A Review of Plastic Waste Management Strategies

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A Review of Plastic Waste Management Strategies

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Civil Engineering, M.M.M. Engineering College, Gorakhpur-273010, UP, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 2, Issue (12), Pages 84-88, December,22 (2013)

Abstract

Plastics have been used widely in both water and food packaging due to their natural properties such as inertness and low bulk densities, which make them suitable mover materials and little risk to contaminants. Plastic bottles and sachets have become prevalent all over the country, particularly, urban areas. The packaging revolt has not been backed by proper plastic waste management policy, which has left a lot of cities in India littered with plastic wastes, hence, creating horrible visual troubles and other community health problems. Growing environmental awareness and reduction in available landfill capacity have prompted plastic recycling programmes in most developed countries. Currently, however only between 5 to 25% of plastic waste is being recycled. The paper discusses prospects of plastic waste management schemes. It is concluded that the existing rate of environmental worsening is likely to continue unless long term remedial measures are adopted for plastic wastes management in the country.

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[ref1] Oehlmann J. et al., A critical analysis of the biological impacts of plasticizers on wildlife, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 364, 2047–2062. (doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0242) (2009)

[ref2] DEFRA 2007 Waste strategy factsheets. See http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/strategy/factsheets/land- lltax.htm (26 November 2008) (2008)

[ref3] Gilpin R., Wagel D. and Solch J., Production, distribution, and fate of polycholorinateddibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and related organohalogens in the environment. In Dioxins and health (eds A. Schecter & T. Gasiewicz), 2ndedn. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (2003)

[ref4] Amjad Khan, Gangadhar, Murali Mohan and VinayRaykar, Effective Utilisation of Waste Plastics in Asphalting of Roads, Project Report prepared under the guidance of R. Suresh and H. Kumar, Dept. of Chemical Engg., R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore (1999)

[ref5] Siddiqui Javeriya, A Case Study on Solid Waste Management in Mysore City, M. Tech. (Environmental Engineering) Dissertation, Department of Civil Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur (U. P.). (2013)