“We’re eating microplastics every day”: Daniel’s Special PLASTIC Gimbap
WWF releases a new video that uses wry humour to demonstrate the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, especially in the food we eat, ahead of the crucial final round of negotiations for a legally-binding global plastic pollution treaty, otherwise known as INC-5. In the video titled “Daniel’s Kitchen”, Korean-American actor Daniel Dae Kim initially seems to […]
Invitation to Tender WWF: Plastic Smart Cities Pilots: Lessons Learned Study
Background: WWF-Indonesia is a trusted independent conservation organization established on the understanding of the complex relationship between human activities and the natural environment, focusing on finding workable solutions and mobilizing action from stakeholders and supporters. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) is a global movement of cities committed to zero plastic […]
Engaging Families to Improve Waste Management at Home
Author by the PSC Indonesia Team and originally published on the PSC Indonesia’s website. WWF-Indonesia collaborated with the Keluarga Kita Foundation to leverage two important commemoration days – Plastic Bag-Free Day (3 July) and National Children’s Day (23 July) – to raise awareness on how families and households can be empowered in reducing plastic pollution […]
Hue’s Tourism Sector Takes Action to Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Plastic Smart Cities Hue has worked at the provincial level with Thua Thien Hue Province Tourism Department and Association to install water refill stations at its key heritage sites and has expanded its collaboration with the tourism businesses sector, addressing the increasing plastic waste production from tourism activities by educating and engaging businesses to implement […]
Reducing Single-Use Plastic Bottles: Viet Nam’s Hue City Increases Water Refill Stations in Heritage Sites
As a committed Plastic Smart City, Hue organised multiple stakeholders across government departments and community groups* to support the set-up and maintenance of rest stations with dedicated free water refill stations at 5 more key tourist destinations in Hue city. To date, the PSC project in Hue has set up a total of 9 rest […]
Local and Subnational Governments Coalition to End Plastic Pollution Consultation Webinar: Towards INC-5
Session Overview | 15 October 2024 | 90 minutes Following the Local and Subnational Governments Coalition (LSNG) webinars that took place on July 17th, 2024 which provided feedback on the negotiations during INC-4, and the plans of the LSNG coalition towards INC-5, this webinar will focus on: The webinar will be organized by the LSNG […]
Plastic Smart Cities in Thailand Engages Food Delivery Sector to Reduce Single-Use Plastic
Collaborating with LINE MAN Wongnai and foodpanda under the concept of “Reduce-Increase-Exchange” to expand WWF’s Plastic ACTion (PACT) nationwide Bangkok, 12 September 2024 – As part of the Plastic Smart Cities movement in Thailand, WWF-Thailand announced its collaboration with major businesses, LINE MAN Wongnai and foodpanda, to promote the reduction of single-use plastic in the […]
Transforming Waste Management and Lives in Izmir, Türkiye
WWF-Türkiye has been working with the Metropolitan Municipality (MM) of Izmir since 2019 when the city joined Plastic Smart Cities. At the time, waste segregation at the source was not widely practised in Türkiye. Project Objectives Download the Case Study to learn more about the Izmir Transformation. Note: The IzDönüşüm project is now ending due […]
Plogging for Change: Philippines’ Cagayan de Oro City Mobilises Volunteers to Clean Up post-Festival of Friendship
The Cagayan de Oro City government adopted WWF-Philippines’ “Takpul” event — which combines the words “takbo” and “pulot” — to cap off their month-long Higalaay Festival or Festival of Friendship. Takpul is the local version of plogging that started in Sweden, merging the two words jogging and plocka upp, the Swedish word for “pick up”. […]
Community Waste Management at Gunung Emas Waste Bank: A Success Story
This story is written using Participatory Action Research where community leaders are engaged to craft their own narratives. Born from real experiences and deep knowledge, these stories represent actionable agendas that transcend mere conceptualization. Institution Name Gunung Emas Waste Bank Year Established 2014 Office Address Jalan. Kamboja 3 No. 9A, RT.9 RW.11, Rawangmangun, Kec. Pulo […]