This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Australia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Australia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Bering, J. and R...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Indonesia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem Indonesia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Wang, Y. and R. Karasik...

Africa, the second largest continent in the world, is experiencing a higher urban population growth (estimated at 3.5% per year) than any other continent, with a steep rise in the middle class and the associated increase of municipal solid waste from 0.78kg per capita per day to 0.99kg by 2025. When coupled with various waste management challenges, there is an expected increase in mismanaged waste...