WWF-Indonesia | Study of Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Waste Processing Facilities (TPS3R) in Bogor
How effective are community-based waste management facilities in supporting Bogor City’s waste reduction goals? This WWF-Indonesia study assesses the performance of 32 TPS 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Waste Processing Facilities) across Bogor City, examining governance, operations, financing, regulations, and community participation. The report identifies critical challenges affecting facility performance while providing practical recommendations to strengthen […]
WWF-Indonesia | Roadmap for Reducing Waste in Traditional Markets Across Bogor City from 2025 to 2029
Traditional markets are among the most important economic and social hubs in Bogor City, but they also generate significant amounts of organic and plastic waste. This roadmap, developed through collaboration between WWF-Indonesia, the Plastic Smart Cities initiative, and Perumda Pasar Pakuan Jaya, provides a strategic framework for reducing waste from traditional markets between 2025 and […]
WWF | Indonesia Waste Banks Go Digital
Case Study Indonesia: Bogor, Depok, JakartaWWF Involvement: January 2023 to December 2025Focus Area: Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: Monitoring and AssessmentSystemic Intervention: Systems and Infrastructure Key Lessons Learned Background Aplikasi Data Sampah Indonesia (AKSI) is an Indonesian Waste Data Application, available on Apple Store and Google Play, developed to help waste banks move away from manual record-keeping […]
WWF | Addressing Plastic Leakage with Data in Cagayan de Oro
Case Study Philippines: Cagayan de OroWWF Involvement: May 2023 to November 2024Focus Area: Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: Monitoring and AssessmentSystemic Intervention: Knowledge Strengthening Key Lessons Learned Background Cagayan de Oro City is a major urban centre in the Philippines. In 2024, the city generated around 450 tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day, of which […]
WWF | Improving the Financial Sustainability of Thailand’s MRFs
Case Study Thailand: Songkhla and Surat ThaniWWF Involvement: October 2023 to December 2024Focus Area: Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: RecyclingSystemic Intervention: Financing and Funding Mechanisms Key Lessons Learned Background In many Thai cities, the costs associated with collecting and processing plastics often exceed the market value of recyclable plastic. In Songkhla, lower market prices are influenced in […]
WWF | Hue’s City Action Plan for Clean Streets
Case Study Viet Nam: HueWWF Involvement: September 2022 to December 2024Focus Area: Enabling FrameworkPSC Approach: Local Policy and RegulationSystemic Intervention: Strategy Development / Policy Advocacy Key Lessons Learned Background The journey towards “Hue – A Plastic Smart City in Central Viet Nam”, started with conducting baseline studies guided by the Plastic Smart Cities’ (PSC) Plastic […]
WWF | Recycling for Change: San Isidro’s Social Shift
Case Study Philippines: San IsidroWWF Involvement: October 2022 to December 2024Focus Area: Recovery and RecyclingPSC Approach: Community-based Waste ManagementSystemic Intervention: Systems and Infrastructure Key Lessons Learned Background This initiative focuses on enhancing waste collection, processing, and value recycling to improve integrated solid waste management while promoting social inclusion and gender equity in San Isidro’s waste […]
ICLEI | City Practitioners Handbook: Reuse Starter Kit for Food and Beverages
Driven by changing lifestyles, increasing urbanization, and the rise of fast food, disposable packaging was marketed as hygienic, time-saving, and economically efficient. These items—plastic cutlery, expanded polystyrene (EPS), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, symbolized progress and mobility in a society increasingly shaped by consumerism and on-the-go consumption patterns. Today, urban environments are overwhelmed by the […]
WWF | 2019-2024 No Plastic In Nature Initiative Impact Report: Driving System Change in The Global Fight Against Plastic Pollution
The foundations of WWF’s No Plastic in Nature initiative were laid in 2018, when leading offices from across the WWF network recognised the need to apply a systemic approach to our work on plastic pollution. This report brings together five years of work across countries, sectors and cultures, reflecting the collective efforts of WWF teams […]
Rare, GEF, SGP, UNDP | Solutions to Plastic Pollution with Community-Based Behavior Change
Plastic pollution is a global crisis impacting natural systems, wildlife, and human health. Nations are currently negotiating a high-level treaty to coordinate efforts to reduce plastic use worldwide (Chen, Sulan et al., 2024). No single solution can solve this crisis. Tackling plastic pollution requires changes at every stage of production and use: governments must enact […]