Compliance and Enforcement to reduce waste and sea-based fishing waste

Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law (ARIEL)

This session will examine the existing mechanisms to reduce and regulate the trade in waste and examine international collaboration to promote effective enforcement to reduce waste and the illegal waste trade. The session will introduce the WasteForce Program and a recent publication on Waste Crime Prosecution Guidance which aims to promote cooperation between Europe and Asia. The session will provide for opportunities for questions and consider recommendations for enforcement strategies for effective compliance and enforcement.

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Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA): How to expand waste management to medium, small cities and rural areas?

Some studies show that plastic wastes leaked to the ocean are generated from small cities and rural areas. To reduce marine plastics and risk of infection, it is crucial to expand waste collection and proper disposal in middle, small cities and rural areas.

There are economies of scale in sanitary landfill sites and some waste treatment technologies. To reduce the investment cost of waste disposal sites, it is important for municipalities to treat and dispose waste jointly. This session aims to share good practices on how to expand waste management to medium, small cities and rural areas in ASEAN Countries.

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“How to Expand Waste Management Service to Rural Area?” Regional Waste Management in Asian Countries

The Solid Waste Management of the Local Administrative Organization in Thailand

Tackling plastic waste through the Basel Convention

Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Making global headlines, in 2019, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention adopted the Plastic Waste Amendments, making it the only global legally binding instrument specifically addressing plastic waste. Conscious of the urgent need to tackle this global pollutant, the Conference of the Parties took a series of decisions, such as the establishment of the Plastic Waste Partnership. A range of initiatives and projects are underway to strengthen Parties’ capacity. This side event will explore the critical role of the Basel Convention in tackling plastic waste and provide an inspiration for action to strengthen control of transboundary movements, advance environmentally sound management and tackle sources of plastic waste.

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Local, National and Regional efforts in South East Asia for keeping plastic out of the ocean

Environmental Justice Foundation

This session will focus on showcasing advocacy efforts from international organization, local government and civil society agencies working in South East Asia to introduce community-based solutions to marine litter, highlight opportunities to expand and showcase avenues for collaboration across multiple levels, and engage in dialogue with the audience so that they feel they can work in their home countries on these issues.

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The Directors’ Cut: “Ready, Set, Show……”

Plasticity

Plasticity’s decade of insight distilled into a playlist of scripts, roles and characters which will shape the future of plastic – Recovery. Learn how commitments, measurement and engagement will help your institution outperform.

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WWF: Actions to support no plastics in nature

In this side event, hear from different perspectives - business, policy and cities’ initiative - as actions come together to contribute to No Plastics in Nature.

A. Is there a truly sustainable material for packaging? (16:00-16:45)

Businesses are aware of the problems associated with plastic use. However, in their quest to move away from plastic, they may choose a material that has a higher environmental footprint, unknowingly shifting the environmental burden to another system. Through this side event, WWF will debunk misconceptions of materials and cover how differences in waste management in various countries affect the material selection. Cloversoft, a manufacturer in eco-friendly household products, will share their journey in reducing unnecessary packaging.

B. Plastic Smart Cities x Extended Producer Responsibility (16:45-17:30)

We believe change also starts from the ground up. Plastic Smart Cities is a WWF initiative working with cities worldwide to keep plastic out of nature since 2018, working with 25 pilot cities to achieve a 30% reduction in plastic leakage by 2025, through better waste management and advancing circular economy. Another key pillar in the No Plastics in Nature is the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) project. Studies have reported that a significant amount of mismanaged plastic waste came from countries in Southeast Asia, the current waste management system has proven to be inefficient. A revision of the existing system is needed to work with producers through an EPR scheme and hold producers accountable for end-of-life products and packaging management. Through this side event, we will share some of the key works from Plastic Smart Cities in Vietnam and key insights from the recently launched EPR studies in Malaysia and Philippines.

