8 inspiring innovations that are helping to fight plastic pollution
Dec 13, 2021 · Dealing with plastic pollution demands creativity – from re-designing packaging and delivery models to implementing new recycling technologies that help address waste production and management. To discover innovators around the world, the Global Plastic Action Partnership collaborated with UpLink to launch GPIN, aiming to build a community of ...
India adopts collaborative solutions to tackle plastic waste | World ...
Aug 2, 2023 · Looking at some of the other countries in the Global South, Indonesia – that generates more than 7.8 million metric tons of plastic waste, of which approximately 60% is mismanaged – has been working on a model that can mobilize public, private and community support to push for solutions for plastic waste management. Other global examples ...
8 ways to clean up plastic waste from the world’s rivers | World ...
Jun 28, 2021 · Plastic waste traps on the Lat Phrao Canal - Thailand The Chao Praya – which translates as “River of Kings” – is one of the world’s longest, and most polluted, rivers. The 1.5 kilometre Lat Phrao Canal flows from the river through one of Bangkok’s densely populated communities, which is home to around 120,400 people.
5 innovative ways we are tackling plastic waste - The World …
Dec 8, 2023 · While plastic has become a vital part of modern life, plastic pollution is a threat to the planet and our health. These innovations are helping to recycle more plastic, reduce microplastics in water and cut emissions. Building a circular economy to reduce plastic waste is a key focus of the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action ...
How Ghana tackles plastic pollution and lessons learned | World ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Population is the first catalyst, with plastic waste growing 2.2% per annum alongside a 3.4% increase in per capita plastic consumption. Despite significant government, industry and civil society commitments to address their environmental impacts, plastic leakage into the country’s water bodies is projected to grow by 190% between 2020 and ...
Data benefits Ghana’s fight against plastic pollution
May 31, 2023 · The World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) and SAP is creating a cohesive group of more than 2,000 waste pickers and using technology to measure the quantities and types of plastic that they collect. This data is then analysed alongside plastic prices that local and international buyers use in purchasing throughout the ...
Empowering local communities to solve global plastic waste
Jan 17, 2022 · Poorer communities are often the ones that are the most vulnerable to climate change. This is due to a number of factors: as urban centres develop waste increases but without proper waste management systems; developed countries often export their waste to developing countries that cannot properly manage it; lack of education leads to improper waste practices, like burning or burying trash; the ...
This is what the world’s waste does to people in poorer countries
May 16, 2019 · Single-use plastic is a particular issue. Much of it ends up littering the land and oceans, harming wildlife and damaging the financial welfare of farmers and fishers. Up to one-third of cattle and half of the goat population in developing countries have consumed significant amounts of plastic, which can lead to bloating and death by starvation.
Here's how Indonesia plans to tackle its plastic pollution problem
Jan 20, 2020 · The Indonesia National Waste Management Policy and Strategy (Presidential Decree No. 97/2017) and the Plan of Action on Marine Plastic Debris 2018-2025 (Presidential Decree No. 83/2018) have put the fight against plastic pollution at the top of the national agenda, creating the enabling environment that we needed as policy-makers to deliver on ...
EPR and a global plastics treaty – what do the experts say?
Nov 18, 2024 · The fee could finance or de-risk upfront capital costs of waste management infrastructure in developing countries, whereas EPR typically covers the operating costs of waste management. The fee could also finance other critical activities, from cleaning up legacy plastic pollution to supporting a just and inclusive transition for people and ...