Plastic pollution in the Global South: Exploring social, behavioral, and structural factors

• Main Authors: Voronkova, Anastasia, Richter, Isabel, Henderson, Lesley, Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R *, Dumbili, E., Wyles, Kayleigh J., Pahl, Sabine
• Other Authors: Fleming, Lora
• Format: Book Section
• Published: Academic Press 2023
• Subjects: HM Sociology; TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2862/; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95227-9.00011-7
• Institution: Sunway University

This chapter reviews plastic pollution in the context of the Global South with a particular focus on the social and behavioral science literature. We set the context by describing the problem of plastic globally and how the Global South is a focal point for environmental and human health impacts, be...