As plastic waste accumulates in the ocean at alarming rates, the need for efficient and sustainable remediation solutions is urgent. One solution is the development and mobilization of technologies that either 1) prevent plastics from entering waterways or 2) collect marine and riverine plastic pollution. To date, however, few reports have focused on these technologies, and information on various technological developments is scattered. This leaves policymakers, innovators, and researchers without a central, comprehensive, and reliable source of information on the status of available technology to target this global problem. The goal of this study was to address this gap by creating a comprehensive inventory of technologies currently used or in development to prevent the the thleakage of plastic pollution or collect existing plastic pollution. Our Plastic Pollution Prevention and Collection Technology Inventory (https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/plastics-technology-inventory) can be used as a roadmap for researchers and governments to 1) facilitate comparisons between the scope of solutions and the breadth and severity of the plastic pollution problem and 2) assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses of current technological approaches. We created this inventory from a systematic search and review of resources that identified technologies. Technologies were organized by the type of technology and target plastics (i.e., macroplastics, microplastic, or both). We identified 52 technologies that fall into the two categories of prevention or collection of plastic pollution. Of these, 59% focus specifically on collecting macroplastic waste already in waterways. While these efforts to collect plastic pollution are laudable, their current capacity and widespread implementation are limited in comparison to their potential and the vast extent of the plastic pollution problem. Similarly, few technologies attempt to prevent plastic pollution leakage, and those that do are limited in scope. A comprehensive approach is needed that combines technology, policymaking, and advocacy to prevent further plastic pollution and the subsequent damage to aquatic ecosystems and human health.

随着塑料废物以惊人的速度累积在海洋中，迫切需要高效且可持续的补救解决方案。一种解决方案是开发和动员以下技术：1）防止塑料进入水道或2）收集海洋和河流塑料污染。但是，迄今为止，很少有报告关注这些技术，并且有关各种技术发展的信息也很分散。这使得决策者，​​创新者和研究人员无法获得针对该全球问题的可用技术状态的集中，全面，可靠的信息来源。这项研究的目的是通过创建当前正在使用或正在开发的技术的综合清单来解决这一差距，以防止塑料污染的泄漏或收集现有的塑料污染。我们的塑料污染预防和收集技术清单（https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/plastics-technology-inventory）可以用作研究人员和政府的路线图，以：1）促进解决方案范围与广度和严重性之间的比较塑料污染问题； 2）帮助确定当前技术方法的优缺点。我们通过对确定技术的资源进行系统搜索和审查来创建此清单。技术是按技术类型和目标塑料（edu / plastics-technology-inventory）可以用作研究人员和政府的路线图，以：1）促进解决方案范围与塑料污染问题的广度和严重性之间的比较，以及2）协助确定当前技术的优势和劣势方法。我们通过对确定技术的资源进行系统搜索和审查来创建此清单。技术是按技术类型和目标塑料（edu / plastics-technology-inventory）可以用作研究人员和政府的路线图，以：1）促进解决方案范围与塑料污染问题的广度和严重性之间的比较，以及2）协助确定当前技术的优势和劣势方法。我们通过对确定技术的资源进行系统搜索和审查来创建此清单。技术是按技术类型和目标塑料（即大塑料，微塑料或两者兼而有之。我们确定了52种技术，它们属于塑料污染的预防或收集两大类。其中，59％的重点是专门收集已经在水道中的大塑料废物。尽管收集塑料污染的这些努力值得称赞，但与它们的潜力和巨大的塑料污染问题相比，它们目前的能力和广泛实施受到限制。同样，很少有技术试图防止塑料污染的泄漏，而那些技术的范围受到限制。需要一种综合的方法，将技术，政策制定和倡导相结合，以防止进一步的塑料污染以及随后对水生生态系统和人类健康的损害。