CONTROVERSIES AROUND THE SANCTION OF LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PACKAGING WASTE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: REFLECTIONS FROM THE ARGENTINE CASE (2003-2019)

Abstract

For at least two decades, draft laws on recyclable waste and packaging management have been discussed in Argentina. This article analyzes the points of agreement and the controversies between the sectors in conflict regarding the orientations of these debates in three different areas: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Province of Buenos Aires and Nation. Secondary sources were consulted (legislative files, reports, public documents and bibliography) and a series of key actors (specialists on the subject, legislative advisers, referents of cooperatives, legislators, officials and technicians) were interviewed.

Extended producer responsibility (EPR; waste management; regulations and governance; waste pickers