UID:
almafu_9961151270302883
Format:
1 online resource (269 pages)
ISBN:
0-309-45989-3
,
0-309-45902-8
Content:
The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by weight and per capita than any other nation. Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste calls for a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce the nation's contribution to global ocean plastic waste at every step - from production to its entry into the environment - including by substantially reducing U.S. solid waste generation.
Note:
Intro -- FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Plastic Production and Global Trade -- 3 Plastic Waste and Its Management -- 4 Physical Transport and Pathways to the Ocean -- 5 Distribution and Fate of Plastic Waste in the Ocean -- 6 Tracking and Monitoring Systems for Ocean Plastic Waste -- 7 Interventions for U.S. Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Biographies of the Committee on the United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste -- Appendix B: Definitions and Acronyms -- Appendix C: Legal Framework -- Appendix D: Estuary Table -- Appendix E: Global Instruments and Activities Relevant to Ocean Plastic Pollution.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-309-45885-4
Language:
English
