Sustainable solutions for reducing plastic packaging in Asia

Approaches, challenges and recommendations for the Malaysian Government

Encouraging the transition to a Circular ICT sector in Malaysia

This study aims to develop recommendations for improving the circularity of theInformation Communication Technology (ICT) value chain in Malaysia, as an example of how an emerging economy with a significant manufacturing base can react to global trends and future-proof its industry. The recommendat

OVERARCHING POLICY RECOMMENDATION Indonesia

Collaborative Actions for Single Use Plastic Prevention in Southeast Asia (CAP SEA)

The main objective of this paper is to provide recommendations to the Indonesian government for the prevention of single-use plastics and packaging waste in Indonesia. The recommendations have been drafted on the basis of the CAP-SEA’s support activities to the political partners in Indonesia.

Policy Recommendation for Thailand

SUP and Packaging Waste Prevention

The objective of this policy brief is to support the vision of the Bio-Circular- Green Economy Model (BCG Model) of Thailand. The main focus of this policy brief is on promoting the circularity of plastic materials through upstream measures, i.e., prevention, reuse, and design approaches for support

Economic Measures for Packaging Waste Prevention

The main aim in packaging waste prevention must be the reduction of primary re-source use and of waste generated. To exemplify the urgency: if our plastic packag-ing use would continue to grow like it currently does, even with increased used of recyclates the requirement of virgin feedstock would st

Checking the facts!

Why are biobased and biodegradable plastic not part of the solution to reduce plastic waste?

This report has been prepared to provide simple assistance to CAP SEA partner organisations in their work. Science-based background knowledge on biobased and biodegradable plastic shall enable the partners to avoid regrettable substitution of single-use products. For instance, replacement of single-

Analysis of existing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies

Material choices for environment-friendly packaging design

There is a growing agreement on negative consequences of increasing single-use plastic and packaging waste to human health, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, climate change and biodi- versity. However, implementation of measures to tackle the problem vary considerably. The prevalent inconsistency i

State of play

Recycled content in plastic material with focus on PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP

The GIZ is implementing a global project “Support of the Export Initiative for Green Technologies” as a contribution to solving key environmental problems on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). The BMU Export Initiative aims to export know-how available in Germany an

Design-for-recycling (D4R) – State of play

The GIZ is implementing a global project “Support of the Export Initiative for Green Technologies” as a contribution to solving key environmental problems on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). The BMU Export Initiative aims to export know-how available in Germany an

Internal paper prepared for the Technical Working Groups of the CAP-SEA project in partner countries

Considerations for packaging classification

The GIZ is implementing a global project “Support of the Export Initiative for Green Technologies” as a contribution to solving key environmental problems on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). The BMU Export Initiative aims to export know-how available in Germany an