# Ecuador

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## Opportunities for Ecuador


**627** thousand tonnes of municipal plastic waste was generated in Ecuador in 2022.

**45%** of a circularity rate that Ecuador aims to attain by 2040.

**60%** reduction in plastic pollution will be entailed compared to the levels observed in 2022.


## Ecuador National Plastic Action Partnership

In January 2023, Ecuador became the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to join the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP). This milestone was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the World Economic Forum and the Government of Ecuador, reaffirming the country’s commitment to tackling plastic pollution.


## Catalog

*Browse catalog items*


### Impact Analysis of Interventions and Change Scenarios in Ecuador

This executive summary of the report presents the findings of an assessment conducted on the baseline of the country's plastic ecosystem and explores potential future scenarios. Stakeholders from diverse sectors, such as government, industry, the private sector, recyclers, academia, and civil society organizations, actively participated in this comprehensive analysis, spearheaded by a team of experts. The official presentation of this report took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ecuador in October 2023.

[Download here](https://www.globalplasticaction.org/resources/case-studies/executive-summary---impact-analysis-of-interventions-and-change-scenarios-in-ecuador_spanish/aJYTG00000000mP4AQ#)


### Ecuador National Action Roadmap

The Ecuador's National Action Roadmap evaluates the country's plastic ecosystem, focusing on plastic waste generation, management, and environmental leakage. It also projects future scenarios up to 2040: a business-as-usual scenario, which predicts continued growth in plastic pollution, and a system-change scenario, which envisions comprehensive and ambitious interventions across the entire plastics value chain. The latter scenario leverages synergies between upstream and downstream measures to enhance the circularity of Ecuador's plastic system, significantly reducing plastic pollution.Developed with input from diverse stakeholders including government, industry, recyclers, academia, and civil society, the report offers actionable recommendations. Led by a team of experts, it was officially presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in October 2023 and was on June 10, 2024.

[Download here](https://www.globalplasticaction.org/resources/case-studies/executive-summary---impact-analysis-of-interventions-and-change-scenarios-in-ecuador_spanish/aJYTG00000000mP4AQ#)


### Full Report

📑 English version 📑 Spanish version


### Executive Summary

📑 English version 📑 Spanish version


### Plastic Pollution and Biodiversity in Ecuador: Pathways for Environmental and Economic Resilience

This assessment identifies where plastic pollution poses the greatest risks to Ecuador’s biodiversity, examines the systemic drivers behind the challenge, and sets out practical, evidence-based recommendations to reduce plastic pollution, halt biodiversity loss and strengthen environmental and economic resilience through circular economy solutions.

[Read here](https://www.globalplasticaction.org/case-study-details/plastic-pollution-and-biodiversity-in-ecuador:-pathways-for-environmental-and-economic-resilience/aJYTG00000019cL4AQ)


### Let's Connect

Do you work for a government, business, intergovernmental organization, or civil society? Join forces with GPAP to fast-track our collective progress towards a world free of plastic waste and pollution.

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