China’s plastic import ban increases prospects of environmental impact mitigation of plastic waste trade flow worldwide
Zongguo Wen, Yiling Xie, Muhan Chen and 1 more
Nature Communications · 2021
doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20741-9 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
China announced a ban on its import of most plastic waste in 2017, resulting in an impact on global environmental sustainability. Here the authors quantify the environmental impacts of changes in the flow patterns and treatment methods of 6 types of plastic waste in 18 countries subsequent to the ban.
Abstract licence: CC BY-NC-ND
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