The Plastic Paradox: Unraveling the SDGs amidst a Sea of Plastics in South Asia

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ARTICLES ASAPPREVViewpointNEXTThe Plastic Paradox: Unraveling the SDGs amidst a Sea of Plastics in South AsiaKhem Raj ShahKhem Raj ShahDepartment of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Lalitpur 46000, NepalMore by Khem Raj ShahView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-0327, Amrita WagleAmrita WagleDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Nobel College, Pokhara University, Sinamangal, Kathmandu 33700, NepalMore by Amrita Wagle, Michael J. AngoveMichael J. AngoveDepartment of Rural Clinical Sciences, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, AustraliaMore by Michael J. Angove, Nasrin AghamohammadiNasrin AghamohammadiSchool of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Kent Street, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, AustraliaMore by Nasrin Aghamohammadi, and Shukra Raj Paudel*Shukra Raj PaudelDepartment of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Lalitpur 46000, Nepal*email protected, +977-9851220184More by Shukra Raj Paudelhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5764-2990Cite this: ACS EST Water 2024, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXXPublication Date (Web):May 16, 2024Publication History Received15 March 2024Accepted8 May 2024Revised3 May 2024Published online16 May 2024https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00223https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00223article-commentaryACS Publications© 2024 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views-Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (2 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Environmental pollution,Plastics,Recycling,Waste management,Wastes Get e-Alerts