WWF approach and projects · 2020-06-08 · comprehensive and stable EPR laws Support from EPR team • Develop scope and commission studies (EPR economics, cost of improper waste

Mitigating marine litter

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8. June 2020

Dr. Bernhard Bauske

WWF Germany

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WWF is active in

over 100 countries

spanning across

5 continents

WWF was founded

in 1961

WWF has over 6.000

employees throughout

the world

WWF has over 5

million supporters

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Biodiversity

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Marine litter and biodiversity

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WWF initiative “No Plastic in Nature”: EPR project


Strategies

• Eliminate unnecessary plastics

• Double global plastic recovery

• Shift to sustainable sources for

remaining plastic

Mobilize governments in target countries to incorporate

EPR into their legal framework

Facilitate multi-national and local companies to take

responsibility for end-of-life impacts of their products and

packaging

Eco-design

No Plastic in Nature by 2030

Waste

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International & national engagement with science-based analysis and study

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WWF’s “No Plastic in Nature”Initiative

WWF’s “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR) project

Workstreams

• Global policy

• Plastic smart cities

• Business model innovation

(incl. EPR)

Target countries for EPR adoption and enhancement


Support of WWF EPR team towards the

implementation of EPR schemes


Enforce EPR laws to create a reliable

legal framework for all stakeholders

(education and monitoring of

segregation, collection, recycling etc.)

Steps to implement EPR Related activities of

companies and governments

Perform research/ feasibility studies

Perform research/feasibility studies

(benefits and opportunities of establishing an

EPR scheme, experiences and best-practices

from other countries)

Lobby national governments for fair regulation /Pass EPR legislation

Establish or facilitate producer responsibility organization

Initiate or facilitate a Producer

Responsibility Organization (PRO), in

cooperation with other stakeholders including

governments, waste management operators,

NGOs and, where appropriate, the informal

sector

Build knowledgeLearn about key objectives and principles

of EPR

Enforce EPR laws

Influence policy makers to create reliable

legal framework for all stakeholders

(education and monitoring of segregation,

collection, recycling etc.). Establish

comprehensive and stable EPR laws

Support from EPR team

• Develop scope and commission

studies (EPR economics, cost of

improper waste management,

alternative materials etc.)

• Bring additional stakeholders to

the table (also by leveraging

relationships from other countries)

• Provide expert input

• Organize capacity building

workshops/ Internal expert team

build up

• Organize workshop

• Prepare the policy proposal

• Provide the expert input

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• Organize workshops to align

interests with policy makers

• Help influence political decision

makers

• Provide expert input (incl. policy

experts from countries with EPR

schemes)

WWF’s EPR project in Southeast Asia to accelerate

the implementation of EPR schemes


WWF‘s contribution to the Prevent Waste Alliance

• Capacity building for governments and corporates

• EPR toolbox promotion through WWF network offices

• Online EPR course using some elements from EPR toolbox

• Study tour arrangements for officials and companies from

developing countries prepare to adopt the EPR scheme

• Joint funding for the EPR related project in the low-

middle income countries like India, South Africa or China


Local activities: Example Vietnam

• Communication and awareness raising – on a national and

regional level

• Ensure improved solid waste management by supporting

Extended Producer Responsibilities on plastic packaging

• Developing (plastic) waste management action plans in

cities and regions

• Reduction of plastic waste in three key Marine

Protected Areas (MPA’s)

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Communication - national campaign


National awareness and

behavior campaign by

WWF Vietnam: “Invasion

of Trash”.

Addressing the overload

and poor management

of landfills and dump

sites.

The key messages are:

“Do not let trash invade

your living environment

and your livelihoods”,

and “Stop littering plastic

waste from today”.

Developing waste management action plans for cities

and regions – project sites


www.plasticsmartcities.org

Example Long An

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Insufficient finance for

investments & operating

costs

Treatment plants not

working or below

planned capacity

Waste is deposited on

dumpsitesLittering along streets and

riverbanks

Illegal dumping

Marine litter

No sorting of waste

Input into rivers by wind

& flooding

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Project approach

Project region Tan An, province capital of Long An province

137.000 inhabitants, about 16.800 tons municipal waste per year1,


Goals:

• Reduce the open dumping and littering of plastic waste by recycling or other treatment;

• Scenario analysis including waste management costs for different waste management

scenarios;

• Model project separate waste collection at household level (4.800 households) and transfer the

approach to other regions.

Data source:: Statistical Yearbook LongAn; Nguyen, X.H. et al: Solid waste managagement in Mekong Delta, J.Viet.Env.1, 27-33; own calculations

Waste management

concept

Stakeholder

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Planning and

implementation

Extension to

other regions

Summer 2018 –

February 2019

26. February 2019 From March 2019 From mid - 2021

Timeline:

Waste management concept by Büro Infrastruktur und Umwelt, Darmstadt

Example waste management concept Long An


Increasing efficiency

Sorting after collection

Use of RDF for cement factories

Incineration with energy recovery

Separate waste collection

at household level

Scenario development

Proposed collection system


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Model project implementation in Long An


Source: Long An waste management concept, Infrastruktur und Umwelt, Darmstadt

Stakeholder workshop

Planning of transfer stations,

compost factory and collection

vehicles

Transfer

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Collection concept, e.g. recyclables, for Tan An city


Transport

of carts


Example training Ward 3, Tan An city

Information for residents


Questions and discussion

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© 2011, WWF. All photographs used in this presentation are copyright protected and courtesy of the WWF-Canon Global Photo Network and the respective photographers.

Contact:Dr. Bernhard Bauske

Senior Advisor Marine Litter

Reduction

WWF Germany

Kaiserstr. 70

60329 Frankfurt am Main

Phone: +49 (0) 69 / 7 91 44-172

Mobile: +49 (0) 151 / 18 85 49 06

[email protected]

www.wwf.de

Xin Chen (Vivian)

Project Manager of Circular & New

Plastic Economy

WWF Germany

Reinhardtstr. 18

10117 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0) 30 / 311 777 744

Mobile: +49 (0) 151 / 18856851

[email protected]

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