Consumer-based actions to reduce plastic pollution in rivers: A multi-criteria decision analysis approach.

ABSTRACT: The use and management of single use plastics is a major area of concern for the public, regulatory and business worlds. Focusing on the most commonly occurring consumer plastic items present in European freshwater environments, we identified and evaluated consumer-based actions with respect to their direct or indirect potential to reduce macroplastic pollution in freshwater environments. As the main end users of these items, concerned consumers are faced with a bewildering array of choices to reduce their plastics footprint, notably through recycling or using reusable items. Using a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis approach, we explored the effectiveness of 27 plastic reduction actions with respect to their feasibility, economic impacts, environmental impacts, unintended social/environmen

SUBMITTER: Marazzi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428181 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature