Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Recycling of Mixed Plastics in Ambon, Indonesia (PPRS) Plastic pollution in the Nile

Plastic pollution in the Nile is a significant environmental and health issue

while generating more income and better livelihoods for the waste pickers in the informal sector

the project carries significant social value

and the majority of that comes from rural communities that even lack formal collection systems

specifically to prefer products made out of locally sourced post-consumer third party-validated plastic recyclables

Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Recycling of Mixed Plastics in Ambon, Indonesia (PPRS) Plastic pollution in the NileThis project partner works in Ambon, a remote island in Indonesia that doesnt yet have proper waste management. The risk of plastic waste leaking from open, unmanaged landfills into the ocean is high. All of the waste generated from materials that are imported to the island stays on the Island, and these communities urgently need a way to manage plastic waste locally. This project operates five collection points where residents can segregate and