Media Release: Local and subnational Governments Coalition to end Plastic Pollution
Local Governments for Sustainability, the Gouvernement du Québec, the Government of Catalonia, UCLG and Partners officially launched the Global Coalition of Local and Subnational Governments to end Plastic Pollution and issued a call for action. The coalition is an international coalition of local and subnational governments, and partner organizations, with the primary goal of stopping […]
Case Studies from Asia: City-Level Learnings for the Global Plastic Pollution Treaty
As United Nations Member States gather to negotiate a historic global treaty on plastic pollution, this report aims to provide negotiators with policy recommendations derived from on-the-ground interventions from cities in Asia that are tackling plastic pollution. With 60% of plastic waste derived from urban centres, cities are on the frontline of the global plastic […]
Helsinki joins Plastic Smart Cities – a first in the Baltic Sea
In March 2024, the city of Helsinki joined the global Plastic Smart Cities movement – becoming the first to do so in the Baltic Sea region.
Saving Phu Quoc’s Coral Reefs: Against Plastic Pollution and Ghost Gear
Coral Reefs vs. Ghost Gear Mr. Ly Vanh Tha, clad in a diving suit, gradually disappears into the embrace of the rolling ocean waves. He diligently cleans coral reefs for hours beneath the sea, meticulously untangling every ghost net and cutting each piece of entwined fishing line. Tha has dedicated over 13 years to this […]
A new collaboration to manage plastic waste in Jakarta, Bogor and Depok
The Plastic Smart Cities initiative has been implemented in Indonesia since 2021 in 5 different cities: Bogor, Jakarta, Depok, Makassar, and Denpasar (Bali). In January 2024, WWF-Indonesia, with Plastic Smart Cities, launched a new collaboration with three institutions from Indonesia: PT. KIBUMI, PT. WASTE4CHANGE and the RECO Consortium, which consists of PT. Million Waste Indonesia, […]
Fishing for Plastic: Fisherfolk in Viet Nam’s Hue City Use Nets to Remove Ocean Plastic
‘Fishing’ plastic waste to protect ocean resources Understanding the threat of plastic to the ocean’s biodiversity has led Mr. Cường, a fisherman in Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province, to start collecting plastic waste during his trips to the sea. He has been fishing for over 15 years and has seen fishermen and tourists dispose […]
Izmir Aims to End Plastic Waste in Tourism with Plastic Smart Cities
The Plastic Smart Izmir Tourism Workshop was held in Urladam, Izmir within the scope of the 15th European Waste Reduction Week held between 18 to 26 November 2023. With the slogan “End plastic waste in tourism“, the Plastic Smart Izmir Tourism Workshop was co-organised by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality’s Climate Change and Zero Waste Department […]
Plastic Smart Cities Shares Lessons at PREVENT Waste Alliance INC-3 Networking Event in Nairobi, Kenya
In preparation for the INC-3, the third session of negotiations on an international treaty to end plastic pollution, a networking event in Nairobi, Kenya was held and attended by 120 country representatives and practitioners on 12 November 2023. The objective of the event, organized by the PREVENT Waste Alliance, was to discuss experiences around achieving […]
To tackle Viet Nam’s plastic pollution, more cities & provinces called on to join Plastic Smart Cities
A milestone meeting was held to encourage cities across Viet Nam to scale the Plastic Smart Cities Initiative in reducing plastic pollution and preventing leakage into rivers, seas and other places of nature. Titled “Models and Solutions to Manage Domestic Solid Waste and Reduce Urban Plastic Waste Conference”, the event was convened by WWF-Viet Nam […]
Plastic Smart Cities Shares City Insights for Global Plastic Treaty at ICLEI Webinar
A webinar on World Cities Day (31st October 2023) was organised to facilitate discussion and increase awareness and understanding of the role of cities and subnational governments in the lead up to the third round of negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty (INC-3). The webinar was organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) […]