Safe and sustainable waste management of self care products

Pachauri, Ash; Shah, Prerna; Almroth, Bethanie Carney; Sevilla, Norma Patricia Muñoz; Narasimhan, Manjulaa

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“…More recent pollution concerns relate to microplastics found in aquatic environments (Pantoja Munoz, Gonzalez Baez, McKinney, & Garelick, 2018; Peberdy et al, 2019). Products such as nonwoven wipes, menstrual absorbents, or condoms are made of plastic and synthetic materials such as Polyester, Polyethylene and Polypropylene (Drinkwater & Moy, 2017; Pachauri, Shah, Almroth, Sevilla, & Narasimhan, 2019; Pantoja Munoz et al, 2018). Even when these products are retained and decomposed during wastewater treatment, the microscopic synthetic polymers that they contain are released together with wastewater effluents (Pantoja Munoz et al, 2018).…”

Section: Background: Infrastructual and Sustainability Challenges Arimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However their recommendations tend to frame solutions in overly simplistic understandings of human behavior (cf. Ashley et al, 2005; Drinkwater & Moy, 2017; Pachauri et al, 2019). For example, studies assume that people flush objects down the toilet because of lack of understanding of sewer systems; lack of awareness about the impact of the practice on infrastructures and the environment; or lack of care about the consequences (Ashley et al, 2005; Drinkwater & Moy, 2017).…”

Section: Research Synthesis: Existing Research Gaps and Opportunitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Safe and sustainable waste management of self care products

Abstract: A safe and sustainable waste management system for self care products requires education and multisectoral approaches say Ash Pachauri and colleagues

Cited by 21 publications

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