WWF | Rising Tides III: Citizens around the world demand strong rules to end plastic pollution
In March 2022, the governments of 175 countries committed to develop a new global agreement to end plastic pollution, covering the full lifecycle of plastic from extraction of oil and gas for plastic production through to design, use and management of plastic waste. Governments have committed to delivering the agreed treaty text by the end […]
WWF | Rising Tides: Global Opinion on Actions to Stop Plastic Pollution in 28 Countries
Plastic production, consumption and pollution levels have increased exponentially since the 1950s and incur significant environmental, social and economic costs. Unless action is taken, plastic waste generation will double and the flow of plastic pollution into the ocean will triple by 2040. In February 2022, at the UN Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi, UN member […]
WWF Position: The Role of Reuse in a Circular Economy for Plastics
As efforts to address the global plastic waste and pollution crisis increase, there is a growing focus on reuse as a solution. Reuse systems can provide a number of potential benefits over conventional linear approaches, but it is important to ensure that these systems are built on a solid set of principles. This position paper […]
WWF | Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
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 […]
WWF | Who Pays for Plastic Pollution? – Enabling Global Equity in the Plastic Value Chain
The lifetime cost of plastic is 10 times higher for low-income countries than rich ones, revealing crippling inequities in the plastics value chain A WWF-commissioned report developed by Dalberg warns that the true cost of plastic on our shared environment, health and economies can be as much as 10 times higher for low-income countries, even […]
WWF | Putting an End to Plastic Pollution
TOWARDS A TREATY TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION: WWFs CALL TO URGENTLY REGULATE HIGH-RISK PLASTIC PRODUCTS FROM POLLUTION TO SOLUTION Plastic is suffocating our rivers and oceans, killing species and contaminating our food, air and water. And the problem is only getting worse. Plastic pollution is a global problem that requires a global solution. Plastic leaking […]
WWF-Germany, acatech, Johannes Kepler University Linz | Make it Circular: A Gamified Circular Business Models in A Corporate Setting
The concept of the Circular Economy has the potential to guide systemic change that enables us as a society to operate within our planetary boundaries – with positive consequences for climate, environmental and species protection. For this to succeed, actors need to think and set up their products and business processes in a meaningful circular […]
WWF | Marine Plastic Pollution and Its Sources in the Coral Triangle
Every year, 11 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the world’s oceans, and this number is projected to increase to 29 million tonnes by 2040. The report “Marine Plastic Pollution and Its Sources in the Coral Triangle” highlights the serious issue of plastic waste in one of the world’s most diverse and delicate marine ecosystems. […]
FAO, IMO | Fishing Gear Recycling Technologies and Practices
The recycling of fishing gear contributes to more sustainable fisheries by supporting responsible fishing gear stewardship. It achieves this by preserving and prolonging the use of valuable gear materials and components, incentivizing the collection and recovery of damaged and end-of-life fishing gears and abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gears, and by providing a valuable […]
World Bank, PROBLUE | People and Plastics: The profile, vulnerabilities, and role of informal waste workers in addressing marine plastics pollution
Highlighting a critical yet frequently overlooked component of Southeast Asia’s marine conservation efforts, the World Bank synthesis report, examines the complex realities faced by informal waste workers across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. While these frontline workers collect and recover a substantial portion of the region’s recyclable plastic, preventing vast quantities from leaking into […]