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Forecasting The Viability Of Siting A Waste Pure Water Polythene Recycling Machine
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Waste management has become a global predicament, requiring adequate
attention in order to solve the world's resource and energy challenges.
The World Environment Day celebration which begun in 1974, with the aim
of raising awareness, supporting action and driving change towards
environmental protection had its theme for 2018 as ‗Beat Plastic
Pollution‘. Plastic pollution is a global, and raising concern. We have
produced more plastic in the last 10 years than in the whole of the 20th
century, and every piece of plastic ever produced still exists today(J
and K Envis Hub, 2018). These environmental costs have prompted some to
argue that plastics should be replaced with alternative materials, which
may present fewer environmental challenges (Elias and Omojola, 2015).
However, as the use of plastic in modern society has increased, so too
have the environmental impacts associated with its production and
disposal. UNEP (2018) highlighted the environmental costs of plastic use
in consumer products, including emissions of greenhouse gases, air,
land and water pollutants, depletion of water and the production of
marine debris in the global oceans. It is ultimately important to
address plastics pollution, as it is highly pertinent for achievement of
Sustainable Development Goals, with emphasis on goal six (Ensure access
to water and sanitation for all), eleven, (Make cities inclusive, safe,
resilient and Sustain- able), twelve (Ensure sustainable consumption
and production patterns), and fourteen (Conserve and sustainably use the
ocean, seas and marine resources).This paper aims at discussing the
menace of plastic pollution highlighting the root-causes, financial
implication, and impacts of plastic pollution on all ecosystems, aquatic
and land- based, and throughout the plastic life cycle, showcasing
existing policy approaches and instances of people-powered.
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