Circular Plastics Economy

Name: Circular Plastics Economy
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ISBN: 9780443290787

A Multidisciplinary Perspective

by Pooja Ghosh, Victor Carrasco Navarro, Sunil Kumar, Anna Lähde, Hanna Lehtimäki

1st Edition

Publisher: Elsevier

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Book Details

Print ISBN	9780443290787
eText ISBN	9780443290794
Publisher	Elsevier
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	1st Edition
Language	English

The 1st Edition of Circular Plastics Economy: A Multidisciplinary Perspective provides a structured examination of plastic waste management and microplastic contamination. Formulated for scientists, researchers, and industry professionals across environmental engineering and environmental sciences, the volume addresses foundational challenges in managing synthetic polymer waste.

The volume details active technical solutions for waste mitigation and microplastic capture. Key methods evaluated include pyrolysis, incineration, biochar application, microbe-based degradation, and heterogeneous catalysis. These technical sections explain material conversion and degradation pathways across distinct environmental matrices.

Published by Elsevier, the work is part of the book series Waste And The Environment: Underlying Burdens And Management Strategies. It connects technical engineering practices with waste management research, providing practitioners with documented mitigation mechanisms.

Chapter 1: Plastic pollution and microplastic contamination as a global grand challenge
Chapter 2: Chemical additives used in plastics and their risks
Chapter 3: Understanding the characteristics, sources, potential impacts, and removal efficiencies of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants
Chapter 4: Trophic transfer of microplastics and associated contaminants and human health risks
Chapter 5: Detection of micro-and nano-plastics in complex environmental matrices
Chapter 6: Recent trends in reusing and recycling plastic waste
Chapter 7: Product designs for minimal use of plastics
Chapter 8: Pyrolysis and incineration for plastic waste management
Chapter 9: Landfilling of plastic wastes in developing countries
Chapter 10: Heterogeneous catalysis for valorization of plastic waste
Chapter 11: Biochar to remove micro-and nano-plastics
Chapter 12: Microbe-based degradation of micro-and nano-plastics
Chapter 13: Sustainability of bioplastics: A critique
Chapter 14: Life cycle assessment of plastic waste management technologies
Chapter 15: Social Scientists and offenders’ perspectives on circular economy of plastic waste in the Windhoek Correctional Service in Namibia: An Environmental Social Work Approach
Chapter 16: Business and societal perspectives on circular plastics economy
Chapter 17: Legal and policy environment for sustainable plastic circular economy
Chapter 18: From local initiatives to global sustainable solutions in plastic recycling