Fact Sheet

MWRP Philippines: Encouraging Plastic Waste Reduction in Marine Protected Areas

Marine protected areas (MPAs) in the coastal zones surrounding Puerto Princesa City, Philippines, are home to rich marine biodiversity that sustains robust tourism and fishing industries on Palawan Island. Increasingly, MPAs suffer from the growing contamination of plastic waste, largely coming from Puerto Princesa City due to inadequate management of solid waste. High volumes of plastic waste harm the marine ecosystems, posing a threat to fishing and tourism livelihoods. Read More

MRWP Indonesia: Save Our Small Islands

Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) is an ecologically sensitive chain of islands off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia. The growing number of tourists and the islands’ position as a catchment area for marine currents carrying plastic pollution from the mainland is significantly impacting the surrounding marine environment. During the rainy season up to 40,000 tons of garbage end up in the waters around the islands, much of it plastic waste. Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: Engaging Business Sectors to Reduce Plastic Waste

 Municipalities in Sri Lanka struggle to collect and properly dispose of solid waste in their jurisdictions, particularly the growing volume of plastic waste. Renewed economic growth, after the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009, has strained the country’s solid waste management system. Insufficient disposal sites and mismanaged processes… Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: Partnering with the Private Sector to Reduce Plastic Waste from Tourism

Tourism remains a critical economic sector in Sri Lanka following the end of the country’s long civil war. Read More

MWRP Philippines: Educating Millions on Ocean Plastic Pollution via Metro Manila’s Shopping Malls

With a small grant from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program, the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PRRCFI) has increased coastal communities’ awareness of ocean plastic pollution’s adverse effects and shared educational messages and tools for plastic waste reduction and recycling in locations with millions of daily visitors. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Transforming a Solid Waste Management System with Waste Banks

The Gowa Regency, in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia, is home to 650,000 residents. The Gowa government’s capacity for solid waste management (SWM) is limited and community participation in recycling is low. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Combining Extended Producer Responsibility with Extended Stakeholder Responsibility

With a grant from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program, the Bina Karta Lestari Foundation (BINTARI) is working to change this situation by improving the local recycling capacity of urban neighborhoods, integrating Extended Stakeholder Responsibility (ESR) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy approaches. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Bank Sampah – Community Waste Recycling Program

 The Raja Ampat Islands, globally renowned for coral reef biodiversity, have faced significant threats in recent years from increased ocean plastic and mismanaged waste in coastal areas. An archipelago in Indonesia’s West Papua province, Raja Ampat features more than 1,500 small islands and cays. The city of Sorong, gateway… Read More

MWRP Philippines: Collecting Better Data to Manage Plastic Waste in Manila Bay

USAID, through a Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) grant, funded the University of Georgia (UGA) New Materials Institute’s Center for Circular Materials Management, led by Dr. Jenna Jambeck, to help the government collect better data to understand plastic waste leakage into Manila Bay. Read More

From City to Sea: Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution

Ocean plastic pollution has reached a crisis level, threatening the world’s delicate marine ecosystems, major industries such as fishing and tourism, food security, and ultimately human health. Read More