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Indonesia’s local heroes are solving the plastic crisis
Local Heroes and Grassroots Leadership to Tackle Waste in Indonesia
Digitalizing waste management in Hue City
Digitalising Recyclable Waste Management through Mobile Application in Hue City 
Waste collection in Philippines
How Davao City Is Improving Neighbourhood-Level Plastic Recovery
Stakeholder engagement and waste audit training across Semporna Islands
Stakeholder Engagement and Waste Audit Training Across Semporna Islands 
Project COPE Setting the Foundation for Circular Operations in the Philippines
Project COPE: Circular Operations for Pollution-free Environment  
COP30 session
Delivering Plastic Solutions Through Local Leadership at COP30
informal waste workers in Thailand
Over 100 Informal Waste Workers Gather in First Annual Convention
Island-based waste management in Derawan
Derawan Pilots Island-based Waste Management with Plastic Smart Cities Framework 
SEA of Solutions 2025: Plastic Smart Cities Reflections 
SEA of Solutions 2025 Bangkok: Plastic Smart Cities Reflections   
WWF Indonesia and Ministry Partner to Tackle Planetary Crisis
WWF-Indonesia and Ministry Partner to Tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis 
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Indonesia’s local heroes are solving the plastic crisis
Local Heroes and Grassroots Leadership to Tackle Waste in Indonesia
After nearly five years of dedicated work and collaboration with over 30 partners to prevent plastic leakage into nature, WWF-Indonesia hosted a book launch...
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Digitalizing waste management in Hue City
Digitalising Recyclable Waste Management through Mobile Application in Hue City 
The Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) project in Viet Nam, in partnership with the mGreen social enterprise, has established a technology-enabled...
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Waste collection in Philippines
How Davao City Is Improving Neighbourhood-Level Plastic Recovery
Since 2024, Barangay Daliao in the Toril District of Davao City has been establishing a community-led foundation for sustainable waste...
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Stakeholder engagement and waste audit training across Semporna Islands
Stakeholder Engagement and Waste Audit Training Across Semporna Islands 
Over 40 school teachers and island community members in Semporna participated in the Jejak Siggit Waste...
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How to Implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Government and Businesses
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) aims to ensure that product manufacturers are made financially responsible for various parts of the life cycle of...
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WWF | 15 Basic Principles Establishing an Effective Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme for Packaging
As the global plastic crisis accelerates, with 11 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans annually, the need for a systemic shift toward a circular...
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A Ray of Light Amidst the Plastic Crisis
A Ray of Light Amidst the Plastic Crisis
In the face of a mounting global plastic crisis, a dedicated group of local heroes is lighting the way toward a cleaner, more sustainable future for Indonesia....
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Project COPE Setting the Foundation for Circular Operations in the Philippines
Project COPE: Circular Operations for Pollution-free Environment  
WWF-Philippines kicked off the Circular Operations for a Plastic Pollution-Free Environment (COPE) Project back in the end of 2024, by assessing...
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COP30 session
Delivering Plastic Solutions Through Local Leadership at COP30
During the COP30 Local Leaders Forum, in Rio de Janeiro from November 3–5, 2025, WWF and the Alliances for Climate Action mobilised a cohort of 25 fellows...
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Indonesia’s local heroes are solving the plastic crisis
Local Heroes and Grassroots Leadership to Tackle Waste in Indonesia
After nearly five years of dedicated work and collaboration with over 30 partners to prevent plastic leakage into nature, WWF-Indonesia hosted a book launch for its compilation of human-centred stories – celebrating the core value that drives the initiative:...
Digitalizing waste management in Hue City
Digitalising Recyclable Waste Management through Mobile Application in Hue City 
The Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) project in Viet Nam, in partnership with the mGreen social enterprise, has established a technology-enabled system to manage source-separated waste in Hue City. This intervention focuses on integrating...
Waste collection in Philippines
How Davao City Is Improving Neighbourhood-Level Plastic Recovery
Since 2024, Barangay Daliao in the Toril District of Davao City has been establishing a community-led foundation for sustainable waste management at the barangay level. Because the pilot program for the collection and segregation of...
Stakeholder engagement and waste audit training across Semporna Islands
Stakeholder Engagement and Waste Audit Training Across Semporna Islands 
Over 40 school teachers and island community members in Semporna participated in the Jejak Siggit Waste Audit Training Workshop in December 2025. Jejak Siggit, which...
How_to_implement_Extended_Producer_Responsibility_EPR_feature_image
How to Implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Government and Businesses
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) aims to ensure that product manufacturers are made financially responsible for various parts of the life cycle of their products, including take-back, recycling and final disposal at the end of their useful life....
15_basic_principles_establishing_an_effective_extended_producer_responsibility_scheme_for_packaging
WWF | 15 Basic Principles Establishing an Effective Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme for Packaging
As the global plastic crisis accelerates, with 11 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans annually, the need for a systemic shift toward a circular economy has never been more urgent. WWF’s “No Plastics in Nature” initiative identifies...
A Ray of Light Amidst the Plastic Crisis
A Ray of Light Amidst the Plastic Crisis
In the face of a mounting global plastic crisis, a dedicated group of local heroes is lighting the way toward a cleaner, more sustainable future for Indonesia. This book captures the power of grassroots leadership, profiling the extraordinary individuals...
Project COPE Setting the Foundation for Circular Operations in the Philippines
Project COPE: Circular Operations for Pollution-free Environment  
WWF-Philippines kicked off the Circular Operations for a Plastic Pollution-Free Environment (COPE) Project back in the end of 2024, by assessing five of the highly urbanised barangays. Those barangays are: Bagong Silangan in Quezon...
COP30 session
Delivering Plastic Solutions Through Local Leadership at COP30
During the COP30 Local Leaders Forum, in Rio de Janeiro from November 3–5, 2025, WWF and the Alliances for Climate Action mobilised a cohort of 25 fellows from subnational governments in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and South Africa to take part...
Regional Behavior Change Communications Strategy Playbook
SEA-MaP | Regional Behavior Change Communications (BCC) Strategy Playbook on Plastic and Plastic Waste in ASEAN
Plastic pollution remains a critical threat to the environment, public health, and economies across Southeast Asia, driven by persistent everyday behaviors like littering and a heavy reliance on single-use plastics. While awareness is growing, the transition...
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