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CJ-2027-MY / Mid 2027

Malaysia: capacity, trade and enforcement

A study of what recycling capacity is for, in a country that acquired a great deal of it very quickly and then changed the rules.
Research planned

Progress through the eleven stages

  1. 01

    Travel

    Reached

  2. 02

    Observe

    Not yet

  3. 03

    Research

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  4. 04

    Meet

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  5. 05

    Document

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  6. 06

    Compare

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  7. 07

    Share

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  8. 08

    Adapt

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  9. 09

    Pilot

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  10. 10

    Measure

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  11. 11

    Scale

    Not yet

Furthest stage reached: Travel (1 of 10). Nothing after it has happened.

Research questions

  1. 01What distinguishes a licensed processor from an unlicensed one, in practice?
  2. 02Can domestic feedstock sustain capacity that was built for imported material?
  3. 03What does enforcement of import restriction actually look like?

Details

Country
Malaysia
Planned for
Mid 2027
Themes
recyclingindustrial wasteplasticpolicytechnology

Cities

Take part

This mission needs host organizations: facilities to visit, practitioners to interview, and people willing to explain what does not work as well as what does.