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Different policy instruments have been used to reduce the production and consumption of plastic products, and increase recycling. In particular, several countries have imposed either a ban or a tax on single-use plastic packaging, motivated by their contribution to marine plastic pollution....
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Water pollution in the Venice Lagoon and its catchment is a main environmental issue. In Italy public funds are made available by specific national and regional regulations in order to support the realisation of initiatives for the abatement of pollutant loads that travel from the catchment into...
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litter for the ocean environment, coastal biodiversity, and human health, the European Union (EU) is moving ahead with a … robust legislative effort to address plastic marine litter. This article summarizes the EU's recent adoption of the Single …-use Plastics Directive as part of the EU's Plastics Strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan …
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This paper explores whether private markets can incentivize environmental stewardship. We examine the consumer response to the 2010 BP oil spill and test how BP's investment in the 2000-2008 “Beyond Petroleum” green advertising campaign affected this response. We find evidence consistent...
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This article explains pollution and water pollution in detail. The marine pollution is of three kinds - the land based, air based and by maritime transportation. The land-based pollutants are industrial wastes from the discharged untreated waters of the industries, fertilizer and pesticide run...
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