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PROGRESS REPORT 2020

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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.
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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

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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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WE 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.

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PROJECT:   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

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THE 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

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PROJECT:   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

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AMP 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

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PROJECT:   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.

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We 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

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All for

            ONE

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PROJECT:   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.

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PROJECT:   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 2020
GIZ 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 19
PROJECT:   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

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Empowerment 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

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PROJECT:   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 2020
PROJECT:   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 23
OUR 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 2020
At 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 25
FEEL

                                 THINK

                                                        ACT

26 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020
OUR 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 27
OUR 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.

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From waste to

WORTH

                 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE PROGRESS REPORT 2020 29
WE 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 2020
Plastic 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

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WE 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.

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                                                                                                     information, visit us at
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