Petroleum-derived plastics are linked to a variety of growing environmental issues
throughout their lifecycle, including emission of greenhouse gases, accumulation in …

This article surveys the politics of plastics through a reading and analysis of more than 180
scientific articles in the fields of environmental science and environmental studies. Despite …

Amid the global plastic pollution crisis, a growing number of governments and
nongovernmental actors are proposing a new global treaty. In February 2021, at the fifth …

Microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed and extensively found within marine ecosystems,
and approximately 8 million tons of plastics are being dumped into the sea annually. Once …

The exponential increase in the use of plastic in modern society and the inadequate
management of the resulting waste have led to its accumulation in the marine environment …

On some measures, the global governance of plastic is improving. Curbside recycling and
community cleanups are increasing. Companies like Toyota, Walmart, and Procter & …

The discovery of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) has initiated additional
challenges and research opportunities for the scientific community owing to their unique …

Plastic pollution is strewn across beaches and in oceans, bays, and estuaries. Tiny particles
of plastic debris (often called microplastics) are so pervasive in aquatic ecosystems that we …

Southeast Asia is considered to have some of the highest levels of marine plastic pollution in
the world. It is therefore vitally important to increase our understanding of the impacts and …

Emerging environmental norms gain strength and diffuse more quickly when scientific
evidence of harm is consolidating, when activism is intensifying, and when political and …