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In tackling the plastic waste challenge, a common thread emerges for players across the value chain: the need for technologies that can redefine the capability and capacity of firms to effect change. Technical experts from our One Take video series share more.
January 11, 2023
8 min read
Featured Stories
This report lays out nine recommendations for feedstock that can be used for pyrolysis. The study aims to provide baseline characterisation to enable greater alignment across the recycling value chain.
October 12, 2022
5 min read
Featured Stories
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste participated in the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, recently, where we expressed our support for resolution to begin discussions for plastic agreement to #EndPlasticWaste in the environment
March 25, 2022
3 min read
Featured Stories
Recycling is most often broadly grouped into either Mechanical Recycling or Chemical Recycling. Find out how these approaches can be used in sequence, keeping materials in circulation at the highest level of quality, economic, and environmental value as long as possible.
June 3, 2021
8 min read
Featured Stories
Plastic is a life-changing resource, but the same qualities that make it useful—alongside poor waste management—have created a global waste challenge. Here’s what you need to know.
March 22, 2021
3 min read
Featured Stories
Materials expert, Sibele Cestari, says that plastic can be a sustainable material, we just need a system reset.
March 4, 2021
5 min read
Featured Stories
The circular economy, a buzzword of the moment, could help save the planet and ensure renewed economic growth for decades to come.
May 31, 2021
5 min read
In tackling the plastic waste challenge, a common thread emerges for players across the value chain: the need for technologies that can redefine the capability and capacity of firms to effect change. Technical experts from our One Take video series share more.
January 11, 2023
8 min read
This report lays out nine recommendations for feedstock that can be used for pyrolysis. The study aims to provide baseline characterisation to enable greater alignment across the recycling value chain.
October 12, 2022
5 min read
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste participated in the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, recently, where we expressed our support for resolution to begin discussions for plastic agreement to #EndPlasticWaste in the environment
March 25, 2022
3 min read
Recycling is most often broadly grouped into either Mechanical Recycling or Chemical Recycling. Find out how these approaches can be used in sequence, keeping materials in circulation at the highest level of quality, economic, and environmental value as long as possible.
June 3, 2021
8 min read
Plastic is a life-changing resource, but the same qualities that make it useful—alongside poor waste management—have created a global waste challenge. Here’s what you need to know.
March 22, 2021
3 min read
Materials expert, Sibele Cestari, says that plastic can be a sustainable material, we just need a system reset.
March 4, 2021
5 min read
The circular economy, a buzzword of the moment, could help save the planet and ensure renewed economic growth for decades to come.
May 31, 2021
5 min read
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Progress Report 2023
Progress Report 2023
Welcome to the Alliance’s 2023 Progress Report. This year, we set out an evolved approach to measuring and reporting our impact, reflecting our focus and growth as an organisation.
July 30, 2024
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We need a global treaty to cut plastic pollution, but that’s just the start
We need a global treaty to cut plastic pollution, but that’s just the start
A global instrument is a significant step, but it's just the beginning. Despite diverging views on issues critical to an impactful outcome, it is essential that all stakeholders align on an inclusive and solutions-based approach to the instrument.
July 10, 2024
8 min read
4 Ways to Empower the Informal Sector
4 Ways to Empower the Informal Sector
Informal workers are key to turning the tide on plastic pollution. They contribute significantly to waste management – a key component toward a circular economy – by collecting, sorting, trading, and even processing waste materials.
April 18, 2024
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Inspiration
Easy come, easy go: Designing for circularity with Megloo takeaway containers
Easy come, easy go: Designing for circularity with Megloo takeaway containers
In Japan, Megloo Re-use take-out and delivery containers are specially designed for the environmentally conscious, to make circularity more accessible for the everyday citizen.
April 16, 2024
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Solutions for Change
Solutions for Change
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Solution Model playbooks document comprehensive and integrated solutions to enable plastic circularity.
February 27, 2024
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The Plastic Waste Management Framework
The Plastic Waste Management Framework
This comprehensive report by the Alliance, in collaboration with Roland Berger, offers insights into various policies and levers that countries can adopt to enhance recycling rates, strengthen waste management systems, and progress towards an improved circularity for plastics.
November 14, 2023
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How EY teams helped develop a KPI-metrics framework to measure Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s impact.
