Ending Plastic Waste: Community Actions Around the World

Author: Britta Denise Hardesty

Title: Ending Plastic Waste: Community Actions Around the World

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 208

Release Date: 2023

Details: Many informal organizations around the world are making a positive impact on the environment and their communities by turning waste into a resource, increasing the social capacity of their community and reducing the amount of pollution in their environment.

Ending Plastic Waste: Community Actions Around the World presents a collection of stories, advice, and information from experts in the fields of waste management, plastic pollution, and environmental finance to give a broad outlook on how 19 programs from 15 different countries are protecting our planet. By sharing these journeys, the authors hope to encourage others to take a community approach to ending plastic waste.

Perfect for decision-makers working in environmental and marine fields, industry stakeholders and citizen scientist groups, this book provides guidance on how to successfully implement a new program, what resources are needed and the lessons learned by the people behind these programs in overcoming barriers.

Features:
Shares success stories from around the world of programs actively reducing plastic waste in the environment. Expert contributors provide overviews of global waste management, plastic pollution, and environmental finance. Demonstrates how communities are turning plastic waste into a resource and increasing social capacity at the same time.

EAN: 9781800623613

Package Dimensions: Height: 9.5 inches, Length: 6.5 inches, Weight: 1.10231131 Pounds, Width: 0.5 inches

Languages: en