2023-10-11 ラトガース大学
◆持続可能なアプローチを採用し、プラスチックの責任ある使用、削減、収集、再利用、リサイクルを促進することが、農業におけるプラスチック汚染を軽減するために不可欠です。また、環境に優しい添加物の使用を義務付ける必要があります。プラスチックの使用に関する持続可能なアプローチは、科学的知識に基づいた意思決定と循環経済の原則に基づいている必要があります。
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.rutgers.edu/news/plastic-use-agriculture-must-be-reduced-according-new-research
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00982-4
プラスチックは農業でより持続的に使用できる Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture
Thilo Hofmann,Subhasis Ghoshal,Nathalie Tufenkji,Jan Franklin Adamowski,Stéphane Bayen,Qiqing Chen,Philip Demokritou,Markus Flury,Thorsten Hüffer,Natalia P. Ivleva,Rong Ji,Richard L. Leask,Milan Maric,Denise M. Mitrano,Michael Sander,Sabine Pahl,Matthias C. Rillig,Tony R. Walker,Jason C. White & Kevin J. Wilkinson
Communications Earth & Environment Published:25 September 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00982-4
Abstract
Plastics have become an integral component in agricultural production as mulch films, nets, storage bins and in many other applications, but their widespread use has led to the accumulation of large quantities in soils. Rational use and reduction, collection, reuse, and innovative recycling are key measures to curb plastic pollution from agriculture. Plastics that cannot be collected after use must be biodegradable in an environmentally benign manner. Harmful plastic additives must be replaced with safer alternatives to reduce toxicity burdens and included in the ongoing negotiations surrounding the United Nations Plastics Treaty. Although full substitution of plastics is currently not possible without increasing the overall environmental footprint and jeopardizing food security, alternatives with smaller environmental impacts should be used and endorsed within a clear socio-economic framework. Better monitoring and reporting, technical innovation, education and training, and social and economic incentives are imperative to promote more sustainable use of plastics in agriculture.
