The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates a shift to a plastic circular economy

被引:86
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作者
Yuan, Xiangzhou [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Xiaonan [3 ,4 ]
Sarkar, Binoy [5 ]
Ok, Yong Sik [1 ,2 ,6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Korea Univ, Korea Biochar Res Ctr, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program, Seoul, South Korea
[2] Korea Univ, Div Environm Sci & Ecol Engn, Seoul, South Korea
[3] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China
[4] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Singapore, Singapore
[5] Univ Lancaster, Lancaster Environm Ctr, Lancaster, England
[6] Univ Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Inst, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[7] Univ Wuppertal, Dept Soil & Groundwater Management, Wuppertal, Germany
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
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D O I
10.1038/s43017-021-00223-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating plastic pollution. A shift in waste management practices is thus urgently needed to close the plastic loop, requiring governments, researchers and industries working towards intelligent design and sustainable upcycling.
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页码:659 / 660
页数:2
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