Plastic pollution during COVID-19: Plastic waste directives and its long-term impact on the environment

Majority of the million tons of plastic produced each year is being disposed after single-use. Plastic bottle, bags, food containers, gloves, and cup that end up in landfills and environment could linger for hundreds to thousands of years. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus...

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Main Authors: Mehnaz Shams, Iftaykhairul Alam, Md Shahriar Mahbub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765721000909