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RFI – Plastics Pollution Activity India

This Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit comments/suggestions in order to incorporate new, innovative solutions into a solicitation or notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to address ocean plastic pollution and solid waste management in India should USAID decide to issue either one. By issuing this RFI, USAID/India aims to… Read More

CCBO 3R/SWM and Marine Debris Strategy Alignment Assessment – the Maldives

In general, CCBO has strong alignment with the draft Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Phase Out Policy as well as existing legislation and projects in the country, particularly related to enhancing solid waste management (SWM) and reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R) practices, building SBC through educational and community efforts, and establishing effective… Read More

Request for Information: Vietnam Action Against Plastic Pollution

The United States Government (USG) represented by the Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Hanoi, Vietnam, posts this Request for Information (RFI) to inform interested organizations of an upcoming activity, “Vietnam Action Against Plastic Pollution”. This potential five year cooperative agreement, with a total estimated amount of up to… Read More

USAID Announces New Vietnam Partnership to Address Ocean Plastic Pollution

On January 12, 2022 the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program and the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) announced a partnership to stem the tide of ocean plastic pollution through improved local solid waste management. Through the partnership,… Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Gender Equality & Women’s Economic Empowerment Fact Sheet

Across the globe, women play a critical role in the solid waste management (SWM) and recycling sectors. They serve in both formal and informal positions as waste collectors, owners or employees of small recycling centers and junkshops, workers in plastic and pre-processing companies, and sometimes as owners or workers in… Read More

From the Field: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Combat Plastic Pollution in the Philippines

In the Philippines, USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program is supporting innovative, locally-led solutions to address ocean plastic pollution at its source through partnerships with local grantees who are developing scalable solutions with measurable impact.  Program grantee, The Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX), began piloting its Aling Tindera… Read More

Circulate Capital Increases its Commitment to Indonesia Plastic Pollution Prevention with New Investment into Reciki’s Optimized Material Recovery Solution

Cross-posted from Circulate Captial Singapore, 14 December 2021: Circulate Capital, the Singapore-based investment management firm that finances innovations, companies, and infrastructure to prevent ocean plastic and climate change by advancing the circular economy, today announced that the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF) is investing in Reciki… Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program Key Results and Impacts

Launched in 2016, the Municipal Waste Recycling Program was USAID’s first formal response to the urgent challenge of plastic pollution in developing countries. Download the infographic to view the program’s key results and impacts. Read More

USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Program Awards its First Grants in the Maldives

Each day, over 750 tons of waste is generated across the Maldives, a nation of more than 1,200 islands. Posing a unique set of solid waste management (SWM) challenges with limited land for waste storage, the country’s dispersed geography requires innovative SWM systems and a circular economy to manage  its… Read More

Timor-Leste: Paving the Way on Plastics Recycling

A staggering 70 tons of plastic waste is generated on a daily basis in Timor-Leste, a population of 1.3 million, threatening human health, wildlife, and tourism. Plastic is burned in rubbish piles, clogs critical drainage infrastructure, and washes up on its once pristine beaches. This creates risks to human health… Read More