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Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective provides an understanding of the complex issues surrounding plastic waste management, including environmental challenges, risks associated with microplastic contamination, and the detection of micro- and nano-plastics. The book explores conventional and emerging technological solutions for plastic waste management, such as reusing, recycling, pyrolysis, and heterogeneous catalysis while also considering alternative approaches like biochar and microbe-based degradation that foster a holistic perspective on the transition towards a circular plastics economy.
With its multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an analysis of the challenges and opportunities associated with circular plastics economy, guiding the development of sustainable solutions on a global scale. By addressing these diverse perspectives, this book offers a guide for researchers and professionals interested in tackling the challenges of plastic waste to achieve a sustainable and circular approach to managing plastic waste.
List of contents
Section 1: Environmental issues related to plastic waste management1. Plastic pollution and microplastic contamination as a global grand challenge
2. Chemical additives used in plastics and their risks
3. Understanding the characteristics, sources, potential impacts, and removal efficiencies of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants
4. Trophic transfer of microplastics and associated contaminants and human health risks
5. Detection of micro-and nano-plastics in complex environmental matrices
Section 2: Conventional and Emerging Technological solutions for plastic waste management6. Recent trends in reusing and recycling plastic waste
7. Product designs for minimal use of plastics
8. Pyrolysis and incineration for plastic waste management
9. Landfilling of plastic wastes in developing countries
10. Heterogeneous catalysis for valorization of plastic waste
11. Biochar to remove micro-and nano-plastics
12. Microbe-based degradation of micro-and nano-plastics
Section 3: Multidisciplinary perspectives on circular plastics economy13. Sustainability of bioplastics: A critique
14. Life cycle assessment of plastic waste management technologies
15. Social Scientists and offenders’ perspectives on circular economy of plastic waste in the Windhoek Correctional Service in Namibia: An Environmental Social Work Approach
16. Business and societal perspectives on circular plastics economy
17. Legal and policy environment for sustainable plastic circular economy
18. From local initiatives to global sustainable solutions in plastic recycling
