Addressing Plastic Pollution Through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Southeast Asia Author: Michikazu Kojima Senior Advisor to the President on Environmental Issues, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia Plastic Pollution and EPR Numerous academic studies have unveiled Southeast Asia as a significant hotspot for plastic pollution, primarily due …
Reducing Marine Plastics: the Importance of Regional Knowledge Sharing and Policy Harmonisation Vientiane, 23 August 2023: Experts and representatives of the ASEAN+3 Member States gathered in Vientiane, Laos to discuss the progress and challenges of national and regional efforts in addressing marine plastic pollution. Among the key points discussed, the speakers …
3RproMar Knowledge Partnership: Preventing Marine Plastic Pollution for a Stronger Circular Economy in ASEAN Bali, 22 May 2023: ‘Reduce Reuse Recycle to Protect Marine Debris and Coral Reefs’ (3RproMar), an ASEAN-German cooperation project implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with the ASEAN Secretariat, successfully organised its 2…
Extended Producer Responsibilities and Private Sector Initiatives Key Factors in Curbing Marine Plastic in the Philippines Manila, 14 April 2023: Various stakeholders in the Philippines gathered here today in a hybrid event aiming to stock-take the progress and discuss the many ways private companies have been contributing to combating plastic waste and marine plastic …
Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia: Fostering Peer-to-peer Learning, Understanding Unique Local Challenges 23 November 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) co-hosted a hybrid seminar entitled “The Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) …
