Why Does Cleaning Marine Plastic Cost $75,000 per Ton—And Still Leave the Waste on Land?
Why Does Cleaning Marine Plastic Cost $75,000 per Ton—And Still Leave the Waste on Land?
Session ID#: 280196
Session Description:
Current cleanup costs $75k/ton, shifting pollution to land with high carbon/water footprints. A certified alternative solidifies plastic in situ for $5k/ton without washing. Should public funding require full lifecycle costing?
Co-Sponsor(s):
- GC - Global Environmental Change
- GH - GeoHealth
- H - Hydrology
- SY - Science and Society
Index Terms:
4251 Marine pollution [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4294 Instruments and techniques [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
6304 Benefit-cost analysis [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6324 Legislation and regulations [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Jianwen Zhang, Shanghai Hehe New Material Technology Co., Ltd., Research & Development, Auckland, New Zealand
Convener: Charles A. Young, International Outlook Federation, Supervisor General, Auckland, New Zealand
Student/Early Career Convener: Salam Muhammad, Currently working on padova university ltaly, Padova, Italy
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