Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Marine plastic litter has become an emerging pollution issue in Indonesia. In this review, we
examined policies related to plastic litter and their impact on reducing plastic litter in …

Plastic packaging has gained an increasing amount of attention in all aspects of society.
Over the past several decades, plastics became the material of choice due to their excellent …

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People across the world have diverse economic, sociolegal, institutional, social and cultural
relationships with the ocean—both its littoral zones and the open sea spaces through which …

Entrepreneurs working to tackle marine challenges are contributing to the Blue Economy by
develo** new technologies, services and products that can simultaneously stimulate …

Cities bear a large burden of plastic management and pollution, which is not consistently
recognized. The 'circular economy'has become an aspiration for reducing pollution and …

More than 200 countries have a coastline, and this forms the basis for their claims to
territorial waters and exclusive economic zones (EEZs). Globally, about 40% of the world's …

Marine pollution has devastating impacts on marine and coastal water, including marine
resources, whereas 80% of sources are from land-based activities. After the final dispute …

In recent years, the amount of plastic waste entering the marine environment around the
world has gained increasing attention. Yet certain areas and regions remain relatively …