Asia

MWRP Vietnam: Moving Toward Plastic-Free Island Living

To improve SWM on the island, USAID funded the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Vietnam) through the Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) to protect small islands and coral reefs from ocean plastic pollution. Read More

CCBO Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment Vietnam

The following presents the Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment (ISWMA) for the program’s four engagement sites in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Biên Hòa (in Đồng Nai Province)Da Nang City (Class-1municipality)Huế (in the Thua Thien-Huế Province)Phú Quốc District (in Giang Province) This ISWMA was developed to establish a current understanding… Read More

CCBO Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment Sri Lanka & Maldives

The following presents CCBO’s Initial Solid Waste Management Assessment (ISWMA) for the program’s four “engagement sites” in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) and the Republic of Maldives (Maldives). Sri Lanka engagement sites include the Colombo Metropolitan Area, Galle, and District of Jaffna. Malé is CCBO’s engagement… Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: Empowering Local Communities to Reduce Plastic Waste in Marine Environments

The Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation (SLCDF) project received a grant from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program to build the capacity of four local authorities and other stakeholders, to raise the awareness of residents on sustainable SWM practices. Read More

Testing a Cost-Effective Model for “Zero Waste” in Indonesian Communities

USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) funded the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) to partner with local NGO Yayasan Pengembangan Biosains dan Bioteknologi (YPBB) to work with Bandung City’s environment office to improve waste management. Read More

MWRP Vietnam: Raising Public Engagement in Coastal Heritage Areas

With a grant from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program, GreenHub tested innovative fishing technology to mitigate polystyrene (styrofoam) waste leakage from fish farms into Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay. Read More

Moving toward Plastic-free Island Living

In the southern offshore area of Vietnam lies the palm-lined Phu Quoc Island, a district of Kien Giang province. Rich in biodiversity, the island includes both a terrestrial national park and a marine protected area. Read More

Raising Public Engagement in Coastal Heritage Areas

Vietnam’s tourism sector, a powerful coastal industry, relies largely on Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Every year, millions of people visit this area, which features emerald green water. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Harnessing the Power of City Governments to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution

With funding from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program, the Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement (GIDKP) is assisting several city and provincial governments with developing and enacting single-use plastic reduction policies to reduce ocean plastic pollution in Greater Jakarta and Bogor, Cimahi, and Bandung cities. Read More

Lanka Upcycles: Making Waves of Change in Waste Less Arugam Bay

Lanka Upcycles is a social enterprise located in the surfer’s paradise of Arugam Bay on the east coast of Sri Lanka. They are making waves with novel approaches to addressing the ocean plastic pollution through its Waste Less Arugam Bay (WLAB) project funded by USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP). Read More