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The Circular Economy of Plastics: Where We Are and Where We Can Go

The Circular Economy of Plastics: Where We Are and Where We Can Go

Nelson Beuter Júnior, Kadígia Faccin
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522598855|ISBN10: 1522598855|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522598862|EISBN13: 9781522598879
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9885-5.ch013
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Júnior, Nelson Beuter, and Kadígia Faccin. "The Circular Economy of Plastics: Where We Are and Where We Can Go." Mapping, Managing, and Crafting Sustainable Business Strategies for the Circular Economy, edited by Susana Serrano Rodrigues, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 276-301. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9885-5.ch013

APA

Júnior, N. B. & Faccin, K. (2020). The Circular Economy of Plastics: Where We Are and Where We Can Go. In S. Rodrigues, P. Almeida, & N. Almeida (Eds.), Mapping, Managing, and Crafting Sustainable Business Strategies for the Circular Economy (pp. 276-301). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9885-5.ch013

Chicago

Júnior, Nelson Beuter, and Kadígia Faccin. "The Circular Economy of Plastics: Where We Are and Where We Can Go." In Mapping, Managing, and Crafting Sustainable Business Strategies for the Circular Economy, edited by Susana Serrano Rodrigues, Paulo Jorge Almeida, and Nuno Miguel Castaheira Almeida, 276-301. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9885-5.ch013

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Abstract

Plastic is an indispensable material for modern society. However, plastic waste is at the center of the current debate due to its presence and persistence in aquatic ecosystems. The literature recognizes that this problem is mainly due to the traditional linear economic model. The circular economy is a model based on the practices of reduction, reuse, recovery, and recycling of materials and energy. Circular economy solutions for plastic could hold the key to its present and future sustainability. Investigating the studies already done about plastic in the context of a circular economy is fundamental to understanding where we are and where we can go.

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