Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

is seen to be a critical and effective policy tool to ensure producers are responsible for the end-of-life treatment of their products and packaging.

 

We wrote a report on a customised EPR scheme to address Malaysia's plastic waste pollution by enabling large-scale collection, sorting, and recycling of packaging materials, with strict monitoring and control systems to be implemented by relevant stakeholders.

Single Use Plastics (SUPs)

pose an acute danger to the ASEAN region as a hotspot for ocean pollution where inadequate waste management systems, compounded by high consumption, allow millions of tonnes of plastic waste to leak annually into rivers and seas.

 

We gathered insights from various stakeholders in Malaysia (including government, industry, and civil society) on the unique challenges and actionable strategies needed to mitigate plastic pollution. The report focuses on identifying and assessing high-risk SUPs that are problematic and unnecessary.

Building on the knowledge gained from studying high-risk SUPs in Malaysia, we partnered with cyclos GmbH in Germany to co-develop a harmonized policy approach to address these SUPs in the ASEAN region for the World Bank.

 

This report provides a provides a strategic framework and policy recommendations for ASEAN member states to combat plastic pollution by coordinating restrictive and permissive measures to reduce SUPs within their respective countries.