Review of Microplastic Pollution in the Environment and Emerging Recycling Solutions

Reimonn, Gregory; Lu, Tianjian; Gandhi, Neeti; Wan-Ting, Chen

doi:10.32604/jrm.2019.08055

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“…In recent years, several studies have shown the impact of plastic microbeads on aquatic and marine environments (Barrett et al, 2020; Ng et al, 2018; Reimonn et al, 2019; Sharma and Chatterjee, 2017; Yu et al, 2018). These tiny materials, which are commonly made of PE, PP or polystyrene (PS), are used as special additives in the cosmetics and personal care products like facial cleansers.…”

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“…In recent years, microplastic pollution or marine debris has aroused extensive attention and public concern worldwide (Barrett et al, 2020; Ng et al, 2018; Peixoto et al, 2019; Reimonn et al, 2019; Sharma and Chatterjee, 2017; Yu et al, 2018), thus forming internationally an environment issue (UNEP, 2018). This emerging ocean pollution originates from a variety of sources, including containers, cosmetics, clothing, bags, industrial processes and other products made of plastics.…”

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Analysis of plastic waste reduction and recycling in Taiwan

Tsai

2021

Waste Manag Res

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With the mass production and consumption of single-use plastics and other plastic products, plastic waste management and its resulting microplastic pollution have become the most noteworthy environmental issues. The main objectives of this paper were to review the regulatory measures for plastic waste reduction and recycling, analyse the trend changes on the recycled amounts of regulated plastic containers and also address the discussions on the impacts of COVID-19 on the expected increase in plastic waste. In the past two decades, the central competent authority (i.e. Environmental Protection Administration (EPA)) in Taiwan has promulgated some regulations governing plastic waste reduction and recycling, especially plastic containers. Based on the official statistics, it showed that total certified amounts of regulated plastic containers have increased from 45,552 tonnes in 1998 to 194,133 tonnes in 2019. This shift was in line with circular economy policies by the Zero Waste Program and Resource Recycling and Reuse Plan launched by the Taiwan EPA during this period. On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic will impact on the regulatory policies for plastic waste management because the excess use of regulated plastic products will be temporarily permitted due to the epidemic prevention and control measures. Although the increased proportion of plastic waste in municipal solid waste (MSW) will be beneficial for the energy efficiencies of waste-to-power systems in MSW incineration plants, the recycling and reduction rates of regulated plastic containers or products could decline during the COVID-19 breakout.

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Analysis of plastic waste reduction and recycling in Taiwan

Tsai

2021

Waste Manag Res

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“…Research outside Indonesia on the impact of waste management in general and in particular the waste of disposable diapers and sanitary napkins in particular is directed at the impact on physical health and the physical environment (Reimonn et al 2019;Prata et al 2019). Research on the impact is directed at the results of the 3 R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycling).…”

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“…Microplastic is an element of plastic that is very often used by humans. The recycling process takes a long time and costs a lot (Reimonn et al 2019). This element is very dangerous for human health.…”

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Cultural Aspects of Disposable Diaper Waste and Sanitary Napkins in Indonesia

Suhanti

2021

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The cultural aspect of managing disposable diapers and sanitary napkins in Indonesia is very important. The purpose of this study was to obtain an overview of the cultural aspects of the waste management process. The method used literature review. The data analysis used thematic analysis. The articles obtained from the selection were 18 titles. The results of the review show that the culture that is most discussed in the issue of disposable diapers and sanitary napkin waste management is the culture of industrial society, then Javanese society, and the last one is colonial. Culture is discussed in the realm of practice and reasons for use as well as practices and reasons for waste management. Things that need to be deepened are culture in the form of (1) cultural engineering and cultural environment and (2) the realm of the impact of using and managing disposable diapers and sanitary napkins. Another suggestion is to expand database searches and perform SLRs for more detailed results.

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“…Packaging by far represents the largest end-use market [2]. Most conventional plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), are non-biodegradable and their increasing accumulation in the environment has been a threat to the planet [3][4][5]. To solve the problem related to plastics pollution, with the directive UE 2019/904 [6], Europe has imposed that from 2021 some disposable packaging and products should be prohibited.…”

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Batch Hydrothermal liquefaction of end-of-life plastic and oil characterization

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E3S Web Conf.

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Finding a proper way to manage the enormous amount of waste plastic that is globally produced, is one of the main environmental challenges of our times. Among the different types of chemical recycling, Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) appears as a potential method for the treatment of plastic waste mixes, for sustainable production of biocrude or chemicals with high added value. In this work hydrothermal liquefaction reactions were carried out on a polymeric residue, obtained from an industrial plastic waste collection and recycling process. The residue has a heterogeneous composition consisting not only of polymers but also paper and metals. Two batch experiments were performed in a stainless-steel Parr autoclave at 340 °C, investigating a residence times of 5 hours and the use of an alkaline catalyst (NaOH). The oils obtained from the reactions, as well as the aqueous phases, have been analysed by different analytical techniques such as: FT-IR spectroscopy, GC-MS, GC-FID, IC. The operating conditions used in this work, allowed the degradation of cellulose and polymers with reactive sites for hydrolysis such as PET, nylon and PVAc, while polyolefins (PE, PP) were not attacked. The use of a basic catalyst favoured a greater hydrolysis rate.

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Review of Microplastic Pollution in the Environment and Emerging Recycling Solutions

Cited by 40 publications

References 64 publications

Analysis of plastic waste reduction and recycling in Taiwan

Analysis of plastic waste reduction and recycling in Taiwan

Cultural Aspects of Disposable Diaper Waste and Sanitary Napkins in Indonesia

Batch Hydrothermal liquefaction of end-of-life plastic and oil characterization

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