Publications:
Waves of Plastic: A Snapshot of Marine Plastic Pollution in South Asia (English), August 2024
Unlocking Financing to Combat the Plastics Crisis - Opportunities, Risks, and Recommendations for Plastic Credits (English), June 2024
Egypt - Country Environmental Analysis : Promoting Circular Economy and Blue Economy for Environmental Sustainability, June 2024
The World Bank Group and the Marine Plastics Agenda, June 2024
Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines for Low and Middle-Income Countries, April 2024
Toward a National Single-use Plastics Roadmap in Vietnam: Strategic Options for Reducing Priority Single-use Plastics, April 2022 (available in Vietnamese)
Tangled Seas: A Snapshot of AMay 2024bandoned, Lost, or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear in South Asia, September 2023
Behavior Change in Solid Waste Management - A Compendium of Cases, September 2023
West Africa Circular Economy: Realizing the Potential of Plastics, July 2023
The Economics of Plastic Use and Cleanup Priorities for West African Coastal Countries, July 2023
Plastic Pollution in Coastal West Africa - Synthesis, July 2023
The Costs of Environmental Degradation from Plastic Pollution in Selected Coastal Areas in the United Republic of Tanzania, April 2023
Vietnam: Plastic Pollution Diagnostics, July 2022
Plastic Waste Management in Rwanda: An Ex-post Policy Analysis, May 2022
Plastic-Free Coastlines: A Contribution from the Maghreb to Address Marine Plastic Pollution, April 2022
The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC, May 2022
Toward a National Single-use Plastics Roadmap in Vietnam: Strategic Options for Reducing Priority Single-use Plastics, April 2022 (available in Vietnamese)
Get Clean and Green – Solid and Plastic Waste Management in Lao PDR, April 2022
Where Is the Value in the Chain? Pathways out of Plastic Pollution, March 2022
Plastic Waste Material Flow Analysis for Thailand, February 2022
The Circular Plastics Economy in Mozambique: Challenges and Opportunities, February 2022
The Circular Plastics Economy in Mozambique: Challenges and Opportunities, February 2022
Towards a Multisectoral Action Plan for Sustainable Plastic Management in Bangladesh, December 2021
Market Study for Vietnam: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers, September 2021
Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results, July 2021
Vietnam: Plastic Pollution Diagnostics, June 2021 (available in Vietnamese)
Market Study for Malaysia: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers, March 2021
Market Study for Thailand: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers, February 2021
Marine Pollution in the Caribbean: Not a Minute to Waste, March 2019
Webpages:
World Bank Group and the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution Process
How the World Bank Group is addressing marine plastic pollution
Briefs:
PROBLUE Impact Stories: Decarbonizing Maritime Shipping Drives Results for People and Planet, May 2024
PROBLUE Impact Stories: Sierra Leone: Inspiring Innovation to Reduce Single-Use Plastics in Tourism and Beyond, May 2024
Circularity in Plastics in South Africa - 10 Brief Series, June 2022
Technologies and Solutions to Manage Plastic Waste in Small and Remote Islands: Using the TOPIC Toolbox for Islands in Malaysia, May 2022
Plastic-Free Coastlines: Addressing Marine Plastic Pollution in Morocco and Tunisia, May 2022
Factsheets:
The World Bank Group's Support to the Global Plastic Pollution Agenda, February 2024
Infographics:
Supporting Action Against Marine Plastic Pollution: Overall Outcomes of MENA Blue Technical Support in Morocco and Tunisia, May 2022
Addressing Plastic Pollution is Part of Tunisia’s Vision to Develop the Blue Economy, May 2022
Addressing Marine Plastic Pollution will Help Morocco’s Blue Economy, May 2022
Multimedia:
PLAST Toolkit User Training, June 2024
How Is Plastic Pollution Linked to Poverty and Development?, November 2023
Plastic voices, July 2023
How is the World Bank Addressing Marine Pollution in Africa?, November 2022
A Single Use Plastics Free Maldives: Turning the Tide of Waste into Wealth, July 2022
Towards a national single use plastics roadmap in Vietnam: strategies and options for reducing priority single-use plastics, July 2022
Tackling Single-Use Plastic Pollution and Solid Waste in the City of Lagos With a Strong Ecosystem, June 2022
Plastic Free Coastlines: Regional Overview, Morocco and Tunisia, May 2022
ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Member States (2021-2025), May 2021
Meet the winners of the Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge!, May 2021
Blogs:
Money matters: Advancing Earth Day's goals with a global plastics treaty, April 2024
Lebanon: Baseline survey reveals alarming marine litter crisis, July 2023
Plastic pollution in MENA oceans: Transboundary problem in need of transboundary solutions, June 2023
Small islands in Southeast Asia: Awash in a sea of plastic, June 2022
MENA joins forces to stop marine plastic pollution, March 2021
Fighting against a tide of marine plastic as COVID-19 worsens problem, December 2020
Plastics: The Coronavirus Could Reset the Clock, April 2020
Feature Stories:
“We are losing our treasure”: the West African coastal areas tackle plastic waste, July 2023
Maldives Is Turning Waste to Wealth, Energizing Youth, to Safeguard its Future, July 2022
Making Lagos a Pollution Free City: Solving the threat one solution at a time, June 2022
Press Releases:
A Roadmap to Stop Single-Use Plastic Pollution in Vietnam, July 2022
Sustainable Plastic Management is Key To Achieve Green Growth for Bangladesh, December 2021
World Bank Contest Brings Creative Solutions to Combat Plastic Pollution in Bangladesh, May 2021
ASEAN Member States Adopt Regional Action Plan to Tackle Plastic Pollution, May 2021
Other Materials:
eBook: WACA Plastics eBook
What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050
