Integrated waste management in the Mersing Islands, Malaysia - Case study

With support from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) is compiling good practice case studies on integrated waste management for the prevention of plastic marine litter in the East Asian Seas and supporting pilot demonstration activities in selected COBSEA participating countries.

In this pilot, COBSEA is implementing an integrated waste management system pilot through its partner Reef Check Malaysia. Local stakeholders will receive education on reducing plastic use and segregating waste to facilitate recycling.

The pilot also includes purchasing and installing a plastic compacting machine and simple disposal and sorting infrastructure, so recyclables can be processed and taken to the mainland to be recycled.

For more information, please contact COBSEA at https://www.unep.org/cobsea/