Kazakhstan’s plastic pollution crisis is influenced by a complex interplay of geographical and climatic conditions, industrial activities, and policy enforcement capabilities. Understanding these factors is crucial for devising effective strategies to mitigate plastic pollution.The plastic policy landscape in Kazakhstan is centred around one encompassing policy document, the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is updated regularly. The focus on plastics-related laws and regulations in the Code concentrates on the waste management stage of the lifecycle, although it does also include provisions on the overall trade of single-use products, including plastics. The Code does not address the issue of plastics and waste plastic as an individual issue, but refers to plastics as part of municipal and other wastes.