Plastic Pollution: Nature Based Solutions and Effective Governance

Description

Plastics show up in every area of our lives. They are durable, cheap and light, properties that make them attractive but also problematic for the environment. The focus of this book is not just to highlight the problem of plastics, its definition, and how plastic pollution is impacting human health and environment but also to look at some best practices in both nature based solutions and in the field of law and policies. The first section of the book focuses on plastic pollution – it’s origin, relationship to climate change, linear/circular economy, followed by sustainable plastics, scientific solutions, and how policies can address plastic pollution. This includes looking at better designs, more sustainable feedstocks, and partnerships between various stakeholders worldwide including USA, China, Canada, South Korea, Thailand. This book will interest those who are associated with the production industry, packaging industry, and waste management industry as well as, academicians, students and policymakers. Cover Half Title Copyright Page Preface to the Series Preface Table of Contents 1. Plastics: Nature-Based Solutions and Effective Governance 2. Driver, Trends and Fate of Plastics and Micro Plastics Occurrence in the Environment 3. The Correlation Between Plastic and Climate Change 4. Plastics and Circular Economy 5. Seeing Is Believing: Educational and Volunteer Programming to Address Plastic Pollution in Hamilton Harbour 6. The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup: An Effective Approach to Addressing Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes 7. Microplastic Sources, Contamination, and Impacts on Aquaculture Organisms 8. Occurrence and Source of Microplastics Contamination in Drinking Water and Performance of Water Treatment Plants in Removing Microplastics 9. Regulating the Export of Plastic Waste in Canada 10. Nature-Based Solutions to Address the Plastics Problem: Biomimicry 11. Microplastic Research in India: Current Status and Future Perspectives 12. Forging Plastic Litter Governance: Addressing Acute Plastic Litter Pollution in Korea 13. The Role of International Water Law in the Management of Marine Plastic Pollution: The Case of China and Its Transboundary Rivers 14. The Plastic Vote: Referendum as a Governance Tool to Combat Plastic Pollution 15. Plastic Pollution Treaty: Way Forward Index About the Editors