Curbing plastic consumption: A review of single-use plastic behaviour change interventions

K Borg, A Lennox, S Kaufman, F Tull, R Prime… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, millions of tonnes of plastic waste enter the environment each year. Various
solutions have been offered to address the problems associated with plastic waste, such as …

Determinants of influenza vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Europe: a systematic review

GC Adeyanju, E Engel, L Koch, T Ranzinger… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Pregnant women are at high risk for severe influenza. However, maternal
influenza vaccination uptake in most World Health Organization (WHO) European Region …

[HTML][HTML] What potential does the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive have for reducing plastic pollution at coastlines and riversides? An evaluation based on citizen …

T Kiessling, M Hinzmann, L Mederake, S Dittmann… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
To address environmental pollution by plastic litter, the European Union adopted EU
Directive 2019/904, the so called “Single-Use Plastics Directive”(SUPD), which bans several …

Chitosan–Sodium Caseinate Composite Edible Film Incorporated with Probiotic Limosilactobacillus fermentum: Physical Properties, Viability, and Antibacterial …

SN Wai, YH How, LAK Saleena, P Degraeve… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Single-use synthetic plastics that are used as food packaging is one of the major
contributors to environmental pollution. Hence, this study aimed to develop a biodegradable …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities for single-use plastic reduction in the food service sector during COVID-19

S Molloy, P Varkey, TR Walker - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in consumption of single-use plastics (SUPs),
particularly in the food service sector, due to concerns for public health and safety. To follow …

Global scoping review of behavioral interventions to reduce plastic pollution with recommendations for key sectors

S Nuojua, D Cracknell, A Heske, S Pahl… - … Science and Practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
End users of single‐use plastics can help minimize their contribution to plastic pollution via
mindful purchasing and waste management. These behaviors can be impacted via behavior …

From shops to bins: a case study of consumer attitudes and behaviours towards plastics in a UK coastal city

SL Northen, LK Nieminen, S Cunsolo, SK Iorfa… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
Understanding the use behaviours of plastic items within households is important to enable
informed policy development, particularly with the emerging and developing global plastic …

[HTML][HTML] Triggering sustainable plastics consumption behavior: Identifying consumer profiles across Europe and designing strategies to engage them

L van Oosterhout, H Dijkstra, D Borst… - Sustainable Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
The overproduction and consumption of plastics has led to a global challenge of plastic
pollution and waste. Citizens in particular have an important role to play as they interact with …

Exploring drivers of behavioral willingness to reduce plastic consumption and socially responsible consumption behavior: a stimulus–organism–behavior …

K Mehmood, F Jabeen, S Iyanna… - Corporate Social …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the factors that drive behavioral willingness to reduce plastic
consumption and socially responsible consumption behavior through the Stimulus …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing plastic waste through legislative interventions in the United States: Development, obstacles, potentials, and challenges

Q Wang, A Tweedy, HG Wang - Sustainable Horizons, 2022 - Elsevier
The distribution of more than 100 billion plastic bags every year in the United States has
caused many environmental problems and an increasing number of local and state …