Readings and Resources
Single Use Plastic Study – CCHonolulu
How Behavioral Science Solved Chicago’s Plastic Bag Problem – POLITICO
Japan deploys robots to tackle beaches strewn with plastic waste
Plastics on Hawaii Beaches – Environmental Science & Technology
Plastic and Health: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet (February-2019)
Science: Plastic Waste Associated with Disease on Coral Reef (2018)
UnitedNations: Single Use Plastic and the path to sustainability (2018)
McKinsey: Accelerating-plastic-recovery-in-the-United-States (2019)
Marine Pollution Bulletin: Investigation of Plastic Debris Ingestion by Sea Turtles (2017)
No Compostable Packaging and Serviceware
PLoS – Royer et al: Production of Methane and Ethylene from Plastic (2018)
Stemming the Plastic Flood Report
Journal of Environmental Management: Evaluating localism in the management of plastic bottles (2015)
There is no value in biodegradable plastics by Mark Miodownik
United Nations: Marine Litter Misconceptions (2015)
Civil Eats: Plastic To-Go Containers are Bad but are the Alternatives Any Better? (2020)
Eater: Compostable Take-Out Containers (2020)
Yahoo!News: In Norway, Plastics are Still Fantastic
Report No. 19-08: Program Audit of DOH’s Deposit Beverage Container Program (June 2018)
Product Stewardship Institute: Marine Debris Toolkit (2015)
Buffalo Restaurants: Reduce Your Use
Product Stewardship Institute: Plastic Reduction Guide for Restaurants
NextGen Cup Challenge: Testing Zero-Waste Cups in California
Halting Plastic Bag Ban to Mitigate Coronavirus Spread
Life Cycle and Environmental Implication of Alternative Plastics Studies