The Rise of Plastic Waste During Lockdown

Press/Media: Research cited

Description

Keiron Roberts is quoted on the rise of plastic waste during lockdown

Period15 Aug 2020 → 17 Aug 2020

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleItaly garbage dips with virus lockdowns, but plastics rise
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletOur Daily News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/08/20
    DescriptionItaly produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that increased reliance on disposable masks and packaging is imperiling efforts to curb single-use plastics that end up in oceans and seas
    URLourdailynewsonline.com/2020/08/17/italy-garbage-dips-with-virus-lockdowns-but-plastics-rise/
    PersonsKeiron Roberts
  • TitleVirus Outbreak: Italy’s garbage dips amid virus, but plastic waste up
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTaipei Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
    Date17/08/20
    DescriptionItaly produced 10 percent less garbage during its COVID-19 lockdown, but environmentalists have warned that increased reliance on disposable masks and packaging is imperiling efforts to curb single-use plastics that end up in oceans and seas
    URLhttps://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2020/08/17/2003741834
    PersonsKeiron Roberts
  • TitleIn Italy, coronavirus lockdowns have meant less garbage, but more plastics
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLos Angeles Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date15/08/20
    DescriptionItaly produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that increased reliance on disposable masks and packaging is imperiling efforts to curb single-use plastics that end up in oceans and seas
    URLhttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-08-16/italy-garbage-dips-with-virus-lockdowns-but-plastics-rise
    PersonsKeiron Roberts