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 […]
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, […]
Towards Circular Systems: Lessons Learned Plastic Smart Cities
This study captures learnings from a range of PSC pilot interventions conducted between 2018 and 2024 from five countries in East and Southeast Asia where we have had some of the longest history of engagement: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. However, the PSC programme has continued to expand globally and this study […]
WWF | Bogor: Bantar Kemang And Mekarwangi’s Recycling
Case Study Indonesia: BogorWWF Involvement: August 2023 to December 2024Focus Area: Recovery and RecyclingPSC Approach: RecyclingSystemic Intervention: Systems and Infrastructure Key Lessons Learned Background Bantar Kemang and Mekarwangi are interconnected waste management facilities in Indonesia, owned by Rekam Nusantara Foundation who oversees the operations of both sites. WWF’s partnership with Rekam Nusantara began in 2022. […]
WWF | Cu Lao Cham: Small Island Scales Up Community MRFs
Case Study Viet Nam: Cu Lao ChamWWF Involvement: April 2021 to December 2022Focus Area: Recovery and RecyclingPSC Approach: RecyclingSystemic Intervention: Systems and Infrastructure Key Lessons Learned Background Cu Lao Cham, an offshore island in Viet Nam, covers nearly 76km² across 16 islands. The island has been a pioneer in implementing waste separation at source (WSAS) […]
WWF | Waste4Change Empowers Junkshops
Case Study Indonesia: Bekasi, Bogor, Depok (Greater Jakarta)WWF Involvement: December 2023 to June 2025Focus Area: Recovery and RecyclingPSC Approach: RecyclingSystemic Intervention: Systems and Infrastructure Key Lessons Learned Background Since 2014, Waste4Change (W4C) has operated as a social enterprise, in the private sector, focusing on processing flexible plastics (PP) and strengthening partnerships with junkshops through its […]