Case Studies

Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) has been implementing various pilot interventions to curb plastic pollution since 2018. Reflecting on experiences on the ground through a systematic review of the successes, challenges, and scalability of PSC pilot interventions, here is a package of learnings aimed to inform future programme design and guide the implementation efforts of stakeholders seeking to address plastic pollution in cities, coastal areas, and islands. This includes a series of case studies and recommendations for scaling and replication, along with investing in a circular economy.

Organised by the PSC Focus Areas along with an Enabling Framework, explore the lessons learned from each step of the solid waste value chain:

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Indonesia Waste Banks Go Digital
Addressing Plastic Leakage with Data in Cagayan de Oro
Addressing Plastic Leakage with Data in Cagayan de Oro
Boosting Financial Sustainability of Recycling Facilities in Thailand
Improving the Financial Sustainability of Thailand’s MRFs
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Hue’s City Action Plan for Clean Streets
Recycling for Change San Isidro’s Social Shift
Recycling for Change: San Isidro’s Social Shift
Plastic Waste Recycling In Bogor
Bogor: Bantar Kemang And Mekarwangi’s Recycling
Cu Lao Cham Small Island Scales Up Community MRFs
Cu Lao Cham: Small Island Scales Up Community MRFs
Waste4Change Empowers Junkshops for waste collection
Waste4Change Empowers Junkshops
Jakarta’s Waste Collection Collaboration
Jakarta’s Waste Collection Collaboration
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Songkhla’s Fishermen Reel in Waste
Waste Bank in Depok Indonesia
Rumah Harum: The Last Centralised Waste Bank of Depok
Inegrated Waste Bank system in Indonesia
Kenanga Waste Bank: Building an Integrated System in Bogor
Waste Bank in Thailand increase plastic waste collection
Surat Thani’s Pathway to Waste Bank Success
Hat Yai’s Mall Take-Back Programme
Hat Yai’s Mall Take-Back Programme
Plastic Waste Collection in Manila
Boosting Collection in Manila with Blockchain Technology
Epanded Waste Collection in Phu Quoc
Expanded Waste Collection in Phu Quoc
Household Waste Separation
Household Waste Separation at Source in Tan An
Reusable takeaway container in Hong Kong
Choose to Reuse: Closing the Loop on Takeaway Packaging in Hong Kong
Sustainable tourism in Vietnam reducte plastic consumption
Hue Makes Tourism Sustainable
Thailand’s Businesses Go Green to reduce plastic waste
Thailand’s Businesses Go Green
School Cashes in on Waste
Pak Meng School Cashes in on Waste
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Con Dao Schools Go Plastic-Free
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Zero Waste Schools in Indonesia
Cleaning up Canals in Venice to fight tyre pollution
Cleaning Up Canals In Venice
Izmir Case Study
Transforming Waste Management and Lives in Izmir, Türkiye
Surat Thani Case Study
Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
Plastic Waste Free School Viet Nam-1
Plastic Waste Free Schools Model in Viet Nam
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WWF Plastic ACTion (PACT)
community-based solid waste management in vietnam
Viet Nam Community-based Municipal Solid Waste
Viet Nam Material Recovery Facility Initiative
Viet Nam Material Recovery Facility Initiative

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Newly Launched Case Studies Report:

Towards Circular Systems: Lessons Learned Plastic Smart Cities

 

The report focuses on five countries in East and Southeast Asia where PSC has had the longest history of engagement, the PSC programme has continued to expand globally and this page will act as a living resource, continuously expanding to include more case studies over time.