Sustainability Assessment of a Single-Use Plastics Ban

Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastics bans to alleviate plastic marine pollution. This paper investigates whether banning single-use plastic items is an appropriate strategy to protect the environment. Product life cycle assessment was conducted for single-use plastic and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Timo Herberz, Claire Y Barlow, Matthias Finkbeiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
LCA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3746