Introduction
Plastics are yesterday’s hero and today’s villain – their fall from grace precipitated by their success. As with many materials, plastics were perfectly acceptable as long as their use remained marginal. But now that plastics have conquered the planet, their use has become a problem. After cement an...
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| Published in | Field actions science reports p. 3 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Institut Veolia
02.04.2019
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Plastics are yesterday’s hero and today’s villain – their fall from grace precipitated by their success. As with many materials, plastics were perfectly acceptable as long as their use remained marginal. But now that plastics have conquered the planet, their use has become a problem. After cement and steel, plastics are the third most-widely manufactured material in the world. And production of plastics will continue to grow in the decades ahead, driven by demand from emerging and developed e... |
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| ISSN: | 1867-139X 1867-8521 |