The evolving global plastics policy landscape: An inventory and effectiveness review

More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean

(2021) Lourens J. J. Meijer et al.   Science Advances

A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries

(2020) F. Alpizar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

(2020) Winnie W. Y. Lau et al.   SCIENCE

Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States

(2020) Janice Brahney et al.   SCIENCE

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

(2020) Stephanie B. Borrelle et al.   SCIENCE

Overview of global status of plastic presence in marine vertebrates

(2020) Sergio López‐Martínez et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Tackling the plastic problem: A review on perceptions, behaviors, and interventions

(2019) Lea Marie Heidbreder et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Why is the global governance of plastic failing the oceans?

(2018) Peter Dauvergne   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Plastic pollution of the world’s seas and oceans as a contemporary challenge in ocean governance

(2018) Marcus Haward   Nature Communications

The Chinese import ban and its impact on global plastic waste trade

(2018) Amy L. Brooks et al.   Science Advances

Causal inference in coupled human and natural systems

(2018) Paul J. Ferraro et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reducing marine pollution from single-use plastics (SUPs): A review

(2018) Riley E.J. Schnurr et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic bag usage in a taxed environment: Investigation on the deterrent nature of plastic levy in Maun, Botswana

(2018) Patricia K Mogomotsi et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Plastic bag use in South Africa: Perceptions, practices and potential intervention strategies

(2018) Joshua O'Brien et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Using nudges to reduce waste? The case of Toronto's plastic bag levy

(2017) Nicholas Rivers et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single-use plastics (plastic bags and microbeads): A review

(2017) Dirk Xanthos et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Opinion: Why we need an international agreement on marine plastic pollution

(2017) Stephanie B. Borrelle et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reducing single-use plastic shopping bags in the USA

(2017) Travis P. Wagner   WASTE MANAGEMENT

The Portuguese plastic carrier bag tax: The effects on consumers’ behavior

(2017) Graça Martinho et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Reducing Uncertainty and Confronting Ignorance about the Possible Impacts of Weathering Plastic in the Marine Environment

(2017) Annika Jahnke et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Measuring Consumer Responses to a Bottled Water Tax Policy

(2016) Peter Berck et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

A Procedure for Measuring Microplastics using Pressurized Fluid Extraction

(2016) Stephen Fuller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic pollution challenges in marine and coastal environments: from local to global governance

(2016) Joanna Vince et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Bans vs. Fees: Disposable Carryout Bag Policies and Bag Usage

(2015) Rebecca L. Taylor et al.   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Making literature reviews more reliable through application of lessons from systematic reviews

(2015) N.R. Haddaway et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Plastic pollution of the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench area (NW pacific)

(2015) Viola Fischer et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

The impact of debris on marine life

(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Advances in Measuring the Environmental and Social Impacts of Environmental Programs

(2014) Paul J. Ferraro et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

(2014) Rachel W. Obbard et al.   Earths Future

Influence of waste management policy on the characteristics of beach litter in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

(2013) Ta-Kang Liu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

No plastic bag campaign day in Malaysia and the policy implication

(2013) Irina Safitri Zen et al.   ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

Analysis of the plastic-bag levy in South Africa

(2012) Johane Dikgang et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

(2009) A. L. Andrady et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The qualitative content analysis process

(2008) Satu Elo et al.   JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING