Marine debris database development using international best practices: A case study in Vietnam

Walker, Tony R.; McGuinty, Eamonn; Hickman, Doug

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112948

Cited by 30 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 38 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This developed LCA model can be integrated with additional environmental factors. The integrated studies for MSW management with LCA (Lara-Topete et al, 2022), and the integration of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) with environmental risk assessment are increasingly used (Walker et al, 2021;De Luca Peña et al, 2021;Hackenhaar et al, 2022) for decision-making related to the efficient use of natural resources. The combination of LCA and CE can be combined with economic indicators.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspective: Comparison of end-of-life scenarios of municipal solid waste from viewpoint of life cycle assessment

Mannheim

2022

Front. Built Environ.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Municipal solid waste management systems use several techniques for municipal solid waste at the end-of-life stage. However, to take the major differences to identify good waste management practices and the optimal actions, more complex comparisons need to be discussed. This perspective article discusses the advances and future directions of the given specific research area from the viewpoint of the author with complex review of professional literature and presentation of other authors’ work. This research work assesses and compares the environmental impacts of two end-of-life scenarios (landfilling and conventional incineration) in the European Union including the practical life cycle assessment. To find the research answers, eight main environmental impact categories, emissions, and primary energies were analyzed using the GaBi 8.0 software. Based on the results, it can be concluded that in the case of incineration, the emissions and the electricity power credit are higher. These research results can be used to compare waste treatment processes with lower environmental impacts, and to perform further research on these processes.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspective: Comparison of end-of-life scenarios of municipal solid waste from viewpoint of life cycle assessment

Mannheim

2022

Front. Built Environ.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…After baseline surveys evaluate appropriate policies (e.g. levies or bans on plastic grocery bags) to address specific issues identified (Walker et al, 2021).…”

Section: Evaluate Appropriateness Of Potential Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Progress could be monitored through audits, surveys, impact assessments and focus-group interviews. To gather data on effectiveness, governments should develop a monitoring database to allow for comparability across years to estimate the reduction in plastic pollution (Walker et al, 2021).…”

Section: Continue To Monitor Plastic Pollution and Adjust Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The tropics should not become the world's plastic pollution problem

Walker

2023

Journal of Tropical Futures: Sustainable Business, Governance &

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Unsustainable plastic production, use and mismanagement have resulted in increased plastic pollution in the environment threatening sustainability, especially in the tropics. Countries in the tropics have been disproportionally impacted by plastic pollution due to imports of plastic waste from developed countries, or because tropical Small Island Developing States have become overwhelmed by single-use plastics used widely in the tourism sector. However, plastic pollution is pervasive and is not just limited to the tropics. Plastic pollution has resulted in widespread environmental, economic and social impacts globally. Most plastics are derived from fossil fuels which contribute to climate change via greenhouse gas emissions, and plastic pollution also harms wildlife threatening biodiversity, thus placing enormous pressure on earth’s limited resources. Although downstream strategies to curb plastic pollution exist, they are infective in the face of increased upstream plastic production. Therefore, the international community has recognized that a more holistic approach is required to reduce plastic pollution. Current plastic production and waste generation are still outpacing existing plastic reduction regulations. This viewpoint shows why unsustainable global plastic production has resulted in increased global plastic pollution, including in the tropics, but also highlights how ambitious plastic pollution reduction policies can help transition towards a more sustainable plastics future.

show abstract

“…Using ocean best practices has many benefits including more collaborative opportunities, efficient use of time, improved systems operability, data comparability and interoperability, greater trust in data, streamlined regulatory approvals, and higher funding success (e.g. (Pensieri et al, 2016;Rivest et al, 2016;Walker et al, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing an ocean best practice: A case study of marine sampling practices from Australia

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Since 2012, there has been a surge in the numbers of marine science publications that use the term ‘best practice’, yet the term is not often defined, nor is the process behind the best practice development described. Importantly a ‘best practice’ is more than a documented practice that an individual or institution uses and considers good. This article describes a rigorous process to develop an ocean best practice using examples from a case study from Australia in which a suite of nine standard operating procedures were released in 2018 and have since become national best practices. The process to develop a best practice includes three phases 1) scope and recruit, 2) develop and release, 3) revise and ratify. Each phase includes 2-3 steps and associated actions that are supported by the Ocean Best Practices System (www.oceanbestpractices.org). The Australian case study differs from many other practices, which only use the second phase (develop and release). In this article, we emphasize the value of the other phases to ensure a practice is truly a ‘best practice’. These phases also have other benefits, including higher uptake of a practice stemming from a sense of shared ownership (from scope and recruit phase) and currency and accuracy (from revise and ratify phase). Although the process described in this paper may be challenging and time-consuming, it optimizes the chance to develop a true best practice that is a) fit-for-purpose with clearly defined scope; b) representative and inclusive of potential users; c) accurate and effective, reflecting emerging technologies and programs; and d) supported and adopted by users.

show abstract

Marine debris database development using international best practices: A case study in Vietnam

Cited by 30 publications

References 38 publications

Perspective: Comparison of end-of-life scenarios of municipal solid waste from viewpoint of life cycle assessment

Perspective: Comparison of end-of-life scenarios of municipal solid waste from viewpoint of life cycle assessment

The tropics should not become the world's plastic pollution problem

Developing an ocean best practice: A case study of marine sampling practices from Australia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About