Revisão bibliográfica sistemática sobre sacolas plásticas e oxibiodegradáveis e seus impactos ambientais

Abstract

The environment has been affected by human activities over the years in several aspects. Among these, one can cite those related to behaviors that prioritize comfort and as a consequence generate large consumption and disposal of non-durable items such as bags and other packaging, which are often discarded incorrectly. The lack of information regarding the real environmental impacts from the production to the disposal of bags contributes to consumers not favoring solutions with lower environmental impact. In this study, an analysis of the environmental impacts in the stages of use and end of life of plastic and oxybiodegradable bags was performed by means of a Systematic Bibliographic Review, having as justification for this research the preservation of the environment and a greater knowledge about plastic and oxybiodegradable bags. The RBS protocol used resulted in a portfolio of 13 studies aligned with the research question 'what are the environmental impacts caused by plastic and oxybiodegradable bags? Finally, the conclusion was reached that different models of bags used for different purposes may cause different degrees of environmental impacts. For this reason, the most appropriate would be to analyze the circumstances which the bag is used, in order to decide which is the most appropriate bag model.