Waste Segregation at Home: A Flipchart Module for Solid Waste Management
Household consumption generates the largest share of solid waste, yet many communities lack proper disposal awareness beyond their immediate doorsteps. To combat this critical infrastructure challenge, the Plastic Smart Cities program by WWF-Indonesia, in collaboration with Yayasan Bina Karta Lestari (Bintari), developed a comprehensive community education module titled “Karena Pilah Sampah dari Rumah Itu Mudah!”. […]
Cerita Untuk Bumi: An Illustrated Environmental Storybook
As plastic pollution increasingly threatens terrestrial, riverine, and marine ecosystems across Southeast Asia, empowering youth through early environmental literacy has become a cornerstone of long-term ecological stewardship. Co-created by WWF-Indonesia and Dongeng Paman Gery under the Plastic Smart Cities program, Cerita untuk Bumi is an illustrated environmental storybook authored by twenty children to inspire youth-led […]
Waste Segregation at Home: A Flipchart Module for Solid Waste Management
Household consumption generates the largest share of solid waste, yet many communities lack proper disposal awareness beyond their immediate doorsteps. To combat this critical infrastructure challenge, the Plastic Smart Cities program by WWF-Indonesia, in collaboration with Yayasan Bina Karta Lestari (Bintari), developed a comprehensive community education module titled “Karena Pilah Sampah dari Rumah Itu Mudah!”. […]
Cerita Untuk Bumi: An Illustrated Environmental Storybook
As plastic pollution increasingly threatens terrestrial, riverine, and marine ecosystems across Southeast Asia, empowering youth through early environmental literacy has become a cornerstone of long-term ecological stewardship. Co-created by WWF-Indonesia and Dongeng Paman Gery under the Plastic Smart Cities program, Cerita untuk Bumi is an illustrated environmental storybook authored by twenty children to inspire youth-led […]
UNEP, UNODC | How Waste Trafficking Hinders the Development of Circular Economies: Impacts, Challenges, and Solutions from SouthEast Asia
As global waste generation approaches critical thresholds, illegal waste trafficking has emerged as a major barrier to sustainable development across Southeast Asia. Between 2017 and 2021, ASEAN nations collectively imported more than 100 million tonnes of metal, paper, and plastic waste valued at nearly $50 billion, accounting for 17% of the global plastic waste trade […]
ERIA, IGES | Plastic Pollution Countermeasures: Effective Global Actions and Case Studies from East Asia
Plastic pollution represents one of the most pressing environmental challenges in Southeast and East Asia, with seven ASEAN+3 nations ranking among the top ten global contributors to annual ocean plastic emissions. To address critical data gaps, low recycling rates, and waste management infrastructure deficits across the plastic value chain, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN […]
Designing Effective Reuse Policy: Regional Recommendations for Southeast Asia
Published by the Global Plastics Policy Centre at the University of Portsmouth in partnership with Enviu and Dietplastik Indonesia, Designing Effective Reuse Policy: Regional Recommendations for Southeast Asia provides a comparative policy assessment across Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The report demonstrates that while refill and return practices are deeply anchored in regional cultural heritage, […]
Guidelines on Reducing Single-use Plastic in the Zanzibar Tourism Industry
Developed by the Blue Impact Network in partnership with Chumbe Island Coral Park and the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism, the REDUCE Guidelines 2026 provide a comprehensive, evidence-based roadmap to phase out single-use plastics across Zanzibar’s hospitality sector. Co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through GIZ’s […]
Mina’s Story: An Educational Storybook About Plastic Pollution
Published by WWF-Laos under its Plastic Programme, Mina’s Mission is a bilingual (Lao and English) educational storybook designed to empower children and communities to combat plastic pollution through environmental education. Through the story of a young girl named Mina who confronts the real-world hazards of open waste burning, toxic air, trapped wildlife, and storm drain […]
WWF-Laos | Mina’s Story: An Educational Storybook About Plastic Pollution
Published by WWF-Laos under its Plastic Programme, Mina’s Mission is a bilingual (Lao and English) educational storybook designed to empower children and communities to combat plastic pollution through environmental education. Through the story of a young girl named Mina who confronts the real-world hazards of open waste burning, toxic air, trapped wildlife, and storm drain […]