Save Our Seas Initiative

Extended Producer Responsibility: A System for a Circular Economy

Case Study - Sri Lanka Read More

Upcoming Training: Identifying Funding Options for Sustainable Solid Waste Systems

Join USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program to learn more about Identifying Funding Options for Sustainable Solid Waste Systems, a resource which guides local governments to identify funding options that can support an economically sustainable waste management system. This virtual training will provide an overview of the resource and examples of… Read More

USAID Donates Vehicles to the Municipality of Máncora

Cross posted from the Government of Peru  In an effort to reduce pollution, USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, donated a truck and three motorcycle vans to the District Municipality of Máncora. This donation aims to strengthen and support the Municipal Program MÁNCORA RECICLA, to promote recycling in homes… Read More

Piloting Local Business Models and Scalable Best Practices that Promote the 3Rs and Build More Circular Economies

Case Study — Manila & Parañaque, Philippines Read More

Fortalecimiento de Rutasy Recojo para Mejorarel Manejo de Residuos Hoja Informativa

Hoja Informativa - Pisco, Perú Read More

Fortalecimiento de Rutas y Recojopara Mejorar el Manejo de Residuos Estudio de Caso

Estudio de Caso — Pisco, Perú Read More

From the Field: Empowering Youth as Agents of Change to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution

The world produces twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, and only 9 percent of that waste is recycled.1 The resulting pollution is having far-reaching human health and environmental impacts that are just starting to be understood. Today’s youth—defined by the United Nations as anyone between the ages… Read More

Reducing Single-Use Plastics Through Social and Behavior Change Research

Case Study - Hulhumalé, Maldives Read More

USAID Calls for Collective Action at Local and National Levels to Reduce Plastic Pollution

May 2023 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) participated in multiple side events at the second session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution—a gathering of global leaders to develop the first-ever legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution. At an INC-sponsored side event,… Read More

Strengthening Routing and Collection for Improved Waste Management Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet - Pisco, Peru Read More