Plastic Pollution Countermeasures: Effective global actions and case studies from East Asia

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Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

This guidance provides a practical overview of measures to address plastic pollution in ASEAN and its environmental and marine impacts. 

It aims to strengthen knowledge and capacity to reduce plastic pollution and improve waste management, drawing on global actions and East Asian case studies. 

The report focuses on ASEAN Member States and key challenges, including data gaps, limited waste management capacity, low recycling rates, and plastic leakage.

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