Plastic Waste and Plastic Footprint

Öz

Although plastics provide many conveniences to our daily lives, they never really disappear. As a result of the widespread and increasing use of plastic materials, plastic waste and environmental damage have increased. Plastic pollution has occurred as a result of both the widespread use of plastic and inadequate waste management. Today, with the development of the concept of footprint, the definition of plastic footprint has also been made. Environmental problems caused by plastic production, use and consumption need to be solved urgently. If our world continues to be polluted with plastic waste, it is estimated that there will be more plastic waste in the seas than fish in 2050. The millions of tons of plastic litter that end up in the oceans each year is one of the most visible and alarming signs of these problems. For this reason, plastics should be considered as a kind of pollutant in terms of their production and the leakage of plastic products and wastes into the environment should be prevented. Within the scope of this study, plastic pollution caused by plastic waste and how it can be prevented are mentioned, and the concept of plastic footprint is also mentioned. This study has been carried out by making use of the scientific research and studies that have been done in this field and the literature data in this field. This study was created by compiling the sources in the literature on the subject.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Plastic waste
• Plastic footprint
• Plastic pollution
• Environment
• Waste management

Plastik Atık ve Plastik Ayak İzi

Öz

Plastikler günlük hayatımıza pek çok kolaylık sağlasa da aslında hiçbir zaman yok olmazlar. Plastik malzemelerin kullanımının yaygınlaşması ve artması sonucunda plastik atıklar ve çevreye verilen zararlar artmıştır. Plastik kirliliği, hem plastiğin yaygın kullanımı hem de atık yönetimindeki eksiklikler sonucu ortaya çıkmıştır. Günümüzde ayak izi kavramının gelişmesiyle birlikte plastik ayak izi tanımı da yapılmıştır. Plastik üretimi, kullanımı ve tüketiminden kaynaklanan çevre sorunlarının acilen çözülmesi gerekmektedir. Plastik kirliliği bu hızla devam ederse, 2050 yılına ulaştığımızda denizlerdeki plastiklerin balıklardan çok olacağı ön görülmektedir. Her yıl okyanuslara karışan milyonlarca ton plastik çöp, en görünür atıklardan biridir ve bu endişe vericidir. Bu nedenle plastikler, üretimleri açısından bir tür kirletici olarak ele alınmalı ve plastik ürünlerin ve atıkların çevreye sızması engellenmelidir. Bu çalışma kapsamında plastik atıkların neden olduğu plastik kirliliği kavramı ve nasıl önlenebileceği ele alınmış, plastik ayak izi kavramına da değinilmiştir. Bu çalışma, konuyla ilgili literatürdeki kaynakların derlenmesiyle oluşturulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Atık yönetimi
• Plastik atık
• Plastik ayak izi
• Plastik kirliliği

Kaynakça

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