Plastics Pollution
PROFILE SHEET: B-PRISM
Bangladesh-Plastic Pollution Reduction through Industrial Symbiosis Matching (B-PRISM) aims to foster industrial symbiosis in Bangladesh to divert plastic waste from disposal, mitigating the harmful environmental and social impacts of pollution from manufacturing sectors. DOWNLOAD
New Fresh Produce Impact Hub to Find Innovative Solutions to Plastics Pollution
LAST WEEK, the UN Environment Assembly agreed on a new resolution on plastic pollution, which establishes a process towards a legally binding agreement by 2024. This is an opportunity for the private sector and governments to act firmly…
The FlipFlopi Project is Combating Marine Plastic in the Indian Ocean
Summary: The Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme has provided funding towards critical solutions to address plastic waste through the Flipflopi Project. On the 19th February 2022, the project launched a baseline study to map the impacts…
UK Aid Partnering With UNCTAD To Tackle Plastics Pollution
UK Aid is providing up to £5 million for research and development on tackling plastics pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. This is part of the five-year Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) programme (2019-2024), implemented in partnership with the United…