The document outlines Malaysia's environmental sustainability implementation highlights between 2019-2020 and plans for 2021. Key initiatives launched include the Environmental Sustainability in Malaysia 2020-2030 plan in June 2020 and PDP training in September 2019. Planned 2021 initiatives include a Circular Economy Roadmap, Marine Litter Roadmap, and collaboration on single-use plastic prevention. The document also discusses implementing a nationwide plastic bag pollution charge by 2022 and getting industry and consumers onboard with circular economy practices and reducing plastic waste.

1. IMPLEMENTATION HIGHLIGHTS 2019-2020
Launched October 2018
Launched Environmental
Sustainability in Malaysia,
2020 – 2030 on
June 2020
Draft
September
2020Introduced PDP training
in Sept 2019
2021:
• Circular Economy Roadmap 2020-2030
• Marine Litter Roadmap 2020-2030
• Extended Producer Responsibility project through Collaborative
Action for Single-Use Plastic Prevention in South East Asia (CAPSEA)
• Collaborative Action for Single-Use Plastic Prevention in South East
Asia (CAPSEA)
Pollution charge on
plastic bags,
nationwide
implementation by
2022

2. • Streamlining implementation of pollution charge at federal and state
level
• Getting industry (including small and medium-sized) on board
towards implementing circular economy and EPR in totality - closing
the loop throughout whole plastics value chain
• Behavioural change issue
• Stop littering - BYO Bags
• Understand circularity and value of waste - incentivize consumers i.e.: buy
back program
• Appreciate environment - business & consumers
WAY FORWARD