WWF | Transforming the Plastic Waste Market and Informal Worker Livelihoods in Coastal Kenya
Case Study Kenya: MombasaWWF Involvement: January 2020- December 2024Focus Area: Collection/Recovery and Recycling/Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: Collection & Separation; Sustainable FinancingSystemic Intervention: Policy Advocacy; Knowledge Strengthening; Systems & Infrastructure For more information, contact: Alex KubasuMombasa, KenyaEmail: akubasu@wwfkenya.org Key Lessons Learned Background Kenya has more than 500,000 tonnes of plastics produced per year, of which only about 15% is recycled. Inadequate solid waste management […]
ERIA, IGES | Plastic Pollution Countermeasures: Effective Global Actions and Case Studies from East Asia
Plastic pollution represents one of the most pressing environmental threats facing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia, a region where seven nations account for approximately 65% of annual global plastic emissions into the ocean. Published jointly by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Institute for […]
Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Paper-Based Flexible Packaging
Tackling flexible plastic packaging waste and pollution is essential to solving plastic pollution. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s decade of work on this challenge, culminating in the 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business, identifies it as one of three key systemic barriers to realising a circular economy and curbing plastic pollution. Addressing this is a top priority […]
Packaging EPR in Practice: Eight Key Implementation Insights from Chile
These insights are based on a regional study tour conducted in Chile from May 11-16, 2026, organized as part of the Clean Caribbean project, implemented by WWF Germany and WWF Mesoamerica and funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), with the participation and support of […]
TOMRA | Unlocking Cirularity : Insights from High Performing Deposit Return Systems
Deposit systems are growing in popularity as the world comes to terms with the waste management and plastic pollution challenge. In 2024, the European Union adopted its Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation, explicitly requiring member states to implement a deposit return system in order to reach a 90% collection rate for plastic beverage containers by […]
WWF | Trash Treasure Tao: A Community Enterprise Piloting Reuse at Events in Koh Tao
Case Study Thailand: Koh TaoWWF Involvement: July 2025 – June 2026PSC Approach: Behavioural Change; Reuse and RefillFocus Area: ReductionSystemic Intervention: City Systems & Planning For more information, contact: Mr. Sarayut Thanasotorn, President Koh Tao, Surat Thani, Thailand Email: trashtreasuretao@gmail.com https://www.trashtreasuretao.com/ Key Lessons Learned Background Koh Tao in Thailand is one of Surat Thani Province’s most important tourism destinations. As tourism and […]
WRAP | Catalysing Systemic Action Against Plastic Pollution – A Roadmap for Purpose Driven Funders
Global plastic pollution is currently on a trajectory to triple by 2040, threatening irreversible harm to marine ecosystems, accelerating the climate crisis, and deepening social injustices within the informal waste sector. While downstream solutions like recycling receive the lion’s share of current funding, a major funding gap of over $67 billion per year persists, particularly […]
World Bank Group | What a Waste 3.0: Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management Toward Circularity until 2050
As the global plastic crisis intensifies, understanding the trajectory of waste generation is essential for building resilient, plastic-smart urban centres. The World Bank’s latest publication, What a Waste 3.0: Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management Toward Circularity until 2050, provides a critical data-driven roadmap. This report offers a comprehensive look at current waste management practices […]
WWF Policy Brief | Rethinking Participation and Effectiveness: Collective market power as the driving force for an effective treaty to end plastic pollution
Negotiations on an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution have reached an impasse. While a clear majority of countries now support binding measures across the full life cycle of plastics, progress has been repeatedly stalled by a small group of states opposing such measures. Resolving this will require negotiators to lift their gaze […]