Reports & Publications

With our global community now fully aware of the growing plastic waste challenge, many initiatives have been launched by international research agencies, intergovernmental working groups, national and regional governments, as well as industries. These organizations have engaged stakeholders, conducted critical research, and developed guidance documents, practical manuals and employable solutions.

EPR For fishing gear
WWF
Extended Producer Responsibility for Fishing Gear
WWF Position Paper
WWF Position: Plastic Crediting and Plastic Neutrality
Navigating Plastic Management_Tools for Government Action Planning
World Bank | Navigating Plastic Management: Tools for Government Action Planning
Circular Approaches to Solid Waste Management
ESCAP | Circular Approaches to Solid Waste Management
Behaviour Change Toolbox Methodology
GIZ | Behavioural Change Toolbox Methodology
A Handbook for Developing Plastic Smart Cities in Thailand
WWF-Thailand | A Handbook for Developing Plastic Smart Cities in Thailand
Reuse in Asia
GAIA | Unpacking Reuse in Asia
Rethinking waste and resource management for underserved communities
RWA Group | Rethinking Waste and Resource Management for Underserved Communities
REUSE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH CASE STUDY
WWF | Reuse in the Global South: Case Studies
Guidelines for Improving Partner Performance in Reducing Plastic Waste Leakage
WWF-Indonesia | Guidelines for Improving Partner Performance in Reducing Plastic Waste Leakage
Plastic Ranger
WWF-Indonesia | Plastic Ranger: Educational Board Game About Waste and Plastic
Twister
WWF-Indonesia | Twister: Learning the Different Types of Waste
Matching Board
WWF-Indonesia | Matching Board Game: Learning the Different Types of Waste
Manual on Plastic Waste Reduction using the PAOT Method
WWF-Viet Nam | Manual on Plastic Waste Reduction using the Participatory Action-Oriented Training (PAOT) Method
TH plastic free school manual - featured image
WWF-Thailand | Thailand Plastic-Free School Manual
Reusable Ecommerce Packaging Pilot Report - Feature Image
WWF-Singapore | Reusable E-commerce Packaging Pilot Report
The Plastic Reduction Journey of Hue City
WWF-Viet Nam | The Plastic Reduction Journey of Hue City
A Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution that People and Nature Need - Securing Essential Measures at INC-5
WWF | A Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution that People and Nature Need
The Circularity GAP Report 2024
Circle Economy | The Circularity GAP Report 2024
Positions of All Countries on the Global Plastics Treaty
SWITCH-Asia | Positions of All Countries on the Global Plastics Treaty
Poster
WWF-Philippines | Plastic Waste Reduction in Small Island Fishing Communities in Taytay Bay Poster
Plastic Reduction at School Handbook
WWF-Viet Nam | School Plastic Reduction Handbook
Student Activity Book Towards a Pollution-Free Nature
WWF-Thailand | Student Activity Book: Towards a Pollution-Free Nature
Innovative Learning Practices Guiding School Communities Toward Zero Waste School
WWF-Indonesia | Ideas for Guiding School Communities Towards Zero Waste Schools
Poster
WWF-Thailand | Thailand: Plastic Free School - Educational Poster
Best Management Practice Merancang dan Menjalankan Inisiatif Pengurangan Sampah Plastik di Sekolah
WWF-Indonesia | Online Training: Developing and Implementing Project-Based Learning on the Theme of Plastic Waste Management
Best Management Practice Merancang dan Menjalankan Inisiatif Pengurangan Sampah Plastik di Sekolah
WWF-Indonesia | Online Training: Designing and Implementing Plastic Waste Reduction Initiatives in Schools
Cleaning up Canals in Venice to fight tyre pollution
WWF | Cleaning Up Canals In Venice
Plastic Waste Education Game Set
WWF-Viet Nam | Plastic Waste Education Game Set
Sustainable Ocean
Allianz | Sustainable Ocean
Circular Economy in South Africa_ Opportunities for reusable packaging systems and women’s participation (2)
GIZ, ICLEI | Circular Economy in South Africa: Opportunities for reusable packaging systems and women’s participation
Zero Waste Islands: A dream or a reality
Island Innovation | Virtual Island Summit: Zero Waste Islands
Izmir Case Study
WWF | Transforming Waste Management and Lives in Izmir, Türkiye
Clean Oceans Project Identification and Preparation (COPIP) PILOT PROJECT REPORT
WWF-Kenya | Separation of Waste at Source in Likoni and Mvita, Kenya
