探索医疗保健行业的塑料循环利用机会

© 2025 The World Bank Group1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org This work is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International FinanceCorporation (IFC), members of the World Bank Group, with external contributors. The “World Bank Group” refers to the legally separateorganizations of the IBRD, IFC, the International Development Association (IDA), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The World Bank Group does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the content included in this work, or the conclusions orjudgments described herein, and accepts no responsibility or liability for any omissions or errors (including, without limitation, typographicalerrors and technical errors) in the content whatsoever or for reliance thereon. The boundaries, colors, denominations, links/footnotes andother information shown in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank Group concerning the legal status of any The contents of this work are intended for general informational purposes only and are not intended to constitute legal, securities, orinvestment advice, an opinion regarding the appropriateness of any investment, or a solicitation of any type. Some of the organizations of Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed or considered to be a limitation upon, or waiver, termination or modification of, any privilegeand immunity or exemption, as applicable, of any of the organizations of the World Bank Group, all of which are specifically reserved. Rights and Permissions This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO License. Under the Creative Commons—NonCommercial—NoDerivatives license, you are free to copy, distribute, and transmit this work, for noncommercial purposes only, underthe following conditions: World Bank Group. 2025. Exploring Plastic Circularity Opportunities in the Healthcare Sector. Washington, DC: World Bank. License: CreativeCommons Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO). Noncommercial—You may not use this work for commercial purposes. No Derivative Works—You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. Third-party content—The World Bank Group does not necessarily own each component of the content contained within the work. The WorldBank Group therefore does not warrant that the use of any third-party-owned individual component or part contained in the work will notinfringe on the rights of those third parties. The risk of claims resulting from such infringement rests solely with you. If you wish to re-use a All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to World Bank Publications, the World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington,DC 20433, USA; e-mail: pubrights@worldbank.org. Contents 1. Introduction2. Overview of plastic usage and waste in the healthcare sector3. Challenges to plastic recycling in Malaysia’s healthcare sector4. Global initiatives to increase healthcare plastic recycling This report is the sixth in theMalaysian Plastic Circularity Series, a market assessment conducted in 2023-2024with the objective of offering comprehensive insights into Malaysia’s plastic recycling economy. The assessmentcovers topics along the value chain, including feedstock collection, infrastructure, policies, and initiatives to This report centers on plastic usage and recycling in the healthcare sector and identifies and assesses potentialopportunities to improve plastic circularity in Malaysia’s healthcare sector and attract private sector investment In Malaysia, the healthcare sector is one of the smaller consumers of plastics, accounting for less than 3 percent oftotal plastic consumption. While this number is substantially lower than the top three sectors, which cumulativelyaccount for approximately 85 percent of plastic consumption, numerous plastic circularity initiatives globally make In Malaysia, the healthcaresector is one of the smallerconsumers of plastics, 2. Overview of plastic usage and waste in the numerous plastic circularity initiatives globally make the healthcare sector compelling for deeper exploration.The packaging, E&E, and automotive sectors1are the largest consumers of plastic in Malaysia, making up approximately85 percent of total plastic consumption in 2023. Healthcare is subsumed under “others,” accounting for 3 percentof plastic demand.2As shown in Figure 2, medical plastic products have a wide range of uses, including smaller, percent of plastic in general waste is consumer andpackaging products, such as plastic bags, wraps, cutlery,straws, and bottles. Interview findings also indicated thata significant proportion of scheduled waste is plastic, asmost medical products identified within the scheduledwaste stream are single-use and regularly come intocontact with hazardous contaminants. For instance, Waste ge