Fact Sheet

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

MWRP Philippines: Converting Low-Value Plastic Waste into Marketable Products

Plastic waste pollution in Manila Bay has been increasing due in large part to insufficient waste separation at source. Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: Building Consensus on Sri Lanka’s Extended Producer Responsibility Approach

Over the past several years, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), the private sector, and environmental groups, among others, have recognized the importance of managing post-consumer plastics to reduce pollution and improve public health, city aesthetics, and disaster mitigation. Read More

MWRP Sri Lanka: A Stronger Legal Framework for Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution

The lack of proper disposal and collection of solid waste has become a critical issue in Sri Lanka. Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) – Sri Lanka Country Profile

Each year, eight million metric tons of plastic pour into the world’s ocean. This global crisis is exacerbated by poor waste management systems of rapidly urbanizing coastal cities in developing countries. Recent scientific research shows Sri Lanka contributes up to 640,000 metric tons of plastic waste to oceans annually, making it the world’s fifth largest polluter by total mass of mismanaged plastic debris. Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) – Philippines Country Profile

Each year, eight million metric tons of plastic pour into the world’s ocean. This global crisis has origins in poor waste management systems of rapidly urbanizing coastal cities in developing countries. The Philippines—comprised of over 7,000 islands—is the world’s third largest plastic polluter to the marine environment, contributing approximately 750,000 metric tons annually. Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program USAID MWRP Fact Sheet

 KEEPING PLASTICS OUT OF THE OCEAN Every year, eight million metric tons of plastic waste pour into the world’s ocean—the equivalent of a garbage truck dumping a load of plastic into the ocean every minute.1 Ineffective waste management systems and infrastructure in developing countries have led to much of this… Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) – Indonesia Country Profile

Each year, eight million metric tons of plastic pour into the world’s ocean. This global crisis is exacerbated by poor waste management systems of rapidly urbanizing coastal cities in developing countries. Research shows that Indonesia contributes as much as 1.29 million metric tons of plastic waste to the ocean annually, making it the world’s second largest polluter1 by total mass of mismanaged plastic debris. Read More