Featured Solutions
Bank Negara Indonesia
Collect, save, earn and advance circularity – A collaborative model for circularity
The ”Ayo Menabung Dengan Sampah” (“Let’s Save Waste”) programme, an initiative by Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), aims to address the plastic waste challenge in the country by incentivising individuals, households, and communities to...
Central Philippine University
City-academe collaboration for eco-innovation and plastic-free cities
In partnership with the Iloilo City government, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and barangay (community) officials, Central Philippine University (CPU) has introduced circular economy...
Envirotech Waste Recycling
Upcycling plastic waste to necessities with Envirotech
Envirotech is a recycling company in the Philippines that aims to support the recycling sector by fostering partnerships between local government units, local communities, and private companies by creating products from low-value plastic...
Gracz
Nature-based food packaging – An innovative alternative to single-use plastic
Single-use food packaging is taking a significant toll on our natural environment – clogging and filling landfills, leaking into our oceans, and threatening ecosystems. Given this, there is a pressing need to explore alternatives to plastic.../p>
Heng Hiap Industries
Transforming marine litter into new manufacturable materials through inclusive approaches
Heng Hiap Industries (HHI) is a Malaysian grown-owned recycler specialising in high-value recycled plastic. Since 2020, HHI has been committed to collecting and recycling collected Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) in the coastal and river areas...
Koinpack
Targeting single-use plastic at the source: technology-driven reusable and returnable packaging
Koinpack is the first returnable and reusable packaging system based on a deposit and reward model in Indonesia that provides everyday essentials without packaging waste. Koinpack demonstrates inclusivity in its efforts to address...
Penang Green Council
Addressing plastic pollution at the community level through waste segregation at the source
Penang, Malaysia’s second smallest state, faces significant challenges in solid waste management due to limited land availability. In 2019, approximately 2,220 metric tons of waste per day –the equivalent of 2.3kg of waste generated per...
Plastic Bank
Sustainable and ethical collection infrastructure for plastics - A model for inclusion within circular economies
Plastic Bank's Social Plastic are high grade recycled plastic (rPET, rPP, rHDPE, rLDPE) that generates positive environmental impact and promotes inclusivity through economic and social impact. Social Plastic empowers the lives of those...
PT PIPA
Rethinking drinking water system with zero plastic bottles
PT PIPA is a water sustainability consultant with a mission to promote circular economy principles from the production angle to the community of water utilities and from the consumption perspective to the water consumers from the...
The Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation
Micro-enterprise driven inclusive solution to zero waste communities
Like many counties in the region, a large amount of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in the Philippines are accessed through sari-sari stores – small neighbourhood convenience stores. The convenience and accessibility of these stores...
TONTOTON
Community-based plastic credit solution – a holistic attempt to make coastlines plastic-free
TONTOTON specializes in collecting and creating a market for all types of mismanaged plastic waste where there is none. Employing a community-based approach, coastal communities are able to gain a stable income while eradicating...
Trash Lucky
Smart Recycling Bin Infrastructure
Trash Lucky is building a smart recycling bin infrastructure that connects post-consumer recyclables with independent waste collectors. By recycling waste into the smart bin, people earn raffles for winning gold and other exciting prizes...