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Retraction

RETRACTED: He, G.; Yu, T. Evaluating the Benefits and Potential of “Plastic Reduction”: A Case Study of College Students in Western China. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16807

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Youth League Committee, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China
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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China
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Sustainability 2024, 16(22), 10069; https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210069
Submission received: 22 October 2024 / Accepted: 24 October 2024 / Published: 19 November 2024
The journal retracts the article “Evaluating the Benefits and Potential of “Plastic Reduction”: A Case Study of College Students in Western China” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the publisher regarding an overlap between this article [1] and unpublished scientific content previously produced by a different research group.
Adhering to our standard procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office that confirmed a significant overlap between this article [1] and the previously produced content, which included images, calculations and text, without appropriate acknowledgment or citation. As a result, the authors, the Editorial Office and the Editorial Board have decided to retract this article [1] as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sustainability.
The authors agree to this retraction.

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  1. He, G.; Yu, T. RETRACTED: Evaluating the Benefits and Potential of “Plastic Reduction”: A Case Study of College Students in Western China. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16807. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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He, G.; Yu, T. RETRACTED: He, G.; Yu, T. Evaluating the Benefits and Potential of “Plastic Reduction”: A Case Study of College Students in Western China. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16807. Sustainability 2024, 16, 10069. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210069

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He G, Yu T. RETRACTED: He, G.; Yu, T. Evaluating the Benefits and Potential of “Plastic Reduction”: A Case Study of College Students in Western China. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16807. Sustainability. 2024; 16(22):10069. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210069

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He, Guoqiang, and Tao Yu. 2024. "RETRACTED: He, G.; Yu, T. Evaluating the Benefits and Potential of “Plastic Reduction”: A Case Study of College Students in Western China. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16807" Sustainability 16, no. 22: 10069. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210069

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He, G., & Yu, T. (2024). RETRACTED: He, G.; Yu, T. Evaluating the Benefits and Potential of “Plastic Reduction”: A Case Study of College Students in Western China. Sustainability 2023, 15, 16807. Sustainability, 16(22), 10069. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210069

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