The 3rd #UN UNwaste Trendspotting Alert Bulletin offers up a #plasticswaste 'movement' analysis summary for #ASEAN btwn 2017-2021. Here are some highlights,
1. #G7 and/or 'global north' nations were main exporters to #SEAsia, but also incl. #Thailand.
2. ~Three Mega tonnes (Mt) were exported from the #EU to ASEAN.
3. ~38% net decrease in exports from the #EU
4. Main ASEAN importers incl, #Malaysia #Vietnam and #Indonesia
5. #Germany #Belgium are top exporters to ASEAN
https://www.unodc.org/res/environment-climate/asia-pacific/unwaste_html/Unwaste_Trendspotting_Alert_No.3.pdf
#un #plasticswaste #ASEAN #g7 #seasia #Thailand #eu #malaysia #vietnam #indonesia #germany #belgium
The 2022 #EPI categorical #WasteManagement #index gauges a country's self-awareness of threats from #solidwaste and #ocean #plasticswaste, and #recycling need. #Luxembourg ranks 1 w/an index=79.1. Here's how #ASEAN nations ranked and scored,
#Singapore 7, EPI=71.7
#Brunei 38, EPI=59.7
#Malaysia 84, EPI=33.8
#Indonesia 96, EPI=29.5
#Thailand 100, EPI=28.5
#Vietnam 111, EPI=25.6
#Philippines 116, EPI=23.4
#Lao PDR 130, EPI=16.4
#Cambodia 144, EPI=13.7
#Myanmar 167, EPI=8.2
https://epi.yale.edu/epi-results/2022/component/wmg
#EPI #wastemanagement #index #solidwaste #ocean #plasticswaste #recycling #luxembourg #ASEAN #singapore #brunei #malaysia #indonesia #Thailand #vietnam #philippines #lao #cambodia #myanmar
#Oceanconservancy finds that #Thailand is one of 4 #ASEAN nations + #China responsible for 50% of #ocean #plasticswaste, which can come from land sources. In early-mid 2022 Thailand passed a law banning #singleuseplastics in all of its National Parks w/fines up to $3K USD for violators. Protecting the region's #wildlife is key to #biodiversity which is key to protecting #humanhealth; but is there the will AND resources for compliance/enforcement to be taken seriously?
https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2022/04/06/thai-national-parks-ban-single-use-plastics.html
#oceanconservancy #Thailand #ASEAN #china #ocean #plasticswaste #singleuseplastics #wildlife #biodiversity #HumanHealth
#HCM, a city of 10 Mil ppl does not have a formal #recycling system, but generates nearly 10K tonnes of #municipal #SW per day. A ltd. group of emerging businesses operate to repurpose #plasticswaste into 'new' consumer items, #ISCs are not formally recognised by local govt., #landfill operations are expanded, but #WTE is an increasingly acceptable govt. option, and amended #environmentallaw is hampered by lack of compliance/enforcement. What's the solution? #SDG12, not.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/30/ho-chi-minh-citys-plastic-habit-leaves-piles-of-waste
#hcm #recycling #municipal #sw #plasticswaste #iscs #landfill #wte #EnvironmentalLaw #SDG12
In #Indonesia #artistic expression is a #cultural and #spiritual mainstay. Sadly, so to is #solidwaste #pollution. 2019, 210 tonnes of waste shipment from #Brisbane to #Surabaya Port was the impetus for a mobilisation by Indonesian artists in #Australia to protest this action in the form of #art work developed from #plasticswaste. Harnessing the power of #civilsociety & art to help fight #pollution is critical. #plasticology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcxiiztwVN4
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/artists-environment-and-truth-telling-in-indonesia
https://aiya.org.au/2019/09/10/art-vs-pollution-indonesian-artists-taking-a-stand/
#indonesia #artistic #cultural #spiritual #solidwaste #pollution #brisbane #surabaya #australia #art #plasticswaste #civilsociety #plasticology
Maddening, frustrating, then comes some form of capitulation. #Thailand generates millions of tonnes of #plasticspollution annually w/mismgmnt leading to ltd. traceable #plasticswaste #importation(??), and repeat #corporate #environmental violations poisoning rivers, and plantable soils w/nary a 'wrist slap.' #RuleofLaw and clarity of proper govt. legal/reg. purview w/out ministry #COI, or #corruption is what is required for effctv. #governance & #accountability. #SDG16
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/thailand-plastic-waste-import-problem-ocean-waterways-3132251
#Thailand #plasticspollution #plasticswaste #importation #corporate #environmental #ruleoflaw #coi #corruption #governance #accountability #SDG16
2nd only to #China as a #global source of #marine #plasticspollution, #Indonesia generates ~8 million tonnes of #plasticswaste per year (>50% mismanaged), while 13 intertwining rivers in #Jakarta incl. the #Cituram (world's most polluted) are filled w/ #solidwaste ~75% of which is #plastics. That's ~10g per capita, and adds up fast given the city's 10 million residents. This dubious distinction for city & nation further tarnishes the #ASEAN region.
