dc.contributor.author	Cassou, Emilie
dc.date.accessioned	2018-03-23T15:50:04Z
dc.date.available	2018-03-23T15:50:04Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03-23
dc.description.abstract	Although the agricultural sector is not the largest user of plastics, their rapid appearance on farms the world over is quietly turning into a substantial pollution concern. Versatile and economical as they are, plastics are found all over farms. From machines to mulches, they are the stuff of bags and tubs, of tubes and tools, of tags and trays, and of pots and twine. Plastic films are used to cover greenhouses and hug plants around the root zone. Other kinds of plastics are used as ingredients in chemicals. Farms use millions of tons of plastics each year, costing them billions of dollars, a testament to how useful they are. To the extent that they can help to save water, dissuade pests, suppress weeds with less reliance on chemicals or fire, and save fuelby lightening equipment and containers, some of their wide-ranging benefits include ecological ones. Yet more than unsightly, discarded plastics can damage farmland and cause harm to humans and wildlife alike, making their celebrated durability a long-term pollution and public health worry.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122161521208357388/Plastics
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/29505
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/29505
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Agricultural Pollution;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	PLASTIC WASTE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLYETHYLENE
dc.subject	WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	COMPOSTING
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject	PLASTIC BURNING
dc.subject	BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC
dc.title	Plastics	en
dc.type	Brief	en
dc.type	Fiche	fr
dc.type	Resumen	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/29187 Challenge of Agricultural Pollution Book
okr.crossref.title	Plastics
okr.date.disclosure	2018-03-22
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Brief
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122161521208357388/Plastics
okr.guid	122161521208357388
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/29505
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/29505
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b0857f5967_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	29726577
okr.identifier.report	124346
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122161521208357388/pdf/124346-repl-WB-Knowledge-Plastic.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.sector	Water, Sanitation and Waste Management
okr.theme	Environment and natural resource management :: Pollution management and environmental health
okr.topic	Agriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topic	Environment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.topic	Environment::Water Resources Management
okr.topic	Rural Development::Sustainable Land and Crop Management
okr.unit	ENR GP EAP1 (GEN2A)

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