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Unilever and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste announce collaboration to advance plastic waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa
To enhance the collection, management, and recycling of waste in South Africa and the wider Sub-Saharan region, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (the “Alliance”) and Unilever have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a joint effort to tackle the region’s plastic waste challenge.
Infrastructure
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Our aim is to help develop infrastructure systems that can eventually be owned and operated by the communities they serve.
Innovation
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Innovative ideas that are translated into scalable solutions can help to address plastic waste across the value chain.
Education & Engagement
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Empowering communities with the knowledge and tools to be part of the solution forms the ‘heartware’ that helps ensure that the ‘hardware’ we develop can have long-lasting impact.
Cleanup
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By engaging communities in cleanup activities, we encourage them to get involved in keeping their environments litter-free. Cleanups are also the first step towards proper waste collection, processing, and recycling.
End Plastic Waste Innovation Platform
Ideas come from anywhere in the world. That’s why we partnered with Plug and Play Tech Center in 2019 to develop the End Plastic Waste Innovation Platform—to foster startups from across the plastic value chain, and transform plastic waste management around the world. In February 2020, we kickstarted the first Selection Day with 10 finalists in our inaugural Silicon Valley hub.
Planks of Promise
Planks of Promise aims to help scale the collection and recycling of plastic waste from around Manila—including hard-to-recycle plastics like sachets and films—supporting our partner, The Plastic Flamingo.
Project STOP Jembrana
The Jembrana regency—where hilly jungles full of life meet beautiful beaches on Bali’s northwest coast—is often touted as a hidden gem. The Ijo Gading River that runs through the regency is the island’s largest ocean plastic contributor, accounting for 12% of Bali’s plastic waste leakage. On its banks are the Jembrana and Negara subdistricts, home of our first Indonesian programme.
Drop us a message if you’d like to work with us to end plastic waste, explore membership opportunities, media partnerships, or other enquiries.