Making the Global Plastics Treaty work for Micro-, Small-, and Medium-sized Enterprises
WWF | Making the Global Plastics Treaty Work for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises
PET Recycling Coalition: Annual Report 2024
The Recycling Partnership | PET Recycling Coalition: Annual Report 2024
FROM THE MARGINS TO MAINSTREAM: A White Paper on Integrating Informal Sector Workers into Formal Economies in Southeast Asia
Evergreen Labs Advisory | FROM THE MARGINS TO MAINSTREAM: A White Paper on Integrating Informal Sector Workers into Formal Economies in Southeast Asia
Solving Plastic Waste Roadmap for a Sustainable Future
Kearney | Solving Plastic Waste: Roadmap for a Sustainable Future
Avoiding Trade Concerns in the Design of Plastic Pollution Measures
International Institute for Sustainable Development | Avoiding Trade Concerns in the Design of Plastic Pollution Measures: Evidence and recommendations for policy-makers
Waste Wise Cities Tool
Urban Pathway | Waste Wise Cities Tool
Breaking the Plastic Habit
ERIA | Breaking the Plastic Habit: A Guidance Note and Practical Toolkit
Unlocking Financing to Combat The Plastic Crisis: Opportunities, Risks, and Recommendation for Plastic Credits
World Bank | Unlocking Financing to Combat The Plastic Crisis: Opportunities, Risks, and Recommendation for Plastic Credits
Making Plastic Polluters Pay: How Cities and States Can Recoup the Rising Costs of Plastic Pollution
Center for International Environmental Law | Making Plastic Polluters Pay: How Cities and States Can Recoup the Rising Costs of Plastic Pollution
Inspiring Stories of Community-Based Waste Management
RWA, WWF-Indonesia | Inspiring Stories of Community-Based Waste Management: Sharing Experiences Across Indonesia via Participatory Action Research
CLEAN PORTS, CLEAN OCEANS LESSONS LEARNED FROM ADDRESSING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES
WWF-Philippines | Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Lessons learned from addressing plastic pollution in the Philippines
Sentosa playbook for reducing disposables
WWF Singapore | WWF Singapore x Sentosa Disposable Playbook
Webinar Cities and Businesses Tackling the Tourism Plastic Crisis (2)
WWF | Cities and Businesses Tackling the Tourism Plastic Crisis
Case Study - CITY-LEVEL LEARNINGS FOR THE GLOBAL PLASTIC POLLUTION TREATY
WWF | Case Studies from Asia: City-Level Learnings for the Global Plastic Pollution Treaty
UNPACKING REUSE IN THE PLASTIC POLLUTION TREATY
WWF | Unpacking Reuse in the Plastic Pollution Treaty
EPR REPORT
OECD | Extended Producer Responsibility: Basic Facts and Key Principles
RISING TIDES III
WWF | Rising Tides III: Citizens around the world demand strong rules to end plastic pollution
RISING TIDES
WWF | Rising Tides: Global Opinion on Actions to Stop Plastic Pollution in 28 Countries
Case Study - Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
WWF | Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
REPORT - who pays for plastic pollution
WWF | Who Pays for Plastic Pollution? - Enabling Global Equity in the Plastic Value Chain
REPORT - Putting and end to plastic pollution
WWF | Putting an End to Plastic Pollution
REPORT - CTI Marine Plastic Pollution
WWF | Marine Plastic Pollution and Its Sources in the Coral Triangle
Guide to Reduce Plastic Waste in School
WWF-Viet Nam | Guide to Reduce Plastic Waste in School: An Education Program in Hue City
Guide to Plastic-Free Cities in the Yangtze River Delta—Case Study of Yangzhou Plastic-Free City
WWF China | Guide to Plastic-Free Cities in the Yangtze River Delta—Case Study of Yangzhou Plastic-Free City
REPORT - Plastic Policy Summit
WWF | Plastic Policy Summit Report: Domestic Solutions for a Global Problem
REPORT - REGULATING HIGH-RISK PLASTIC PRODUCTS
WWF | Regulating High-Risk Plastic Products
REPORT - BREAKING DOWN HIGH-RISK PLASTIC PRODUCTS
WWF | Breaking Down High-Risk Plastic Products
REPORT - Enhancing Labor-Intensive Separate Waste Collection and Utilization in APEC Economies
APEC Ocean and Fisheries Working Group | Enhancing Labor-intensive Separate Waste Collection and Utilization in APEC Economies
PROVEN PRACTICE GUIDE to Improve Waste Management and Address Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
Proven Practice Guide to Improve Waste COBSEA, COBSEA, UNEP | Management and Address Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia
PACT Impact 2022 - Feature Image
WWF-Singapore | PACT Impact Report 2022
