Plastics: are they part of the zero-waste agenda or the toxic-waste agenda?

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Plastics: are they part of the zero-waste agenda or the toxic-waste agenda?

Background: Plastics were considered as a magical material owing to their strong, non-degradable and versatile characteristics. After five decades of mass application, plastics’ property of non-biodegradability has become one of the key concerns for scientists, civil society and government owing to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Zaman, Atiq, Newman, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BMC-Bio Med Centre 2021
Subjects:	3304 - Urban and regional planning 3399 - Other built environment and design
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88656

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