NO SPACE FOR WASTE

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You’ve probably heard by now about how Southeast Asia has become the new dumping ground for the world’s plastic waste. But you won’t believe just how big a problem is - and how it will only get worse unless we take urgent action now.

 

Send a clear message to ASEAN - there is NO SPACE FOR WASTE

We make the following recommendations to ASEAN:

  1. Impose an immediate ban on all imports of plastic waste, even those meant for "recycling" and ensure all ASEAN countries ratify the Basel Ban Amendment;

  2. Establish a holistic regional policy geared toward massively reducing the production of single-use plastic packaging and products, and facilitating innovation on reusable packaging and alternative delivery systems.

  3. Advance a sustainable and ethical circular economy framework, grounded on zero waste approaches, that protects human health and the environment, and enable the ASEAN region to decouple growth from excesssive resource extraction, production, consumption and wastage.

To all leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN):

We call on you to make an urgent joint declaration to end the trade in plastic waste imports from abroad, and put in place systems to support a sustainable plastic-free world.

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