REPORT - Attitudes and Motivations of Women in Waste
WWF | Research Assessment on the Attitudes and Motivations of Women in Waste
REPORT - Extended Producer Responsibility Guideline on Plastic Products & Packaging for Industries in Indonesia
WWF-Indonesia | Extended Producer Responsibility Guideline on Plastic Products & Packaging for Industries in Indonesia
REPORT - RISING TIDES II_ PUBLIC OPINION OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTS GLOBAL RULES TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION
WWF | Rising Tides II: Public Opinion Overwhelmingly Supports Global Rules to End Plastic Pollution
REPORT - TOWARDS A TREATY TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION
WWF | Towards a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
GIZ_Benchmark of Plastic Hotspotting Methodologies
GIZ | Benchmark of Plastic Hotspotting Methodologies
REPORT - Waste Management Strategies and Pilot Testing for Plastic Diversion System
WWF-Philippines | Waste Management Strategies and Pilot Testing
HOCCI Community Behavior Change
Healthy Ocean and Clean Cities Initiative | Community Behavior Change - Strategy for Plastic Waste Reduction: 10 Key Questions
REPORT - Plastic Waste Module
WWF-Indonesia | Plastic Waste Learning Module (for student)
REPORT - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme Assessment for Plastic Packaging Waste in the Philippines
WWF-Philippines | Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme Assessment for Plastic Packaging Waste in the Philippines
REPORT - IMPACTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE OCEANS ON MARINE SPECIES, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS
WWF | Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Biodiversity
REPORT - A NEW TREATY ON PLASTIC POLLUTION
WWF | A New Treaty on Plastic Pollution – Perspectives from Asia
City Playbook - Building a reuse city
World Economic Forum | City Playbook: Building A Reuse City
REPORT - PLASTIC_ THE COSTS TO SOCIETY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY
WWF | Plastics: The Costs to Society, The Environment, and The Economy
Sea to Source
National Geographic | Sea to Source Method Toolkit
REPORT - assessing the relevance of the eu directive on single-use plastics
WWF | Assessing the relevance of the EU directive on single-use plastics
REPORT - WWF POSITION_ PLASTIC CREDITING AND PLASTIC NEUTRALITY
WWF | WWF Position Plastic Crediting and Plastic Neutrality
Comic Mystery on Big Island
WWF-Viet Nam | Plastic Pollution Comic Book
REPORT - WWF’s Global Strategy_ No Plastics in Nature
WWF | WWF’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Project
Waste Flow Diagram
GIZ | Waste Flow Diagram Toolkit
REPORT - SUSTAINABLE RETAILERS SCORECARD 2019
WWF | Sustainable Retailers Scorecard 2019
REPORT - PLASTIC PACKAGING
WWF | Plastic Packaging in Southeast Asia and China
Handbook of Survey Methodology CSIRO
CSIRO | Handbook of Survey Methodology of Plastics Leakage
NOAA Marine Debris Shoreline Survey Field Guide
NOAA | Marine Debris Shoreline Survey Field Guide
Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches in the OSPAR Maritime Area
OSPAR | Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches in the OSPAR Maritime Area

Enhancing Labor-Intensive Separate Waste Collection and Utilization in APEC Economies

Breaking Down High-Risk Plastic Products

Regulating High-Risk Plastic Products

Putting an End to Plastic Pollution

Towards a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

Towards a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Biodiversity

Assessing the relevance of the EU directive on single-use plastics

Rising Tides II: Public Opinion Overwhelmingly Supports GLobal Rules to End Plastic Pollution

WWF Position Plastic Crediting and Plastic Neutrality

Plastic Waste Module

Extended Producer Responsibility Guideline on Plastic Products & Packaging for Industries in Indonesia

A New Treaty on Plastic Pollution – Perspectives from Asia

Plastic Packaging in Southeast Asia and China

WWF’s Global Strategy: No Plastics in Nature

Panda Talks Plastic

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme Assessment for Plastic Packaging Waste in the Philippines

Plastics: The Costs to Society, The Environment, and The Economy

Final Report Waste Management Strategies and Pilot Testing

Sustainable Retailers Scorecard 2019

Plastic Policy Summit Report: Domestic Solutions for a Global Problem