Method for Limiting Waste in Wood Plastic Composite Post-Production by Means of Press Unit Control Parameters Utilizing Temperature-Related Dimensional Changes

Matthews, Sami; Toghyani, Amir; Eskelinen, Harri; Luostarinen, Lauri; Kärki, Timo; Varis, Juha

doi:10.15376/biores.12.3.5118-5127

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“…Among this household waste, plastic waste is posing a major threat to human health as well as the environment [2]. Plastics are versatile material of synthetic long-chain polymers with low cost, lightweight, recalcitrant properties, which brings numerous social benefits and becomes an indispensable component of daily life, driving the annual demand for world production on a substantial scale [3][4]. "However, with rapidly growing plastic production from 230 million metric tons (Mt) in 2005 to 322 Mt in 2015, the associated concern must be plastic waste management in that around 6300 Mt of plastic waste have been generated globally by 2015" [3].…”

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Prevention and Control of Plastic Waste Pollution in the Polar Region: A Review

Agnes¹,

Adeboye²,

Huang³

2020

IJSRP

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The effect and harm done to the marine environment by plastic pollution can never be overemphasized. This research reviews and examined various policies, laws, and regulations that have been put in place to mitigate and control the devastating effects of plastic waste pollution, particular reference was made to the polar region and likely environ. Scientific researches, Journal papers, and various publications on plastic waste pollution in the polar region, also known or interchangeably referred to as the Arctic or Antarctica are also reviewed. Findings show that the threat of plastic waste pollution in the Polar region if not quickly attended to could result in devastating climate and environmental problems. Efforts from intergovernmental and international organizations on the subject matter were also investigated, e.g. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Arctic Council Organization (ACO), Ocean Conservancy (OC), the Arctic Initiative (AI) and the Polar Institute (PI). Various other Policies, Interventions, and Conventions were also studied and recommendations made in accordance with the conclusions reached. Recommendations made from this review include: promoting awareness and understanding of the plastic pollution issue through targeted communication and education efforts to increase community engagement and solutions co-creation; convene industry to educate about economic and environmental threats from plastic pollution and to generate reasonable and realistic practices for plastic pollution mitigation; work with industry to develop and promote guidelines that reduce plastic waste and address appropriate disposal, recycling and reuse of plastic materials.

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