Global Plastic Pollution and its Regulation: History, Trends, Perspectives

Author: Gerry Nagtzaam; Geert Van Calster; Steven Kourabas; Elena Karataeva
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781800373549
Published In: August 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Addressing one of the most pressing environmental issues, this topical book carefully inspects the current extent of the plastic pollution crisis and observes contemporary approaches to its regulation. By adopting a strong interdisciplinary approach, the book fully encapsulates the key challenges and solutions surrounding this globally-applicable problem.

Through critical analysis, this insightful book methodically identifies the faults in existing efforts to tackle the problem of plastic pollution such as often-fragmented regulation tactics, proposing potential approaches to policy reform. It utilises stakeholder analysis to offer a study of key participants such as governments and industries and comprehensively surveys the ongoing nature of this provocative issue.

This comprehensive book will be crucial for students and scholars of law, economics, politics and environmental studies endeavouring to further understand the multi-dimensional issue of global plastic pollution. It will additionally be valuable for policy and decision makers seeking to understand the challenges involved in environmental policy regulation.

Introduction: global plastic and its regulation

PART I. THE PLASTIC POLLUTION PROBLEM, DEFINITIONS, SCOPE AND ALTERNATIVES

1. The plastic pollution problem, definitions, scope and alternatives

PART II. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL REGULATORY APPROACHES TO PLASTIC

2. Plastic regulation in the United States of America 3. Plastic regulation in the People’s Republic of China 4. Plastic regulation in Australia 5. Plastics regulation in the European Union

PART III. GLOBAL CONTEXT OF PLASTIC USAGE AND POLLUTION

6. Current international law and plastic 7. Crafting a global plastics treaty 8. Drafting/Developing the components of an effective global plastics treaty

Conclusion: the current international response to the regulation of plastic

Index