Mahidol University and UNEP co-organized an expert review meeting of their on-going publication project on " Assessment Report on Plastic Pollution Management in Asia and the Pacific."". Hotta facilitated a session 1 on policy approaches to plastic pollution with providing a guiding questions and major discussion points for the report.
The presentation introduces the negotiations on the international plastic treaty, and the policies and regulations on plastic resources circularity in EU, US and Japan.
The presentation introduces the plastics issues in line with the global themes of Earth Day 2024: 1) Health Risks, 2) Changing Demands, and 3) Innovative Solutions.