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publisher:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.022

Moving from symptom management to upstream plastics prevention: The fallacy of plastic cleanup technology


Bergmann, Melanie, 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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Authors
Bergmann, Melanie, 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 ;
Divisions
AWI Organizations > Biosciences > Deep Sea Ecology and Technology
Primary Division
Organizations > AWI Organizations > Biosciences
Programs
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
Primary Topic
Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > CHANGING EARTH (2021-2027) > PT6:Marine and Polar Life: Sustaining Biodiversity, Biotic Interactions, Biogeochemical Functions
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Published
Eprint ID
58732
DOI 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.022

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Bergmann, M. , Arp, H. P. H. , Almroth, B. C. , Cowger, W. , Eriksen, M. , Dey, T. , Gündoğdu, S. , Helm, R. R. , Krieger, A. , Syberg, K. , Tekman, M. B. , Thompson, R. C. , Villarrubia-Gómez, P. , 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 . doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.022


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