Save Our Seas Initiative

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

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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

From the Field: Increasing Community Recycling and Recovery of Waste to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution

Nationwide, in Peru, over 21,000 metric tons of municipal solid waste is generated daily; with 70 percent of that waste—much of it plastic—that’s considered either recyclable or reusable, only 4 percent is actually recycled. Improving low recycling rates requires a multi-pronged approach: addressing local governments’ capacity to provide recycling collection… Read More

Strengthening Routing and Collection for Improved Waste Management

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From the Field: Reducing Single-Use Plastics Through Social and Behavior Change Research

The proliferation and disposal of single-use plastics threatens the health and biodiversity of our oceans and contributes to climate change. In the Maldives’ city of Hulhumalé, with an estimated population of over 240,000—roughly 41 percent of household solid waste is single-use plastics1. For the Maldives and many other island nations,… Read More

Ending Ocean Plastic Pollution: USAID’s Save Our Seas Initiative: Snapshots of Success One Year In

About this Event In honor of World Oceans Day, USAID invites you to join us and our partners for a virtual event to reflect on what we’ve achieved one year after launching our $103 million Save Our Seas Initiative – a global effort to combat ocean plastic pollution that covers… Read More