Solutions and Integrated Strategies for the Control and Mitigation of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution

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 strategies have attempted to mitigate the negative effects of plastic pollution but are unable to compete with increasing quantities of plastic entering the environment. Thus, reducing inputs of plastic to the environment must be prioritized through a global multidisciplinary approach. Mismanaged waste is a major land-based source of plastic pollution that can be reduced through improvements in the life-cycle of plastics, especially in production, consumption, and disposal, through an Integrated Waste Management System. In this review…

• MD
  Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
• MD
  Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior

  Award: UID/AMB/50017/2019
• CD
  Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Marinhos, Universidade de Aveiro

  Awards: 50017, UID/AMB/50017, UID/AMB/50017/2019
• FP
  Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

  Awards: SFRH/BPD/114870/2016, UID/AMB/50017, PD/BD/135581/2018, UID/AMB/50017/2019
• ES
  European Social Fund

  Award: UID/AMB/50017