At the Responsible Business Forum (RBF) Singapore today, David Clark, Vice President, Sustainability, shared an Amcor-commissioned report on recycling initiatives in Asia. "Most marine plastic originates from countries where consumer economies developed faster than their ability to manage waste. And more than half comes from just countries in Asia," said Clark. "The report, Toward Circularity of Post-consumer Flexible Packaging in Asia, proposes how Amcor and others can further increase efforts to recover and recycle flexible plastic packaging," he said. Sumangali Krishnan, Head of Research and Strategy from Gone Adventurin', who compiled the report, says that efforts must include a multi-stakeholder approach and local government participation is key. "Our findings show that solutions need to embrace the segregation of packaging at source, support material recovery facilities, and ensure a financially viable end solution," said Krishnan.