How EY teams helped develop a KPI-metrics framework to measure Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s impact.
This framework introduces an innovative approach to measure the multifaceted impacts of the Alliance's mission to end plastic waste, utilising diverse metrics and independent assurance for transparency and meaningful results.
November 9, 2023
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Progress Report 2022
Progress Report 2022
Welcome to the Alliance’s 2022 Progress Report. This year, we set out an evolved approach to measuring and reporting our impact, reflecting our focus and growth as an organisation.
July 6, 2023
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Education, Science
The Technologies That Could Power a Plastic Waste Circular Economy
The Technologies That Could Power a Plastic Waste Circular Economy
In tackling the plastic waste challenge, a common thread emerges for players across the value chain: the need for technologies that can redefine the capability and capacity of firms to effect change. Technical experts from our One Take video series share more.
January 11, 2023
8 min read
Science
Feedstock Quality Guidelines for Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste
Feedstock Quality Guidelines for Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste
This report lays out seven recommendations for feedstock that can be used for pyrolysis. The study aims to provide baseline characterisation to enable greater alignment across the recycling value chain.
October 12, 2022
5 min read
Inspiration
Alliance at UNEA-5.2 in Nairobi, Kenya
Alliance at UNEA-5.2 in Nairobi, Kenya
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste participated in the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, recently, where we expressed our support for resolution to begin discussions for plastic agreement to #EndPlasticWaste in the environment
March 25, 2022
3 min read
Inspiration
Alliance in Action
Alliance in Action
The third edition of the Progress Report was inspired by the collective action of our partners around the world, and the positive impact our work has on the communities we serve.
December 7, 2021
8 min read
Inspiration
Powering Sustainability through Purpose & Action
Powering Sustainability through Purpose & Action
How can purpose and action help power #sustainability? Jacob Duer, President and CEO, Alliance to End Plastic Waste discussed with Peter Hubert, Head of Online Sales, LinkedIn about how businesses can become more sustainable, and how moving towards circularity can benefit any organisation’s bottom line.
November 29, 2021
3 min read
Inspiration, Education
Making sustainability affordable for all
Making sustainability affordable for all
The market for sustainable products is worth billions and growing exponentially. So what’s stopping companies from going green? Here are some ways to rethink your sustainability strategy.
September 14, 2021
5 min read
Education
Understanding the Alliance: How we prepare our projects for the
long-term
Understanding the Alliance: How we prepare our projects for the
long-term
A more sustainable future starts with minimising the impact of the modern world on our surroundings. At the Alliance, we do this by investing in solutions in 4 key areas—infrastructure, innovation, education, and cleanup—to help end plastic waste leaking in the environment.
September 9, 2021
5 min read
Cleanups, Inspiration
The cleanup movement is sweeping all corners of the world
The cleanup movement is sweeping all corners of the world
From beach cleanups to local waste collections, communities are taking collective action to tackle refuse and plastic waste in their areas. Here’s how 6 litter-picking groups are helping to build a global cleanup movement.
September 2, 2021
5 min read
Science, Inspiration
Not just small talk for Hungarian solar pavements
Not just small talk for Hungarian solar pavements
Hungarian solar panel designers are showing that recycled plastic can be both useful and good for the environment.
August 31, 2021
3 min read
Education
Why proper waste management is more important than going plastic-free
Why proper waste management is more important than going plastic-free
When talking about plastic waste, it is important to acknowledge the ways in which plastic remains essential, and has contributed to our modern world. Understanding the situations will help us manage plastic waste more efficiently.
August 23, 2021
5 min read
Education, Science
Thoughts from the Alliance: Funding the End of Plastic Waste
Thoughts from the Alliance: Funding the End of Plastic Waste
Despite the availability of technical solutions to tackle plastic waste, the global recycling rate is currently around 15% or less. There are still economic barriers preventing the world from moving toward long-term solutions.
August 18, 2021
5 min read
Education, Inspiration
Could these be the first zero-waste cities?
Could these be the first zero-waste cities?
Some cities are pioneering cutting edge ways of minimising plastic waste. We look at 7 places around the world heading towards a zero-waste reality.
