COVID-19 and Plastics: How the Pandemic Highlights the Need for Sustainable Waste Disposal

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an explosive increase in the demand of disposable plastic products, stalled the implementation of sustainable policies, and evidenced the inherent problems of today’s waste management schemes. Now, in a recent article in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, scientists comment on the necessary courses of action for governments, industries, researchers, and consumers to help us transition to a sustainable plastic circular economy.  The COVID-19 pandemic caught most of us off-guard, with governments and institutions having to quickly implement new safety policies and citizens rushing to acquire masks,…

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