Plastic waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: Crisis or opportunity?

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a huge impact on the plastic waste management in many countries due to the sudden surge of medical waste which has led to a global waste management crisis. Improper management of plastic waste may lead to various negative impacts on the environment, animals, and human health. However, adopting proper waste management and the right technologies, looking in a different perception of the current crisis would be an opportunity. About 40% of the plastic waste ended up in landfill, 25% incinerated, 16% recycled and the remaining 19% are leaked into the environment. The increase of plastic wastes and demand of plastic markets serve as a good economic indicator for investor and government initiative to invest in technologies that converts plastic w

SUBMITTER: Khoo KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9759681 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature