This brief sheds light on the $50 billion?$120 billion global plastic pollution financing gap and explores how Asia and the Pacific can boost plastic circularity by incentivizing recycling, de-risking projects, and generating investment to tackle mounting waste.
With Asia home to eight out of the 10 rivers that take 95% of plastic waste to the oceans, the brief shows governments can use policies and economic tools to attract capital and change consumer behavior. As the region is only responsible for 8% of plastic circularity investment, it outlines financing options, highlights small business funding challenges, and explains why gender should be woven into future circularity programs.