Plastic Waste: 2nd Meeting
(F) Day of the week: Monday Class: IS208 Created Time: June 15, 2020 2:00 PM Database: Class Notes Database Date: June 15, 2020 2:00 PM Days Till Date: Passed Last Edited Time: June 9, 2021 10:42 AM Tags: Plastic Waste Type: Simulation
1st Motion
Thailand
propose for informal debate for 15 minutes
Myanmar
Ask for Singapore what they do to deal with plastic waste
Singapore
- Encourage citizen to use reusable products
- Putting up water fountains to encourage reusable bottles
- …
Cambodia
propose to talk about other types of waste
There are too much variety of waste
Chair
The summit is about the plastic waste only
Plastics
- Domestically produced: disposable products, from households or medical
- Imported from internationally: mostly cannot be recycled, not sufficient technology
Malaysia
acknowledge the variety of plastic wastes in SEA
Categorize: to focus on internal or domestically produced plastic waste
- Create financial fund to educate on plastic management
Indonesia
Agrees plastic waste should be focused on and agree to educate on waste management
Chair
- Want a regional action plan also for cooperative act together
- For Developed to share technologies and methods in dealing with the waste
- To talk with ASEAN dialogue partners
Myanmar
Want to focus on using waste as a source of power
The Philippines
agrees with malaysia
To add on:
- Shouldnt import unrecyclable
- Should import recycleable
2nd Motion
Myanmar propose 20 minute of formal debate
- All in favor
Indonesia
concerned about waste disposal in ocean, affect marine life
- call for clean up of ocean
- to stop dumping toxic waste in ocean
Malaysia
For concerns over waste management should be implemented and integrated in societal policies of each ASEAN member states
Thailand
recommendation on management method
- To rely on public & private sector to deal with plastic waste: a policy without cooperation from them would not be effective
Chair
Strongly support Malaysia and Thailand
Financial Innovative Option & cooperation with private & public sector all are do-able
- Concerned ASEAN should start banning plastic waste imports
- Should be annual Environmental Ministerial Meeting: as it requires more attention and action
Laos
endorse Malaysia’s Financial Plan to boost ASEAN collective action
Laos is facing waste problems, waste dumping in water sources
Singapore
acknowledge plastic waste bad effects
Singapore has invested in many technologies dealing with it
Malaysia
Acknowledge Thailand’s recommendation
For companies to use less plastic production
For involvement of more environmental experts in the issue
Indonesia
Agrees ASEAN should work together
Propose to build a plastic free zone…??
Thailand
Endorse Vietnam: to stop import of unrecyclable plastic
Has goal to recycle 50% of plastic waste by 2021
Chair
Response to Indonesia
Plastic Free Zone
- Vietnam also involved in the project
- Encourage all ASEAN to take part in the project to ensure environmental development
Myanmar
Response to Indonesia
Agree with Plastic Free Zone
But
- Cannot ban plastic use in industries
- Can encourage to use less but cannot banned, its too important for industries
Chair
Agrees with Myanamr
- Its hard to ban all plastic production
Plastic Free Zone: focus on management of plastic waste, not production
The Philippines
Response to Myanamr
Only to ban on production of non-recycleable plastic
- Its not possible to ban all plastic production
- Plastic can also be used to turn into energy or other useful ways
Indonesia
To make Plastic Free Zone work we must cooperate
- Sharing of information
- Cooperative actions…
Cambodia
Agree to ban import of unrecyclable waste
3rd Motion
Vietnam propose formal debate for 25 minutes
All for the proposal
Indonesia
Ask for opinion on banning plastic waste dumping in the ocean, as its very harmful for Indonesia’s oceanic terrain
Cambodia
want Indonesia to elaborate on idea
Cambodia produce lots of waste
- Does not have technology to recycle or dispose
- Does not have technolgy to turn into energy
What is the alternative if not dumping in the Ocean
Indonesia
Reply to Cambodia
want ASEAN members to cooperate in
- stopping dumping of waste in the ocean
- Educate in negative impacts of waste management
- Sharing technology in recycling or other management methods
Thailand
Response to Indonesia
Cannot ban all plastic
Cant hear half the Answer
Chair
Encourage member state to conduct domestic policies to
- reduce plastic waste
- punish illegal dumping of waste in the ocean
- Should find way to recycle and clean the ocean waste
Myanmar
Concerned over Single Use plastic (raise of Indonesia)
- Increase in citizen’s demand for more plastic
Agree to clean to ocean and cooperate with private and public sectors
Malaysia
Response to Indonesia
on dumping waste in the Ocean
- It will take time to achieve this goal
Recommend
- To develop a program to cooperate in dealing with plastic waste, want Indonesia to lead this project
Thailand
????
