The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and USAID Partner to Address Global Ocean Plastics Pollution

New Partnership Focuses on Solutions in Urbanizing Cities in Asia To stem the tide of the more than eight million metric tons of plastic that enter the ocean each year, local solutions are imperative. The Alliance will work through USAID's "Clean Cities, Blue Ocean" program to identify and collaboratively implement local solutions to reduce and prevent land-based plastic waste from entering waterways and the ocean, with a focus on urbanizing cities inAsia. The partnership will include...

To stem the tide of the more than eight million metric tons of plastic that enter the ocean each year, local solutions are imperative. The Alliance will work through USAID's "Clean Cities, Blue Ocean" program to identify and collaboratively implement local solutions to reduce and prevent land-based plastic waste from entering waterways and the ocean, with a focus on urbanizing cities in Asia.

The partnership will include work to:

In addition, the partnership will work to identify opportunities to improve the livelihoods, health and safety of formal and informal sector workers and other underrepresented members of the community that are at the heart of urban waste management and sanitation.

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About the Alliance to End Plastic Waste

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is an international not-for-profit organization partnering with government, environmental and economic development NGOs and communities around the world to address the challenge to end plastic waste in the environment. Through programs and partnerships, we are focused on solutions in four core areas: infrastructure, innovation, education and clean up. As of May 2020, the Alliance has 47 member companies representing global organizations located through the Americas, Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

For more information, visit: www.endplasticwaste.org

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