The world of plastic waste: A review - ScienceDirect

Fig. 1. Graphical representation of solid waste composition, important chronological events, plastic production by region, global plastic production and consumption, and per capita plastic waste generation. Fig. 2. Classification of plastics. Fig. 3. Plastics in terrestrial and marine environments. Fig. 4. Plastics in the atmosphere and impacts on public health. Fig. 5. Plastics entering methods and impacts on human health. Fig. 6. End-of-life options for biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic waste. Table 1. Selected pyrolysis and gasification technologies in chemical recycling method of plastic waste. Table 2. Benefits and drawbacks of the major plastic waste management techniques. Table 3. Representative plant and animal-based polymers as an alternative for synthesis polymers. Fig. 7. (a) Legal frameworks for non-effective and effective plastic waste management, (b) production with unsustainable and 3R sustainable resource economy, and (c) potential plastic shifting from a line

Fig. 1. Graphical representation of solid waste composition, important chronological events, plastic production by region, global plastic production and consumption, and per capita plastic waste generation. Fig. 2. Classification of plastics. Fig. 3. Plastics in terrestrial and marine environments. Fig. 4. Plastics in the atmosphere and impacts on public health. Fig. 5. Plastics entering methods and impacts on human health. Fig. 6. End-of-life options for biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic waste. Table 1. Selected pyrolysis and gasification technologies in chemical recycling method of