There's a lot happening on circular economy and plastics, and looking forward to even more to come this year! Here are a few highlights from the week:
* Three new country market studies on plastics circularity opportunities (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia) added to our case study library (https://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/case-studies)

* IFC ClimateBiz Podcast: Marine Plastics: Navigating the Circular Currents (https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/topics_ext_content/ifc_external_cor…) - "With existing technology, we can probably get 50% of the way with ocean plastic prevention, but that means we need a step change in recycling technology to achieve the next 50% -- things like advanced recycling technology, chemical recycling, commercialising and industrialising some of these processes"

* World Bank blog - 5 reasons why South Asia is coming together to beat marine plastic pollution (https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/5-reasons-why-south-a…)