Abstract
Plastic waste is considered as the most hazardous among the total solid waste generated worldwide. It is a need to manage/recycle/degrade the generated plastic waste, in most of the cases it is cheaper to manufacture new product (viz., plastic carry bags) than to recycle it. Plastic has various potential properties, and it is very difficult (although not impossible) to find the best alternative source to replace it. Hence, it is important that people should be aware about the consequences of the plastic usage, so that attempt would be made to minimize the generation of plastic waste. This chapter describes the efforts need to be taken throughout the globe to make the end users (public) aware about the consequences of the ultra-usage of plastic through awareness campaigns to minimize the generation of the plastic waste.
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Shahnawaz, M., Sangale, M.K., Ade, A.B. (2019). Social Awareness of Plastic Waste Threat. In: Bioremediation Technology for Plastic Waste. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7492-0_8
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