Key Messages of the BMBF-Research Focus "Plastics in the Environment – Sources· Sinks · Solutions"

The publication summarizes the key messages from all 20 joint research projects and the seven cross-cutting topics of the research focus. Structured by main topics, the central results are presented in order to derive recommendations for various addressees.

01 Sources and pathways of plastics in the environment
02 Ecotoxicological assessment of microplastics as a complex task
03 Plastics in wastewater: detection, investigation, removal
04 Plastics in soils: inputs, behavior and fate
05 Companies need to take more responsibility
06 Not yet efficient enough: waste management and recycling
07 How municipalities can help to reduce plastic emissions
08 Limited options: What influence do consumers have?
09 Significant progress in microplastics analysis
10 Legal recommendations for reducing plastic emissions