PLASTIC SMART NEWSROOM
THE LATEST NEWS, INSIGHTS AND INNOVATIONS ON PLASTIC
“LEAVE NO TRACE" SHOWCASES BEST PRACTICES TO STOP OCEAN PLASTIC
A new book, “Leave No Trace: Vital Lessons from the Frontline of Waste and Ocean Plastic” highlights proven solutions from 45 organizations working on the frontlines to ensure resilient waste collection and recycling programs, to prevent plastic pollution.
WE CANNOT RECYCLE OUR WAY OUT OF OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION
The amount of plastic entering the ocean is projected to grow four-fold by 2050. Transformative changes, including moving away from single-use towards re-useable packaging, are needed to save our oceans, say Vincent Kneefel and John Duncan.
A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH IN PHU QUOC, VIETNAM
WWF-Vietnam, together with local authorities hatched a pilot project that established a community-based waste management system, one that could prevent the community’s waste from polluting the coastal environment, an environment that not only supports the livelihoods of many Da Chong residents, from fishing to aquaculture, but also harbors many marine species, including the rare and vulnerable dugongs.
THE CITY OF YANGZHOU JOINS PLASTIC SMART CITIES IN BID TO PROTECT THE YANGTZE RIVER
The City of Yangzhou, strategically located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, joins the City of Sanya as the first two cities in China to join the Plastic Smart Cities initiative, which now counts 21 city partners from around the world.
WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
With the increasing global reach of COVID-19, we are all facing new challenges that test our leadership and community resolve. While governments enact stay at home orders and varying degrees of state emergencies, we continue to generate waste from our homebases.
THE CITY OF SANYA IS FIRST PLASTIC SMART CITY IN CHINA
Today the City of Sanya joined WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities Initiative, pledging to eliminate plastic pollution by 2030, and to fully align with WWF’s global No Plastic In Nature campaign.
WWF AND UN HABITAT PARTNER IN THEIR FIGHT TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION
WWF announces an agreement between WWF-International and UN-Habitat. This new partnership between WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities initiative and UN Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities campaign will tackle plastic pollution in urban centers and tourist destinations.
WWF LAUNCHES PLASTIC SMART CITIES INITIATIVE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA WITH A $40M USD COMMITMENT
WWF calls on cities in South East Asia to join Patong (Thailand), Donsol (Philippines) and Phu Quoc (Vietnam) to commit to eliminating plastic pollution
EUROCITIES and WWF LAUNCH PLASTIC SMART CITIES INITIATIVE
EUROCITIES and WWF are calling on cities to join Amsterdam, Oslo, Nice and Izmir in developing an action plan to reduce plastic pollution and set aside space to trial innovative measures for reducing plastic pollution.
AMSTERDAM: FIRST CITY IN THE WORLD TO SUPPORT WWF’S PLASTIC SMART CITIES INITIATIVE
Amsterdam, under the leadership of Mayor Femke Halsema, is the first city in the world to join WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities initiative.
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