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Reducing marine plastic by

addressing the plastic value

chain in Southeast Asia

Parallel session 2: Innovative solutions and Technologies on Marine Debris

in ASEAN Region

ASEAN CONFERENCE ON REDUCING MARINE DEBRIS IN ASEAN REGION

22-23 November 2017, Phuket, Thailand

Kakuko Nagatani-Yoshida, UN Environment Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

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Why address pollution? Threatens health, development, equity, future generations

• Impact on human health and

ecosystem is pervasive and

widespread

• Some pollutants particularly

persistent once they end up in the

environment

• Transitioning to a pollution-free

world can foster healthy

competition for innovations in the

economy

• Can create new job opportunities

while enhancing knowledge and

productivity The 2017 Executive Director's Report: Towards a Pollution-Free Planet. https://papersmart.unon.org/resolution/uploads/25_19october.pdf

Projected Urban Waste Generation in some ASEAN Countries

(1995 and 2025)

kg per capita per day

Context

From: United Nations Environment Programme, 2017. Summary Report: Waste Management in ASEAN countries. http://web.unep.org/ietc/resources/publications

Context

From: UNEP and GRID-Arendal, 2016. Marine Litter Vital Graphics. United Nations Environment Programme and GRID-Arendal. Nairobi and Arendal. www.unep.org, www.grida.no

1. The Ocean Conference: Business Roundtable on Marine plastic

pollution (and other events/outreach on marine litter), in June, New

York

2. Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) Meeting, in July in Bali

3. ASEAN-China Seminar on Urban Water Pollution Control, in August,

Shiyan, China

4. East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Combating Marine Plastic

Debris, in September in Bali

5. Lunch time event on Ocean governance, Asia Pacific Environment

Summit, in September, Bangkok

6. CSR Asia Summit: The Marine Plastics Problem and Supply Chains,

October, Bangkok

7. COBSEA Workshop towards Finalization of Strategic Directions 2017-

2021, in September, Bangkok

8. Regional Training Programme on Waste Management and Reduction

of Marine Litter, October, Singapore

9. ASEAN conference on marine debris, November, Phuket

9 opportunities in 2017

Pathway for Change

Regionally coordinated, national regulations on quality and types of

plastics (e.g. thickness, additive selection)

Reduction in marine plastic because less plastics in waterways and coastal areas (even at times of extreme weather events)

Imp

act

Less plastic “wasted” in Southeast Asia

Outreach on impacts of marine plastic and its impacts

Plastic pellet producers and

package manufacturers and users (e.g.

Retail) supporting sustainable

consumption and production

Solu

tio

ns

Me

ans

Increase in plastic

segregation at source

Increase in production and use

of quality plastic (safe and easier to

recycle)

Clear and visible rules/ regulations on waste and wastewater management at the national level

Strong incentives for

plastic recycling

Increase in plastic re-used and recycled (especially bottle-to-bottle recycling)

Plastics in waterways and

coastal areas intercepted for

disposal

Reduction in most harmful and difficult to recycle plastic

Cost of plastic pollution

internalized

compliance with existing regulations on disposal and discharge

Increased recovery and

re-use of plastics

Establishment of plastic pollution expertise in critical sub-national

governments

Awareness on regulations and plastic

pollution and impact created

Increased surveillance and

compliance at critical spillage

sites and occasions

Reduced spillage of plastic to waterways and to the coastal areas in Southeast Asia

Major plastic spillage sites and occasions identified

INTERMEDIATE STATE

Direct Outcome

Plastic in solid waste streams and in wastewater, better managed

Varity and volume of alternative packaging

increased

Powerful branding of alternatives

Switch-over to non-plastic

packaging material

Incentives and risk reduction for plastic

reduction

National and sub-national baseline data on plastic pollution (inc. spillage sites and occasions) collected,

analysed, and disclosed

Region-wide awareness on plastic pollution and public

support for policies to fight it

More certified and registered

plastic recycling companies

Reduction in intentional

plastic introduction

IMPACT IMPACT

INTERMEDIATE STATE

INTERMEDIATE STATE

Medium-term Outcome

INTERMEDIATE STATE

Medium-term Outcome

INTERMEDIATE STATE

Direct Outcome

• Reduction in most harmful and difficult to recycle

plastic >> Less plastic in landfills

• Collection, analysis and disclosure of the information

on plastic value chain (with focus on packaging) >>

Redesign, Reuse and Recycle

• Strong incentives for plastic reduction and recycling

>> Robust formalized recycling with improved

economics and quality

• Identification of major plastic spillage sites and

release occasions >> Region-based research and

monitoring

Identification of opportunities for innovations

in plastic value chain in key sectors/

By types of plastic used: • Plastic-in-product • Plastic-in-packaging • Plastic-in-supply-chain

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2017). The New Plastics Economy: Catalysing Action

UNEP (2014) Valuing Plastics:

The Business Case for Measuring, Managing

and Disclosing Plastic Use in the Consumer Goods Industry.

Bringing sectors and “Chains” closer is

ESSENTIAL to promote innovations and

technology development

• Plastic value chain & Waste value chain

• Policy-makers & Technology providers

• Scientists & Advocates

www.unenvironment.org/environmentassembly

Thank you

Parallel session 2: Innovative solutions and Technologies on Marine Debris in ASEAN Region ASEAN CONFERENCE ON REDUCING MARINE DEBRIS IN ASEAN REGION 22-23 November 2017, Phuket, Thailand