From purpose to impact

Solving the plastic waste problem requires coordinated action across the value chain, over the life cycle of plastic products. Bold changes are needed to address mismanaged waste, posing systemic shifts that no one actor can achieve alone. Forging and strengthening partnerships among stakeholders allows us to unlock capital and accelerate impactful solutions at scale.

Our core pillars
infrastructure
Infrastructure
Develop and invest in systems to improve the collection and management of plastic waste
innovation
Innovation
Incubate and accelerate ideas to help scale new solutions and technologies
education
Education
Empower stakeholders with the knowledge to better understand and take action in the plastic waste challenge
clean up
Cleanup
Work with partners to address plastic waste at source

Our approach

Three key drivers enable our mission and allow us to deliver tangible results

  • Developing, deploying, and scaling solutions
  • Engaging communities
  • Catalysing investments

Developing, deploying, and scaling solutions

Within the Alliance’s ecosystem of members and partners resides the knowledge, resources and experience that allow the best ideas to be developed and deployed at scale around the world. We tap on this for funding and expertise to drive the development of new initiatives and reduce risk.

Bersih Indonesia
Bersih Indonesia: Eliminasi Sampah Plastik
Setting up financially sustainable and replicable waste management systems in three Indonesian regencies.
Closing the Loop
Closing the Loop
Providing expertise and funding to expand the capacity and grow the reach of ASASE’s CASH IT! recycling initiative in Accra.
HolyGrail
HolyGrail 2.0
Demonstrating the viability of digital watermarks for intelligent waste sorting, which increases recycling feedstock quality.

From idea to implementation

To address the global plastic waste challenge, we are investing in scalable, replicable, and economically viable projects.

  • Origination
  • Evaluation
  • Approval
  • Planning
  • Execution
  • Closure
The hunt for good ideas

Priorities are set based on assessments of the Alliance’s portfolio and available budget, providing guidance on what to look for in new projects. Projects are identified from various sources with past experience informing the screening process.

Does it work and what can it achieve?

Project proposals are assessed by the Alliance’s technical, regional, and commercial teams for strategic fit, impact on our mission, suitability for implementation, and potential risks. For projects at an earlier stage of development, feasibility studies may be conducted.

Providing the resources for implementation

Projects undergo final commercial evaluation with due diligence checks on stakeholders, financial modelling, and budget assessment, leading to approval for funding.

Getting it off the drawing board

The project’s scope, deliverables, and milestones are documented in a funding agreement that is ultimately signed with relevant partners, setting the stage for implementation to start.

Implementation and impact

As project implementation takes off, the Alliance’s projects team works closely with partners to provide guidance and troubleshooting support. Progress is monitored against milestones, ensuring the delivery of project targets in line with the Alliance’s reporting metrics.

Consolidating lessons for the future

As each project draws to a close, learnings are captured and shared for use in the next generation of projects. The Alliance documents solution models for projects with strong potential, sharing them for replication or scaling by others.

Engaging communities

For the impact of solutions to end plastic waste to be maximised, communities need to embrace them. We provide both the education and resources to help secure the necessary buy-in and behavioural changes. We also create platforms that engage the community in cleanup and recycling initiatives.

Rayong less water
Rayong Less-Waste
Ramping up collection, sorting, and recycling of household waste through community education in Thailand’s Rayong province.
STOP Jembrana
Project STOP Jembrana
Putting in place an integrated waste management system that will be economically self-sustaining and can be locally operated.
Changemakers
Changemakers
Mobilising high-school students in Kolkata and the Sundarbans as sustainability influencers among families and friends.

From Idea to Implementation

To address the global plastic waste challenge, we invest in scalable, replicable, and economically viable projects aiming to end plastic waste.

  • Origination
  • Evaluation
  • Approval
  • Planning
  • Execution
  • Closure
The hunt for good ideas

Priorities are set based on assessments of the Alliance’s portfolio and available budget, providing guidance on what to look for in new projects. Projects are identified from various sources with past experience informing the screening process.

Does it work and what can it achieve?

Project proposals are assessed by the Alliance’s technical, regional, and commercial teams for strategic fit, impact on our mission, suitability for implementation, and potential risks. For projects at an earlier stage of development, feasibility studies may be conducted.

Providing the resources for implementation

Projects undergo final commercial evaluation with due diligence checks on stakeholders, financial modelling, and budget assessment, leading to approval for funding.

Getting it off the drawing board

The project’s scope, deliverables, and milestones are documented in a funding agreement that is ultimately signed with relevant partners, setting the stage for implementation to start.

Implementation and impact

As project implementation takes off, the Alliance’s projects team works closely with partners to provide guidance and troubleshooting support. Progress is monitored against milestones, ensuring the delivery of project targets in line with the Alliance’s reporting metrics.

Consolidating lessons for the future

As each project draws to a close, learnings are captured and shared for use in the next generation of projects. The Alliance documents solution models for projects with strong potential, sharing them for replication or scaling by others.

Catalysing investments

The best ideas need financing to take shape, and be scaled and replicated. We aim to catalyse investments from a wide network of investors, including Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), the private sector, and philanthropic organisations, to allow for a pipeline of solutions to end plastic waste to be built.

End Plastic Waste Innovation
End Plastic Waste Innovation Platform
Incubating ideas that could transform how waste is collected, sorted and recycled, unlocking the value of plastic waste.
US$3million prize
The Alliance Prize
Seeking out innovative solutions to tough problems, such as the recycling of flexible plastics in household waste.
Circular plastic fund
US$500 million circular plastic fund
Creating a US$500 million circular plastic fund to develop scalable solutions that drive the transition towards circularity.

From Idea to Implementation

To address the global plastic waste challenge, we invest in scalable, replicable, and economically viable projects aiming to end plastic waste.

  • Origination
  • Evaluation
  • Approval
  • Planning
  • Execution
  • Closure
The hunt for good ideas

Priorities are set based on assessments of the Alliance’s portfolio and available budget, providing guidance on what to look for in new projects. Projects are identified from various sources with past experience informing the screening process.

Does it work and what can it achieve?

Project proposals are assessed by the Alliance’s technical, regional, and commercial teams for strategic fit, impact on our mission, suitability for implementation, and potential risks. For projects at an earlier stage of development, feasibility studies may be conducted.

Providing the resources for implementation

Projects undergo final commercial evaluation with due diligence checks on stakeholders, financial modelling, and budget assessment, leading to approval for funding.

Getting it off the drawing board

The project’s scope, deliverables, and milestones are documented in a funding agreement that is ultimately signed with relevant partners, setting the stage for implementation to start.

Implementation and impact

As project implementation takes off, the Alliance’s projects team works closely with partners to provide guidance and troubleshooting support. Progress is monitored against milestones, ensuring the delivery of project targets in line with the Alliance’s reporting metrics.

Consolidating lessons for the future

As each project draws to a close, learnings are captured and shared for use in the next generation of projects. The Alliance documents solution models for projects with strong potential, sharing them for replication or scaling by others.

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