The chapter from the book ‘Plastics and the Ocean’ edited by Anthony L. Andrady, summarizes the human dimension of plastic pollution, focusing on human behavior and its determinants during the development of the plastic system. Several antecedents of behavior are discussed, including risk perception, motivation, and social norms, as well as methodological approaches. An environmental psychology perspective is applied to a scoping review of recent behavior change interventions in the international peer-reviewed literature. A scoping review focuses specifically on behavior change interventions designed to reduce plastic consumption and waste in four sectors: business and retail, tourism and leisure, education, and community. The paper discusses the challenges, gaps, and future directions of research.
The paper provides new insights into marine environments and human activities and suggests plastic waste should be controlled through laws that regulate waste sources and plastic additives in order to solve the problem of plastic accumulation in the oceans.
The paper strengthens the evidence that microplastics are present in the studied biota, suggesting that they are transferred between trophic levels through the interconnected food chain/web. The presence of micro plastics in fish guts highlights the need for further research on processing interventions for reducing microplastic contamination.
PPE (face masks and gloves) were surveyed at six Indian beaches. There were 496 PPE counted with an average density of 1.08 × 10−3 PPE m−2. Previous studies found similar PPE density. Face masks accounted for 98.39% of all PPE recorded, while gloves accounted for only 1.61%. As a result of the increase in vaccination[…]
The research seeks to depict and reduce marine plastic pollution in India. A GIS map has been created to show plastic input from different river basins. In order to address the challenges of marine litter in India, a guiding model has been developed. According to the predictive model, India produces 536 thousand tons of municipal[…]
Plastic research, policies, waste management, socioeconomics, challenges, and opportunities are discussed. Marine plastic studies have focused on a few locations, providing information on distribution and interactions with organisms. In addition to scientific investigation, enforcement, improvisation, and, if necessary, framing new policies, integrated technologies to manage plastic waste are essential.