Watch #pulauplastik ('Plastic Island') the new eye-opening documentary on #netflix, and learn more about the campaign that is helping shed light on the catastrophic effects of #plasticswaste from an #indonesian perspective. #SDG3.9 #SDG6.3 #SDG11.6 #SDG12
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Circular economy for plastic achievable but aggressive legislation is needed Improving legal frameworks for waste management and recycling with stricter rules for businesses to follow is needed to tackle the world's plastic crisis, said experts at the Resource Transformation.....

Granted, robust laws mandating #closedloop #economy is a key starting pt. for reducing #plasticswaste, but for #LMIC throughout #ASEAN cont'd financial, infrastructure, reg. compliance issues, and corruption work to feed skeptics, and undermine the #ideal.
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A 2021 #fieldstudy from Haberstroh et.al. found that during #monsoons an est. daily 200K kg of #plasticswaste was released from #Phnompenh into the #Mekong #Tonlésap #Bassac #rivers (42% of all #plasticpollution generated by the city).
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Thailand to ban scrap plastics imports by 2026 and reduce each year from now - REB Market Intelligence Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced plans to ban imports of scrap plastics by 1 January 2026.

#Thailand #environment Minister Silpa-archa has called for a phase out of 50K tonnes of annual #imported #plasticswaste till a total ban in 2026. He has since opted for the policy to be reviewed to expedite the total ban by this year, or by 2023. #SDG12.5
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Anti-hazardous waste network calls for an immediate end of plastic waste import | Bangkok Tribune FacebookTweetLinkedInPinShares73 The import of “plastic waste” would hamper the state’s efforts to tackle plastic waste

An additional 250K tonnes of #plasticswaste will be allowed into #Thailand this year due to a reversal of the 2020 plastics waste ban. This, 1. puts price pressure on #recycled plastics, 2. impacts #healthandenvironment, 3. facilitates cont'd #COVID risk.
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Meijer et. al. in a 2021 published study identified an estimated 1656 #rivers #worldwide that serve as conduits for 80% of the #ocean's #plasticswaste. The top 10 worst are located in the #asiapacificregion with 7 out of the 10 found in the #Philippines.
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Two years into a nationwide plan to reduce #singleuse and #nonbiodegradable #plasticswaste in #Vietnam,11-12% is #recycled while most is still burned, buried, or dumped into waterways leading to further #river and #ocean #pollution. #SDG11 #SDG12 not yet.
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In relevance to #WorldEnvironmentDay a 2021 study from Zhao et.al. showed that the #GeoSpatial #Network of #global #plasticswaste trade between 2000 to 2019 includes, #Malaysia #Vietnam #Singapore #Thailand #Indonesia as net importers.
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The Plastic Waste Crime Problem Plastic consumption has exploded over the years. This has caused plastic waste production worldwide to steadily increased by 10 million metric tons every year in the last 10 years, to reach almost 360...

Continued mass #export of #plasticswaste from the #USA #Japan #UK #Germany #Belgium #Australia #NZ to #ASEAN nations coupled with the region's lack of uniform #import and #wastemanagement #regulation has made it rife for an #illegal plastics waste trade.
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‘In #Thailand, the #Philippines and #Malaysia, more than 75% of the material value of #recyclable #plastic is lost — the equivalent of $6 bil. a year...’ Private-Public partnerships can help facilitate #upscaling and #repurposing #singleuse #plasticswaste. thailand-business-news.com/environment/...

Can a circular economy ease Thailand’s trash woes? This startup thinks so While efforts are made to reduce new trash entering circulation, a Pattani-based startup is banking on the growth of the circular economy.

'...Turning the waste problem into profit.' Efforts in #socialenterprise like #Tlejourn in #Thailand who #upcycle #plasticswaste into casual footwear are helping inspire a new movement in #circulareconomy. #responsibleconsumptionASEAN #SDG12
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A recent #greenpeacethailand #plasticswaste audit identified 5 CoS, the top 3 - CP, Dutch Mill, and Osotspa among the most #polluting brands in #Thailand. Until policy ideas such as #EPR are mandated by #ASEAN govts. #accountability remains out of reach.
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As w/ much of #ASEAN, #singleuse #plasticswaste has exploded across the #Philippines during the #pandemic. Also, the country is a top worldwide plastics #polluter, and has virtually no data collection/management system for plastics use. #SDG12 not on track
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#Cambodia's NCSD is exploring the idea of a #plasticswaste management system for coastal and #Mekong #river basin areas. #waste collection/storage systems alone, however, aren't enough. Effective source/use reduction and recycling programmes are essential.
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E-waste imports banned The Commerce Ministry has announced a ban has been imposed on the import of 428 types of electronic waste, or e-waste, declaring Thailand is not a global dumpsite.

