SEA of Solutions 2025 Bangkok: Plastic Smart Cities Reflections
Plastic Smart Cities and WWF-Thailand joined governments, industry leaders, civil society organizations, and coastal communities from across Southeast and East Asia at the Sea of Solutions 2025, convened by COBSEA (Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia) and UNEP (16 – 18 December 2025, Bangkok). The event brought together key stakeholders to strengthen regional dialogue on addressing marine plastic […]
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 […]
Luang Prabang Officially Joins Plastic Smart Cities
On 3 December 2024, Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage City in Laos known for its rich cultural heritage and natural beauty, officially joined the Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) initiative in partnership with WWF-Laos. A municipal waste profile study conducted in 2023 revealed that the city generates an estimated 4,583 tonnes of plastic waste annually. […]
Cleaning Up Canals In Venice
Research by the Italian Institute for Marine Research (CNR-ISMAR) found the canals of the historic city center of Venice to be littered with a large amount of waste and in particular, car tyres; this is due to the common practice, especially by heavy load transport boats, of using tyres as boat fenders. Project Objectives: The […]
From Waste to Wealth: Women Waste Collectors Key to Plastic Recycling in Viet Nam’s Hue City
Every morning, Aunty Vang rises with the sun, grabs a quick bite to eat, and sets out with her trusty old pushcart along the streets of Hue – Viet Nam’s ancient capital and a rising tourism hotspot. “Does anyone have bottle caps to sell?” Aunty Vang would call out to the streets of An Dong […]
A new collaboration to manage plastic waste in Jakarta, Bogor and Depok
The Plastic Smart Cities initiative has been implemented in Indonesia since 2021 in 5 different cities: Bogor, Jakarta, Depok, Makassar, and Denpasar (Bali). In January 2024, WWF-Indonesia, with Plastic Smart Cities, launched a new collaboration with three institutions from Indonesia: PT. KIBUMI, PT. WASTE4CHANGE and the RECO Consortium, which consists of PT. Million Waste Indonesia, […]
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 […]
Izmir Aims to End Plastic Waste in Tourism with Plastic Smart Cities
The Plastic Smart Izmir Tourism Workshop was held in Urladam, Izmir within the scope of the 15th European Waste Reduction Week held between 18 to 26 November 2023. With the slogan “End plastic waste in tourism“, the Plastic Smart Izmir Tourism Workshop was co-organised by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality’s Climate Change and Zero Waste Department […]
Choose to Reuse: First ever Closed-loop Reusable Food Delivery Packaging in Hong Kong
Since October 2022, WWF-Hong Kong has partnered with foodpanda Hong Kong to kick off a first pilot programme for reusable food delivery packaging. In the pilot phase, foodpanda provided 8,000 reusable food containers which can be returned to 9 different collection points – in the form of reverse vending machines. Funded by the Environment and […]
Towards No Plastic in Nature (NPIN): Five Years’ Journey in the Philippines, Across 10 Plastic Smart Cities
WWF-Philippines’ No Plastics in Nature (NPIN) initiative celebrated its fifth anniversary on Tuesday, July 18 2023 at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Social Hall in Quezon City, Philippines. This event was attended by WWF-Philippines staff, the Norwegian Ambassador, PSC representatives from all project sites, projects under the NPIN Initiative, national and local government […]