Knowns and unknowns of plastic waste flows in the Netherlands
Plastic entering the environment is a growing threat for ecosystems. We estimate the annual mass of known Dutch plastic waste generated and littered and where it ends up. We use two methods: (1) a material flow analysis of plastic waste separately collected from 13 economic sectors (including households, industry and imports) and estimate the amount sent to processing plants or exported and (2) a mismanagement model from observations of litter (on Dutch beaches and riverbanks) plus estimates of inadequately managed exported plastic scraps entering the environment abroad. In 2017 (the most rece... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | article/Letter to editor |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Schlagwörter: | Material flow analysis / Netherlands / mismanagement / plastic pollution / plastic waste / waste management |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29206046 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/knowns-and-unknowns-of-plastic-waste-flows-in-the-netherlands |