Marine Plastic Footprint: Science-Based Metrics

According to the report, what is the estimated amount of plastic leaking into the global ocean every year?

Which of the following does the Marine Plastic Footprint methodology aim to improve?

What is the primary focus of the Marine Plastic Footprint methodology, as described in the context?

What are the key steps to applying the Marine Plastic Footprint methodology?

What is the role of 'loss rate' and 'release rate' in the context of marine plastic leakage?

Which factor primarily determines whether plastic waste is categorized as 'mismanaged'?

How do cultural behaviors, climatic conditions and geographic specificities influence release rates?

In the context of the Marine Plastic Footprint, what is meant by 'plastic fate'?

According to the content, what is the aim of the MARILCA working group?

What are the two stages of breaking down loss rates and release rates?

What is a key focus of the Marine Plastic Footprint methodology to guide eco-design projects?

What factors does the degree that the waste is mismanaged depend on?

What distinguishes primary microplastics from secondary microplastics regarding oceanic pollution?

What elements are necessary for the increase of the material amount of plastics?

Which measure reflects a company's influence over the context in which they operate?

What is the primary recommendation for industries exporting to different markets in reducing marine plastic leakage from textiles?

Why does the study focus on inventorying plastic flows into the marine environment but excludes investigation on releases into the terrestrial environment?

Why is it difficult to accurately measure littering rates when evaluating plastic waste?

According to reported European stats, what is the typical material comprising tires?

Why must we continue the study with standardization for future use?

Where are some of the key marine environments needing effective assessment for current threats?

As noted in the foreword, which item can reverse trend?

About 90% of the plastic is produced from fossil fuels. What % of total oil consumption is this?

Though only 7% of plastics has far been recycled, where are recycling averages growing in the recent era?

What accounts for why it is not considered wise to simply shift to circular solutions quickly?

For a product, what must one always consider for its FU (functional unit)?

Littering is the incorrect disposal of an item - what tends to be the usual items?

Burning the waste can achieve a desired environmental outcome, so long as...

If the data sources are few in their amount to the model for the marine plastic footprint, what data is known to be specifically highly unreliable according to current review?

What does the plastic release depend most on?

What was concluded of the findings for the water basins?

Besides fibers, what other materials should one account for when considering runoff?

With relation amount annual plastic waste per capita, which areas of earth tend to have the lowest?

One of ways to minimize waste is increase share of the well managed waste - where is that then treated?

Among types plastics commonly found tires, besides synthetic rubber, what else?

The volume mass that the area of total plastics in consumer makes versus alternative products that need replaced and in full-fillment be?