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PROGRESS REPORT 2020
It all starts with
COLLABORATION
FOREWORD
& CONTENTS
1 Chairperson’s Message 20 ASASE Foundation’s
3 CEO’s Message CASH IT!
4 Our Strategy 22 Renew Oceans
6 Six Action Areas 23 The Incubator Network:
8 Our Vision Innovations to End
10 Project Stop Jembrana Plastic Waste
12 End Plastic Waste 24 Our Member Directed
Innovation Platform Commitments
14 Advanced Recycling 30 We Forge Ahead
Feasibility Studies 32 A Bold Vision
16 Zero Plastic Waste Cities 34 Our Members
18 Aviral – Reducing Plastic
Waste in the Ganga
All
TOGETHER
Ending plastic waste in our environment is an ambitious vision but the
size of the problem demands it. We believe this can be solved but
we also recognise we cannot do it alone. Only together can we achieve an
environment free of plastic waste. By working towards a circular economy,
where all people thrive, we can end plastic waste in the environment and
protect our planet.
In this report, you can learn more about us and some of our
partner projects that are preventing plastic waste leaking into
the environment, capturing the value of plastic waste and
supporting communities around the world.
We are making big strides in just one year. With businesses,
organisations and communities coming together, we can help
build plastic waste-free cities – and a better world.
CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE
PLASTIC WASTE IS A The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (the Alliance) is in a unique
position. We can unlock circularity and economic value in
SERIOUS CHALLENGE post‑consumer plastic by supporting a range of innovative
measures along the value chain, involving individuals and the
THAT REQUIRES SWIFT public and private sectors.
ACTION AND STRONG With COVID-19, we are even more committed, because the plastic
challenge is not going to go away. In fact, the global pandemic has
LEADERSHIP, AND I AM brought the interdependency of human and planetary health into
sharper focus, and there is a greater realisation that we can and
CONVINCED THAT THE should do more, with even greater momentum.
O N LY W AY T O G E T T H E R E I am proud to see that, in the short time it has existed, the Alliance
has built a highly skilled organisation – taking the vast experience
IS THROUGH COLLECTIVE of member company engineers, safety professionals and materials
ACTION, INNOVATION scientists and deploying them to community projects across
the globe.
A N D PA RT N E R S H I P. We’re also putting our money where our mouth is: targeting
US$1.5 billion to fund and incubate projects and pilot programmes
that create value from plastic waste and prove the investment
market to private investors, development banks and governments
to deliver truly transformational change.
Looking ahead, we will upscale projects and get them
‘investment‑ready’ so that our initial seed money can spur bigger
capital investment. This is how long-lasting, systemic change can
take hold – and this is where the private sector must play a leading
role with initiatives like ours.
I would like to thank our members and partners for committing to
be part of the solution. No other group has the collective resources,
skills, capability or reach we do. The Alliance offers tremendous
promise in sharing best practices and driving action.
I invite all across the plastic value chain – and governments,
development agencies, civil societies and beyond – to join us
in this important enterprise.
David S. Taylor
Chairman, President & CEO,
The Procter & Gamble Company
Chairperson, Alliance to End Plastic Waste
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 1
WELCOME: CEO’S MESSAGE
OUR VISION FOR
A BETTER FUTURE
At the end of 2019, I walked on a beach fringed
with mountains of trash alongside a local
community wanting to come together to make
things right. I was struck by a strong sense of duty
– the duty to solve a problem that one community
could not possibly achieve on its own.
This is a result of deep systemic issues. At one level, it is
the consequence of private consumption outstripping
public investments to the infrastructure needed in many
communities that still do not have access to organised
and integrated waste management systems. However,
interventions across the whole waste hierarchy are
required to achieve the goal of ending plastic waste in the
environment. Whether it’s a city in India or a national park in
Mozambique, real solutions to solve solid waste challenges
are needed more than ever before.
A unique ethos
In 18 months, the Alliance has made great strides: 14 projects
across cities in Ghana, India, Indonesia, the Philippines,
Thailand and Vietnam. Such is the progress of a globally
coordinated effort from a unique ethos of collaboration
and partnership.
We have a long road ahead of us but with deep technical
knowledge from the full plastic value chain and strong
partnerships with organisations like UN-Habitat, USAID,
the Global Plastic Action Partnership and the German
Development Agency GIZ, all relevant parties are at the table
working to bring about even more resources to help achieve
and maintain plastic waste-free cities.
Bridging the gap
The Alliance is bridging the gap between private-sector
commitments and the actions on the ground where they
matter most. Our ambition, over five years, is to divert
and recycle millions of tons of plastic waste in more than
100 at-risk cities across the globe and contribute to
improving the livelihoods for over 100 million people.
We will get there by investing and developing,
deploying and accelerating scalable solutions. The
work we do demonstrates sustainable solutions and
models that will unlock even more resources needed
to help end plastic waste in the environment.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step – and our journey is well under way.
Jacob Duer
President & CEO
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
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MEMBER’S MESSAGE
We have joined the Alliance to End Plastic Littering of plastics into the environment and especially the
oceans are a danger for mankind, animals and nature on
Waste because we strongly believe plastics do our planet. Also, plastic waste in the environment threatens
belong in orderly organized recycling circuits the benefits that plastics bring. Very often, they are the most
suitable material for many applications and also the product
or should be used for energy production. producing the lowest environmental footprint. Therefore, it
is of highest importance to solve the issue of plastic waste in
the environment.
With members along the entire value chain, their
international presence, as well as the committed funding,
we believe the Alliance will bring about real impact to
solving the issue of plastic waste in the environment.
Hermann Reichenecker
Chairman of the Management Board
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OUR STRATEGY
WE ARE COMMITTED TO Our strategy is guided by the following:
ACTING ON THE FUTURE,
T H I N K I N G G L O B A L LY , A C T I N G L O C A L LY
AND IT BEGINS WITH ENDING Ending plastic waste is a global issue with local municipal action
PLASTIC WASTE IN THE and responsibility. Communities bordering water bodies in Asia and
Africa are the most vulnerable, but our efforts will cover all corners
ENVIRONMENT. TO SECURE of the world, in both emerging and developed economies.
THAT FUTURE , WE ARE: COLLABORATION IS KEY
Orchestrating coordinated actions from a diversity of partners
1. DEVELOPING AND is critical to our success across the world and on the ground.
ACCELERATING CHANGING BEHAVIOUR
Inspiring people to care about the management of the waste
TECHNOLOGIES; they generate by observing and understanding society.
2 . PA RT N E R I N G WI T H T H E FROM WASTE TO WORTH
Recovering and extracting value from waste plastic is a critical
EXTENDED GLOBAL outcome for a circular supply chain and to closing the loop.
COMMUNITY; AND MOVING UP THE WASTE HIERARCHY
Progressing from short-term actions to long-lasting waste
management solutions that help communities and society
3 . C A T A LY S I N G C A P I T A L . achieve circular economies.
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OUR VISION
E N D PL A ST I C WA ST E I N T H E E N VI R O N M E N T
OUR MISSION
D E V E L O P, A C C E L E R AT E ENGAGE C ATA LY S E
A N D D E P L OY COMMUNITIES INVESTMENTS
SOLUTIONS
OUTCOMES
D E M O N S T R AT E D A N D ENABLED LOCAL D E M O N S T R AT E D
SCALED PLASTIC OW N E R S H I P I N V E S TA B L E M O D E L S
WA S T E - F R E E C I T I E S I N O F WA S T E A N D PA R T N E R S H I P S
PRIORITY REGIONS MANAGEMENT T H AT U N L O C K E V E N
M O R E C A P I TA L T O E N D
P L A S T I C WA S T E
OUR FOUR STRATEGIC PILLARS
INFRASTRUCTURE I N N OVAT I O N E D U C AT I O N A N D CLEAN UP
ENGAGEMENT
WE SUPPORT W E I N C U B AT E A N D WE BELIEVE LASTING W E WO R K W I T H
C O M M U N I T I E S , M A I N LY SUPPORT IDEAS CHANGE IS POSSIBLE IF PA R T N E R S T O E N D
IN ASIA AND AFRICA , BY T H AT S C A L E N E W E V E R YO N E K N OW S W H Y P L A S T I C WA S T E AT I T S
INVESTING IN SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES AND A N D P L AY S T H E I R PA R T S O U R C E A N D P R OV I D E
TO COLLECT AND MANAGE S O L U T I O N S T OWA R D S T O E N D P L A S T I C WA S T E COMMUNITIES WITH AN
P L A S T I C WA S T E A N D A C I R C U L A R E C O N O M Y. I N T H E E N V I R O N M E N T. ENVIRONMENT FREE OF
R E C YC L I N G . P L A S T I C WA S T E .
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SIX ACTION
AREAS
“A circular economy is based on the principles
of designing out waste and pollution, keeping
products and materials in use, and regenerating
natural systems.”
ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
THE PRINCIPLES OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND THE
KEY TENETS OF ENDING PLASTIC WASTE POINT US
TO SIX ACTION AREAS THAT ADVANCE OUR CAUSE .
A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING ACTION AREAS CAN
BE FOUND IN THE PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS WE MANAGE:
FRONT-END ACCESS TO PA R T I C I PAT I O N SORTING PROCESSING END MARKETS
DESIGN COLLECTION AND ENGAGEMENT
Improves Provides basic Raises awareness Promotes the Scales mechanical Builds and feeds
products to boost infrastructure and inspires efficiency of recycling solutions, market demand for
recycling rates, enabling participation in informal and and drives recycled materials
supports materials convenient and proper recovery. formal waste innovation and from all recycling
innovation, and necessary recovery Delivers best practice sectors. Delivers replicability of new methods.
contributes to and recycling. models for scalability proof of concept in methods, such as
reduction and and enduring integrated recycling advanced recycling.
reuse. clean-up. and supply chain
optimisation.
DRIVE SUSTAINABLE CIRCULAR
INVESTABLE MODELS
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IMPLEMENTATION
THE CHALLENGE IN MEETING THE T H I N K I N G G L O B A L LY
2030 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A N D A C T I N G L O C A L LY
G OA LS I S I N T E N S I F YI N G . TO DAY, A N Ending plastic waste is a global challenge but solutions need to
ESTIMATED THREE BILLION PEOPLE be specific to geographic circumstances. This means supporting
communities that lack basic waste collection, especially in high
IN THE WORLD LACK BASIC WASTE plastic leakage regions, to start on waste management systems.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND THE In other areas, we need to move up the waste hierarchy and
prove the innovation and replicability of new methods, such as
GLOBAL POPULATION IS GROWING
advanced recycling.
ALONG WITH THE DESIRE FOR
IMPROVED STANDARDS OF LIVING . To take a truly global approach, our work is supported by Regional
and National Task Groups operating in specific geographies. The
WE CAN SLOW DOWN THE LEAKAGE current Task Groups are focused on Europe, North America, South
AND HELP PEOPLE THRIVE BY America, India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Middle East
& Africa. Each Task Group guides the selection and execution of
A P P LY I N G A S Y S T E M A T I C A P P R O A C H projects using critical context that aligns our strategy with national
FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING , and local priorities.
RAPID REPLICATION AND SCALING .
THEMATIC APPROACH
These are five themes that will help us
deliver a portfolio of impactful solutions:
1 2 3 4 5
ENGAGING C R E AT I N G VA L U E A DVA N C E D DESIGN FOR S O C I E TA L
WITH CITIES F O R R E C YC L AT E S R E C OV E R Y A N D CIRCULARITY B E H AV I O U R
R E C YC L I N G
To secure Enabling and feeding Pursuing opportunities Innovating at the earliest Establishing deep
‘collection, capture the demand for recycled to build small or large- stages of product design insights into behaviours
and containment’ material in end-market scale advanced recycling to facilitate reduction, to inspire citizen
in communities around applications, such as facilities to extract value reuse and recycling of participation and
the world that lack packaging, building and from plastic waste. plastics in support of promote engagement
access to managed construction products. sustainable models. with the informal
waste collection. waste sector.
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WASTE
8 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020WE HAVE A CLEAR VISION:
END PLASTIC WASTE IN THE
ENVIRONMENT.
Our commitment to this vision inspires support from across the
value chain. This includes consumer brands, retailers, manufacturers,
packaging, waste management, recycling firms and chemical
companies. This community believes that ending plastic waste
in the environment and contributing to a circular economy is
intertwined with many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The target of our members across the plastic value chain is to invest
US$1.5 billion over five years towards the vision. They also provide a
rich base of technical leaders, engineers, scientists and practitioners
to advance our programmes.
The funding we receive is divided into two parts. The first is
composed of programmes that are directly sourced and managed
by the Alliance, called the Solutions Accelerator Fund. The second is
made up of Member Directed Commitments to fund projects that
directly contribute to achieving the Alliance’s mission.
In the next segment of this report, we are proud to share with
you a showcase of these programmes and the progress we
have been making.
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 9PROJECT: Project Stop Jembrana
LOCATION: Jembrana, Indonesia
RADICAL CHANGES FROM
HOUSEHOLD TO COMMUNITY
Jembrana is a regency in Project Stop Jembrana is
implementing radical changes by
Northwest Bali with an area encouraging waste segregation at the
of approximately 800 km2 household level so that formal waste
and a population of over collectors can easily identify recyclable
150,000 people. It has no waste that can be processed at
a specially-designed facility. The
formal waste management whole process is designed to be
system. The waste is economically self-sufficient and fully
dumped and burnt each operated by Jembrana’s government
night and informal waste and community.
collectors pick through it
Local needs – local responsibility
to find plastic waste to sell. Support from the local municipal
government is critical to the
Jembrana is Project STOP’s (Stop project’s success. Foremost, the local
Ocean Plastics) third programme government has provided a building
in Indonesia. It is a milestone for the for the waste collection facility,
people of Jembrana: it is the regency’s which the Alliance is supporting in
first-ever solid waste management terms of the design and suitability of
service with a full recycling system equipment, installation and operations.
that will create new and permanent
As with all projects the Alliance invests
jobs, and ensure profits stay within
in, we do not own the resulting waste
the community.
or collection business. All revenues
By 2022, the Alliance and Project belong to the local community and
STOP seek to clean up the waste that cover salaries for collectors and sorters
already exists and create a sustainable as well as the system’s operating costs.
waste management system that will
Project Stop Jembrana marks a major
aim to collect 20,000 tons of waste per
milestone for Jembrana – building
year. 14% of this collection is expected
much-needed local infrastructure by
to be plastic waste, and ultimately,
working closely with a community to
50% of this plastic waste or annual
make sure it is relevant to their needs.
1,500 tons per year are projected to
In turn, the project is formalising
be recycled.
employment for waste collectors
and providing economically suitable
collection, sorting and processing
systems for the people of Jembrana.
It all starts with
STOP
10 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020THE POWER OF
C O L L A B O R AT I O N
The project’s success is possible
because of the engagement and
participation of communities – from
operating the system to recycling
at home, making sure that the right
waste, in the right condition, goes
into the right bin. From homes to
the programme’s work in schools,
success also means helping to
change a generation’s approach
to waste and recycling.
Cleaning up coastlines
The Jembrana programme was set “Jembrana offers us the perfect entry
for a test with 100 households in point for ending environmental
June 2020 before full deployment
in 2021. Although COVID-19 has
leakage of plastic in Northwest
posed an unexpected challenge, Bali. Local, regional and national
this programme continues: the path
already paved will provide effective
government agencies are now
waste management services to committed partners, the community
thousands and will keep plastic
waste from leaking into Jembrana’s
is ready for change, and there is
coastlines. The aim is zero leakage notable need – the majority of people
of waste into the environment and
have never had waste services and
growing local employment.
it will prevent thousands of tons
This is a good example of a public-
private partnership that will deliver of plastic waste from entering the
a replicable solution across Indonesia environment each year. Over the
and beyond.
next three years, together with the
Alliance and Indonesian leaders, we
will make Jembrana cleaner, healthier
and even more beautiful.”
I Made Yudi
Project STOP Programme Manager,
Jembrana
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 11PROJECT: End Plastic Waste Innovation Platform
LOCATION: California, Paris, Singapore
CHANGING THE FUTURE A residence-based programme I N N O VAT I V E I D E A S
All three location-based programmes follow T H R O U G H PA R T N E R S H I P
OF PLASTIC WASTE a similar model: each runs for 12 weeks for
MANAGEMENT – AND 10 selected start-ups and each start-up
works with its own panel of seven experts
THE PLANET drawn from Alliance member companies
who offer coaching and mentorship. The
end goal is for these start-ups to secure their
funding through company investments and
Big challenges call for new and innovative venture capital.
ideas. Plug and Play, as a leading innovation The first to launch was the Silicon Valley
platform, is bringing together the best start- programme where 20 start-ups were initially
ups and the world’s largest corporations to drawn from a list of 50, with a final list of
work on tackling plastic waste. 10 chosen after an in-person pitch. What
In 2019, the End Plastic Waste Innovation followed was a 12-week residence-based
Platform was developed with Plug and programme with peer-to-peer networking
opportunities and a graduation ‘expo’ day in
Play to foster start-ups that can impact
May 2020. With the disruption of COVID-19, “The energy and excitement I have
the plastic value chain. This accelerator
programme is running across three the Silicon Valley programme was extended for our partnership with the Alliance
by 90 days.
