Driving and sharing circular solutions to reduce plastic waste
Plastic Smart Cities seeks to scale on-ground action by connecting piloted local solutions to national policy and global stakeholders. By partnering and sharing knowledge with governments, innovators, and communities, we aim to advance circular solutions to reduce plastic pollution.
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Green investments in Southeast Asia reached US$8 billion in 2024, marking a 43% year-on-year increase. This webinar, part of Prevent Waste Alliance's EU Webinar Series on Circular Economy in Southeast Asia, aims to examine how green financing and sustainable investments can accelerate the transition to circular economy (CE) practices in Southeast Asia.
This webinar will bring together governments, regional organisations, development partners, the private sector, and civil society to share lessons learned from the implementation of plastic reduction initiatives across the Caribbean and explore opportunities to strengthen circular approaches to plastics management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Bangkok Climate Action Week (BKKCAW) provides a platform for citizens, creatives, communities, and institutions to come together in new ways, celebrating local leadership and collective imagination to shape a climate-safe, inclusive future for Southeast Asia.
Gain insights into evolving ASEAN policies, national regulations, and sustainability targets driving circular economy progress across the region. Understand how extended producer responsibility (EPR), plastic reduction initiatives, and regional collaborations are transforming the plastics landscape.
The Regional Platform for Innovation and Investments serves as ASEAN's central hub for start-ups, investors, and other actors in the plastics value chain committed to advancing plastic circularity and addressing marine litter.
Building on lessons learned from Expo I in Kuala Lumpur (October 2025), Expo II focuses on exhibiting solutions from across ASEAN, alongside key regional actors and corporates dedicated to circularity.