Accumulation of plastic waste is a global issue, and plastic particles are detected in different environments. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has been attributed to significant piling up of plastic waste and debris (including micro- and nano-sized plastic particles), yet the manufacturing of plastic products is still expected to grow. With the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use and disposal of plastics has resulted in increasing plastic pollution. There has been a lack of research into the effects of climate change on microplastics and, likewise, the effects of microplastics on climate change. This article aims to examine the pros and cons of sustainable alternatives to plastics in addressing the climate change issue. Special attention is devoted to the correlation between climate change and microplastic pollution. This perspective also serves to spawn ideas for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions caused by plastics by identifying the life cycle stages of plastic production.
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Addressing climate change mitigation: Implications for the sustainable alternatives to plastics
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- 15 January 2024, e1
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Reducing plastic production: Economic loss or environmental gain?
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- 30 January 2024, e2
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Superabsorbent polymers in soil: The new microplastics?
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- 25 January 2024, e3
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Uncertainties about waste using an online survey and review approach: Environmentalist perceptions, household waste compositions and views from media and science
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- 12 February 2024, e4
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Microplastics alter soil carbon cycling: Effects on carbon storage, CO2 and CH4 emission and microbial community
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- 12 March 2024, e5
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Mitochondria as a target of micro- and nanoplastic toxicity
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- 21 March 2024, e6
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Primary plastic polymers: Urgently needed upstream reduction
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- 22 April 2024, e7
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