Plastic pollution in Indonesia and the Philippines: current status and upcoming knowledge needs
- Year of publication
- 2021
- Contributors
- Hans Fredrik Veiteberg Braaten, Marianne Karlsson, Anne Josephine Nordbø, Rachel Hurley, Caroline O'Neill, . Arisman, Ratnawati Kusuma Jaya, Thomas E.M. Bell, Aimee Gonzalez, Kathinka Fürst, Marianne Olsen
Hans Fredrik V Braaten
Marianne Olsen
Rachel Hurley
Kathinka Fürst
Summary
Research on plastic leakage and marine debris has developed significantly the last few years, but our knowledge on the scope of the problem, environmental and societal effects, and potential solutions is still limited. Accurate data on plastic waste generation, leakage to rivers and waterways, and total flux to the marine environment is lacking. The ASEAN-Norwegian cooperation project on local capacity building for reducing plastic pollution in the ASEAN region (ASEANO) provides research and knowledge to develop regional reduction measures and actions necessary for a global decrease of plastic waste pollution. Here, a summary of waste management, frameworks and environmental awareness in Indonesia and the Philippines is presented, in addition to an overview of relevant industries for plastic waste. Finally, we point to key future knowledge needs for effects on plastic pollution reduction to be seen globally.