Stakeholder Consultation with Penang State Government

DESIGNING CIRCULAR CITIES IN MALAYSIA

STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WEBINAR

1. Objectives

Based on the recent initiative of the Malaysian Government to introduce a Circular Economy

Roadmap (CER) for plastics by end 2020, the stakeholder consultations aims at supporting

stakeholders, including state governments and private sector, in taking a unified and collective

approach towards a sustainable, circular economic system and an inclusive approach including the

informal sector and vulnerable groups as well.

The new EU Circular Economy Action Plan will serve as a basis for action in Malaysia, where the

IUC project will bring best practices from the European pilot cities to achieve circular product

design through, e.g. improved durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability of products;

increased recycled content in products; and restricting single-use and countering premature

obsolescence of products. There is an expected benefit for the European cities to access the

growing market of circular economy investments in Malaysian cities.

This stakeholder consultation Webinar will enable Malaysian government, private sector players

together with key stakeholders to dialogue with EU experts on the subject matter and explore how

city-to-city cooperation and collaboration will transition Penang’s cities to circular cities.

The Penang cities on both island and mainland1 would like to share their top five (5) challenges in

their transition to circular economy (1) Food waste and food security (2) Water security (3)

Construction & demolition waste (4) Single-Use-Plastics (5) E-waste & hazardous waste during the

stakeholder consultation.

In turn, EU experts will be invited to share the transition to circular, sustainable economy and how

it opens the way to emerging industries and new jobs with higher added value. Identifying and

advancing these opportunities is important, where the IUC project will introduce some of the most

cutting-edge innovations and initiatives in the field.