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| Photo caption: Close to 100 university students, lecturers and researchers attended the launch of the Design for Plastics Circularity Challenge 2024, organised by the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) in collaboration with Dow, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). |
BANGI, June 18 (Bernama) -- The Design for Plastics Circularity Challenge 2024 was launched on 14 June 2024 at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) with the attendance of close to 100 university students and lecturers.
The Design for Plastics Circularity Challenge 2024 provides a platform for the younger generation to unleash their creativity in embracing a circular future. Organised by the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) in collaboration with Dow, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), the competition looks for ideas, research or innovations in three areas; innovative and sustainable plastics packaging, methods to reuse or recycle single-use plastics products and plastics waste management technologies.
“We are thrilled to be organising this competition in collaboration with Dow as a call to action to drive plastics circularity and potentially end plastics pollution. Plastics pollution knows no borders and we would all benefit from as many ideas as possible in accelerating a transition towards circular economy, in which plastics is kept in the loop for as long as possible”, said Datuk Noraini Soltan, MPMA’s Vice-President.
“Innovation and creativity serve as the engine for developing a world where plastics are designed to remain in the loop, and plastic waste is transformed into circular and renewable solutions. I am heartened that Dow can build on the success of the Design for Circularity Challenge which started in China and expand into Southeast Asia, starting with Malaysia,” said Mr. Kodak Xiao, Senior Business Sustainability Director, Asia Pacific, Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Dow.
“Driving systemic change cannot be achieved alone and requires robust public-private partnerships. Dow is delighted to be working with long-time partners, Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association, as well as Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia, to empower the next generation of innovators to build a circular future where plastics are kept in the loop and away from the environment,” said Mr. Yeoh Lian Kuan, Sales Director, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Dow.
Having the academia as co-organisers and programme partners brings added significance to the competition as ideas by undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers can be nurtured and further developed for potential uptake and adoption by the industry.
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