We looked for South Africa's 'missing' plastic litter. This
South Africa is an ideal place to study the fate of marine plastics because it is far from other major litter sources, and so most of the litter comes from local sources. The country is...
A review of sources, fate, levels, toxicity, exposure and
Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are esters of phosphoric acid that are increasingly used as plasticizers and by the flame-retardants industries as replacement for the regulated polybrominated diphenyl ethers. The most commonly classes of these pollutants are the chlorinated- and non-chlorinated-OPEs.
Ensuring sustainability in plastics use in Africa
Plastic production has been established in South Africa in the past 50 years. In 1966, South Africa’s government supported the launch of a plastics industry in which Sasol played a key role. In 1991, South Africa started the production of polypropylene with 120,000 t a year and by the end of that decade, the polymer plant’s annual output
A review of sources, fate, levels, toxicity, exposure and
plasticizers in the environment ... Polokwane, 0699, South Africa b Department of Environmental Sciences, ... full understanding of the environmental behaviour and fate of these
Plastic waste release caused by COVID-19 and its fate in the
About 80% of the plastic debris discharged into the Arctic Ocean will sink quickly, and a circumpolar plastic accumulation zone is modeled to form by 2025. In this year, the Arctic seabed accounts for 13% of the global plastic sedimentation flux, but this fraction will increase to 17% in 2100.
- How do South Africa's waste management practices influence plastic pollution?
- South Africa’s waste management practices and the percentage of the population living in proximity (<1 km) to water bodies were used to model plastics leakage and the fate of the plastic pollution in the receiving environment.
- Is plastic pollution a problem in South Africa?
- Pervasive plastic wastes, pollution and detrimental environmental ethics are a serious threat in South Africa. Compared with global trends, most studies undertaken on plastic pollutions in water bodies across South Africa have generally been limited to marine and coastal waters.
- Does South Africa produce plastic waste?
- plastic production except plastic waste in South Africa. tion to the preeminent circular economy (WWF, 2020). Mokgalaka‑Fleischmann etal. Environmental Systems Research (2024) 13:59 economy that generate waste. It is only in the recent 2020 work. However, in May 2003 in recognition of plastic
- Can paths help South Africa reduce plastic pollution?
- Three major findings have emerged from the application of Pathways at country level for South Africa. Firstly, plastic pollution is set to almost double by 2040 if no interventions are implemented.
- Where does plastic come from in South Africa?
- In a South African context, the fact that plastic densities are greatest close to major urban centres not only indicates that most marine plastic comes from local sources, it also suggests that a large proportion of land-based plastic does not disperse far from source areas.
- Is South Africa a Plastic hazard?
- South Africa is thought to be one of the worst contributors of plastic into the sea globally.
