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Consumer Awareness of Plastic: an Overview of Different Research Areas

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  • Fabiula Danielli Bastos de Sousa

    (Universidade Federal de Pelotas
    Universidade Federal do ABC)

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Plastic makes our society more practical and safer. It is hard to consider eliminating plastic in some sectors, such as the medical field. However, after use, plastic waste becomes a global problem without precedents, and when not properly disposed of, it can cause several socio-environmental problems. Some possible solutions are recycling, the circular economy, proper waste management, and consumer awareness. Consumers play a crucial role in preventing problems caused by plastic. In this work, consumer awareness of plastic is discussed according to the point of view of the research areas—environmental science, engineering, and materials science—based on the analysis of the main authors’ keywords obtained in a literature search in the Scopus database. Bibliometrix analyzed the Scopus search results. The results showed that each area presents different concerns and priorities. The current scenario, including the main hotspots, trends, emerging topics, and deficiencies, was obtained. On the contrary, the concerns from the literature and those of the daily lives of consumers do not seem to fit in, which creates a gap. By reducing this gap, the distance between consumers awareness and their behavior will be smaller.

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  • Fabiula Danielli Bastos de Sousa, 2023. "Consumer Awareness of Plastic: an Overview of Different Research Areas," Circular Economy and Sustainability, Springer, vol. 3(4), pages 2083-2107, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:circec:v:3:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s43615-023-00263-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s43615-023-00263-4
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