August 5, 2021
5 min read
Education
3 reasons why we can do better than plastic bag bans
3 reasons why we can do better than plastic bag bans
Why banning plastic bags is not the most effective way to tackle plastic pollution.
August 2, 2021
5 min read
Education
These are the top 5 most sustainable drink containers ranked
These are the top 5 most sustainable drink containers ranked
Ever wondered how different drink containers fare in terms of sustainability? These results suggest that reusing and reducing waste is still the best way to protect the environment.
July 23, 2021
5 min read
Education, Science
Thoughts from the Alliance: Believe in Recycling
Thoughts from the Alliance: Believe in Recycling
Only about 14% of our global plastic waste is recycled, but a future of circularity in plastics is not far off. See what challenges we must face to achieve that goal through advancing technology and innovative design.
June 18, 2021
3 min read
Education, Science
Thoughts from the Alliance: the notion of “Cascade Recycling“
Thoughts from the Alliance: the notion of “Cascade Recycling“
Recycling is most often broadly grouped into either Mechanical Recycling or Chemical Recycling. Find out how these approaches can be used in sequence, keeping materials in circulation at the highest level of quality, economic, and environmental value as long as possible.
June 3, 2021
8 min read
Education
The Circular Economy Explained
The Circular Economy Explained
The circular economy, a buzzword of the moment, could help save the planet and ensure renewed economic growth for decades to come.
May 31, 2021
5 min read
Inspiration, Education
Why collective action from rival companies could help end plastic waste
Why collective action from rival companies could help end plastic waste
Why collective action from rival companies could help end plastic waste.
May 27, 2021
3 min read
Science
Thoughts from the Alliance: Sorting out plastic waste solutions
Thoughts from the Alliance: Sorting out plastic waste solutions
There is much discussion on whether recycling will make a significant contribution in addressing waste plastic. We believe the answer is “very much so”. Circular plastics is an achievable goal, and recycling will be a big contributor to that.
May 26, 2021
3 min read
Education, Science
Why is waste management key to ending plastic waste?
Why is waste management key to ending plastic waste?
Plastic is a highly versatile material and it touches every aspect of our lives. It is in the packaging we use, the cars we drive, the clothes we wear. It sits at the centre of the modern world, in communication networks, computers, and construction. As great as plastic is—when it has ceased being useful it can become a problem.
May 26, 2021
3 min read
Education
Why stigmatisation of plastics is unlikely to create change
Why stigmatisation of plastics is unlikely to create change
Is the language and imagery used around plastic pollution stopping us from seeing the bigger picture? An interesting analysis of tweets and news reports from major media outlets and NGOs tries to unravel the complexity of communicating plastic pollution.
May 12, 2021
3 min read
Cleanups, Inspiration
The countries who have built a culture of cleanups
The countries who have built a culture of cleanups
When it comes to cleanups, the actions of a few individuals have a powerful influence on others. See how these countries have come together to keep their communities clean.
May 11, 2021
5 min read
Cleanups, Inspiration
This is why every cleanup is more than just one cleanup
This is why every cleanup is more than just one cleanup
Sweeping changes, like the plastic waste problem, can begin with a group of ordinary people setting out to clean their local area. Even individuals can make a difference.
May 5, 2021
3 min read
Education, Inspiration
These cities are powering transport on land, sea, and sky with plastic waste
These cities are powering transport on land, sea, and sky with plastic waste
From using plastic waste to fuel jet planes, to encouraging recycling by giving residents free rides—find out how these cities are increasing transport efficiency and ending plastic waste at the same time.
May 4, 2021
3 min read
Inspiration
Eyewear from water bottles is helping the city of Flint stem plastic waste
Eyewear from water bottles is helping the city of Flint stem plastic waste
Contamination of the water supply in Flint, Michigan has led to an increase in bottled water consumption. Aware of the growing plastic problem, these opticians are now giving the trash a new lease of life in the shape of designer spectacles.
April 21, 2021
3 min read
Cleanups
How to organise your own beach clean up
How to organise your own beach clean up
One of the most hands-on and satisfying ways to help end plastic waste is to organise a local cleanup. It’s a great way to build a community of people interested in reducing waste while improving your local environment.
