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costs and its versatile applications. The discussion about the increasing amount of plastics in everyday life and its … potential negative consequences has intensified recently. The treatment of plastics at the end oflife (EoL) is the main focus of … the criticism. A large share of the plastics that are discarded end up in a landfill or as trash, littering the …
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This paper shows that while one may disagree with the exact content of the current state of nanotechnology regulation … regulation', which by its very nature is reactionary. Sustainable materials management, on the other hand, is driven not by …
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South-East Asia encompasses a number of countries that have experienced rapid economic growth in the last twenty years. The region as a whole is wealthy in fossil energy sources. Energy demand in South-East Asia is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years, creating problems in terms...
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This article examines the historic and contemporary roots of chronic malnutrition and environmental degradation in the developing world. It chronicles the patterns of trade and production that contribute to this problem from the colonial period until the present, and analyzes the role of...
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What does global trade mean for the environment of any particular place? It can produce place-based transformations that are both positive and negative. The Kuznets curve is often touted as a solution that resolves the conflict between trade promotion and environmental protection by purporting...
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agricultural biotechnology has proven to be a lengthy and arduous affair.The EU's troubled experience with the regulation of ‘green …
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offshore methane hydrates. Prior to the discussions on public and private regulation, the study provides an introduction to … advantages of public regulation to govern the risks of accidents are presented. Third, a discussion reviews the potential … interactions of public regulation and private rules of civil liability. Fourth, the potential for private parties to advance …
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Plastics leakage has become a pressing issue for many developing countries. While a number of development co …-operation initiatives with a focus on tackling plastic pollution have recently emerged, there is currently no comprehensive assessment of … pollution problem in developing countries by providing evidence on developing countries’ plastic use, waste, and leakage volumes …
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The European Union (EU) advocates a plastic waste recycling rate of more than 55% through home separation by households …. Even for the Netherlands, which has already invested heavily in plastic recycling policies, there is still a challenge to … recycling plastic waste increases, if post separation is chosen …
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