Ecologically Unequal Exchange of Plastic Waste?

IF 1 Q3 SOCIOLOGY
Yikang Bai, Jennifer E. Givens
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Abstract

Plastic production has been increasing since mass production of plastics started in the 1950s. As plastic production has continued to rise, so has plastic waste. Meanwhile, international trade in plastic waste has increased as well. The narrative about global trade in plastic waste oftentimes is that the Global North transfers waste to the Global South. However, little is known quantitatively about the extent to which the Global North shifts environmental harms of plastic waste to the Global South. We examine the extent to which global trade in plastic waste provides evidence for ecologically unequal exchange relationships from 2003 to 2013. We then explore whether plastic waste can be a resource for some countries. Specifically, we investigate how trade in plastic waste is associated with level of economic development in high-income countries and non-high-income countries. The findings provide nuanced evidence of ecologically unequal exchange relationships between high-income countries and non-high-income countries in plastic waste trade. The results also indicate that higher plastic waste import is associated with greater economic development in non-high-income countries. This research advances our understanding of the theory of ecologically unequal exchange in the context of international trade in plastic waste.
塑料垃圾的生态不平等交换?
自20世纪50年代开始大规模生产塑料以来,塑料产量一直在增加。随着塑料产量的持续增长,塑料垃圾也在不断增加。与此同时,塑料垃圾的国际贸易也有所增加。关于全球塑料垃圾贸易的说法往往是,全球北方将垃圾转移到全球南方。然而,关于全球北方将塑料垃圾的环境危害转移到全球南方的程度,人们在数量上知之甚少。我们研究了2003年至2013年全球塑料垃圾贸易在多大程度上为生态不平等的交换关系提供了证据。然后,我们探讨塑料垃圾是否可以成为一些国家的资源。具体而言,我们调查了高收入国家和非高收入国家的塑料垃圾贸易与经济发展水平的关系。这些发现为高收入国家和非高收入国家在塑料垃圾贸易中的生态不平等交换关系提供了细微的证据。研究结果还表明,塑料垃圾进口量的增加与非高收入国家的经济发展有关。这项研究促进了我们对国际塑料废物贸易背景下生态不平等交换理论的理解。
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Journal of World-Systems Research
Journal of World-Systems Research Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
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