Stakeholder alliances are essential to reduce the scourge of plastic pollution
Richard S. Lampitt, Stephen Fletcher, Matthew Cole, Alice Kloker, Stefan Krause, Fran O’Hara, Peter Ryde, Mahua Saha, Anastasia Voronkova, Adrian Whyle
Abstract
Progress to reduce plastic pollution has been painfully slow and the consequent damage to the natural environment and to human health is likely to increase further. This has been because the views and ways of working of four distinct stakeholder communities are not sufficiently well integrated. (1) Scientists, (2) industry, (3) society at large and (4) those making policy and legislation must in future find ways to work together.
Topics & Concepts
Plastic pollutionLegislationStakeholderWork (physics)BusinessHuman healthEnvironmental planningPollutionEnvironmental resource managementPolitical sciencePublic relationsEnvironmental healthEngineeringEnvironmental scienceLawEcologyMedicineBiologyMechanical engineeringMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMunicipal Solid Waste Management