The Environmental Impact of Plastic Waste

Authors

  • Boyu Jiang Public health and Preventive Medicine, Health Inspection and Quarantine, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China
  • Jiming Yu Process Equipment and Control Engineering, University of Science and Technology LiaoNing, Anshan, Liaoning,114051, China
  • Yihang Liu Preventive medicine, Public health and Preventive Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology,Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v2i2.2340

Abstract

The pollution caused by disposable plastic products is becoming more and more serious, and “plastic limit” has become a global consensus. This article mainly discusses the pollution problem from the following aspects: Integrate all relevant important indicators to establish a multiple regression model of the maximum amount of disposable plastic waste to estimate the maximum amount of disposable waste in the future without causing further damage to the environment; Establish an environmental safety level evaluation model and analyze the impact of plastic waste on environmental safety; Try to set the lowest level target that can be achieved by global waste at this stage, and conduct correlation analysis on the impact of humans, enterprises, and the environment; Select several countries based on their comprehensive strengths, conduct a comparative analysis of their plastic production, economic strength, and environment, and try to explore their responsibilities.

Keywords:

Multiple egression, Fuzzy hierarchy, Plastic waste, Environmental safety

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How to Cite

Jiang, B., Yu, J., & Liu, Y. (2020). The Environmental Impact of Plastic Waste. Journal of Environmental & Earth Sciences, 2(2), 26–35. https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v2i2.2340

Issue

Vol. 2 , Iss. 2 (October 2020)

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