Overview

Monitoring and assessment of plastics helps to produce the data and scientific knowledge needed to address marine plastic issues in the ASEAN+3 region.

This section provides information on methodologies and references that can be used in monitoring and assessing plastics. This includes plastic flow in the economy through Material Flow Analysis (MFA), Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) of plastic products, plastic leakage estimations and the impacts of plastic chemicals on marine ecosystems.

Overview

Monitoring and assessment of plastics helps to produce the data and scientific knowledge needed to address marine plastic issues in the ASEAN+3 region.

This section provides information on methodologies and references that can be used in monitoring and assessing plastics. This includes plastic flow in the economy through Material Flow Analysis (MFA), Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) of plastic products, plastic leakage estimations and the impacts of plastic chemicals on marine ecosystems.