With rising concerns about adverse impacts of agricultural plastic waste in the soil
environment and microplastic problems, many options have been proposed to prevent …

Plastic waste is a leading contributor to climate change due to its build up in landfill and
oceans, releasing harmful greenhouse gases and causing harm to ecosystems. The past …

To address environmental pollution by plastic litter, the European Union adopted EU
Directive 2019/904, the so called “Single-Use Plastics Directive”(SUPD), which bans several …

Circular economy approaches are commonly depicted by two cycles, where the biological
cycle is associated with regeneration in the biosphere and the technical cycle with reuse …

Sport and the natural environment have an intimate relationship threatened by global
warming and climate change. Individual sport organizations and events to the collective …

Plastic is ubiquitous in everyday social practices, and few consumer activities do not involve
its direct or indirect use. Single-use plastic (SUP) based on fossil fuels is particularly …

The growing potential of sustainable materials such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs),
polylactic acid (PLA), alginate, carrageenan, and ulvan for bioplastics production presents …

Plastic pollution has emerged as a global challenge necessitating collective efforts to
mitigate its adverse environmental consequences. International negotiations are currently …

Despite consumer concern for sustainability, avoiding plastic packaging, particularly in food
shopping, is difficult due to its pervasiveness and usefulness. Yet achieving changes in …

Plastic consumption and its end-of-life management pose a significant environmental
footprint and are energy intensive. Waste-to-resources and prevention strategies have been …