Online Training: Designing and Implementing Plastic Waste Reduction Initiatives in Schools
Overall Objectives Schools can design and implement plastic waste reduction programs or initiatives to create behavior among school residents that reduces plastic waste consumption. Learning Objectives Program Description
Plastic Waste Education Game Set
This game set provides a set of interactive activities to play in school to raise awareness about plastic waste among students. The game topic varies from identifying plastic in everyday life, plastic types, and plastic waste. To provide a deeper implementation, the game also introduces solutions to reduce plastic waste and its harmful effects on […]
Breaking the Plastic Habit: A Guidance Note and Practical Toolkit
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 […]
Rising Tides III: Citizens around the world demand strong rules to end plastic pollution
In March 2022, the governments of 175 countries committed to develop a new global agreement to end plastic pollution, covering the full lifecycle of plastic from extraction of oil and gas for plastic production through to design, use and management of plastic waste. Governments have committed to delivering the agreed treaty text by the end […]
Rising Tides: Global Opinion on Actions to Stop Plastic Pollution in 28 Countries
Plastic production, consumption and pollution levels have increased exponentially since the 1950s and incur significant environmental, social and economic costs. Unless action is taken, plastic waste generation will double and the flow of plastic pollution into the ocean will triple by 2040. In February 2022, at the UN Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi, UN member […]
Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
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. Background Baan Bang Lha is a community of narrow pathways built on piles in the Tapee River that experiences garbage leakage […]
Guide to Reduce Plastic Waste in School: An Education Program in Hue City
This document was compiled within the framework of the project “Hue – Plastic Reduction City in Central Vietnam” (TVA project) of the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam) with contributions of time and expertise from many individuals and organizations. Hue City has developed a plan to raise awareness, change behavior, and respond to single-use […]
Enhancing Labor-intensive Separate Waste Collection and Utilization in APEC Economies
Decision-makers and practitioners often focus on technological solutions for recycling, treating and disposing of waste. However, the key to successful comprehensive waste recovery lies in collection, which accounts for 60 to 80 percent of the total disposal costs. Mistakes made here cannot be compensated for by any technology, no matter how sophisticated. This guide targets […]
Proven Practice Guide to Improve Waste Management and Address Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
Proven Practices to Improve Waste Management and Address Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia was codeveloped by Battelle and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), along with qualitative data gathered across a select group of organizations and programs with demonstrated experience successfully designing and implementing ocean plastics pollution mitigation efforts across Southeast […]
Community Behavior Change – Strategy for Plastic Waste Reduction: 10 Key Questions
Using plastic has many benefits: It keeps our food fresh for longer, protects fragile items, and makes furniture and appliances light and sturdy, among others. Plastic has made our lives more comfortable, easier, and safer. The availability and accessibility of plastic have influenced our consumption patterns, as it is often viewed as a convenient and […]