https://www.eco-business.com/news/plastic-accounts-for-three-fourths-of-waste-choking-jakartas-rivers/
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/indonesia-should-take-a-leadership-role-in-the-global-plastics-treaty-commentary/
#china #global #marine #plasticspollution #indonesia #plasticswaste #jakarta #Cituram #solidwaste #plastics #ASEAN
The 2020 #EPI score and rankings tabulation show that among #ASEAN nations only #Singapore and #Malaysia have effective #wastemanagement systems w/scores of 99.6 and 81.4, respectively. 8 other nations in the region score from below 50 to 0. What's peculiar is that according to #ourworldindata Malaysia's per capita rate of mismgnd. #plasticswaste is among the highest in #SEAsia (~60X that of the #LionCity nationstate) which doesn't exactly jibe w/an overall system of effective #solidwaste mgmnt.
#EPI #ASEAN #singapore #malaysia #wastemanagement #ourworldindata #plasticswaste #seasia #lioncity #solidwaste
Here's a chart visualisation downloaded from #OxfordUniversity's #ourworldindata comparing per capita mismanaged #plasticswaste outcomes for #ASEAN nations with regional G7/G20 countries #China #India and #JPN. Some of what it shows,
1. High income nations #Singapore and #Brunei had 'lower' mismanagement levels similar to JPN
2. Of the 3 G20 nations #Indonesia fared better than either #China or #India
3. Low-to-Mid-income ASEAN nations dmnstrd. the highest relative levels of #plastics mismgmnt.
#oxforduniversity #ourworldindata #plasticswaste #ASEAN #china #india #Jpn #singapore #brunei #indonesia #plastics
There's the optics of the #phnompenh #rivers cleanup for the #ASEANsummit, then there is the visceral reality...A daily estimated release of 200 kg of #plasticswaste released into #Mekong, Tonlé Sap, and Bassac (42% of the city's #plasticpollution) during the #Monsoons. The summation of unrestrained/non-sustainable #economicdevelopment w/an under developed, under funded #wastemanagement scheme. It's not just cosmetic anymore.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501181467/in-pictures-phnom-penh-river-cleanup-for-asean-summit/
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2198/meta
#phnompenh #rivers #ASEANSummit #plasticswaste #Mekong #plasticpollution #monsoons #economicdevelopment #wastemanagement
#Oceana #Philippines and other #civilsociety stakeholders initiated #litigation proceedings on 15 June 2021 with the nation's Supreme Ct.(w/court dates pending) against the #NSWMC for failing to effectively reg. #coastal and #ocean #plasticswaste. The Rule of Procedure for Environmental Cases allows citizen standing to file legal action to enforce #environmental laws based on a fundamental right to a 'healthy and balanced #ecology.' #SDG16
https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-philippines-plastic-lawsuit-highlights-limitations-of-un-pollution-pact/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=23%20March%202022%20newsletter&utm_content=23%20March%202022%20newsletter+Version+B+CID_6bf62615af3002241d9a83471bcbb9f7&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor
https://ph.oceana.org/press-releases/interest-groups-oceana-sue-government-agency-and-officials-indolence/
#SDG16 #ecology #environmental #plasticswaste #ocean #coastal #nswmc #litigation #civilsociety #philippines #Oceana