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SINGAPORE, July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (the Alliance) today announced a strategic

partnership with UN-Habitat to implement solutions toward a circular economy,

creating business and livelihood opportunities while enhancing resource

recovery.

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The new partnership, which will kick off with projects in six target cities in

Eastern Africa and Southern Asia, will use the UN-Habitat Waste Wise Cities

(WWC) Tool

(https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2020/05/wwc_newsletter_5.pdf)to map

waste flows and assess potential plastic leakage from waste management systems

and identify short- and long-term pathways to increase the amount of plastic

waste collected, recycled and recovered. The program supports the Alliance's

focus on developing meaningful city projects in high plastic waste leakage

communities, and the WWC Challenge to clean up and establish sustainable waste

management in 20 cities around the world by 2022.

"For the two billion people worldwide that lack access to waste collection, a

significant barrier to establishing an effective municipal solid waste program

is lack of data," said Jacob Duer, President and CEO, Alliance to End Plastic

Waste. "Through our work with the UN Habitat, we'll provide city leaders for

the first time with a comprehensive understanding of their waste management

systems, its gaps and solutions for improvement. We expect the work to have an

immediate and lasting positive impact on these six cities and hope to use what

we learn to scale the program to more urban communities."

The participating cities include Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya; Addis Ababa and

Bahir Dar in Ethiopia; Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) and Mangalore (Karnataka) in

India.

At the conclusion of the programme, which will occur over the next ten to

twelve months, comprehensive assessments of the waste management practices in

the key cities will be executed with the goal to outline solutions to increase

the amount of plastic waste collected and recovered. The assessments may

suggest feasibility studies for investments in larger plastic waste management

infrastructure.

The partnership will also work to engage local stakeholders to ensure

appropriate community members and relevant waste chain actors are involved from

the onset in order to solve infrastructure gaps and reduce plastic waste

leakage in the program cities through an inclusive approach.  

About the Alliance to End Plastic Waste

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is an international not-for-profit

organization partnering with government, environmental and economic development

NGOs and communities around the world to address the challenge to end plastic

waste in the environment. Through programs and partnerships, we are focused on

solutions in four core areas: infrastructure, innovation, education and clean

up. As of June 2020, the Alliance has nearly 50 members companies and

supporters representing global companies and organizations located through the

Americas, Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. For more

information, visit: www.endplasticwaste.org

SOURCE: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste