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global plastic production and fate: a standalone construct

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global plasticproduction and fate1 CONSTRUCTGlobal plasticGEYER · WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Waste management

an accounting of all plastic ever produced and how much has been recycled, burned or discarded in landfills and the environment.

In waste management, global plastic production and fate refers to an accounting of all plastic ever produced and how much has been recycled, burned or discarded in landfills and the environment. This meaning comes from Geyer (2017) in Science Advances.[1]

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References

  1. Geyer, R., Jambeck, J. R., & Law, K. L. (2017). Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Science Advances, 3(7). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700782

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