Plastic waste as the potential carriers of pathogens

J Meng, Q Zhang, Y Zheng, G He, H Shi - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic waste is a serious and growing environmental problem. Microorganisms on the
surface of macroplastics and microplastics are closely related to environmental and …

[HTML][HTML] Biobased ternary films of thermoplastic starch, bacterial nanocellulose and gallic acid for active food packaging

T Almeida, A Karamysheva, BFA Valente, JM Silva… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of active packaging technologies and biopolymeric materials are among the
emerging trends for implementation of sustainability in the food packaging industry. Thus …

First reduce and reuse, then recycle! Enabling consumers to tackle the plastic crisis–Qualitative expert interviews in Germany

J Steinhorst, K Beyerl - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has become a major global risk. The European Union (EU) obligates all
member states to implement measures according to the waste management hierarchy, with …

Consumer Perceptions of the Use of Nondegradable Plastic Packaging and Environmental Pollution: A Review of Theories and Empirical Literature

VV Mugobo, H Ntuli, CG Iwu - Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studying people's perceptions of their attitudes and behaviour toward the use and
inappropriate disposal of plastics is necessary because it helps explain the meaning of …

Five shades of plastic in food: Which potentially circular packaging solutions are Italian consumers more sensitive to

F Testa, V Di Iorio, J Cerri, G Pretner - Resources, Conservation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics are extremely useful, but their mismanagement has affected the environment and
our health. Rethinking the development and use of plastics is central to the circular economy …

Reducing plastic pollutants through catalyzing consumer roles: A novel application of fuzzy total interpretive structural modeling

SM Ali, S Ahmed, HN Ahmed, A Sharmin… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, there is an increasing awareness of the need to reduce plastic pollutants.
Understanding and including public participation along with the government efforts intended …

The role of consumer trade-offs in limiting the transition towards circular economy: The case of brand and plastic concern

F Testa, N Gusmerotti, F Corsini, E Bartoletti - … , Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Several green consumer behavior models have tried to explain how individual behaviours
interrelate with green consumption. However, the growing environmental awareness of …

From shops to bins: a case study of consumer attitudes and behaviours towards plastics in a UK coastal city

SL Northen, LK Nieminen, S Cunsolo, SK Iorfa… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
Understanding the use behaviours of plastic items within households is important to enable
informed policy development, particularly with the emerging and developing global plastic …

Customer behavioral reactions to negative experiences during the product return

K Lysenko-Ryba, D Zimon - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper takes a closer look at customer experience during product return and the
customer's ability to share information about it. The research process included the …

[HTML][HTML] Combustion behaviour of plastic waste–a case study of PP, HDPE, PET, and mixed PES-EL

D Mentes, G Nagy, TJ Szabó, E Hornyák-Mester… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic production is skyrocketing due to convenience needs and thus, the amount of plastic
waste is increasing. There are several different methods to handle plastic waste, within …