publisher:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.022
Moving from symptom management to upstream plastics prevention: The fallacy of plastic cleanup technology
Bergmann, Melanie 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-9808, Arp, Hans Peter H, Almroth, Bethanie Carney, Cowger, Win, Eriksen, Marcus, Dey, Tridibesh, Gündoğdu, Sedat, Helm, Rebecca R, Krieger, Anja, Syberg, Kristian, Tekman, Mine B, Thompson, Richard C, Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Warrier, Anish Kumar and Farrelly, Trisia
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-9808, Arp, Hans Peter H, Almroth, Bethanie Carney, Cowger, Win, Eriksen, Marcus, Dey, Tridibesh, Gündoğdu, Sedat, Helm, Rebecca R, Krieger, Anja, Syberg, Kristian, Tekman, Mine B, Thompson, Richard C, Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Warrier, Anish Kumar and Farrelly, Trisia
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Melanie.Bergmann [ at ] awi.de
Abstract
Plastic removal technologies can temporarily mitigate plastic accumulation at local scales, but evidence-based criteria are needed in policies to ensure that they are feasible and that ecological benefits outweigh the costs. To reduce plastic pollution efficiently and economically, policy should prioritize regulating and reducing upstream production rather than downstream pollution cleanup.
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Bergmann, Melanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-9808, Arp, Hans Peter H, Almroth, Bethanie Carney, Cowger, Win, Eriksen, Marcus, Dey, Tridibesh, Gündoğdu, Sedat, Helm, Rebecca R, Krieger, Anja, Syberg, Kristian, Tekman, Mine B, Thompson, Richard C, Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Warrier, Anish Kumar and Farrelly, Trisia
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-9808, Arp, Hans Peter H, Almroth, Bethanie Carney, Cowger, Win, Eriksen, Marcus, Dey, Tridibesh, Gündoğdu, Sedat, Helm, Rebecca R, Krieger, Anja, Syberg, Kristian, Tekman, Mine B, Thompson, Richard C, Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Warrier, Anish Kumar and Farrelly, Trisia
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Helmholtz Research Programs > CHANGING EARTH (2021-2027) > PT6:Marine and Polar Life: Sustaining Biodiversity, Biotic Interactions, Biogeochemical Functions > ST6.4: Use and misuse of the ocean: Consequences for marine ecosystems
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Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > CHANGING EARTH (2021-2027) > PT6:Marine and Polar Life: Sustaining Biodiversity, Biotic Interactions, Biogeochemical Functions
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10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.022
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Bergmann, M.
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Arp, H. P. H.
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Almroth, B. C.
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Cowger, W.
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Eriksen, M.
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Dey, T.
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Gündoğdu, S.
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Helm, R. R.
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Krieger, A.
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Syberg, K.
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Tekman, M. B.
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Thompson, R. C.
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Villarrubia-Gómez, P.
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Warrier, A. K.
and
Farrelly, T.
(2023):
Moving from symptom management to upstream plastics prevention: The fallacy of plastic cleanup technology
,
One Earth,
6
(11),
pp. 1439-1442
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doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.022
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