A REVIEW ON EFFECTIVE PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR ZERO WASTE

Abstract

Plastic pollution is not ignorable because it is not only affecting environment but also living things e.g. human and animal on land and aquatic life in ocean due to micro-plastic. If aquatic life is affected then several other species will be affected including human because it is food-chain. It is surprising that plastic is still being burned in several countries. Management is lacking to tackle this issue. To recognize the magnitude of input of plastic materials to the environmental bodies and the global oceans, we should know several elements of the plastic production, circulation and waste management chain. Several methods have been implemented to tackle this issue including 5R. There should be new ways to solve this problem on large scale. This study reviewed several methods to tackle plastic pollution and highlighted their impact. This study also recommended sustainable solutions which need to be applied. One of the most important solutions is that waste has potential to recover energy with certain technologies such as biotechnology.