Circular Approaches to Solid Waste Management
The Urban-Act project aims to promote low-carbon and resilient urban development in the Asia-Pacific region from April 2022 to December 2027. It supports countries in achieving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through collaboration among various regional partners. Asia and the Pacific face escalating challenges in solid waste management […]
Behavioural Change Toolbox Methodology
Developed by the GIZ ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to Protect the Marine Environment and Coral Reefs’ project (3RproMar). This toolbox is designed to help you develop and implement effective behaviour change campaigns aimed at reducing plastic pollution and promoting sustainable behaviour. Our toolbox is aimed at helping practitioners make behaviour change easy and effective We […]
Taytay and WWF-Philippines Partner to Combat Island Plastic Waste
The municipality of Taytay in Palawan, Philippines, is intensifying its efforts to mitigate marine plastic pollution through a strengthened partnership with WWF-Philippines. A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed on April 7, 2025, to formalize the existing collaboration between WWF-Philippines and three island barangays within Taytay, namely Beton, Debangan and Paly. The MOU […]
Recycling Solutions Empower Waste Pickers in Türkiye
WWF-Turkiye partners with local NGOs to improve informal recycling in Şahinbey, Türkiye’s second-largest district In January 2024, WWF-Türkiye launched a groundbreaking three-year project titled “Innovative Business Models for Gaziantep Recycling Workers,” funded by the European Union. This initiative targets Şahinbey Municipality—Türkiye’s second-largest district—as a strategic pilot area for transforming waste management practices while improving the […]
A Handbook for Developing Plastic Smart Cities in Thailand
Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) Thailand is a four-year program (2021-2024) financially supported by the NRK & Norad through World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Norway. Plastic Smart Cities are cities that aim to have zero plastic leakage into nature. The program’s overall objective is to reduce plastic leakage by 30% in the near term, and […]
Unpacking Reuse in Asia
Reuse systems for packaging focus on systems where packaging can be used multiple times for the same purpose. This helps reduce waste and the need for single-use materials. Here, consumers purchase products—often food or beverage, personal care, or household cleaning supplies—in reusable packaging instead of single-use packaging, and once the product is used, the packaging […]
Rethinking Waste and Resource Management for Underserved Communities
Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is a basic service, yet over 2.7 billion people still lack access to collection, and 40% of collected MSW is open-dumped or burned. This global waste emergency has severe local and global impacts — extending services to all would reduce macroplastic dispersal to the environment by ~80% and mitigate climate […]
Over 2,000 tonnes of Plastic Waste Recovered in Thailand
March 2025 – The Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) programme in Thailand has successfully reduced plastic waste at source by more than 50 tonnes and recovered over 2,000 tonnes of plastic (as of December 2024) for recycling across four pilot municipalities, according to results shared at recent knowledge-sharing events in Surat Thani and Hat Yai. Led […]
From Classrooms to Cleaner Rivers: School Waste Sorting Success in Bogor
Plastic Smart Cities in Indonesia kicked off the waste sorting curriculum in 3 schools jointly with Rekam Nusantara, Urban Sustainability, the Ciliwung Naturalization Task Force, Plastic Smart Cities, and the participating schools in August 2024. Since the commencement of the waste sorting curriculum, Rekam Nusantara, Plastic Smart Cities’ Indonesian partner in the city of Bogor, […]
Sustainable Approach to Integrated Waste Management (SAIM Project) in Goa, India
On 16 July 2024, Goa took a significant step towards sustainable waste management with the inauguration of Project SAIM (Sustainable Approach to Integrated Waste Management). This initiative—a collaboration between WWF-India and Saahas Zero Waste—aims to revolutionize the way Goa handles its waste, addressing longstanding challenges with innovative solutions and community involvement. SAIM’s comprehensive approach strengthens […]