Waste management won’t solve the plastics problem — we need to cut consumption

Matthew MacLeod ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 633, issue 8028, 37-38

Abstract: Machine learning has been used to turn a survey of local waste-management practices into a global inventory of plastic emissions. The data show that tackling plastic pollution will require reduced production and consumption.

Keywords: Sustainability; Environmental sciences; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-02580-6

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