WWF | Addressing Plastic Leakage with Data in Cagayan de Oro
Case Study Philippines: Cagayan de OroWWF Involvement: May 2023 to November 2024Focus Area: Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: Monitoring and AssessmentSystemic Intervention: Knowledge Strengthening Key Lessons Learned Background Cagayan de Oro City is a major urban centre in the Philippines. In 2024, the city generated around 450 tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day, of which […]
WWF | Improving the Financial Sustainability of Thailand’s MRFs
Case Study Thailand: Songkhla and Surat ThaniWWF Involvement: October 2023 to December 2024Focus Area: Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: RecyclingSystemic Intervention: Financing and Funding Mechanisms Key Lessons Learned Background In many Thai cities, the costs associated with collecting and processing plastics often exceed the market value of recyclable plastic. In Songkhla, lower market prices are influenced in […]
WWF | Hue’s City Action Plan for Clean Streets
Case Study Viet Nam: HueWWF Involvement: September 2022 to December 2024Focus Area: Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: Local Policy and RegulationSystemic Intervention: Strategy Development / Policy Advocacy Key Lessons Learned Background The journey towards “Hue – A Plastic Smart City in Central Viet Nam”, started with conducting baseline studies guided by the Plastic Smart Cities’ (PSC) Plastic […]
WWF | Recycling for Change: San Isidro’s Social Shift
Case Study Philippines: San IsidroWWF Involvement: October 2022 to December 2024Focus Area: Recovery and RecyclingPSC Approach: Community-based Waste ManagementSystemic Intervention: Systems and Infrastructure Key Lessons Learned Background This initiative focuses on enhancing waste collection, processing, and value recycling to improve integrated solid waste management while promoting social inclusion and gender equity in San Isidro’s waste […]
ICLEI | City Practitioners Handbook: Reuse Starter Kit for Food and Beverages
Driven by changing lifestyles, increasing urbanization, and the rise of fast food, disposable packaging was marketed as hygienic, time-saving, and economically efficient. These items—plastic cutlery, expanded polystyrene (EPS), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, symbolized progress and mobility in a society increasingly shaped by consumerism and on-the-go consumption patterns. Today, urban environments are overwhelmed by the […]
WWF | 2019-2024 No Plastic In Nature Initiative Impact Report: Driving System Change in The Global Fight Against Plastic Pollution
The foundations of WWF’s No Plastic in Nature initiative were laid in 2018, when leading offices from across the WWF network recognised the need to apply a systemic approach to our work on plastic pollution. This report brings together five years of work across countries, sectors and cultures, reflecting the collective efforts of WWF teams […]
Rare, GEF, SGP, UNDP | Solutions to Plastic Pollution with Community-Based Behavior Change
Plastic pollution is a global crisis impacting natural systems, wildlife, and human health. Nations are currently negotiating a high-level treaty to coordinate efforts to reduce plastic use worldwide (Chen, Sulan et al., 2024). No single solution can solve this crisis. Tackling plastic pollution requires changes at every stage of production and use: governments must enact […]
OECD | Regional Plastics Outlook for Southeast and East Asia
According to the OECD’s Regional Plastics Outlook for Southeast and East Asia, the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) region—comprising the 10 ASEAN Member States alongside China, Japan, and Korea—accounts for nearly one-third of global plastics use and over one-third of global plastic leakage. Without intervention, regional plastic waste generation is projected to more than double from […]
WWF | Surat Thani’s Pathway to Waste Bank Success
Case Study Thailand: Surat ThaniWWF Involvement: January 2023 to December 2024Focus Area: CollectionPSC Approach: Community-based Waste ManagementSystemic Intervention: Systems and Infrastructure Key Lessons Learned Background Lung Dum waste bank started in the Wat Potawas Temple Community of Surat Thani, Thailand. Founded by the community leader Mr. Lapon Phuekdej, also known as “Lung Dum” or “Uncle […]
WWF | Plastics, Health, and One Planet
Plastic pollution is not only an environmental issue—it is a growing global health crisis. Plastics are leaking into and harming water and land-based ecosystems. As a result, micro- and nanoplastics (MnPs) are now entering our bodies too, exposing people and animals everywhere to potentially serious health risks. They are found in the air we breathe, […]