Documents & Reports
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Combating the Plastic Waste Crisis in the Philippines : Implementing Extended Producer Responsibility with Lessons Learned from Korea (English)
Across the world, in low-income countries as well as wealthy ones, decision-makers in government and industry, as well researchers, environmental organizations, and citizens’ groups have been working to...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 180741 Document Date: March 9, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Combating the Plastic Waste Crisis in the Philippines : Implementing Extended Producer Responsibility with Lessons Learned from Korea - Appendices (English)
Across the world, in low-income countries as well as wealthy ones, decision-makers in government and industry, as well researchers, environmental organizations, and citizens’ groups have been working to...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 180741 Document Date: March 9, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action (English)
Solid waste management (SWM) in the Philippines continues to be hampered by gaps and issues despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. One of these issues involves plastic...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 174316 Document Date: June 15, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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An Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Plans, Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Metro Manila (English)
This study performed an assessment of the solid waste management (SWM) plans and the collection, recycling, and disposal conditions of the 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) of Metro Manila to determine...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 174315 Document Date: June 15, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Vietnam : Plastic Pollution Diagnostics (English)
In response to a request from the Government of Vietnam, this World Bank study was conducted from July 2020 to April 2021 to deepen knowledge about the different plastic waste types leaking into rivers...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 173135 Document Date: June 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: El-Arini,Ashraf Bakry,Nguyen,Thu Thi Le,Duong,Thuy Cam,Calicioglu Sengul,Ayse Ozgul,Sattler,Klaus,Grotmann-Hoefling,Jan Philipp
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Technologies and Solutions to Manage Plastic Waste in Small and Remote Islands : Using the Technology Options for Plastic waste in Island Contexts (TOPIC) Toolbox for Islands in Malaysia (English)
The rising production and consumption of plastic combined with mismanagement of plastic waste is leading to significant pollution of marine and coastal areas. Addressing plastic waste on islands is crucial...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 171095 Document Date: April 28, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Toward a National Single-use Plastics Roadmap in Vietnam : Strategic Options for Reducing Priority Single - use Plastics (English)
The government of Vietnam has set ambitious targets for reducing marine plastic litter. In its National Action Plan for Management of Marine Plastic Litter by 2030, Vietnam’s government committed to cutting...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 173128 Document Date: April 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: El-Arini,Ashraf Bakry,Nguyen,Thu Thi Le,Aromokeye,Adeyemi David,Duong,Thuy Cam,Sattler,Klaus
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Hướng tới một Lộ trình quốc gia về nhựa dùng một lần tại Việt Nam Các lựa chọn chiến lược để giảm thiểu nhựa dùng một lần cần ưu tiên (Vietnamese)
Chính phủ Việt Nam đã đặt ra các mục tiêu đầy tham vọng để giảm rác thải nhựa đại dương. Trong Kế hoạch hành động quốc gia về quản lý rác thải nhựa đại dương đến năm 2030, Chính phủ Việt Nam cam kết cắt...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 173128 Document Date: April 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ashraf El-Arini,Thu Thi Le Nguyen,David Adeyemi Aromokeye,Thuy Cam Duong,Klaus Sattler
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Báo cáo Tóm tắt Chính sách: Giảm thiểu nhựa dùng một lần ở Việt Nam (Vietnamese)
Việt Nam là một trong những nước gây ô nhiễm rác thải nhựa lớn nhất thế giới; Mỗi năm ước tính có khoảng 280.000 đến 310.000 tấn nhựa rò rỉ ra đại dương. Lộ trình tập trung vào việc giảm thiểu các loại...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 173168 Document Date: April 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Policy Brief : Reduction of Single-use Plastics in Vietnam (English)
Vietnam is one of the world’s major plastic litter polluters; every year an estimated 280,000 to 310,000 tons of plastic leak into the ocean. The roadmap focuses on reducing the single use plastics (SUPs)...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 173168 Document Date: April 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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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...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 168242 Document Date: January 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank
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Market Study for the Philippines : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)
Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion worth of plastic packaging is lost from the global economy each year due to lack of recycling and suboptimal...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 157539 Document Date: March 18, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank Group
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Market Study for the Philippines : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers (Vol. 2 of 2) : Appendices (English)
Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. USD 80-120 billion worth of plastic packaging is lost from the global economy each year due to lack of recycling and suboptimal...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 157539 Document Date: March 18, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank Group
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Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers (Vol. 2 of 2) : Appendices (English)
Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Thai economies. Since the 1950s the use of plastic products has expanded twenty-fold owing to their low cost, various functional properties...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 156416 Document Date: February 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank Group
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Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)
Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Thai economies. Since the 1950s the use of plastic products has expanded twenty-fold owing to their low cost, various functional properties...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 156416 Document Date: February 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank Group
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Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers (Vol. 2 of 2) : Appendices (English)
This study defines the current state-of-play for the local plastic recycling industry - including demand and supply volumes, market opportunity, and growth drivers and constraints - and identifies the...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 157674 Document Date: February 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank Group
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Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)
This study defines the current state-of-play for the local plastic recycling industry - including demand and supply volumes, market opportunity, and growth drivers and constraints - and identifies the...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 157674 Document Date: February 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: World Bank Group