Plastic pollution and how COVID-19 contributed to the problem

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Plastic pollution and how COVID-19 contributed to the problem

Topics

Advocacy, Business, Consumer Goods, COVID-19, Disposables, Plastic Packaging, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Production, Pollutants, Single-Use Plastic

Audiences

Activists, Consumers, Health Professionals, NGO Professionals, Policy Makers, Researchers, Scientists, Students, Teachers

Type

Research

In this Open Access Government research report, learn how the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the plastic pollution crisis. Namely, it did this because people were driven to purchase single-use plastics they perceived as helping them to avoid cross-contamination, recycling initiatives became mismanaged or were shut down, lockdowns drove people to purchase takeaway food, and disposable plastic personal protective equipment (PPE) has been widely worn by people over the past several years.

READ THE REPORT HERE