Rivers are key pathways for the transfer of microplastics (MP) to marine environments.
However, there are considerable uncertainties about the amount of microplastics …

Assessing three interlinked issues, plastic pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss
separately can overlook potential interactions that may lead to positive or negative impacts …

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 …

Remote islands are disproportionately affected by plastic pollution, often originating from
elsewhere, so it is important to understand its origins, to stop debris entering the ocean at …

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 …

Urban areas concentrate on human activities that generate large amounts of waste. A small
fraction is mismanaged and ends up on urban surfaces and eventually in waterways. The …

Abstract Although the Indian Ocean receives a large amount of land-based plastic waste, the
studies on pathways of riverine plastic debris are limited to date. Therefore, a particle …

Urban areas constitute a major hotspot of litter, including plastic litter, that stormwater can
wash off towards waterways. However, few studies quantified and characterized litter …

Without change, plastic waste is modeled to triple by compared to (OECD, 2022). With far-
reaching action, 710 million metric tons of plastic waste is expected to enter environments …

The circular economy has been promoted as a solution to plastic pollution, but cities and
communities bear the brunt of plastic pollution. The Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP) is …