In Namibia, as is the case with the rest of the world, efforts aimed at addressing the problem of marine litter and pollution are increasing as the risk continues to wreak havoc on the world's oceans and coastal areas (Shigwedha and Shikongo, 2021).

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Australia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Australia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Bering, J. and R...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Indonesia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem Indonesia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Wang, Y. and R. Karasik...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Malawi, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Malawi, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Griffin, M., and R...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in the Philippines, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in the Philippines, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source...

Carnival parades, fetes, competitions and other parties are important to the economic growth of many islands in the Caribbean. Carnival is a cultural event that attracts hundreds of thousands of Caribbean natives and tourists from different countries each year. However, despite the positive economic and social benefits derived from Carnival, Caribbean islands that host such events are most at risk...

The theme of the Eko Red project, a green company, is “The circular economy: reuse, reuse and recycle” given that we are a company focused on the design and operation of a sustainable model that allows us to recycle post-industrial products into the supply chain through a circular economy model that includes recyclers, warehouses and factories; enabling the reduction of environmental impacts and...

The Sustainable Enterprises Network (RedES) drives changes towards sustainable production systems in companies and value chains in order to improve efficiency and competitiveness. Since 2013, RedES has been applied in Cundinamarca, Colombia through the RedES-CAR program. In this program, 550 companies have adopted the circular economy strategies of Cleaner Production and Industrial Symbiosis...

Africa, the second largest continent in the world, is experiencing a higher urban population growth (estimated at 3.5% per year) than any other continent, with a steep rise in the middle class and the associated increase of municipal solid waste from 0.78kg per capita per day to 0.99kg by 2025. When coupled with various waste management challenges, there is an expected increase in mismanaged waste...

The European Union has set in motion various initiatives to combat plastic waste and pollution.