Addressing the environmental sustainability of plastics used in agriculture: a multi-actor perspective

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F25%3A00142081" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/25:00142081 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/plc.2024.34" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1017/plc.2024.34</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/plc.2024.34" target="_blank" >10.1017/plc.2024.34</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Addressing the environmental sustainability of plastics used in agriculture: a multi-actor perspective

Original language description

Plastics used in agriculture, commonly known as agriplastics (AP), offer numerous advantages in terrestrial agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, but the diffusion of AP-intensive practices has led to extensive pollution. This review aims to synthesise scientific and policy discussions surrounding AP, examining evidence of their benefits and detrimental environmental and agricultural impacts. Following the proposal of a preliminary general taxonomy of AP, this paper presents the findings from a survey conducted among international experts from the plastic industry, farmer organisations, NGOs and environmental research institutes. This analysis highlights knowledge gaps, demands and perspectives for the sustainable future use of AP. Stakeholder positions vary on the options of ‘rejection’ or ‘reduction’ of AP, as well as the role of alternative materials such as (bio)degradable and compostable plastics. However, there is consensus on critical issues such as redesign, labelling, traceability, environmental safety standards, deployment and retrieval standards, as well as innovative waste management approaches. All stakeholders express concern for the environment. A ‘best practice’-based circular model was elaborated capturing these perspectives. In the context of global food systems increasingly reliant on AP, scientists emphasise the need to simultaneously preserve nature-based and traditional knowledge-based sustainable agricultural practices to enhance food system resilience.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics

ISSN

2755-094X

e-ISSN

2755-094X

Volume of the periodical

3

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2025

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

1-21

UT code for WoS article

001660800500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105005629289