Preventing Marine Plastic Pollution Requires More Than Halting New Inputs (IMAGE)

Ritsumeikan University

Preventing Marine Plastic Pollution Requires More Than Halting New Inputs

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A system dynamics model shows why stopping new plastic inputs is only part of the solution. Combining source reduction with timely cleanup of legacy macroplastics can reduce the amount of plastic remaining by 2050, but at a higher cost.

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Professor Takuro Uehara from Ritsumeikan University, Japan

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