Economy initiatives?

M Niero, CL Jensen, CF Fratini… - Journal of Industrial …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the spread of policy and business initiatives aiming at transitioning to a Circular
Economy (CE), the concept is criticized in the scientific literature for its lack of emphasis on …

Microplastics in surface waters and sediments from Guangdong coastal areas, South China

Y Li, Y Zhang, G Chen, K Xu, H Gong, K Huang, M Yan… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microplastic is an emerging global pollutant that have attracted a great deal of attention from
researchers and the public. Guangdong Province has a large population and a relatively …

Identifying critical success factors to facilitate reusable plastic packaging towards sustainable supply chain management

BB Gardas, RD Raut, B Narkhede - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this research is to identify critical success factors (CSFs) of the reusable
plastic packaging (RPP) system and to establish their interrelationship in the context of …

A comparative life cycle assessment of meat trays made of various packaging materials

D Maga, M Hiebel, V Aryan - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
In light of the debate on the circular economy, the EU strategy for plastics, and several
national regulations, such as the German Packaging Act, polymeric foam materials as well …