DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.007
论文题名: On replacing single-use plastic with so-called biodegradable ones: The case with straws
作者: Viera J.S.C. ; Marques M.R.C. ; Nazareth M.C. ; Jimenez P.C. ; Castro Í.B.
刊名: Environmental Science and Policy
ISSN: 14629011
出版年: 2020
卷: 106 语种: 英语
英文关键词: Biodegradable plastic
; False claims
; Greenwashing
; Pollution
; Polymer
Scopus关键词: biodegradable plastic
; oxygen
; polylactic acid
; single use plastic
; unclassified drug
; Article
; biodegradability
; Brazil
; degradation
; environmental change
; light exposure
; marine environment
; microflora
; pH
; plastic industry
; plastic waste
; pressure
; priority journal
; temperature
; United States
英文摘要: Plastic pollution is a global environmental concern and several approaches have been implemented seeking to reduce and control releases of plastic waste, especially in marine environments. Recently, disclosure of data on occurrence of single-use plastic straws among the litter collected in beach cleaning campaigns unleashed a worldwide movement that resulted on banning of these items in several countries. The market then quickly began to offer sustainable solutions as the professed biodegradable plastic straws. However, cases of greenwashing added to current limitations related to the technical standards used to attest biodegradability of commercial plastic products may lead these measures to be largely ineffective. Herein, a case study assessing the composition of plastic straws marketed in Brazil and United States under false claims of biodegradability was used as background for discussion of this neglected issue, which goes far beyond plastics straws. Thus, although some local regulations have already banned single-use plastic products, additional actions in regional and global scales should be implemented, especially concerning proper labeling of the alleged biodegradable products. Therefore, from a multi-dimensional perspective and considering the resistance of the powerful plastic industry, multiple management strategies focused on educating people – in the matters of deciding purchases based on correct labeling and properly discarding the waste –, are possibly our best chance to drive a positive global environmental change. Additionally, we also suggest the inclusion of this relevant subject among the tasks proposed by the Basel Convention Partnership on Plastic Waste. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/158497
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作者单位: Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (IMAR-UNIFESP), Rua Maria Máximo, Santos, SP 11030-100, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química do Instituto de Química, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524 Pavilhão Haroldo Lisboa da CunhaRJ 20559-900, Brazil
Recommended Citation:
Viera J.S.C.,Marques M.R.C.,Nazareth M.C.,et al. On replacing single-use plastic with so-called biodegradable ones: The case with straws[J]. Environmental Science and Policy,2020-01-01,106