Breaking the Plastic Habit: A Guidance Note and Practical Toolkit
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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 […]
Inspiring Stories of Community-Based Waste Management: Sharing Experiences Across Indonesia via Participatory Action Research
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The initiative and role of the community in dealing with waste need to be recognized. Especially when it comes to waste, a problem that never ends. Every effort to strengthen these initiatives and roles certainly has stories of ‘struggle’ that can be a personal and collective community. Including waste banks, NGOs, and communities that are […]
Case Studies from Asia: City-Level Learnings for the Global Plastic Pollution Treaty
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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 […]
Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
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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 […]
Enhancing Labor-intensive Separate Waste Collection and Utilization in APEC Economies
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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 […]
Waste Management Strategies and Pilot Testing
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It has been estimated that Filipinos use 2.15 million tons of plastic annually, the highest in Southeast Asia —with about 750 million tons (35%) going into the open environment—making the country the third-largest plastic waste polluter in the world. WWF-Philippines, in partnership with the Coca-Cola Foundation, implemented the Waste Management Strategies and Pilot Testing for […]