From Pollution to Progress: Integration of Plastic Waste Management and SDG’s
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Plastic Pollution, Issues and Solutions, Legal Considerations, SDGs, Relationship, Waste ManagementAbstract
Every aspect of human life is impacted by plastic, including technology, packaging, home appliances, cars, buildings, water transportation, museums, hospitals, and educational institutions. Plastic is increasingly being used to improve industrial operations because it is a less expensive raw material. The packaging industry is one industry that has profited immensely from the surge in plastic consumption, creating more job possibilities across many nations. Plastic grocery bags and food scraps make up the majority of non-biodegradable domestic plastic waste. Plastic is increasingly being used in numerous electronic components, such as integrated circuits, printed circuit boards, chips, and light-emitting diodes, as a result of recent advancements in the electronics industry. Because plastic is malleable in terms of shape, fabrication, and customer-friendly qualities, especially when it comes to aesthetically pleasing agricultural equipment and components, the production of plastic parts has increased in the biomedical, agricultural, and automotive industries. Road pavements are made with asphalt mixtures that contain over 90% by weight of recovered plastic waste from municipal and industrial sources in an attempt to lessen the strain on landfills and the need for extraction. This paper attempts to identify causes of mishandling of plastic trash and gaps in available legislation, as well as to provide solutions. The research seeks to analyses a legal answer to the prevailing problem of plastic trash.
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