Plastic Atlas Asia Edition Atlas The Plastic Atlas Asia Edition has the hard facts, data and figures to prove that the story of plastic that industry is telling us is a myth. We need urgent and drastic reductions in plastic production and consumption and regulation at the local, national, regional and global level that tackle plastic pollution at the source.
Plastic Atlas Asia Edition Publication In 20 chapters, the Plastics Atlas Asia Edition wants to offer the growing risk of plastic waste in the environment, landfills and the oceans with a focus in Asia.
Inside one of Asia’s most successful zero-waste communities Plastic Atlas Residents of Kamikatsu, a small town in Japan, readily sort out their refuse in a long-term community programme. Can this success be replicated in other parts of Asia? Chermaine Lee
Is recycling really the answer to the plastic deluge? Plastic Atlas While the call for consumers to recycle plastic waste is loudly and widely proclaimed by governments and producers, it is only part of the solution to a crisis caused by the proliferation of plastic materials and their ability to endure. What else needs to be done? Chermaine Lee
Gender: Unequal Exposure Plastic Atlas Biologically, women are more likely to be adversely affected by the toxins in plastics. Traditional roles, inequality, and a throwaway culture further amplify these harmful effects, especially in Asia.
Health: Harmful and Persistent Plastic Atlas Plastics have critical and irreversible effects on human health, from the extraction of the raw materials needed to create them to the disposal of end products. The ubiquity of plastics in modern life is compounding this.
Throwaway Culture: A World Wallowing in Waste Plastic Atlas Refill, reuse, and recycle used to be the norm in Asia, where people threw little away. Life today is totally different, with plastic rubbish threatening to overwhelm the region.
Usage: From a Blessing to a Curse Plastic Atlas Plastics have made life convenient for the world, but exponential growth and misuse have brought problems to Asia, a region unprepared for the resulting deluge of plastic waste.
Newly launched Plastic Atlas Asia edition provides an Asia-focused overview of the plastic waste crisis Press Release A series of succinct articles and infographics providing an overview of the key issues behind Asia’s plastic pollution crisis.
