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Mombasa, Kenya | Plastic Smart Cities
Mombasa: First City in Africa to Join WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities Initiative
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City Action Plan Template Co-developed by UN's Waste Wise Cities & WWF's Plastic Smart Cities
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Paris Joins Plastic Smart Cities in Lead Up to Hosting 2024 Summer Olympic Games
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PSC Collaborates With Global Tourism Plastics Initiative on Pilot in Venice
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Mediterranean Plastic Smart Cities Convene in Venice
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UNEP and SEA Circular Produce Short Film (Plastik)
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UN Waste Wise Partnership Provides Free Online Courses to Help Usher in the Circular Economy
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UN Basel Convention Presented With Funding Opportunity to Help Expand Plastic Smart Cities to Latin America
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PSC Takes Part in Eurocities Environmental Forum in Grenoble
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Amsterdam Initiates Plastic Monitoring With Debris Tracker
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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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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...
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Thread
Thread transforms plastic bottles into sustainable fabric, and partners with mainstream brands to produce clothing apparel products.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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The Great Bubble Barrier
The Great Bubble Barrier® intercepts plastic waste before it reaches our oceans by implementing Bubble Barriers that direct waste to the side...
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Sweepsmart
Sweepsmart is an end-to-end segregated waste management system for emerging and developing countries.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry,...
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Smart Sensors and Digitalization
Smart sensors in waste bins can optimize the process of waste collection, thereby increasing collection rates and reducing downstream waste management...
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Single-use Plastic Levy
Single-use plastic levies place taxes on items like plastic bags, bottles and food packaging to deter their use. TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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Shoreliner
The Shoreliner is a collection system for floating plastic debris in ports, rivers and other waterways.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry,...
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River Watch
River Watch (Sungai Watch in Indonesia) is an online platform that uses GIS mapping and artificial intelligence to monitor plastic river cleanups.  TARGET...
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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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Thread
Thread transforms plastic bottles into sustainable fabric, and partners with mainstream brands to produce clothing apparel products.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Thread collects and processes...
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The Great Bubble Barrier
The Great Bubble Barrier® intercepts plastic waste before it reaches our oceans by implementing Bubble Barriers that direct waste to the side of the river in its catchment system.  TARGET USERS: Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: The...
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Sweepsmart
Sweepsmart is an end-to-end segregated waste management system for emerging and developing countries.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Tailored solutions for developing countries, with consideration...
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Smart Sensors and Digitalization
Smart sensors in waste bins can optimize the process of waste collection, thereby increasing collection rates and reducing downstream waste management costs.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Smart...
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Single-use Plastic Levy
Single-use plastic levies place taxes on items like plastic bags, bottles and food packaging to deter their use. TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Price modulation that adjusts cost modelling...
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Shoreliner
The Shoreliner is a collection system for floating plastic debris in ports, rivers and other waterways.  TARGET USERS: Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: The Shoreliner is being developed in The Netherlands, and...
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River Watch
River Watch (Sungai Watch in Indonesia) is an online platform that uses GIS mapping and artificial intelligence to monitor plastic river cleanups.  TARGET USERS: Businesses and Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Sungai Watch is deployed...
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Source Segregation
Source Segregation by regulatory instrument establishes rules that govern the quality of garbage collection at the household or institutional level, and that can mandate or incentivize waste stream separation at the source of generation.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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Reuse Models
Reusable containers and packaging eliminate the need for single-use plastic items in all sectors.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Globally, replacing just 20% of single-use plastic...
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