This report was undertaken under the overall supervision and guidance of Shardul Agrawala, Head of Division of the Environment and Economy Integration Division in the OECD Environment Directorate. The lead author and co-ordinator of the report was Ruben Bibas (OECD Environment Directorate). Rob Dellink (OECD Environment Directorate) led the policy scenario modelling, and contributed to chapter drafting and report quality control. The report was co-authored by Elena Buzzi, Sarbjit Gill, Sebastián Higuera, Bum Cheul Park and Daniel Ostalé Valriberas (all OECD Environment Directorate). Laura Atarody, Peter Börkey, Emma De Roy, Yuko Ishibashi, Manuela Kiehl, Kumi Kitamori, Elisa Lanzi, Yiannos Lazzarotto, Jo Tyndall, Toon Vandyck and Hidemichi Yonezawa (all OECD Environment Directorate) provided valuable input, comments and feedback.
Experts led by Yasuhiko Hotta at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), including Vivek Asokan, Chochoe Devaporihartakula, Premakumara Jagath Dickella Gamaralalage, Chen Liu and Ran Yagasa are gratefully acknowledged for their input and feedback. Experts led by Michikazu Kojima at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), including Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Reo Kawamura and Ayako Mizuno are likewise gratefully acknowledged for their input and feedback. The inventory and ensuing policy landscape assessment benefitted from the input from many government officials and experts from ASEAN Plus Three countries.
The analysis also benefitted from feedback from regional government officials present at meetings, workshops, events and OECD working party fora where the report was discussed.
Laurent Lebreton (The Modelling House Ltd) contributed to modelling plastic leakage to aquatic environments. Asnawi Kamis (DIW Econ) provided information on the plastic lifecycle in Brunei Darussalam.
Illias Mousse Iye (OECD Environment Directorate) provided administrative support. Elizabeth Del Bourgo and Emma De Roy (OECD Environment Directorate) led the report's communications and outreach efforts, alongside Elisabeth Schoeffmann (OECD Directorate for Communications). The report was prepared for publication by Meral Gedik (independent consultant).
The report was developed under the oversight of the OECD Environment Policy Committee and benefitted from discussions held in the Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste and in the Working Party on Integrating Environmental and Economic Policies. Financial contributions from Japan and the Netherlands are gratefully acknowledged.