Perpetual | Reuse Realized: Unleashing Solutions in the ASEAN Region
Highlighting a critical paradigm shift in Southeast Asia’s combat against marine and terrestrial plastic waste, this report establishes a comprehensive strategic roadmap for scaling reuse and refill models across Southeast Asia. Covering six key ASEAN nations: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam, the report evaluates the systemic barriers currently hindering non-disposable alternatives, […]
Global Plastic Action Partnership | Plastic Pollution and Biodiversity in Colombia: Pathways for Environmental and Economic Resilience
Every year in Colombia, approximately 31,000 tonnes of plastic leak into aquatic ecosystems, 68,000 tonnes end up in soils, and more than 202,000 tonnes are openly burned. WWF Colombia, as the implementor of the Colombian National Plastics Action Platform (NPAP Colombia), with support from the World Economic Forum (WEF) through the Global Plastic Action Partnership […]
ERIA, IGES | Plastic Pollution Countermeasures: Effective Global Actions and Case Studies from East Asia
Plastic pollution represents one of the most pressing environmental threats facing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia, a region where seven nations account for approximately 65% of annual global plastic emissions into the ocean. Published jointly by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Institute for […]
Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Paper-Based Flexible Packaging
Tackling flexible plastic packaging waste and pollution is essential to solving plastic pollution. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s decade of work on this challenge, culminating in the 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business, identifies it as one of three key systemic barriers to realising a circular economy and curbing plastic pollution. Addressing this is a top priority […]
Packaging EPR in Practice: Eight Key Implementation Insights from Chile
These insights are based on a regional study tour conducted in Chile from May 11-16, 2026, organized as part of the Clean Caribbean project, implemented by WWF Germany and WWF Mesoamerica and funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), with the participation and support of […]
TOMRA | Unlocking Cirularity : Insights from High Performing Deposit Return Systems
Deposit systems are growing in popularity as the world comes to terms with the waste management and plastic pollution challenge. In 2024, the European Union adopted its Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation, explicitly requiring member states to implement a deposit return system in order to reach a 90% collection rate for plastic beverage containers by […]
GIZ | Scaling Reuse System Through Behaviour Change: Insights from Southeast Asia
Plastic pollution remains one of the most critical environmental crises in Southeast Asia, fueled by rapid urbanisation and an overwhelming reliance on single-use sachets and takeaway packaging. While recycling remains a vital part of the puzzle, true sustainability requires stopping waste at the source through scalable circular-economy initiatives. This comprehensive GIZ report explores how behavioural […]
The World Bank, PROBLUE | Technologies and Solutions to Manage Plastic Waste in Small and Remote Islands: Using the Technology Options for Plastic Waste in Island Contexts (TOPIC) Toolbox for Islands in Malaysia
The rapid escalation of global marine plastic pollution has reached a critical breaking point, with ocean-bound plastic waste projected to triple to 29 million tons by 2040. Isolated coastal communities and small islands sit on the absolute frontline of this environmental crisis, facing unique vulnerabilities due to high coastline-to-area ratios, fluctuating tourism spikes, and exorbitant […]
WRAP | Catalysing Systemic Action Against Plastic Pollution – A Roadmap for Purpose Driven Funders
Global plastic pollution is currently on a trajectory to triple by 2040, threatening irreversible harm to marine ecosystems, accelerating the climate crisis, and deepening social injustices within the informal waste sector. While downstream solutions like recycling receive the lion’s share of current funding, a major funding gap of over $67 billion per year persists, particularly […]
WWF | Playbook: Reuse at the Point of Sale
While legal frameworks provide the necessary structure for circularity, the ultimate success of reusable packaging often hinges on the split-second decisions made by consumers at the counter. The “Reuse at the Point of Sale” playbook explores the power of behavioural science—specifically “nudging”—to shift consumer habits towards more sustainable choices without restricting their options. By summarising […]