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UN Member States Unanimously Agree on Legally Binding Plastics Treaty
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WWF-Philippines on Plastic
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Dubrovnik Adopts Decision to Restrict Single-use Plastics
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Trogir Adopts City Action Plan on Plastics
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Five Impact Driven Start-ups Selected for Plastic Smart Cities Bootcamp
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Dubrovnik Adopts Action Plan to Tackle Plastic Pollution
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Rethinking Recycling Academy and Plastic Smart Cities Tackle Waste in Bali
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Venice and WWF- Together Against Plastic Pollution
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A Global Call for Innovators – the No Waste Challenge
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WWF-Philippines Partners With Nestlé to Improve Community Waste Management
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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...
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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,...
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Repurposing Plastic Waste
Repurposing or “upcycling” waste enables communities, individuals and business owners to transform what would otherwise be an environmental...
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RePack
RePack provides retailers with reusable and returnable delivery packaging that replaces single-use materials for customer deliveries.  TARGET...
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Recykal
Recykal is a recycle-enabling technology that connects waste generators with collectors, processors and recyclers, seeking to increase collection and recycling...
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Recycling Incentive Scheme
Recycling incentive schemes provide rewards to users for actively participating in the program.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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Recircle 
Recircle is a reusable lunch box system that leverages a deposit scheme for restaurants.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Government KEY...
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Public Awareness
Public awareness campaigns that engage and educate local communities on plastic waste can spur community action and affect consumer choices.  TARGET...
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Project Stop
Project STOP helps cities design and implement waste management programs to increase collection rates and keep plastics out of the...
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Repurposing Plastic Waste
Repurposing or “upcycling” waste enables communities, individuals and business owners to transform what would otherwise be an environmental and social burden, into something of value. TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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RePack
RePack provides retailers with reusable and returnable delivery packaging that replaces single-use materials for customer deliveries.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: RePack’s...
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Recykal
Recykal is a recycle-enabling technology that connects waste generators with collectors, processors and recyclers, seeking to increase collection and recycling rates by merging the informal and formal waste sectors.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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Recycling Incentive Scheme
Recycling incentive schemes provide rewards to users for actively participating in the program.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Rewards are given to program participants to encourage...
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Recircle 
Recircle is a reusable lunch box system that leverages a deposit scheme for restaurants.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Scheme is currently only available in Switzerland and Germany. MORE INFORMATION: https://www.recircle.ch/ THE PROBLEM Single-use...
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Public Awareness
Public awareness campaigns that engage and educate local communities on plastic waste can spur community action and affect consumer choices.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: The...
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Project Stop
Project STOP helps cities design and implement waste management programs to increase collection rates and keep plastics out of the environment.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Project...
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Product Certification
Third-party product certifications, labels or rankings on products that are plastic-free, contain low volumes of plastics, or are composed of secondary plastics, can create awareness and drive market differentiation.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses,...
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Precious Plastic
Precious Plastic is an open-source project that provides tools and guidance on creating local, small-scale recycling shops for the processing and manufacturing of new products.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Guidance...
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Plastic-Free Drinking Water
Cities can help end the trend of buying water in plastic by ensuring citizens have access to free, drinkable water.  TARGET USERS: Individuals, Businesses, Industry, Government KEY CONSIDERATIONS: Recent polls suggest that 65%...
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