Fixing the clean-up conundrum Published: 7 March 2023 Article It is time to cover the entire cycle of waste generation, collection and dumping, and also question excessive consumerism by the affluent. Srijani Datta
Inside one of Asia’s most successful zero-waste communities Published: 29 April 2021 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
History: A Plastic Pandora’s Box Published: 22 April 2021 Plastic Atlas The first plastics imitated ivory and silk and attracted just a limited market. Things took off after World War II with the rise of PVC. Cheap plastics soon conquered the world.
Throwaway Culture: A World Wallowing in Waste Published: 22 April 2021 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.
Health: Harmful and Persistent Published: 22 April 2021 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.
Gender: Unequal Exposure Published: 22 April 2021 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.
Is recycling really the answer to the plastic deluge? Published: 22 April 2021 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
Newly launched Plastic Atlas Asia edition provides an Asia-focused overview of the plastic waste crisis Published: 21 April 2021 Press Release A series of succinct articles and infographics providing an overview of the key issues behind Asia’s plastic pollution crisis.
Unpacked! Plastic, Waste, & Me Published: 28 June 2021 The book about plastic for people aged 12 and over
Plastic Atlas Asia Edition Published: 31 May 2021 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.
