Breaking the Plastic Habit: A Public Dialogue on the Application of Behavioural Insights Jakarta, 9 November 2023: As a way to tackle plastic waste issue in ASEAN from the social science angle, the Behavioral Insight Project Public Dialogue, took place within the ERIA premise. The event, organized by the Economic Research Institute …
A Walk through Bantar Gebang Landfill: A Closer Look at the Informal Waste Workers The infamous Bantar Gebang landfill site is the biggest open dumping landfill not just in Indonesia, but also in the Southeast Asia region. Spanning across an area of more than 108 hectares, this landfill site receives about 7,000 tonnes …
Reducing Marine Plastics: the Importance of Regional Knowledge Sharing and Policy Harmonisation Vientiane, 23 August 2023: Experts and representatives of the ASEAN+3 Member States gathered in Vientiane, Laos to discuss the progress and challenges of national and regional efforts in addressing marine plastic pollution. Among the key points discussed, the speakers …
Private Sector’s Joint Efforts in Reducing Plastic Pollution in Laos Vientiane, 23 August 2023: A unified and comprehensive contribution from all parts of society, including the private sector, is necessary to effectively reduce plastic pollution in Lao PDR, speakers said at a seminar. Multiple businesses in the country are …
ERIA Attends Environment Ministerial Meetings and ASEAN-Japan Environment Week An Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) delegation led by Mr Koji Hachiyama, Chief Operating Officer, took part in a number of salient activities during the ASEAN-Japan Environment Week on 22-24 August, and the Environment Ministerial …
Cross-boundary Marine Plastics: The Significance of Collaborative Works and Local Wisdom Bogor, 6 July 2023: The alarming severity of marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia demands united action and collaboration among relevant stakeholders, including local communities and their invaluable wisdom. During a joint briefing on Technology and Innovation Solutions …
Working Group Reaffirms ASEAN’s Commitment to Implement Environmentally Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste Ha Noi, 5-7 July 2023: Advancing the utilisation of technologies for environmentally sound management of hazardous chemicals and waste was the focus of the eighth ASEAN Working Group on Chemicals and Waste meeting. The event was co-hosted by …
ERIA’s Experts Urge Standardised Methodologies on Plastic Debris Data Collection and Analysis Denpasar, 24-25 May 2023: The fourth meeting of ERIA’s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris concluded by urging the development of standardised methodologies for material flow analysis of plastics and monitoring plastic pollution in the environment. The …
From Waste-to-Energy: How Kyoto City Manages Its Trash Kyoto, 18 March 2023: On the sideline of the 9th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (3RINCs) 2023, the Regional Knowledge Centre of Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD) team visited Kyoto South Clean Centre Plant …
Plastic Waste in Myanmar: How Poverty (Paradoxically) Can Drive Circularity Mr Friedor Jeske started to get interested in the waste issue since his involvement in a recycling study with Yangon municipality years ago, despite him coming from an entirely different academic background. ‘I was interested in the mixture of …
India-Japan Environment Week Shares Innovative Waste Management Technologies to Reduce Plastic Waste 12 January 2023: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-organised a hybrid seminar entitled “Latest Trends of Waste Management Technologies Contributing to Marine …
Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia: Fostering Peer-to-peer Learning, Understanding Unique Local Challenges 23 November 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) co-hosted a hybrid seminar entitled “The Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) …
Financial Support is Needed to Overcome the Regional Waste Management Issues in Indonesia and Other Asian Countries Jakarta, 18 September 2019: Experts in waste management issues, private sector, and policymakers attended a seminar on ‘Regional Waste Management in Indonesia and Other Asian Countries’ in Jakarta on 18 September 2019, organised by the Economic Research Institute …
