WWF-Philippines Partners With Nestlé to Improve Community Waste Management
Supported by Nestlé Philippines and co-created with KALIPI – a for-women entrepreneurship group – as well as other community members, NAKAMOTO is a local waste collection pilot that uses motorcycles and push carts to support barangays that are not serviced by the municipal waste collection service. NAKAMOTO aims to improve waste segregation for 6 pilot barangays and increase collection capacity in […]
Mediterranean Cities Break Out of the Plastic Trap
The Mediterranean Sea, despite its natural beauty and tourist attractions, is turning into a dangerous plastic trap, with record levels of plastic pollution that threaten marine species and human health. Every year, about half a million tonnes of plastic enters Mediterranean waters – the equivalent of dumping 33,800 plastic bottles into the sea every minute. One-third of plastic […]
Surat Thani Joins WWF and the WON Project to Reduce Plastics Waste
In November 2020, Surat Thani municipality, WON Project, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Thailand signed a partnership agreement on a plastic recycling programme in Surat Thani province, Thailand, with the aim of intensifying their actions on the collection of single-use plastic bag and recycling. After signing the partnership, Dr. Arnold Sitompul, Conservation […]
Cities Take Lead in the Fight Against Plastic – World Cities Day 2020
CITIES REAFFIRM COMMITMENT FOR NO PLASTIC IN NATURE BY 2030 Today, WWF and the Plastic Smart Cities community, celebrate World Cities Day by reaffirming their commitment to no plastic in nature by 2030, and calling on more cities around the world to take action against plastic pollution. Urban centers are responsible for an estimated 60% […]
Vietnam Now Counts Three Plastic Smart Cities’ Commitments
The province of Phu Yen in Vietnam joined the Plastic Smart Cities initiative on 18 June 2020, establishing its capital, the City of Tuy Hoa as a pilot area with a plastic reduction goal of 30% by 2025. Phu Yen is located on Vietnam’s south-central coast, characterized by mountains and beaches. On 20 June 2020, […]
“Leave No Trace” Showcases Best Practices to Stop Ocean Plastic
As plastic use increases around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the global waste management system. These impacts now threaten waste programs, particularly those in countries at the frontline of the ocean plastic challenge. A new book, “Leave No Trace: Vital Lessons from the Frontline of Waste and Ocean Plastic” highlights proven solutions from 45 organizations working […]
We Cannot Recycle Our Way Out of Ocean Plastic Pollution
Ocean plastic is killing millions of marine mammals, seabirds and many other life forms. Images of turtles eating plastic bags floating in the sea, whales starved by several kilograms of plastic debris in their stomachs and dolphins entangled in abandoned fishing nets have become iconic symbols of the impact of ocean plastic pollution. It is […]
A Community-based Approach in Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Phu Quoc, a Vietnamese island off the coast of Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand, joined WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities initiative in 2019, and is now implementing pilot projects with the goal of reducing plastic pollution by 30% in their pilot areas. One such pilot is in Da Chong, a small village of 1,485 people […]
The City of Yangzhou Joins Plastic Smart Cities in Bid to Protect the Yangtze River
[Yangzhou, China] – Today the City of Yangzhou joined WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities Initiative, pledging to eliminate plastic pollution by 2030, while aligning with WWF’s global “No Plastic In Nature” campaign. The City of Yangzhou joins the City of Sanya as the first two cities in China to join the global initiative, which now counts […]
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. Thus, waste management services must endure through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure urban basic […]