The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC (English)

The enormous amount of plastic waste – especially litter from plastic packaging – that leaks into the natural environment each year is a global concern with severe environmental consequences, particularly for marine life and human health. Limitations in waste collection and waste treatment systems exacerbate the issue. Ensuring proper collection and management of plastic packaging waste is critical for building a reuse and recycling system that enables...

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Author

World Bank;
Document Date
2022/01/01
Document Type
Report
Report Number
168242
Volume No
1
Country
South East Asia, East Asia and Pacific,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2022/01/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
Keywords
packaging waste

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

4S-Rethinking Plastics: Support for ASEAN Region and Select Countries on Marine Plastics -- P170994

Major Sector

FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

Theme

FY17 - Adaptation,FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management,FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Oceans,FY17 - Mitigation,FY17 - Water Pollution,FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management

Sector

FY17 - Public Administration - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management,FY17 - Waste Management

TF No/Name

TF0B1003-EAP-Regional Support on Marine Plastics Litter for ASEAN,TF0B1257-Philippines Marine Plastics Project,TF0B1425-PH-Support Plastic Policies and Investments to Reduce Ocean Plastics in,TF0B2100-2.2.-MY-Malaysia National Marine Debris Management,TF0B4084-Philippines Pillar-Support for ASEAN Region and Select Countries on Mar

Topics

Circular Economy,Environmental Management,Marine Solid Waste Debris,Recyclable Revenues for Waste Management,Waste Management Regulation,

Unit Owning

EAP ENR PM 2 (SEAE2)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

East Asia and Pacific Region Marine Plastics Series;

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

Citation

World Bank.

The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC (English). East Asia and Pacific Region Marine Plastics Series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099330001272231344

The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC (English)

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