Abstract:Government-led legislation is a key strategy to reduce plastic pollution; however, societal perception can heavily influence government intervention for environmental issues. To understand the public acceptability of government action to reduce plastic pollution, we examine the perception of existing and upcoming legislative action on single-use plastics by means of a structured survey with additional semi-structured interviews. Our focus is on the four Atlantic provinces of Canada, which was the first region … Show more
Plastic pollution has attracted considerable media attention from the public, governments, and industry in the past decade resulting in increased awareness of the direct environmental, economic and human health impacts [...]
Plastic pollution has attracted considerable media attention from the public, governments, and industry in the past decade resulting in increased awareness of the direct environmental, economic and human health impacts [...]
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