Transforming Waste Management and Lives in Izmir, Türkiye
WWF-Türkiye has been working with the Metropolitan Municipality (MM) of Izmir since 2019 when the city joined Plastic Smart Cities. At the time, waste segregation at the source was not widely practised in Türkiye. Project Objectives Download the Case Study to learn more about the Izmir Transformation. Note: The IzDönüşüm project is now ending due […]
PREVENT Waste Alliance | Ending Plastic Pollution in Small Islands and Remote Coastal Areas
Small island communities and remote coastal areas (SICs) find themselves on the absolute frontline of the global plastic pollution crisis, bearing a disproportionate environmental and financial burden. Due to geographic isolation, limited land availability, and small populations that rule out mainland economies of scale, standard waste management models regularly fail in these fragile ecosystems. In […]
Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative
The separation of waste at source is supported through the provision of segregation bins to collect recyclable waste, which is sold to recyclers – this intervention generates income for the community from waste sorting. KEY SUCCESSES As of November 2023, the community has sold recyclable waste to the junk shop five times, totalling 1,195 kilograms […]
Global Plastic Action Partnership | Unlocking the Plastics Circular Economy: Case Studies on Investment
It is estimated that 11 million tonnes of plastic currently flows into the ocean every year, and, without significant action, that number will grow to 29 million tonnes each year by 2040. Solutions—both downstream and upstream—to this potential disaster exist, yet the transition to a circular economy will require an investment of $1.2 trillion, as […]
ESCAP | Changing Sails: Accelerating Regional Actions for Sustainable Oceans in Asia and the Pacific
The oceans and its resources are the lifelines of Asia and the Pacific. While being the resource for some of the region’s key economic sectors, such as seaborne trade, fisheries and tourism, oceans are also the source of well-being, culture and identity for thousands of coastal communities. The conditions of the oceans are inextricably linked […]