Mitigating Marine Debris in Viet Nam Program Report
The project aims to reduce marine plastic pollution through policy reform, public awareness, and practical solutions. Approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the project supports Viet Nam’s national action plan on marine plastic waste until 2030. Implemented across 7 cities/districts and 3 marine protected areas, the project emphasizes collaboration among government, businesses, […]
ICLEI | Packing Reuse at Events: Portfolio of Case Studies
Cities worldwide are increasingly prioritising sustainability, with waste management and packaging reuse gaining prominence as critical issues. Events such as festivals, concerts, and conferences generate significant amounts of single-use packaging, contributing to the generation of great quantities of waste. In response, several cities have implementedor supported initiatives aimed at reducing event-related waste by promoting the […]
ESCAP | Circular Approaches to Solid Waste Management
The Urban-Act project aims to promote low-carbon and resilient urban development in the Asia-Pacific region from April 2022 to December 2027. It supports countries in achieving their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through collaboration among various regional partners. Asia and the Pacific face escalating challenges in solid waste management […]
GAIA | Unpacking Reuse in Asia
Reuse systems for packaging focus on systems where packaging can be used multiple times for the same purpose. This helps reduce waste and the need for single-use materials. Here, consumers purchase products—often food or beverage, personal care, or household cleaning supplies—in reusable packaging instead of single-use packaging, and once the product is used, the packaging […]
WWF | Reuse in the Global South: Case Studies
Reuse is a critical lever in tackling global plastics pollution and contributes to tackling other environmental challenges. Moving from single-use to reuse models presents one of the biggest opportunities to reduce plastic pollution.1 It is estimated that moving to reuse models can reduce annual plastic leakage to the ocean by more than 20%2 while also […]
WWF-Indonesia | Guidelines for Improving Partner Performance in Reducing Plastic Waste Leakage
Plastic Smart Cities recommends the Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) and the Waste Flow Diagram (WFD) as a baseline methodology for cities to assess the state of their solid waste management systems. There are 19 performance standards across various program frameworks to achieve the target of reducing plastic waste leakage. All 19 performance standards will […]
WWF-Viet Nam | Manual on Plastic Waste Reduction using the Participatory Action-Oriented Training (PAOT) Method
The Participatory Action-Oriented Training (PAOT) is a practical method that fosters grassroots initiatives and bases on self-help voluntary actions that enable local people to implement immediate improvements in occupational health and safety and working conditions by using available local resources (manpower and materials). Building on the experience of implementing the PAOT method for plastic reduction […]
WWF-Singapore | Reusable E-commerce Packaging Pilot Report
WWF-Singapore’s Plastic ACTion (WWF-PACT), with partners UOB, SingPost, and Better Packaging Co., launched a pilot program to promote reusable e-commerce packaging in Singapore, aiming to foster a circular economy. Retailers like Cloversoft, Davines, and others are offering customers the option to choose reusable packaging over single-use disposables. This initiative showcases how Singapore’s developed postal network […]
WWF-Viet Nam | The Plastic Reduction Journey of Hue City
In Hue City, the project “Hue – A Plastic Smart City in Central Vietnam” (hereinafter referred to as TVA project) funded by WWF-Norway through WWF-Vietnam, with Hue City People’s Committee as the executive agency, has been implemented from 2021 to 2024. The overall objective of the Project is to support Hue city in protection of […]
GIZ, ICLEI | Circular Economy in South Africa: Opportunities for reusable packaging systems and women’s participation
This study, commissioned by GIZ and led by ICLEI Africa, explores the economic and waste landscape of three South African cities—Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, and uMhlathuze—with a focus on enabling environments for circular economy engagement and support for women’s participation. The study employs a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies, to assess the baseline opportunities, […]