Towards No Plastic in Nature (NPIN): Five Years’ Journey in the Philippines, Across 10 Plastic Smart Cities
WWF-Philippines’ No Plastics in Nature (NPIN) initiative celebrated its fifth anniversary on Tuesday, July 18 2023 at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Social Hall in Quezon City, Philippines. This event was attended by WWF-Philippines staff, the Norwegian Ambassador, PSC representatives from all project sites, projects under the NPIN Initiative, national and local government […]
Citizen Science
Citizen science – the involvement of the public in scientific research – is a cost-effective way to gather data over a large geographical area, while simultaneously raising public awareness of the environmental impacts of plastic waste. TARGET USERS: Individuals, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Ordinary citizens can tackle complex challenges by conducting research on large geographic scales […]
Yangzhou Celebrates 30% Reduction in Plastic Leakage in its Plastic Smart Cities Pilot Project
As a commemoration and evaluation of the efforts made by Yangzhou City and Plastic Smart Cities Program implementation for over three years, Yangzhou municipality held a PSC experience summary meeting on May 25th-26th 2023, which included pilot area visits and a summary meeting.
Is There a Key to Waste Recovery in Cities? Try Enhancing Separate Waste Collection
“This Guide offers inspiration and guidance to empower as many communities as possible with the knowledge to seriously consider and implement reliable separate waste collection and recycling at affordable cost through labour-intensive, low-tech approaches. These communities will be rewarded with hundreds of green jobs, a clean city, a proper environment, and satisfied residents.” Dr. Wolfgang […]
Cities Leading in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
“And I do believe that the magic word is again, collaboration. It’s always about collaboration. Particularly inviting all generations to focus on plastic waste and waste management.” – Bima Arya Sugiarto Collaboration is the main point in Bogor City’s progress towards combating plastic pollution, according to the Mayor of Bogor City at the Paris International […]
Indonesia National Waste Awareness Day 2023 With Plastic Smart Cities
In support of Indonesia’s National Waste Awareness Day (Hari Peduli Sampah Nasional or HPSN in short), WWF-Indonesia organised a weekend event to help raise awareness through the Plastic Smart Cities programme. On Saturday, February 25, this event brought together over 50 participants from Jakarta, Depok and Bogor, including PSC partners from the academia, business and government […]
Kalipi: Empowering Women in the Philippines to Reduce Plastic Waste
In the Philippines, households contribute a significant amount of plastic waste, among which single-use plastic in the form of disposable packaging often come up top. Soft plastics and styrofoam, in particular, are notoriously difficult and costly for recycling. More often than not, these end up being burnt, dumped in our landfills or worse, in our […]
Regenerative Agriculture: Utilize Dry Leaves and Transform It Into Sustainable Tableware
VIET NAM – Single-use plastic tableware is now part of lifestyle and activity for people around the world, and now, Nguyen Van Tuyen, of Phu Yen province, has developed an alternative product made from dried leaves. It all started from the Vietnamese tradition to give Areca fruits as a wedding gift because it represents a […]
Road to G20: WWF-Indonesia, Delterra and Minderoo Announce Pledge to Scale Towards a More Circular Southern Bali
Environmental nonprofit calls for partnerships and aggressive action to tackle the climate and waste crisis, aspiring to bring recycling and waste management services to 2.5 million people. On November 3rd, 2022, as part of the Road to G20 events under the Indonesian presidency, Delterra, Minderoo Foundation and WWF-Indonesia, through the Plastic Smart Cities Initiative, announced […]
City Action Plan Template Co-developed by UN’s Waste Wise Cities & WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities
Are you preparing a plastic waste action plan for your city and you’re not sure how best to get started? Check out the “City Action Plan” Template, co-developed by WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities and UN Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities teams, to guide your city’s strategic plan to address plastic waste streams. Also see the PSC City Action Plan best practice to view […]