Preventing single-use plastic waste

Single-use plastics constitute approximately half of global plastic waste generation. Their use in consumer goods and packaging has been the focus recent prevention policy due to importance volumes generated frequency with which these materials are littered. To address several externalities that emerge across life-cycle single-use plastics, multiple policies can be combined an effective mix. In markets, market-based instruments bans have helped curb generation littering plastics. However, effectiveness interventions depends important extent on whether environmentally preferable substitute or products available, measures effectively enforced. Effective intervention requires a mix covers as well their substitutes, includes emphasis monitoring enforcement, order help minimise burden-shifting environmental impacts.