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About the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris

The Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris was established under Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in 2019 and serves as an information clearinghouse for marine plastic debris issues. The RKC-MPD has its mission to provide support to the ASEAN+3 Member States in addressing challenges associated with this emerging environmental concern.

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OUR PLANET IS CHOKING ON PLASTIC

Source: UN Environment Program
PLASTIC WASTE GENERATION

400

million tonnes per year
GLOBAL PLASTIC WASTE

<10%

has been recycled
PLASTIC PACKAGING

85%

is mismanaged or ends up in the landfill
MARINE PLASTIC

75-199

million tonnes of plastic found in the oceans

NATIONAL FRAMEWORK IN ASEAN +3
TO TACKLE MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS

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PUBLICATIONS

National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAP): A Multistakeholder Approach to Addressing Plastic Pollution in Developing Countries

This report by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Center for Global Commons at the University of Tokyo (CGC), prepared with the support of RKC-MPD ERIA, aims to see what can be learned from National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAP) initiative in Indonesia, Ghana, and Vietnam.
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Building Data on the Plastics Value Chain in ASEAN Member States

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) conducted a study for RKC-MPD ERIA to provide an overview of the information related to the plastics value chain in ASEAN.
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The Way Forward for a Stronger Regional and International Cooperation on Marine Plastic Debris

The Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN, in collaboration with the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA,) hosted an online forum on marine plastic debris issues in the ASEAN region.
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