An "official" ban on #Ewaste imports by the #Thai government has come into force on 15 Sept 2020...under a 2018 resolution by the E-waste #plasticswaste subcommittee. 2018? Is this the real deal, or more unenforced "smoke and mirrors?" #SDG12 #WEEEtoxic
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Cordova eyes facility to convert plastic to useful by-products Aside from the solution to possible garbage problems in the future, the mayor added the move will also generate income.

With an anticipated upward #population growth trend #CebuCity municipality #Cordova is exploring the idea of materials recovery facilities #MRF and #waste-to-useful-by-products facilities as a #planning strategy for reducing and #reusing #plasticswaste.
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The Problem With Microplastics From drinking water to the air we breathe and from the Mariana Trench to the Antarctic, microplastics are literally everywhere.

#microplastics are beginning to receive scientific attention. Much of the #risk is unknown, but not with #plasticswaste in general. 67% of caught #fish in the #GulfofThailand and 89% of #indonesian anchovies have been found #contaminated w/ microplastics theaseanpost.com/article/prob...

The Rise In Plastic Waste Crime The overwhelming amount of plastic waste has now opened doors to criminal networks.

An increase in #illegal #plasticswaste shipping, and open burning, along w/ fraudulent waste registrations happening mostly in #SoutheastAsia are talked about in a recent report by #INTERPOL. Nations w/weak #WasteManagement oversight are most at-risk.
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#myanmarrecycles in #Yangon was selected among 8 other #recycling firms #worldwide by #3RInitiative to be part of a project that adds value to #plasticswaste by upscaling recovery and recyling through a market-based crediting mechanism. #BuildBackBetter
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Witness the power of #civilsociety in helping "#regulate" #environmental #pollution. #Abbot Ottamasara of the Thabarwa meditation centre in #Myanmar organised a #plasticswaste #recycling drive that has generated an estimated $10K(USD) in savings.
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Report: Consumers and business concerned about plastic waste but expect governments to do more The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food Industry Asia (FIA) today released a regional survey of consumers and food and beverage businesses across South-East Asia that shows a signific...

A recent #UNEP survey in #SoutheastAsia found that consumers are concerned, but most are not changing their habits to reduce #plasticswaste, most business' realise they fall short of helping abate this #crisis , and that government isn't doing enough.
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Zero plastic waste closer The Department of Pollution Control (DPC) is making progress in drafting the country's first-ever plastic waste management bill, with a goal to make plastic 100% recyclable by 2027.

#Thailand generates 2 Mil. tonnes of #plasticswaste per year. 25% is #recycled. New draft legislation solely focusing on plastics waste management is aimed at promoting #CircularEconomy, and mandating Industry extended producer responsibility #EPR.
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Marine Lives Matter Plastic bags are harming, and even killing, marine animals.

Two-thirds of #plasticswaste from rural areas of #Indonesia end up in river and ocean due to lack of #wastemanagement infrastructure and services. Waste collection investment, and use of renewables like #bakalpurun will be a move in the right direction.
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The #COVID19 #pandemic has resulted in measurably higher consumer and medical #plasticswaste to this already problematic situation throughout #SoutheastAsia. #Thailand is currently the only #Asean nation to enact a full-ban on imported plastics waste.
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Between 2016 to 2018 #plasticswaste grew by 171% throughout the #asean region. If regional governments fail to develop a harmonised plan for tackling this issue the health and environmental impacts will be profoundly magnified over time.
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Speaking on behalf of #Thailand, which enforced a ban on imports of all #PlasticsWaste in 2025 & of all #ewaste in 2020, Jullapong Thaveesri presents various persecution cases of illegal waste in which the collaboration with the police was instrumental.

Plastics create big problems for energy from waste projects In a surprising finding researchers say energy from waste (EfW) facilities in some parts of the world may emit more carbon per unit of electricity output than coal-fired power plants. The researchers...

Plastics create big problems for energy from waste projects #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #PlasticsWaste #EnergyFromWaste #EnvironmentalImpact