hubs – Silicon Valley (California), Paris to End Plastic Waste is second to
and Singapore – and supports ideas that
transform plastic waste management. Looking ahead none. We have had a strong start
The programme has seen more than 1,000
In January 2020, we also opened the
here in Silicon Valley and Paris and
application window for the European hub
start-ups from Silicon Valley and Paris apply of this accelerator programme, based in soon to be in Singapore with the
to take part, bringing with them a vast array
of ideas ranging from new approaches to
Paris. Due to COVID-19, all pitches have Alliance Members. This initiative
been conducted virtually. It will be extended
collecting and sorting plastic waste using to accommodate a residence-based will unite us so we can work
optical recognition and robotics, to new
chemical recycling technologies, to fresh
programme if that becomes possible later together with more urgency. We
in 2020.
ideas on how to use post-recycled plastics. want to accelerate these innovative
The Singapore hub launched in August
2020 and for now will also be a virtual-only ideas from great entrepreneurs and
programme. The Alliance hopes that these implement and invest in them.”
projects will all successfully develop over
the next five years, potentially supported by Saeed Amidi
investments from our member companies. Founder and CEO of Plug and Play
In 2021, new selection rounds will start in all
three hubs and we are also planning for new
hubs in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Let’s all
INNOVATE
12 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020AMP Robotics Kiverdi
Creating systems that Converting under-used
sort recyclable material carbon into high-value
at lower costs industrial products
using biotechnology
Arqlite SPC Litterati
Developing high- Empowering people
efficiency materials to ‘crowdsource-clean’
made 100% from the planet
plastic waste
ByFusion Obaggo
Reshaping the future Recycling, LLC
of plastic by recycling Enabling bags and
the unrecyclable film to be recycled
in curbside bins
First innovators from the
2020 SILICON VALLEY
START-UPS
CleanRobotics Oceanworks®
Combining robotics Connecting recycled
and AI in smart plastics with trusted
bins to differentiate suppliers from around
recyclables from non- the world
recyclable material
Continuus Materials Resynergi
Closing the loop with Recycling plastics
high-performance roof into environmentally
cover boards made friendly fuels with a
from paper and plastic modular, low emission
waste diverted from system
landfills
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 13PROJECT: Advanced Recycling Feasibility Studies
LOCATION: Bandung and Mojokerto, Indonesia
CREATING VALUE FROM HARD-
TO-RECYCLE PLASTIC WASTE
Advanced recycling projects
are being assessed as a way
to address mixed and
hard‑to‑recycle plastic waste.
These include various
technologies and how they
can integrate with mechanical
recycling in an integrated
waste management system.
The goal is to minimise the
volume of plastic waste
disposed of to landfill or to be
incinerated, and maximise
the value recovered from
recycled materials.
14 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020We are now studying the feasibility of Learning is key
two projects in Indonesia to assess if In the absence of effective waste
the market conditions support these management infrastructure, plastic
large-scale infrastructure investments waste will end up in the environment,
that convert plastic waste into a creating unacceptable levels of
petrochemical feedstock, which is pollution. In the case of the Bandung
ultimately processed into fuel or study, which was already 60% complete
high‑quality plastic materials. before the outbreak of COVID-19, what
we learn will give us guidance on the
Demonstrating value and fit of advanced recycling solutions for
economics different city archetypes.
The first of these projects is located in
Bandung, the capital of West Java, and
the second is in Mojokerto, East Java.
If proven viable, these studies will
result in the implementation of
integrated municipal waste recovery
for all waste. Engagement from local
municipalities and governments for
local ownership is crucial right from
the beginning to ensure the success
and long-term benefits of these large-
scale infrastructure projects.
Advanced
RECYCLING
technologies
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 15All for
ONE
16 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020PROJECT: Zero Plastic Waste Cities
LOCATION: Puducherry, India, and Tan An, Vietnam
FOR THE PEOPLE, THE How it started M U LT I P LY I N G O U R
As an initial step, the Grameen Creative I M PA C T A R O U N D
OCEAN AND THE LAND Lab conducted feasibility studies in these THE WORLD
two cities, analysing the current value
chain and waste management system
to identify strengths and weaknesses.
This includes determining the different
Zero Plastic Waste Cities is the combined
stakeholders involved, such as waste pickers,
vision of the Alliance and the Grameen
and their needs.
Creative Lab, the creative laboratory for
social business solutions co-founded Having the support of the local community
by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor is pivotal to the projects. This meant working
Muhammed Yunus. closely with the government and other
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in
As defined by Professor Yunus, who
the area and showing the tangible benefits
pioneered the concepts of microcredit
that projects such as Zero Plastic Waste
and microfinance, a social business model
Cities can provide. It is important to engage
is designed to address a social problem
the most impacted communities, as these
through a financially self-sustaining
efforts depend on their input. “We firmly believe that social
business concept that is driven by its
impact on society. “The strength of these projects shows the
business is part of the solution. It
Zero Plastic Waste Cities aims to recycle
power of entrepreneurship,” says Christina provides a way to organise waste
Jäger, a board director of the Grameen
28,000 tons of plastic during the first five
Creative Lab. Coming from an extensive
management efficiently and to
years of operations in two locations by
improving and supplementing municipal
background in social business and recognise the hard-working people in
entrepreneurship, Christina is the Director
waste management, repurposing collected the informal sector that often remain
of the Puducherry and Tan An projects.
waste and preventing it from flowing into
the ocean. It will develop sustainable social
poor and marginalised. Thanks to
businesses that improve the livelihoods of A five-year timeline the support of the Alliance, we have
many while preventing plastic waste from Having identified the main stakeholders,
the Grameen Creative Lab took steps the opportunity to build blueprints
escaping into the environment. The two
cities initially involved in this project are towards piloting the project: developing that can be replicated all around the
the social business design and respective
Puducherry on the southeast coast of
business plan as well as hiring local project world multiplying its impact. We also
India and Tan An in the Mekong Delta
region of Vietnam. managers. They are also working with hope that our partnership will inspire
NGOs in both areas, including the Auroville
The project supports the formal community in Puducherry. There are also
member companies to take action in
engagement of waste pickers, who collect other organisations supporting households their organisations.”
and sort recyclable waste. Once collected, to segregate waste streams and to raise
the plastic can be recycled and converted awareness. While COVID-19 has temporarily
into a reusable form in the material value slowed down activities on-the-ground, the Christina Jäger
chain. Two options are being developed for project is moving forward with the pilot Director, Yunus Environment
the local markets: pelletising2 plastic waste, Hub & Managing Partner,
implementations.
which in turn can be used in finished goods The Grameen Creative Lab
like garden pots or building products; and Once these social businesses are
using compression moulding to convert the established, they aim to break-even after
waste into plastic boards that will eventually three years of operations. The impact of
be used for furniture material, such as the Zero Plastic Waste Cities projects will
shelves, countertops or panels. be measured by its success in removing
plastic waste and improving livelihoods. The
approach of creating a sustainable business
model rooted in addressing social issues
resonates across many other cities in line
with the expectations of both the Alliance
and the Grameen Creative Lab.
2
Pelletising is the process of converting plastic
into pellets.
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 17PROJECT: Aviral – Reducing Plastic Waste in the Ganga
LOCATION: Haridwar and Rishikesh – Uttarakhand, India
FROM SMALL TO SCALE – THE JOURNEY
TO C R E AT I N G I M PACT O N T H E G A N G A
‘Aviral’ means ‘continuous’ in Hindi. It frames
what the Ganga (or the Ganges River) means
for millions in India. It is a symbol of life –
yet the pollution of its water is at dangerous
levels, particularly in populated areas. Working
with the Alliance, the Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
GmbH is launching Aviral – Reducing Plastic
Waste in the Ganga in the cities of Haridwar
and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, both along the
Ganges River.
Giving
SUPPORT
to all
18 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020GIZ is a German development agency Bringing local ownership
and service provider that supports the Aviral has been designed in close
German government with sustainable coordination with regional and local
development activities carried out authorities, following groundwork
around the globe. The work that GIZ with multiple stakeholders including
is engaged in assists people and government agencies, the private
societies to shape their own future and sector and civil society. In each
improve living conditions. district, the team demonstrated the
sustainability of the project to local
The challenges that Aviral will address
authorities and how solutions can
are unique in many aspects. The cities
be replicated across other districts.
have a combined population of
300,000 people and attract 50,000 From the start, Aviral has been
tourists a day. These numbers swell to engaging entrepreneurs and start-
tens of millions during major Hindu ups to offer ideas on how the cities’
festivals, increasing the pollution of waste management systems could
the environment. Another challenge is be improved. The project will also
the state’s hilly terrain and 65% forest contribute to achieving the objectives
cover, which pose land and logistical and goals of the existing flagship
issues for municipal solid waste programmes for the Clean Ganga
management infrastructure. (Namami Gange) and the Clean India
Mission (Swachh Bharat Mission).
2020: A critical year
One such festival is Kumbh Mela. The bigger picture
Marked by a ritual dip in the waters Aviral is testing approaches for
for atonement, this festival takes place sustainable and replicable plastic
every 12 years in Haridwar. The next waste solutions, beginning with
Kumbh Mela will take place in 2021. multiple smaller facilities that are
With visitor numbers as high as 30 ready to scale for expansion: from
million in 2009, both cities need to increasing multi re-use facilities
prepare effective and efficient waste in each city to standardised waste
management systems now in order collection, managed landfills and
to reduce pollution next year. other viable solutions.
Aviral has already started to analyse
plastic waste streams and will
strengthen collection and sorting
processes. It will also develop an
innovative approach for recovery and
recycling. One of its goals is to engage
communities for awareness and
change through communications
campaigns for its citizens.
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 19PROJECT: ASASE Foundation’s CASH IT!
LOCATION: Accra, Ghana
RECYCLING AND The ASASE Foundation is the brainchild Looking towards a brighter future
of three women: Hilda Addah and Patricia ASASE’s vision is clear: by 2022, all plastic
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Agyare from Ghana, and Dana Mosora from packaging in Accra will be separately
IN ACCRA Romania. The name ASASE comes from collected for recycling, enabling small but
Asase Yaa, which means Mother Earth in sustainable businesses owned and run
Akan mythology. It represents the resilience by women entrepreneurs. The Alliance
and nurturing nature of the earth. It is a call supports ASASE to dramatically increase the
to revere and preserve it. quantity of waste it collects: from pounds
to tons and it has already set itself an
The Foundation empowers women by
ambitious target of recycling 2,000 tons of
enabling them to start their own businesses:
plastic each year.
collecting and recycling plastic waste as
a source of much-needed income. It is ASASE’s first project is CASH IT!, which was
well-known that empowering women in launched in 2019 with the opening of a
developing countries benefits the wider recycling plant in Accra’s Kpone Katamanso
community, both economically and socially. District. Since then, the Alliance has
From the outset, the Foundation has had a supported the Foundation with technical
positive impact. expertise and advice, both in terms of
educating the team and consulting on
The model is simple and effective. Plastic
improving the efficiency of processes
waste is collected on the streets of
and systems.
underprivileged communities in Accra and
sold to CASH IT! reprocessing plants by
entrepreneurs. The plastic is then regrinded
and sold to other companies for reuse
in other products, such as household or
building materials.
Calling all
ENTREPRENEURS
20 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020Empowerment making a The Alliance started providing its direct LIFTING LIVES
difference for all support in February 2020. Although THROUGH RECYCLING
Today, CASH IT! works like a community of activities were put on hold by the onset of
highly engaged individuals across different COVID-19, the plastic waste challenge is not
sectors, including collection networks going away and everyone came back to
and recycling companies and businesses work when restrictions began to lift.
that manufacture plastic roadblocks and
This aims to be a sustainable model that can
building materials. From businesses to
be replicated and adapted – across cities in
broader society, the ASASE team is also
Ghana, Africa and countries worldwide.
directly working with schools to educate
children on ways to effectively recycle.
Once profitable, the plant will be spun
off as a stand-alone social enterprise,
and the women who own it will donate
a percentage of their profits to the local
community – money that is ploughed back
into community projects.
“It takes more than passion and
dedication for the ASASE Foundation
to move the needle in plastic waste
management for Ghana. It takes a
partnership like the one we have now
with The Alliance to End Plastic Waste
to make our social enterprise concept
the core catalyst for change behaviour
in coastal communities and to divert
plastic from litter into useful products.
The energy and expertise brought by
the Alliance, and the funding of further
collaborations like the one with the Swiss
Technical Institute of Technology to
develop local end market applications,
is making all the difference!”
Hilda Addah
Co-Founder and Deputy Manager,
ASASE Foundation
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 21PROJECT: Renew Oceans
LOCATION: Varanasi, India
HELPING REVIVE ONE OF THE
WORLD’S MOST POLLUTED RIVERS
The Ganges is vital for India’s people, Plastic waste collection occurred on a
culture, livelihoods, and wildlife, and Ganga tributary via the deployment
is the source of drinking water for of ReFence, a waste trap created
over 400 million people. It is also one in partnership with the University
of the most polluted rivers on earth. of California. ReFence is designed
to divert waste from the river to a
The Renew Oceans has worked on
shelter for sorting. Renew Oceans also
cleaning up the Ganges in the iconic
provided a batch pyrolysis technology
pilgrimage site of Varanasi. The city
for the development of a local pilot
is also home to four universities
unit to recycle collected plastic waste
with a large student population.
into fuel.
A benefit of Renew Oceans’ work
is the engagement of the area’s Operations started in early 2020, but
student population to develop waste with the disruption of the COVID-19
management concepts that cover pandemic, proving the efficiency of
three areas: plastic waste collection, the system will require more time.
plastic waste conversion and
community education.
Shifting
ATTITUDES
and behaviours
22 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020PROJECT: Innovations to End Plastic Waste
LOCATION: South and Southeast Asia
GERMINATING
NEW IDEAS
Innovations to end plastic waste can In November 2019, TIN also launched
come from anywhere in the world the Plastics Data Challenge. The
if we respond early with resources challenge is designed to address the
to support ideas and allow them lack of information and data on sources,
to germinate. In 2019, we started types and amounts of plastic waste by
supporting The Incubation Network sourcing and piloting solutions that
(TIN), an initiative by The Circulate create and leverage data on plastic
Initiative and innovation agency leakage in South and Southeast Asia.
SecondMuse. Since then, TIN has It has received over 90 applications
brought together hundreds of from academic institutions, start-ups,
entrepreneurs, investors, entrepreneur companies and data scientists from
support organisations, civil society 39 countries. With mentorship from
and governments to help innovators companies around the world as well as
in South and Southeast Asia develop advisory from the Alliance, 10 teams are
their ideas. now in their final six-week programme
to finalise their pilots while building
A year later, TIN has already launched
strategic partnerships.
four programmes. The first is the
Ocean Plastic Prevention Accelerator Another TIN initiative is a week-long
(OPPA), a collaborative network for virtual programme in July 2020
innovative solutions for the local waste called the Circular Innovation Jam
management system and recycling that is run simultaneously across five
sector in Surabaya, Indonesia. OPPA countries: India, Indonesia, Thailand,
is now running the Surabaya Waste the Philippines and Vietnam. The Jam
Community Accelerator featuring has received over 1,100 applications
eight local innovators to support and and participants focus on creating
scale new approaches in advancing locally-designed solutions to advance
plastic waste management and circular economies for plastics and
recycling infrastructure. waste management systems. Twenty-
five finalists will receive guidance on
OPPA also launched the Surabaya
improving their ideas, and the final
Access Pad, a three-month programme
three receiving financial and technical
explicitly designed to help global
support to launch pilot programmes in
ventures that are creating innovative
the region.
ocean plastic pollution prevention
products or services in Surabaya.
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 23OUR MEMBER
DIRECTED COMMITMENTS
WE WANT SOLUTIONS Driving catalytic impact Global companies act on plastic
When our efforts inspire others to take waste management locally
THAT AT TRACT action, they multiply the impact that Many communities, especially cities in
ADDITIONAL we create – we call this catalytic impact Asia, Africa and Latin America, do not have
and our members are among the first to systems to collect and manage plastic waste
INVESTMENTS FROM demonstrate catalysing investments. These and recycling. Today, many of our member
INDUSTRY, PRIVATE Member Directed Commitments cover companies are prioritising their investments
initiatives spanning from infrastructure to at local city and municipal levels – managing
EQUITY, DEVELOPMENT local community outreach programmes. waste where it matters most.
BANKS, CIVIL SOCIETY Each project demonstrates the An example is SUEZ, a world leader in smart
AND GOVERNMENTS. commitment of our members to our and sustainable resource management
vision. In 2020, 22 members have already and also a founding member of the
THIS IS THE FUNDING
progressed an additional 55 projects (as part Alliance. In June 2019, SUEZ announced
NEEDED TO REPLICATE of our Member Directed Commitment), the construction of a plastic recycling plant
collectively funding approximately in Bang Phli, Thailand, its first outside of
AND SCALE SUCCESSFUL
US$400 million of new investments to end Europe that turns plastic waste into circular
PROJECTS AND plastic waste in the environment. Here are polymers. Many will recognise Bang Phli
PROGRAMMES AROUND some of these projects: for Thailand’s floating market on the Chao
Praya River, not far from Bangkok, and an
THE WORLD. area with high plastic waste leakage.
24 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020At the core of the plant’s success will be “The plastic waste crisis is a
collection and SUEZ has been actively
engaged with the city’s waste management long-term problem that requires
companies and stakeholders to ensure
good access to plastic waste. This plant a holistic approach. We must
will convert 30,000 tons per year of locally
collected polyethylene film waste into optimise every part of the value
high-quality recycled materials. SUEZ’s
commitment is accelerating Thailand’s chain to move from a linear
ambitious 2030 target to achieve 100%
plastic recycling. economy to a circular economy.
Over in Nigeria, efforts to reduce plastic As a leader in plastics recycling,
pollution and help save the environment
have received a boost with the signing of the commissioning of SUEZ
a grant between leading energy company
TOTAL and the United Nations Institute Thailand plastic recycling plant
for Training and Research (UNITAR). The
grant is managed by UNITAR with an signifies our commitment to make
that change across Asia.”
implementation committee to create a
full-cycle recycling plant in Port Harcourt,
the capital and largest city of Rivers State
in Nigeria. This two-year project will create Antoine Grange
employment at every step of the value chain CEO of Recycling and Recovery
and unbundle opportunities for small and SUEZ Asia
medium scale enterprises.
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 25FEEL
THINK
ACT
26 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020OUR MEMBER
DIRECTED COMMITMENTS
Creating an infinite loop Changing the way people feel, Awareness and action are arguably the most
Every year an estimated US$120 billion think and act important contributions to real change.
worth of plastic is lost to the economy after a Education and awareness unlock International petrochemical company
short first use with only an estimated 14% of knowledge to support fast, decisive and Braskem brought together some 600
plastic packaging collected for recycling. The global action. This is what 300 women volunteers in its WeCare Week of 18 actions,
majority ends up in incineration, landfills or aspire to do as they embark on 30 voyages seven clean-ups and 11 education initiatives.
in the environment, including open dumps. across four oceanic gyres! TOMRA, a world- In seven days, the programme touched
leading plastics recycling specialist and thousands across communities in cities in
For plastics to be fully recycled infinitely,
sustainability company, has been paving Mexico, the US, Brazil and Europe. This global
some of our members are already playing
the way as sponsor and scientific advisor to week of volunteering for Braskem connected
active roles in finding lasting solutions to
eXXpedition Round the World 2019–2021 staff, waste-sorting communities, students
this challenge. They have committed to
– the all-female sailing voyage focused on and social entrepreneurs to the culture of
advancing technologies such as pyrolysis
researching microplastic pollution. reduce, reuse and recycling.
to demonstrate the viability of advanced
recycling as a means to put valuable The voyages traverse the Arctic and four In Asia, Covestro, an international leader
plastic waste back into the economy. of the globe’s trash gyres (where marine in polymer materials, launched Brighter
These members include major energy plastic gathers in a system of circular ocean Minds for a Brighter Future, a book focused
and chemical companies like SABIC with currents). The mission, founded in 2014, is on marine litter and ocean protection to
TRUCIRCLE™ and Versalis S.p.A’s HoopTM. shifting the way people feel, think and act promote environmental protection among
And there is the Plastics Circular Economy by building a network of multidisciplinary children. The education programme with
investment of Shell in pyrolysis technology women who can contribute to world-class local versions cutting across Japan, Thailand
and infrastructure; and Sumitomo Chemical scientific studies, explore solutions and and Greater China has reached nearly
Company’s pilot plant in Japan. use their skills to tackle the ocean plastics 30,000 children. In late 2019, Covestro went a
problem from all angles. step further by launching its storytelling app
in Chinese and English.
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 27OUR MEMBER
DIRECTED COMMITMENTS
From knowledge and science From waste to worth Unlocking more capital to
come solutions Collaboration is at the heart of learning and end plastic waste
While the trends are clear, the source of testing technological complexities for closed- Today, there is a financing gap for plastic
truth backed by data is not always easily loop recycling systems. From collection and waste collection in Asia across countries
available. In 2020, integrated chemicals and sorting to a raw materials market created like China, Indonesia, the Philippines,
energy company Sasol released a baseline from the recycling process, our members Thailand and Vietnam. When one of
assessment report after it commissioned a have committed to programmes that the Alliance strategic partners, Circulate
study to understand the challenges around discover and scale the innovation needed to Capital, launched its Ocean Fund, member
waste pollution at the KwaZulu-Natal South ensure plastic waste is made valuable again. companies PepsiCo, The Procter & Gamble
Coast, specifically in the Amanzimtoti and Company, CP Chemical and Dow pooled
Covestro, in a three-party cooperation, is
Umbogintwini rivers in South Africa. investments to address Asia’s plastic waste
now working with China’s bottled water
challenge. With 60% of ocean plastic
These rivers flow directly into the Indian and beverage company Nongfu Spring
originating from this region, Asia is the
Ocean, just south of Durban, South Africa. to collect and recycle one million 19-litre
biggest source of plastic leakage into global
Both rivers are critical to the local economy polycarbonate barrels that are no longer
oceans and the Ocean Fund will invest in
and tourism industry, and also host several in use every year. These barrels are later
projects that move us closer to solving the
informal settlements next to them. With chopped, washed and re-pelletised
ocean plastic crisis.
this baseline river study, the KwaZulu-Natal by plastics recycling company Ausell.