April 9, 2021
3 min read
Inspiration
These ‘ecoboats’ made from plastic waste are transforming fishing in Cameroon
These ‘ecoboats’ made from plastic waste are transforming fishing in Cameroon
This entrepreneur is taking the plastic problem in his community into his own hands by using it to make plastic boats.
March 30, 2021
3 min read
Education
The plastic waste problem explained
The plastic waste problem explained
Plastic is a life-changing resource, but the same qualities that make it useful—alongside poor waste management—have created a global waste challenge. Here’s what you need to know.
March 22, 2021
3 min read
Education, Inspiration
These countries are putting recycling on the curriculum
These countries are putting recycling on the curriculum
Transitioning to a world without waste means giving the next generation the knowledge, skills, and motivation to tackle environmental issues. Here are 10 of the world’s top waste education programmes.
March 18, 2021
5 min read
Science, Education
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills
Maria Temming, staff writer for physical sciences at Science News, explores what the various processes of recycling plastic are, and how designing products to be recyclable from the get-go will help solve the world’s plastic waste problem.
March 16, 2021
8 min read
Inspiration
South Korean sparrows try to cap surge of throwaway plastic
South Korean sparrows try to cap surge of throwaway plastic
Two women from downtown Seoul have organised mass collections of over 85,000 bottle caps for transformation into useful household items
March 10, 2021
3 min read
Education, Science
All plastics are technically recyclable, so what's holding us back?
All plastics are technically recyclable, so what's holding us back?
Materials expert, Sibele Cestari, says that plastic can be a sustainable material, we just need a system reset.
March 4, 2021
5 min read
Education
How you can help end plastic waste in your own home
How you can help end plastic waste in your own home
Recycling is a great way for individuals to help end plastic waste together. Plastic recycling creates raw materials for new products, providing a sustainable and low-carbon alternative to making new plastic.
March 4, 2021
5 min read
Education, Inspiration
These 7 countries are at the forefront of sustainability
These 7 countries are at the forefront of sustainability
There are many roads toward a sustainable future. Here are seven countries who are leading the way in finding creative solutions for local issues, and helping end plastic waste.
March 3, 2021
3 min read
Inspiration
Changing the lives of the waste picker community
Changing the lives of the waste picker community
As the bridge between waste and recycling industries, waste pickers are indispensable in the journey toward a circular economy. Here’s how one company is supporting this vital profession in India.
March 1, 2021
3 min read
Education, Science
These 7 innovations are making circularity quicker and easier
These 7 innovations are making circularity quicker and easier
Embracing circular economy practices is a complex challenge for industries that needs to involve the entire value chain of a product. Fortunately, a range of technological solutions are available to offer solutions.
February 23, 2021
3 min read
Education, Science
What is the circular economy?
What is the circular economy?
The circular economy, a buzzword of the moment, could help save the planet and ensure renewed economic growth for decades to come
February 18, 2021
3 min read
Education, Inspiration
5 ways the fashion industry is becoming more circular
5 ways the fashion industry is becoming more circular
From instant knitting machines to fungus-grown plants, the fashion industry is starting to address its heavy impact on the environment.
February 10, 2021
3 min read
Inspiration, Education
6 bright ideas in 2021 that are helping end plastic waste
6 bright ideas in 2021 that are helping end plastic waste
From Bali to Uganda, companies and communities are pioneering solutions to the plastic waste problem. Here are six projects to keep an eye on in 2021.
February 5, 2021
3 min read
Education, Inspiration
10 ways to reduce reuse and recycle this holiday season
10 ways to reduce reuse and recycle this holiday season
Cutting down plastic waste during the festive season doesn’t mean compromising on sparkle and joy; taking the time to reduce, reuse, and recycle can be a great way to bond with loved ones and give unique gifts.
December 21, 2020
3 min read
Science, Inspiration
How Organic Waste Processing in Bali Helps Build a Viable Circular Economy for Plastic
How Organic Waste Processing in Bali Helps Build a Viable Circular Economy for Plastic
In the sixth article in this blog series, Bali-based Joi Danielson, Founder of Vital Ocean and SYSTEMIQ Partner, looks at how the separation of plastic from organic waste helps add value to the community, the environment, as well as all those involved in collecting, processing and using the end product. That helped Temesi Recycling build a viable organic waste processing operation in Bali, Indonesia.
