Fact Sheet

MWRP Philippines: Manila Bay – Better Information for Tackling Plastic Waste

The most economically and politically significant body of water in the Philippines, Manila Bay is also the largest and dirtiest body of water in the country. Inadequate solid waste collection is considered by several experts to be the biggest cause of leakage of plastic waste in Manila Bay. Read More

MWRP Philippines: Waste to Wages: Changing the Narrative

Solid waste management is a challenge in the Philippines, a rapidly growing developing country in Southeast Asia comprised of over 7,000 islands. With increasing amounts of waste and not enough sanitary landfills, as much as 750,000 metric tons of discarded plastic finds its way into the ocean annually.1 This environmental crisis also represents a missed opportunity for poor neighborhoods in coastal cities where the value of that waste could be captured, generating much-needed income. Read More

MWRP Philippines: Community and Market-Based Solid Waste Management Solutions

Although the Philippines has passed legislation and created incentives at the national level for comprehensive solid waste management (SWM), supervision and rules enforcement are still weak at the subnational level, leading to mismanaged plastics entering the ocean. Currently less than a quarter of Metro Manila’s barangays1 effectively implement a SWM system. Read More

Urban Assessments

Using Assessments to Understand Urbanization in the Journey to Self-Reliance UNDERSTANDING URBANIZATION Massive, rapid urbanization is visibly reshaping the developing world, enabling transformation and creating challenges for every sector in which USAID works. By 2050, two out of every three people will live in urban areas. USAID is well-positioned to… Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Tech for Ocean Plastic Prevention and Expanded Recycling (T.O.P.P.E.R.)

Building on the lessons learned from its pilot project in Sanur Kaja village in Denpasar, Gringgo recognizes the importance of collecting and maintaining up-to-date field data on the city’s solid waste composition and ecosystem. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Strengthening Local Government Coordination and Capacity in Best Waste Management Practices in South Sulawesi Province

The overall project goal is to strengthen the Gowa government’s coordination and capacity in solid waste management (SWM), drawing upon the experience and best practices from the SWM system functioning in Makassar City. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Using Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Semarang City Waste Management and Recycling

Working closely with Semarang’s Environmental Agency and the corporation Indofood –among other companies that package products in plastic –the BINTARI Foundation is strengthening the community’s management of solid waste and plastic recycling and is helping the packaging industry test models for promoting recycling practices that reduce plastic waste among consumers. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Building and Sharing Zero Waste Models in Selected Asian Communities

YPBB will partner with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Philippines Inc.(GAIA) to improve waste management and recycling in Indonesia, as part of a larger regional initiative in Southeast Asia that is managed out of the Philippines by GAIA. Read More

CityLinks – Urban Intersections Fact Sheet Food Security, Water, and Climate Change

USAID’s Urban Intersections Fact Sheet on Food Security, Water, and Climate Change highlights the following: Each week, the world’s urban population increases by another 3 million people. The world’s urban population will reach nearly 5 billion by 2030. Cities now consume about two-thirds of the world’s energy. Water insecurity linked… Read More

West Africa Sanitation Service Delivery Program Fact Sheet

This project fact sheet provides an overview of work being carried out in Benin, Cote d’ivoire, and Ghana to improve sanitation outcomes by developing and testing scalable business models that engage private sector service providers, and by contributing to the creation of a strong enabling environment for sanitation. Read More