There are increasing policy and market drivers for removing chemicals of concern from manufacturing processes and products. These drivers have centered primarily on developed countries.
Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in natural environments requires careful management choices.
Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in natural environments requires careful management choices.
The number of countries with a national development plan has more than doubled, from about 62 in 2006 to 134 in 2018.
For seventy years, mass plastic production and waste mismanagement have resulted in huge pollution of the environment, including the marine environment.
The presence of small plastic particles in the environment, reported for the first time in the 1970's, has only recently been recognized as a global issue.
PET is a ubiquitous material because of its robust properties. Today, less than 30% of PET bottles and few carpets are recycled in the United States, leading to the majority of PET being landfilled.
Tire materials are a significant proportion of the (micro)plastics in the environment that until today have been clearly overlooked.
