Accumulation of plastic waste is a global issue, and plastic particles are detected in different environments. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has been attributed to significant piling up of plastic waste and debris (including micro- and nano-sized plastic particles), yet the manufacturing of plastic products is still expected to grow. With the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use and disposal of plastics has resulted in increasing plastic pollution. There has been a lack of research into the effects of climate change on microplastics and, likewise, the effects of microplastics on climate change. This article aims to examine the pros and cons of sustainable alternatives to plastics in addressing the climate change issue. Special attention is devoted to the correlation between climate change and microplastic pollution. This perspective also serves to spawn ideas for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions caused by plastics by identifying the life cycle stages of plastic production.
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Addressing climate change mitigation: Implications for the sustainable alternatives to plastics
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- 15 January 2024, e1
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Reducing plastic production: Economic loss or environmental gain?
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Superabsorbent polymers in soil: The new microplastics?
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- 25 January 2024, e3
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Uncertainties about waste using an online survey and review approach: Environmentalist perceptions, household waste compositions and views from media and science
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- 12 February 2024, e4
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Microplastics alter soil carbon cycling: Effects on carbon storage, CO2 and CH4 emission and microbial community
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- 12 March 2024, e5
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Mitochondria as a target of micro- and nanoplastic toxicity
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- 21 March 2024, e6
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Primary plastic polymers: Urgently needed upstream reduction
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- 22 April 2024, e7
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Consistently inconsistent: The false promise of ‘sustainable’ plastics
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- 23 April 2024, e8
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Plastic pollution and environmental education through artwork
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- 22 April 2024, e9
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Plastic pollution and human–primate interactions: A growing conservation concern
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- 29 April 2024, e10
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National Action Plans: Effectiveness and requirements for the Global Plastics Treaty
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- 06 May 2024, e11
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“The human face of the UN plastics treaty”? The role of waste pickers in intergovernmental negotiations to end plastic pollution and ensure a just transition
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- 30 April 2024, e12
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Small micro- and nanoplastic test and reference materials for research: Current status and future needs
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- 07 May 2024, e13
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Plastic pollution and human–primate interactions: A growing conservation concern – CORRIGENDUM
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- 27 May 2024, e14
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Engaging communities in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia: A collaborative approach to modelling marine plastic debris through open science and online visualization
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- 16 May 2024, e15
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Will the Global Plastics Treaty break the plastic wave? The beginning of a long discussion road
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- 13 May 2024, e16
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Macro impacts of plastic pollution in Ghana
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- 30 May 2024, e17
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Defining an effective “plastics treaty” through national perspectives and visions during early negotiations
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- 27 May 2024, e18
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A brief history of the use of plastics
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- 21 May 2024, e19
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Designing out microplastic pollution released from textiles and apparel during laundering
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- 03 June 2024, e20
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