Indonesia
even if long term plan, we still need to cooperate on this issue
Laos
Endorse innitiative on Ocean Dumping
- Will take time, don’t rush the project
Vietnam
Laos & Cambodia: limited capability in recycle & dumping alternative
Vietnam is the same
- recommend to take advice from expert working groups on how to act
Myanmar
Ocean Waste will affect future generations
Myanmar is starting it’s action against this in many projects and working group
Recommend
- Strict policies and regulations to effectively deal with the issue
Chair
Access to groups of experts could help in recommendations on how to act domestically
Brunei
Agrees with Indonesia in stopping Waste Dumping in the Ocean
Recommend
- Join hands to seek a binding treaty
Response to Thailand
In Cooperating with private sectors
- Should give incentive for private sectors to be more green/Environmentally Friendly
4th Motion
Thailand propose a 30 minute formal debate
All in favor
Myanmar
Asking about ASEAN Nations about door-to-door waste collection
- Hard to implement
- Noise pollution? air pollution
Vietnam
Response to Myanmar
Methods differ from one nation to another
- More based on the national level instead of regional matter
Cambodia
Empathize with Myanmar on method of alternative for waste collection
- Cambodia also face struggles in waste collective system
- Disposal of said waste is even more important to manage: either green or dump
Call for sharing of technology and alternative waste collection & disposal methods
Indonesia
Agrees with Cambodia
But
- Binding resolution in the first session?
Vietnam
Response to Myanmar
- Anti-plastic Day: remind or educate on waste
- Reduce using plastic bags in stores…
- More investment on private sectors
If domestic issue of waste management is contained in ASEAN nations it will be easier to deal as a region
Response to Indonesia
All ASEAN members ratified Basel Convention (binding: to stop illegal imports of waste)
This declaration might be possible to be binding in the future
The Philippines
propose a Joint Research Program
- Seek experts to recommend solutions to deal with environmental issues
- For experts to work with local authorities
- Banning single use plastic by using punishment (fines)
Laos
Ask if theres restrictive measures in stopping illegal imports of non-recyclable plastic waste (Basel Convention?)
Indonesia
Propose a Waste Ban ?
Vietnam
Support The Philippines in an expert group
- Work with experts not activists
Thailand
Thailand has also contributed to dumping waste in the ocean
Propose solutions
- Reduce Impacts of Plastic Waste: reusing and recycling, energy conversion from waste
- Proper Management of Solid Waste
- More Effective Legislations and Laws in enforcing good waste management practice
Laos
Seek financial support from developed ASEAN nations
- As Laos is a landlocked country
- Has low financial capabilities
Response to Indonesia
Ask purpose of ‘Waste Ban
Malaysia
Support Philippines
- Create Research Program (expert group)
Indonesia
Response to Laos
Waste Ban is a domestic project
- To incentivize private sectors to recycle by providing financial tips for doing so
Cambodia
Support Indonesia in Waste Ban
But for Cambodia its not possible to implement with its capability
5th Motion
Vietnam propose a formal Debate
Indonesia opposed and proposed an Informal Debate
💡 Break Out Room
- A binding resolution would not be reached as different nations have different capabilities
- Expert group
- Seek Waste management support from Singapore
- Waste to energy technology