Plastic leakage could fall by more than 95% with stronger policies - RECYCLING magazine

Plastic leakage could fall by more than 95% with stronger policies - RECYCLING magazine

The region now accounts for almost one-third of global plastics use, with annual per capita use ranging from 32 kg in lower middle-income countries to over 100 kg in many upper middle- and high-income countries in the APT region. In 2022, the region leaked 8.4 Mt of plastics into the environment – over one-third of the global total, including 3.5 Mt from ASEAN Member States and 4.9 Mt from China. Plastic leakage refers to any plastic that enters…