Better Livelihoods for Informal Waste Workers through EPR in Thailand
Building on the project’s activities to support informal waste pickers (known colloquially as saleng in Thai) in Surat Thani, training sessions on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and human rights were conducted in March 2026 with the participation of representatives from Trang and Koh Tao municipalities, EPR experts, businesses, WWF, and over 80 informal waste pickers. This multi-stakeholder meeting focused on bridging the gap between high-level policy and the essential […]
Tackling “Invisible” Plastic: WWF Pushes for Producer Accountability
WWF-Greece is advancing a concrete Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model to ensure tobacco producers, rather than taxpayers, foot the bill for the toxic plastic pollution generated by cigarette filters. The Challenge: Cigarette Filters Fuel the Plastic Crisis Cigarette filters are among the most pervasive and toxic plastic litter items in the environment. Despite their small size, their […]
WWF-Indonesia and Ministry Partner to Tackle the Triple Planetary Crisis
This article is developed based on the original post from WWF Indonesia. In a decisive step toward addressing global environmental challenges, WWF-Indonesia and the Ministry of Environment hosted a multi-stakeholder discussion titled the Plastic, Climate, and Biodiversity Forum in Jakarta on 28 October 2025. The forum served as a strategic platform to strengthen synergy and collaboration among key stakeholders […]