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(Micro)plastic crisis: Un-ignorable contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change
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“Recycling plastic offers significant benefits, including reducing GHG emissions [46]; indeed, enhancing recycling efforts could lead to net-negative GHG emissions by decreasing the demand for virgin raw materials and avoiding the emissions associated with their production.”
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“Recycling plastic offers significant benefits, including reducing GHG emissions [46]; indeed, enhancing recycling efforts could lead to net-negative GHG emissions by decreasing the demand for virgin raw materials and avoiding the emissions associated with their production.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shen, M., Huang, W., Chen, M., Song, B., Zeng, G., & Zhang, Y.
- Affiliations
- Hunan University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zeng, Guangming
- Zhang, Yaxin
- Venue
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-05
- Volume
- 254
- Pages
- 120138
- ISSN
- 0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2998976883
- Cited by
- 870
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 104 · 2025: 163 · 2024: 191 · 2023: 210 · 2022: 117 · 2021: 65 · 2020: 19
- FWCI
- 25.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51521006)
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT-13R17)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- microplastics, plastic pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, plastic life cycle, plastic recycling, plastic waste incineration, carbon balance, ocean carbon sequestration, oil and gas industry emissions, plastic waste management, plastic sorting
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