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Turning the tide on plastic pollution through regional collaboration in South-east Asia
Countries are using innovative methods to measure and monitor plastics leakage on land and into rivers and regional seas. Globally successful examples of market-based instruments and legislation are also being tried out. Asean members are looking for guidance and best practices to enable customisation.
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With Asean’s leadership, South-east Asia is moving towards sustainability by transforming the ways that plastics are produced and used.
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Axel van Trotsenburg and Lim Jock Hoi
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Heralded as a miracle material in the mid-20th century, plastics now touch every aspect of daily life worldwide. But the explosion of plastic waste poses significant threats - and associated costs - for public health, livelihoods and the environment.
Today, an estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic are entering the ocean each year. And without urgent action, this amount will triple over the next two decades.