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In this side event, hear from different perspectives – business, policy and cities’ initiative – as actions come together to contribute to No Plastics in Nature

Actions to support No Plastics in Nature

WWF’s EPR Project

Actions to support No Plastics in Nature

Circular economy in developing countries and the informal sector: how to ensure environmental, economic, and social impacts?

3R Initiative, South Pole

New approaches are needed to meaningfully scale up waste collection and management to support the transition to a circular economy in developing countries. This interactive session will explore new methods to increase transparency and accountability in impact reporting, while scaling up solutions to prevent plastic pollution. This includes discussions on the role of the informal sector in developing countries and how to integrate this sector into "formal" processes and into global waste management databases. We will also discuss the ways in which environmental, economic and social goals can be achieved through the reduction of plastic waste and how credible impacts can be measured and reported. We will also include discussions between the private sector and on-the-ground projects to explore how "beyond-value-chain investments" can accelerate the transition towards a circular economy.

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Footprints on the pathway to circularity: perspectives from investors, companies and solutions providers

Albizia Capital

A competitive firm that produces plastic waste does so because it believes it is the best solution to other problems it faces, such as ensuring longevity and non-contamination of its product through often long and difficult distribution channels. It has chosen this course because it believes it is the lowest cost and lowest risk option, after considering and working through the alternatives it sees. It is not happy about the resulting pollution but views it as an unavoidable consequence of other risks and costs.

Encouraging firms to move towards a circular approach to their plastic needs to start from a perspective that fully understands this position.

This panel will look at this discussion from the perspective of a UN PRI signatory investor specializing in the consumer sector in ASEAN, a leading regional consumer goods company and a plastics-waste solutions provider to discuss how to make the steps on the path to footprinting and circularity more compelling and simpler for companies to make.

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Eliminating marine plastic – policy, science, business and stakeholder actions

Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia
Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Discussions take stock of the status and challenges regarding the efforts to eliminate marine plastics in the East Asian region. The panel aims to present the national, regional and global dimensions of policies and challenges, and promote discussions towards developing multi-stakeholder partnership for eliminating marine plastics through innovative policies, business model transformation, consumers’ behavioural changes, and innovation and technological advancement.

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Regional Capacity Center for Clean Seas (RC3S): Clean seas solutions to marine pollution from land-based activities: a collaborative approach

The side event “Clean Seas Solutions to Marine Pollution from Land-based Activities: Collaborative Approach” serves as a platform to connect private sectors and the young minds across the region, to bridge partnerships between them in supporting coastal and marine pollution and degradation control in Indonesia. Partnerships and collaboration are critical for bringing together the expertise and resources of stakeholders to generate better solutions in addressing the issue of marine litter. More coordinated actions through the two type of interaction will reduce duplication and redundancy, while also increasing the scope and impacts of actions.

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Applying Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia as a solution to marine pollution from land based activities based on collaborative approaches

Clean Seas Solutions to Marine Pollution from Land-based Activities: Collaborative Approach from Private Sector

Clean Seas Solutions to Marine Pollutions from Land – Based Activities

Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) – East Asian Seas framework for action on marine pollution from land

Scientific Solutions to Marine Pollution from Land-based Activities based on Collaborative Approach in Southeast Asia

Youth Solutions to Marine Pollution from Land-based Activities based on Collaborative Approach

The New Plastic Economy for Viet Nam

Circular Economy Vietnam (CL2B)

A desk research of over 70 reports and interviews with various experts in Viet Nam’s plastic & plastic recycling sector is ongoing to bring a comprehensive analysis on the country’s recycling plastic market understanding and what the gaps are for Viet Nam to apply the new plastic economy. (Final publication will be on 21st December 2020). The session will include highlights of Viet Nam’s recycling plastic market, the gaps in the areas of waste management infrastructure, information and knowledges, legal framework, and the trends and the potential arising not only from global pressures to support a more circular economy but also in attracting investment to build the new plastic economy in Viet Nam.

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