Breaking the Plastic Habit: A Guidance Note and Practical Toolkit
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Behavioural insight interventions to reduce plastic consumption were implemented in four countries in the Asia-Pacific: Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Case studies on the four pilot projects provide a detailed account of the process of designing and evaluating interventions using a variety of behaviour change levers. Lessons and positive outcomes from these pioneering […]
Inspiring Stories of Community-Based Waste Management: Sharing Experiences Across Indonesia via Participatory Action Research
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The initiative and role of the community in dealing with waste need to be recognized. Especially when it comes to waste, a problem that never ends. Every effort to strengthen these initiatives and roles certainly has stories of ‘struggle’ that can be a personal and collective community. Including waste banks, NGOs, and communities that are […]
[WWF] Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
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The separation of waste at source is supported through the provision of segregation bins to collect recyclable waste, which is sold to recyclers – this intervention generates income for the community from waste sorting. KEY SUCCESSES As of November 2023, the community has sold recyclable waste to the junk shop five times, totalling 1,195 kilograms […]
Vietnam Community-based Municipal Solid Waste
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Part 1 – Community-based Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management and resource cycling in Cu Lao Cham Island – Material Recovery Facility (MRF) initiative. Nguyen Thi My Quynh (WWF Vietnam), Huynh Thi Thuy Huong (Management Board of Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area) Cu Lao Cham Island (Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province) is one of […]
Vietnam Material Recovery Facility Initiative
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Part 2 – From the “Material Recovery Facility” initiative to the “Center for Development of Community Initiative and Environment” in Cu Lao Cham. Nguyen Thi My Quynh (WWF-Vietnam), Huynh Thi Thuy Huong, (Management Board of Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area). The Material Recovery Facility in Cu Lao Cham is a pilot model of community-based […]
Kabadiwalla Connect
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Kabadiwalla Connect is a decentralized waste management and waste collection solution for cities in the developing world. TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Solution that integrates informal waste pickers into a formal waste management system. MORE INFORMATION: https://www.kabadiwallaconnect.in/ THE PROBLEM The recovery of post-consumer waste in the developing world is driven by the informal waste ecosystem. However, municipalities, multi-national brands and […]
Waste Worker Inclusion
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Waste Worker Inclusion into the formal waste management system recognizes the value these workers bring to the local economy, particularly waste collection and recycling sectors, and supports their health and safety so they can sustain their livelihoods. TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Today, there are an estimated 15 million waste pickers who remove 15-20% of […]