Save Our Seas Initiative

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Recognizing Women in Waste

About this Event Across the globe women play critical roles in local waste systems. It’s estimated that over half of all plastics collected globally—and diverted from entering the ocean—are collected by informal waste collectors, the majority of whom are women. Beyond waste collectors, women in low- to middle-income countries also… Read More

The Festival “Máncora Recycles, Get on the wave of recycling”

The festival was organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program Read More

Solid Waste Capacity Index for Local Governments (SCIL) Fact Sheet

The Solid Waste Capacity Index for Local Governments (SCIL) assessment tool enables local governments to assess their current capacity to develop effective waste management systems. Read More

Building Local Government Capacity for Improved Solid Waste Management Systems

Case Study - Asia, Latin America, the Carribean Read More

Empowering Informal Waste Workers

Case Study - Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean Read More

Blended Finance: A Blueprint to Support a Circular Economy in Indonesia

Like many rapidly urbanizing countries across Asia, Indonesia is faced with the challenge of reducing and recycling growing volumes of waste without the recycling infrastructure it requires. Increasing that challenge is the geographic reality of collecting waste across an archipelago of 17,000 islands.  In October 2022, the U.S. Agency for… Read More

United States Announces Partnership to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution in Indonesia

On July 27, 2022 USAID launched a new partnership to expand plastic waste collection and recycling in Indonesia under the auspices of the Save Our Seas Initiative. The Save Our Seas Initiative is USAID’s new flagship global initiative to combat the growing threat of ocean plastic… Read More