Plastic Impacts in Argentina: a Critical Research Review Contributing to the Global Knowledge

ARIAS, ANDRÉS H.; HARTE, AGUSTÍN; RONDA, ANA C.; PÉREZ, ANALÍA F.; RIMONDINO, GUIDO N.; MARCOVECCHIO, JORGE E.

Current Environmental Health Reports

Springer

Año: 2021

Argentine scientists have created the national alliance called SciEnce for Plastic Impacts Argentina (SEPIA). SEPIA is a network which aims to systemize plastic pollution research, coordinate methodologies, and enhance relationships with decision-makers, NGOs, and the general public. A time gap was found between the designation of principal international multilateral agreements and the implementation of national regulations for plastic waste treatment, with a tendency to include advanced concepts as Extended Producer Responsibility and Circular Economy