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No Plastic in Nature in Philippines
Towards No Plastic in Nature (NPIN): Five Years’ Journey in the Philippines, Across 10 Plastic Smart Cities
WWF-Philippines’...
Yangzhou Celebrates 3 Years with WWF’s Plastic-Smart Cities Program
Yangzhou Celebrates 3 Years with WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities Program
As a commemoration...
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Is There a Key to Waste Recovery in Cities? Try Enhancing Separate Waste Collection
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Cities Leading in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
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WWF Calls for a Global Ban on ‘harmful and Unnecessary’ Single-use Plastic Items, Ahead of Key UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks
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Indonesia National Waste Awareness Day 2023 With Plastic Smart Cities
In support...
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World's First Investment Tracker for Plastics Circularity Launched
The Circulate...
Kalipi: Empowering Women in the Philippines to Reduce Plastic Waste
In the...
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Regenerative Agriculture: Utilize Dry Leaves and Transform It Into Sustainable Tableware
VIET NAM...
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Road to G20: WWF-Indonesia, Delterra and Minderoo Announce Pledge to Scale Towards a More Circular Southern Bali
Environmental...
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No Plastic in Nature in Philippines
Towards No Plastic in Nature (NPIN): Five Years’ Journey in the Philippines, Across 10 Plastic Smart Cities
WWF-Philippines’ No Plastics in Nature (NPIN) initiative celebrated its fifth anniversary on Tuesday, July 18 2023 at the Department of Environment and...
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WWF PACT
Industry plays a crucial role in the global production and use of plastics and thereby is a key player in the effort to reduce plastic pollution.  TARGET...
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Waste Wise Cities Challenge
The Changemaker City Challenge pairs cities in emerging economies with partner cities to support the development of waste management systems.  TARGET...
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Clean Urban Waterways
Urban canals and rivers are an increasingly common end-point for consumer plastics, but can be kept clean using litter traps that retrieve floating...
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Bye Bye Plastic Bag
Bye Bye Plastic Bags is a community engagement and educational movement driven by youth that advocates for no plastic bags.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses KEY...
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Controlled Disposal Facility
Controlled disposal facilities are considered the last available option for material disposal.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry, Government KEY...
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Youth-Led Initiatives
Youth-driven community engagement and education initiatives that advocate for no plastic in our world is a powerful means to creating consumer change.  TARGET...
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We Use
We Use is a reusable tableware rental and cleansing service for events in Hong Kong.   TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses KEY...
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WasteAware Benchmark Indicators
WasteAware Benchmark Indicators (WABI) consists of an indicator set that assesses waste management performance within cities, allowing for benchmarking...
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No Plastic in Nature in Philippines
Towards No Plastic in Nature (NPIN): Five Years’ Journey in the Philippines, Across 10 Plastic Smart Cities
WWF-Philippines’ No Plastics in Nature (NPIN) initiative celebrated its fifth anniversary on Tuesday, July 18 2023 at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Social Hall in Quezon City, Philippines. This event was attended by WWF-Philippines...
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WWF PACT
Industry plays a crucial role in the global production and use of plastics and thereby is a key player in the effort to reduce plastic pollution.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Business-led initiatives...
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Waste Wise Cities Challenge
The Changemaker City Challenge pairs cities in emerging economies with partner cities to support the development of waste management systems.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: UN-Habitat’s...
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Clean Urban Waterways
Urban canals and rivers are an increasingly common end-point for consumer plastics, but can be kept clean using litter traps that retrieve floating plastic debris before it can enter seas and oceans. TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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Bye Bye Plastic Bag
Bye Bye Plastic Bags is a community engagement and educational movement driven by youth that advocates for no plastic bags.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses KEY CONSIDERATIONS: The campaign was launched in 2013, in Bali,...
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Controlled Disposal Facility
Controlled disposal facilities are considered the last available option for material disposal.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: The increasing awareness of public health and environmental quality concerns...
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Youth-Led Initiatives
Youth-driven community engagement and education initiatives that advocate for no plastic in our world is a powerful means to creating consumer change.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Youth-led organizations prove...
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We Use
We Use is a reusable tableware rental and cleansing service for events in Hong Kong.   TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Only operating in Hong Kong.  MORE INFORMATION: https://www.weuse.hk/ THE PROBLEM Events...
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WasteAware Benchmark Indicators
WasteAware Benchmark Indicators (WABI) consists of an indicator set that assesses waste management performance within cities, allowing for benchmarking of cities and monitoring developments over time.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry, Government KEY...
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Waste Flow Tools
Waste flow tools offer cities the analytical guidance they need to create, manage and sustain effective solid waste management systems in response to growing urban populations.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Analysing...
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