Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Malaysian economy. Since the 1950’s, the use of plastic products globally has expanded twenty-fold, reaching 360 million tons in 2018 due to their low cost, various functional properties, durability and wide range of applications. In M...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	PLASTICS WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MARINE POLLUTION OCEAN POLLUTION CIRCULAR ECONOMY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BLUE ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RECYCLING PRIVATE INVESTMENT
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35296

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spelling	okr-10986-352962021-04-23T14:02:19Z Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers World Bank Group PLASTICS WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MARINE POLLUTION OCEAN POLLUTION CIRCULAR ECONOMY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BLUE ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RECYCLING PRIVATE INVESTMENT Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Malaysian economy. Since the 1950’s, the use of plastic products globally has expanded twenty-fold, reaching 360 million tons in 2018 due to their low cost, various functional properties, durability and wide range of applications. In Malaysia, the plastic industry contributed RM 30.98 billion (USD 7.23 billion) to the national economy, representing 4.7% of Malaysia’s GDP, in 2018. Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. Malaysia is playing an active role at the regional level and setting ambitious national goals. This study addresses a critical need for a market assessment of the plastics value chain in Malaysia. 2021-03-18T19:44:04Z 2021-03-18T19:44:04Z 2021-03-22 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35296 East Asia and Pacific Region Marine Plastics Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
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topic	PLASTICS WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MARINE POLLUTION OCEAN POLLUTION CIRCULAR ECONOMY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BLUE ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RECYCLING PRIVATE INVESTMENT
spellingShingle	PLASTICS WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MARINE POLLUTION OCEAN POLLUTION CIRCULAR ECONOMY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BLUE ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RECYCLING PRIVATE INVESTMENT World Bank Group Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
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description	Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Malaysian economy. Since the 1950’s, the use of plastic products globally has expanded twenty-fold, reaching 360 million tons in 2018 due to their low cost, various functional properties, durability and wide range of applications. In Malaysia, the plastic industry contributed RM 30.98 billion (USD 7.23 billion) to the national economy, representing 4.7% of Malaysia’s GDP, in 2018. Mismanaged plastic waste has growing economic and environmental consequences. Malaysia is playing an active role at the regional level and setting ambitious national goals. This study addresses a critical need for a market assessment of the plastics value chain in Malaysia.
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title	Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_short	Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_full	Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_fullStr	Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_full_unstemmed	Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_sort	market study for malaysia : plastics circularity opportunities and barriers
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
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Market Study for Malaysia : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

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