TY  - CONF
AU  - Teofilović, Vesna
AU  - Živković, Milica
AU  - Pucarević, Mira
AU  - Stojić, Nataša
AU  - Miletić, Srđan
AU  - Vrvić, Miroslav
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4951
AB  - Microplastics are microscopic pieces (<5 mm) of plastic materials that can be found at
every corner of our planet. Two ways of their release into the environment can be discerned: primary and secondary microplastics. While primary microplastics are released
directly into the environment as small particles, secondary microplastics are obtained by
breaking down from larger plastic items. Contamination of water and soil with microplastics transfers up the food chain, ends up in organisms and affects nature by changing
its biodiversity. EU legislative has restricted intentionally added microplastics in cosmetic products and issued stricter norms for products that usually release microplastics.
The use of certain single-use plastics is banned, use of lightweight plastics bags restricted, and the producers must cover up expenses for disposal of discarded plastic
packages. We are aware that a complete ban on plastics is not feasible. Nevertheless, it
is essential to notify of microplastics existence and its entire lifecycle. Labelling of
products that contain microplastics can be one of the ways to raise awareness. Informing
consumers about the composition of goods they are using, allows them to make more
conscious and responsible choices, both for themselves and the environment. There are
already some labels for microplastics, but they can be misleading since, if there are no
primary microplastics in the product, it does not mean that this product cannot affect
pollution as secondary microplastics. Therefore, we propose an extensive labelling system, which discerns between goods and packages, as well as between the primary and
secondary microplastics
PB  - Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Rzeszowskiej
C3  - Environmental labels and declarations – normative aspects / Etykiety I deklaracje  środowiskowe  – aspekty normatywne
T1  - Development of novel labelling system for microplastics
SP  - 9
EP  - 18
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_4951
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Teofilović, Vesna and Živković, Milica and Pucarević, Mira and Stojić, Nataša and Miletić, Srđan and Vrvić, Miroslav",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Microplastics are microscopic pieces (<5 mm) of plastic materials that can be found at
every corner of our planet. Two ways of their release into the environment can be discerned: primary and secondary microplastics. While primary microplastics are released
directly into the environment as small particles, secondary microplastics are obtained by
breaking down from larger plastic items. Contamination of water and soil with microplastics transfers up the food chain, ends up in organisms and affects nature by changing
its biodiversity. EU legislative has restricted intentionally added microplastics in cosmetic products and issued stricter norms for products that usually release microplastics.
The use of certain single-use plastics is banned, use of lightweight plastics bags restricted, and the producers must cover up expenses for disposal of discarded plastic
packages. We are aware that a complete ban on plastics is not feasible. Nevertheless, it
is essential to notify of microplastics existence and its entire lifecycle. Labelling of
products that contain microplastics can be one of the ways to raise awareness. Informing
consumers about the composition of goods they are using, allows them to make more
conscious and responsible choices, both for themselves and the environment. There are
already some labels for microplastics, but they can be misleading since, if there are no
primary microplastics in the product, it does not mean that this product cannot affect
pollution as secondary microplastics. Therefore, we propose an extensive labelling system, which discerns between goods and packages, as well as between the primary and
secondary microplastics",
publisher = "Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Rzeszowskiej",
journal = "Environmental labels and declarations – normative aspects / Etykiety I deklaracje  środowiskowe  – aspekty normatywne",
title = "Development of novel labelling system for microplastics",
pages = "9-18",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_4951"
}

Teofilović, V., Živković, M., Pucarević, M., Stojić, N., Miletić, S.,& Vrvić, M.. (2021). Development of novel labelling system for microplastics. in Environmental labels and declarations – normative aspects / Etykiety I deklaracje  środowiskowe  – aspekty normatywne
Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Rzeszowskiej., 9-18.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_4951

Teofilović V, Živković M, Pucarević M, Stojić N, Miletić S, Vrvić M. Development of novel labelling system for microplastics. in Environmental labels and declarations – normative aspects / Etykiety I deklaracje  środowiskowe  – aspekty normatywne. 2021;:9-18.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_4951 .

Teofilović, Vesna, Živković, Milica, Pucarević, Mira, Stojić, Nataša, Miletić, Srđan, Vrvić, Miroslav, "Development of novel labelling system for microplastics" in Environmental labels and declarations – normative aspects / Etykiety I deklaracje  środowiskowe  – aspekty normatywne (2021):9-18,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_4951 .