PLASTICS SUSTAINABILITY IN MALAYSIA: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD

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1 PLASTICS SUSTAINABILITY IN MALAYSIA: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD Speaker: Ms CY Wee Chairperson, Sustainability Sub-Committee Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA)

2 THE MALAYSIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY IN BRIEF

3 KEY DATA FOR THE MALAYSIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Malaysia s gross domestic product (GDP) growth Number of plastics manufacturers % 6.0% 5.0% 4.2% 5.9% 1,350 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 Employment 76,000 82,000 80,000 79,000 84,000 Turnover RM17.94b (+4.5%) RM19.46b (+7.3%) *RM24.77b (+27.3%) RM27.32b (+10.3%) RM29.80b (+9.1%) Export RM10.69b (+6.4%) RM11.94b (+11.5%) RM12.96b (+8.5%) RM13.11b (+1.2%) RM14.58b (+11.2%) % of export against turnover 60% 62% 52% 48% 49% Resin consumption 2.10m MT (+3%) 2.15m MT (+2.5%) 2.22m MT (+3%) 2.26m MT (+2%) 2.35m MT (+5%) Per capita consumption of resin 71kg 71kg 72kg 72kg 73kg *Note: Revised basis of data compilation by the DOS

4 DATA ON PLASTICS WASTE IN OCEANS Source: Jambeck et al. (2015). Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean. sciencemag.org, 347(6223),

5 CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD 1. Education and Awareness Programmes (Case Study)

6 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMMES CHALLENGES 1. Teachers and students are misinformed about plastics. 2. Lack of recycling activities in schools. ACTION PLAN 1. Talks and competitions to clear up these misconceptions. 2. Provides recycling bins and engage recyclers with schools for continuous long-term recycling activities.

7 Plastics in the Environment: Friend or Foe? Public Speaking Competition Providing recycling bins to schools Collection from from 12 schools in Melaka Plastics: 780 kg RM0.40/kg Paper: 5,345 kg RM0.25/kg Aluminium can: 752 kg RM0.90/kg E-waste: 533 kg RM0.30/kg Collection of recyclable materials from schools

8 CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD 2. Effective Collection and Recycling of PET Bottles (Case Study)

9 EFFECTIVE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF PET BOTTLES CHALLENGES 1. To create a higher value of waste PET bottles. 2. Lack of convenient drop-off points/bins for PET bottles. 3. To increase return and recycling of PET bottles. ACTION PLAN 1. To standardize PET bottles in the market (transparent instead of coloured) as coloured PET has lower value/price. 2. To establish convenient collection method eg. RVMs, collection points at supermarkets, etc. 3. To incentivise public for returning bottles for recycling.

10 Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) as a method of collection of PET bottles and aluminium cans Standardization of PET bottles as implemented in several European countries Recyclables collection points/areas in supermarkets

11 CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD 3. Advancement in the Recycling Industry

12 ADVANCEMENT IN THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY 1. To increase production of higher-value products from recycled resin. 2. To explore new recycling technologies such as rpet. 3. To explore recycling of flexible and multi-layered packaging.

13 Development of usage of plastics waste as alternative fuel in cement manufacturing process An example of a closed-loop bottle-to-bottle recycling system Usage of plastics waste in roads Technology development for recycling of flexible and multi-layered packaging

14 CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD 4. A United Voice Within the Malaysian Plastics Industry

15 A UNITED VOICE WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Manufacturin g Converter Brands Waste Mgmt Retailers Recyclers Government Agencies NGOs, Associations, Other Green Concept Technology Sdn Bhd ASEAN Federation of Plastic Industries (AFPI) (Thong Guan) Glowmore Express Sdn Bhd Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara (JPSPN) All stakeholders in the Malaysian plastics industry need to work together towards a common goal of achieving plastics sustainability

16 THANK YOU MALAYSIAN PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (MPMA) 37, Jalan 20/14, Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel: Fax: