Alliance To End Plastic Waste

Clean up:we believe in supporting solutions that prevent Waste from entering the environment in the first place, funding the implementation of integrated Waste management solutions, and supporting efforts To establish a circular economy for Plastic. However, with millions of tonnes of Plastic entering the oceans due To mismanaged Waste and littering, cleaning up what is already there is of vital importance. Most city level projects include elements of clean-up. In addition, the Alliance undertook some specific initiatives addressing cleanup in 2022:the Alliance continued its clean4change programme in 2022, an effort To help communities End Plastic Waste by learning, understanding, and acting together. The programme provides simple entry points through which members of the public can be engaged and inspired To help End Plastic Waste in the environment.working with african parks, the Alliance continues its support of the dedicated clean-up programme called basisa bazaruto in the bazaruto archipelago national park of mozambique. Spread across various islands and the mainland, the Alliance has funded a system To collect Plastic Waste washing up on its shores, helping To protect fragile ecosystems along the way. Alliance funding has been used To purchase a boat and vehicles and To build several sorting sheds. In addition, funds have been used To establish a brick making facility incorporating Plastic Waste, wih bricks used in african parks and sold on the market. The programme employs 50 people To collect and process Plastic Waste from the environment. These jobs are a critical lifeline for the local community where there are few employment opportunities.as part of a nine month collaboration with the Alliance, the african reclaimers organisation (aro) has been collecting Plastic Waste in mayflower in mpumalanga province and parts of johannesburg city. Aro is a Waste picker organisation with a network of more than 6,000 members, providing a vital link in the recycling value chain in south africa. As a result, some 4,000 people have since gained access To new or improved Waste management services. Where Plastic Waste was once brought To a makeshift base of operations under a highway overpass, it is now transported To a new sorting centre, which provides a safer workplace, as well as a space where larger quantities of Waste can be sorted and aggregated for sale. Plastic Waste is compacted on site with mobile balers making it easier and more economical To transport.in support of the bersih indonesia programme, the Alliance funded clean-up activities in 31 informal dumpsites in the malang regency, indonesia, diverting 13,500 tonnes of unmanaged Waste of which 3,100 tonnes comprised Plastic Waste. Working closely with the communities and local leaders, the clean-up activity is part of the bersih indonesia behaviour change campaign To engage residents in light of the new Waste system being created by the Alliance. The clean areas have been put To productive use, and communities can see what a future without Waste in their midst looks like.