Bioplastics and waste management

被引:89
作者
Calabro, Paolo S. [1 ]
Grosso, Mario [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Mediterranea Reggio Calabria, Dept Civil Energy Environm & Mat Engn, Reggio Di Calabria, Italy
[2] Politecn Milan, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Milan, Italy
关键词
Bag; Bioplastic; Composting; Marine pollution; Microplastic;
D O I
10.1016/j.wasman.2018.06.054
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Pollution of the marine environment due to plastic materials is one of the most severe environmental problems humanity has to face in the 21st century. The strategy devised until now to address this issue is mainly based on two pillars: (1) increasing the interception of discarded plastic wastes by waste management systems; and (2) substituting the traditional "petro-based" polymers with biodegradable ones. Many issues on the overall sustainability of the second option by the waste management system must still be clarified. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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