Marine Waste Network South Coast team Covestro transforms the plastic granules
has started convening solution workshops to into recycled plastics for high-end
develop implementation programmes that applications in industries such as electronics,
help end plastic waste pollution in the rivers. home appliances and automotive.
The collaboration of a cross-value chain
group comprising members like Milliken,
LyondellBasell and Berry Global, has also
enabled a 60-day study in the US of a
secondary sorting system called the Pacific
Northwest Secondary Sorting Demonstration
Project. The innovation is to introduce a
secondary pass at materials recovery so
we can increase the recovery of valuable
materials like paper and various categories
of plastics.
28 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020From waste to
WORTH
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 29WE FORGE AHEAD
In 2020, we continue to build our momentum of bringing We have begun requesting proposals for
improvements in solid waste management
companies together with non-profit organisations, development infrastructure, in partnership with
agencies, governments and other stakeholders to drive
organisations that directly work with cities.
The pipeline of projects is strong – here are
investments in much-needed infrastructure for sustainable some that we plan on implementing in the
second half of the year.
cities, following our five investment themes. We are engaging
with cities to deliver a portfolio of impactful solutions that
will rapidly catalyse action in support of an end to plastic waste
in the environment. This will enable cities, specifically those
with high waste leakage in the environment, to implement the
municipal solid waste management infrastructure to collect
and properly manage their plastic waste, the first step on
the journey to the efficient utilisation of used plastic.
30 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020Plastic waste-free cities A movement for a better Combating plastic waste
Concerns about plastic waste pollution world in the Philippines in conservation areas
are rising and they are often defined by Planks of Promise will be our first project in In June 2020, we announced a collaboration
geographical vulnerabilities and socio- the Philippines with local social enterprise with African Parks – a non-profit
economic hierarchies. To accelerate our The Plastic Flamingo. The project tackles conservation organisation responsible for
pace, we are partnering with non-profit marine plastic pollution by collecting and the rehabilitation and management of 17
organisations and developmental agencies recycling plastic. But it is also creating an national parks and protected areas in 11
on initiatives like USAID’s Clean Cities Blue environmental and social movement in countries covering 13.3 million hectares. In
Ocean Programme and UN-Habitat’s Manila. The project involves collecting hard- these areas, plastic waste is threatening its
Waste Wise Cities. These partnerships to-recycle used plastic waste, including a fair nine distinct ecological biomes.
are important to opening the doors to city amount of flexible packaging, then sorts and
Our work with African Parks will support
projects particularly in India, Indonesia, the processes it for conversion into strong, 100%
a number of sustainable solutions such
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, East Africa recycled and recyclable plastic planks.
as education and improving waste
and more.
In 2018, Asia accounted for about one-third management systems to reduce plastic
Our first project will be an Alliance-led waste of the natural disasters worldwide over the leakage, and engagement activities such
management project in Indonesia that last decade and the shocks affected 1.6 billion as beach clean ups. The journey has just
demonstrates our approach to scalable and people. Planks of Promise is addressing begun and we are looking forward to more
replicable solutions. On the back of what we a social need with recycled plastic planks supporters on this meaningful journey.
have learned from Project Stop Jembrana, for transitional shelters to relocate the
we are kicking off a feasibility study across populations in need.
20-30 Indonesian cities in semi-urban and
rural areas in collaboration with project
partner SYSTEMIQ. The goal is to create local
waste collection and sorting systems in this
Indonesian city cluster that will divert plastic
waste from the environment as material for
mechanical or advanced recycling.
We forge
AHEAD
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 31WE HAVE A BOLD VISION TO END AMBITION 2025
PLASTIC WASTE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
We are at the beginning of a new future. To ensure that we have the right resources BY 2025 AND BEYOND,
Any action we take today must ensure to realise our vision, we are backed by
a thriving life is universally accessible to some of the world’s largest and most WE EXPECT TO DELIVER
everyone. To secure this future, we must committed organisations. Our members’ INVESTABLE MODELS
find sensible solutions and build them fast. unwavering commitment has kept the
Alliance on course. And our family is A N D PA RT N E R S H I P S
The Alliance is created to address
this challenge. We work closely with
growing. Agencies like GIZ, USAID, THAT:
UN-Habitat, and the Global Plastics Action
organisations and governments involved in
Partnership have joined as strategic
making, selling, using and recycling plastic. • are designed to demonstrate successful
partners. Consultants like the Boston
We collaborate with companies who plastic waste management in multiple
Consulting Group and Bain & Company
design systems, products and services that cities and divert millions of tons of plastic
have become supporters in our mission.
think of new ways to better manage plastic waste through Alliance projects in more
waste in order to build viable solutions We have grown from seven projects at than 100 at-risk cities;
for circular economies. And we work with the start of 2020 to over 14 programmes
partners on the ground to create robust and initiatives across South and Southeast • can support livelihoods for over
solid waste management systems for Asia and Africa. We expect that this 100 million people by enabling local
healthy communities and clean oceans. number will not only double over the next ownership of waste management; and
12 months, but that we will have projects
• aim to unlock at least five times our
spanning the world covering cities across
investment and much more to accelerate
all continents.
actions and solutions to end plastic waste
and build sustainable cities.
In addition to our own projects, the
associated projects being developed
and led by our member companies have
brought us closer to our goals. These have
met benchmarks that the Alliance has
set for member projects to be counted as
direct contributions to our mission.
Join us
Our strength is the unique opportunity to
learn from on-the-ground project results
with the best partners in the ecosystem.
We continue to build our collective effort
and we urge others to act. We say to any
A bold
organisation, visionary or innovator who is
passionate, who believes in the power of
collaboration and who shares our vision –
join us! We are acting on the future and it
VISION
begins with ending plastic waste.
To find out how to access additional
information, visit us at
endplasticwaste.org
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