Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme

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 and decisively to tackle the plastics crisis. Matching this momentum, Blue Skies, an award-winning fresh produce company, and Waitrose …

New Fresh Produce Impact Hub to Find Innovative Solutions to Plastics Pollution Read More »

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 of marine litter in the Lamu Archipelago in the Western Indian Ocean. The research-based community outreach programme will …

The FlipFlopi Project is Combating Marine Plastic in the Indian Ocean Read More »

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 Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which supports innovative solutions to prevent manufacturing and plastics pollution from …

UK Aid Partnering With UNCTAD To Tackle Plastics Pollution Read More »

Scroll to Top