August 3, 2020
3 min read
Inspiration
How to Integrate Waste Pickers Into a City Solid Waste Management System
How to Integrate Waste Pickers Into a City Solid Waste Management System
In the fifth edition of a six-part blog series supported by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Pinky Chandran, founding member of SWMRT, trustee of Hasiru Dala and co-author of “Leave No Trace”, writes about her involvement in helping to solve Bangalore’s waste problem, by bringing together enthusiastic activists, with previously unrecognised waste pickers.
July 26, 2020
3 min read
Inspiration
Elevating Waste Management to Spiritual Levels in Bali
Elevating Waste Management to Spiritual Levels in Bali
In the fourth article in this blog series, Bali-based Joi Danielson showcases Rumah Kompos Padangtegal (RKP), working in the challenging, high plastic-leakage environment in Indonesia to help build a robust waste collection system.
July 19, 2020
3 min read
Inspiration
“My dream is to never stop dreaming” – Eradicating the Invisibility of Waste Pickers
“My dream is to never stop dreaming” – Eradicating the Invisibility of Waste Pickers
In the third edition of a six-part blog series supported by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Co-author of Leave No Trace, Julia Luchesi, talks about the need to remove the stigma around waste pickers and improve the quality of their lives. She showcases the work of people in the Cooperativa Sempre Verde, the National Movement of Waste Pickers (MNCR) and the artists of Pimp My Carroca.
July 12, 2020
3 min read
Education, Inspiration
Looking into the ‘black bag’ and learning to face up to our waste
Looking into the ‘black bag’ and learning to face up to our waste
In the second of a six-part blog series supported by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Co-author of Leave No Trace, Julia Luchesi, talks about the importance of reframing our relationship with waste. It showcases how one social enterprise is working in challenging, high plastic-leakage environments to solve difficult and universal questions on building robust waste and recycling systems.
July 5, 2020
3 min read
Inspiration, Education
Is This The Future We Want For Our Children
Is This The Future We Want For Our Children
Our vision is to end plastic waste in the environment, but this vision means much more than just solving the waste challenge, it also looks at solutions to support better lives for millions of communities by enabling a local sustainable ecosystem. Our investments are directed by four strategic pillars, one of which is Infrastructure. The latter targets plastic waste leakage so every community should have universal access to an environment free of plastic waste at its source.
June 17, 2020
3 min read
Cleanups, Education
Turning the Tide on Plastic Waste
Turning the Tide on Plastic Waste
In the second of a four-part blog series, Vice President of Projects, Nicholas Kolesch, discusses how incentives to clean up plastic waste can be enabled through circularity and how a project in Ghana paves the way.
June 1, 2020
3 min read
Inspiration, Education, Cleanups
Innovation in adversity. Re-thinking ways to tackle plastic waste
Innovation in adversity. Re-thinking ways to tackle plastic waste
In the first of a four-part blog series, Vice President of Projects, Nicholas Kolesch, who joined us on 1 of May 2020 writes about how the Alliance is looking to foster innovative solutions in its journey to help end plastic waste.
May 5, 2020
3 min read
Inspiration
Members forge ahead in the fight against COVID-19
Members forge ahead in the fight against COVID-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has swept across the world, disrupting lives on an unprecedented scale. At the time of this blog, there are 2.2 million cases globally. From philanthropy to production, from supply chains to waste management, cooperation has sprung everywhere, and businesses and individuals are aiding the fight in every community they serve. It is a level of cooperation that is unprecedented but needs to happen in this fight which is bigger than any of us.
April 21, 2020
3 min read
提案依頼書 (RFP) – 日本における実現可能性調査
提案依頼書 (RFP) – 日本における実現可能性調査
廃棄プラスチックを無くす国際アライアンス (AEPW) は「日本における廃棄物高度選別リサイクルプログラムの実現可能性調査」の提案を募集します。
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) – Feasibility Study Japan
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) – Feasibility Study Japan
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is seeking proposals to conduct a feasibility study for a Japan Advanced Sorting and Recycling Programme Feasibility Study
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) – Vietnam Feasibility Study
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) – Vietnam Feasibility Study
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is seeking proposals to conduct a feasibility study and implementation of its Vietnam Flagship Programme in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
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