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Reckoning with the U. S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste by Ocean Studies Board, Committee on the United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste, Division on Earth and Life Studies and Engineering National Academies of Sciences and Medicine (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNational Academies Press
ISBN-100309458854
ISBN-139780309458856
eBay Product ID (ePID)2328289422
Product Key Features
Number of Pages268 Pages
Publication NameReckoning with the U. S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental / General, Earth Sciences / General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Technology & Engineering, Science
AuthorOcean Studies Board, Committee on the United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Engineering National Academies of Sciences and Medicine
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-933130
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.728
SynopsisAn estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is now found in almost every marine habitat, from the ocean surface to deep sea sediments to the ocean's vast mid-water region, as well as the Great Lakes. This report responds to a request in the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act for a scientific synthesis of the role of the United States both in contributing to and responding to global ocean plastic waste. 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. Although the U.S. solid waste management system is advanced, it is not sufficient to deter leakage into the environment. 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. This report also recommends a nationally-coordinated and expanded monitoring system to track plastic pollution in order to understand the scales and sources of U.S. plastic waste, set reduction and management priorities, and measure progress.
LC Classification NumberTD427.P62R43 2022
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