Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal

• Published in: Humanities & social sciences communications Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 6
• Main Authors: Lebreton, Laurent, Andrady, Anthony
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan 29.01.2019
• Subjects: Food chains; Municipal solid waste; Oceans; Packaging; Per capita; Plastic pollution; Pollutants; Polyethylene; Population density; Recycling; Resins; Urban areas; Waste management; Europe

The accumulation of mismanaged plastic waste (MPW) in the environment is a global growing concern. Knowing with precision where litter is generated is important to target priority areas for the implementation of mitigation policies. In this study, using country-level data on waste management combine...