Plastics Circularity Project

Management of Plastics Waste and Circular Interventions on Plastics in South, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific

Status:Ongoing
Duration:November 2024 - October 2027
Budget:USD 1,294,910
Donor:The Coca Cola Foundation (TCCF)
Partners:National and local governments, civil society organizations, informal sector waste workers, private sector, academia, UNDP Country Offices, Bangkok Regional Hub
Focus Area:Plastic waste management, circular economy, sustainable development, environmental protection
Sustainable Development Goals:SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 14, SDG 17
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About the Project

The Plastics Circularity Project aims to tackle plastic pollution in nine countries by improving waste management systems, deploying best practices and technologies, integrating informal waste workers, and promoting circular economy models. It will directly benefit over 70,000 people, including 34,560 women, and facilitate the recovery of over 55,000 tons of plastics.

Project Objectives

  • Strengthen multi-stakeholder platforms and strategy development
  • Deploy Best Environmental Practices (BEP) and Best Available Technologies (BAT)
  • Enhance national capacities and regulatory frameworks
  • Promote inclusive and gender-responsive waste management
  • Disseminate knowledge through training, digital platforms, and campaigns

Targeted Impact

7,500

Plastics Collected

(Metric Tonnes)

2,500

Direct Beneficiaries

(Men)

750

Direct Beneficiaries

(Women)

2

Business Models / Management Systems

Created or Strengthened

5

Awareness Training Programmes

Launched

Achievements so far

  • 25 innovation teams received technical support to refine their ideas and network with mentors who are investors, businesspersons, academia experts and other stakeholders in plastic areas for collaboration opportunities to scale up their initiatives in addressing plastic pollution
  • A grant amount of 240k was offered to 10 winners to pilot or scale up their solutions in practical, along with capacity building activities through Acceleration activities with experts and mentors provided by UNDP.
  • 1 recycler and its supply chain comprising of 119 aggregators, junk shops and waste sellers have been engaged in Responsible Sourcing Initiative to provide deep insights and suggestion for remediation to improve the practice of this initiative in Northern Viet Nam.
  • 3 management boards and 3 sub-departments of Fisheries have been engaged to support designing the model of bringing plastic waste from fishing boats back to shores across locations of Viet Nam (from the North to the South) and committed to joining the implementation phase which will start from September 2025.
     

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5 women, 5 countries, 1 mission 

Beating plastic pollution with breakthrough ideas

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Responsible Sourcing Initiative (Flyer)

Initiated by The Circulate Initiative (TCI), the Responsible Sourcing Initiative (RSI) brings together brands, investors, recyclers, and scrap suppliers to improve working conditions and rights for informal waste workers with an aim to create a more responsible and sustainable plastic recycling supply chain.

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UN Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) partner to scale up management of plastic waste across Asia – including Viet Nam

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