Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    SEE SCHEDULE OINFRASTRUCTURE:WITH THREE BILLION PEOPLE HAVING NO ACCESS TO ORGANIZED WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MANY CITIES (AND COUNTRIES) LACK THE REQUISITE INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROPERLY RECOVER AND RECYCLE WASTE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE PILLAR IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS AND HERE, THE ALLIANCE HAS COMMITTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO PROJECTS THAT ARE PROVIDING BASIC WASTE MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD COLLECTION, PROCESSING THROUGH MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES (MRFS), AND RECYCLING OR RECOVERY OF THE VALUE OF PLASTIC WASTE. SELECTED PROJECTS FROM THE ALLIANCE PORTFOLIO CONTRIBUTING TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PILLAR ARE DETAILED BELOW:PROJECT STOP IN THE REGENCY OF JEMBRANA, INDONESIA, IMPLEMENTS AN INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE. COMPONENTS ALSO INCLUDE ENROLLING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN WASTE MANAGEMENT BEST-PRACTICES AND THE PROVISION OF WASTE BINS AND COLLECTION SERVICES. THE COLLECTED WASTE IS TRANSFERRED TO A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY TO BE BUILT WITH FUNDS FROM THE GRANT (AND FUTURE GRANTS); IT WILL EMPLOY LOCAL WORKERS THUS CREATING JOBS.CLOSING THE LOOP IN ACCRA, GHANA, WAS SPONSORED BY THE ALLIANCE AND ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF THE EUROPEAID WHO PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING TO EXPAND OPERATIONS. CLOSING THE LOOP WORKS BY SUPPORTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS FROM VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE COASTAL CITY OF ACCRA IN GHANA. THE MODEL IS SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE. PLASTIC WASTE IS COLLECTED AND SOLD TO CASH IT! WASHED AND RE-GRINDED AND SOLD TO BE REUSED IN PRODUCTS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD OR BUILDING MATERIALS. NOT ONLY ARE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES ALLEVIATED IN ACCRA, BUT THE UNLOCKED VALUE OF PLASTIC WASTE IS CHANNELLED BACK TO THESE COMMUNITIES IN THE FORM OF JOBS AND NEW INCOME STREAMS.OUR FIRST PROJECT IN THE PHILIPPINES, PLANKS OF PROMISE, WORKS TO TURN PLASTIC WASTE FROM THE METRO MANILA AREA INTO RECYCLABLE PLASTIC PLANKS THAT WILL THEN BE MADE INTO EMERGENCY SHELTERS FOR FILIPINOS DISPLACED BY THE MANY NATURAL DISASTERS THAT PLAGUE THE REGION. TOGETHER WITH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THE PLASTIC FLAMINGO (THE PLAF), WE WILL SCALE UP COLLECTION OF PLASTIC WASTE, AND PROCESS IT IN A NEW RECYCLING FACILITY. BY 2022, THE PLANKS OF PROMISE INITIATIVE AIMS TO MORE THAN TRIPLE THIS NUMBER TO 200 COLLECTION POINTS. WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN, THE PLAF WILL TRANSFORM PLASTIC WASTE, INCLUDING HARD TO RECYCLE PLASTICS LIKE SACHETS AND FILMS, INTO STRONG, 100% RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PLASTIC "ECO" PLANKS. THE PLANKS CAN BE USED TO MAKE EMERGENCY SHELTER KITS OR SOLD TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE RECYCLING FACILITY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $9.8M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    SEE SCHEDULE OINNOVATION:INNOVATION IS VITAL TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGIES, AND WE SUPPORT AND INCUBATE IDEAS TO SCALE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. INNOVATIONS CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE AND THE ALLIANCE IS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING AND ENABLING INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS WITH SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE PLASTIC WASTE CHALLENGE. INNOVATIVE IDEAS FEATURE IN MANY OF THE ALLIANCE'S PROJECTS, WHERE WE SERVE TO DE-RISK NEW IDEAS AND ENABLE PROOF OF CONCEPT. SPECIFICALLY, THE ALLIANCE WORKS WITH TWO DIFFERENT PLATFORMS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE START-UPS AND VENTURES. WE HAVE SPONSORED THE PLUG AND PLAY TECH CENTER TO DEVELOP THE END PLASTIC WASTE INNOVATION PLATFORM TO FOSTER START-UPS FROM ACROSS THE PLASTIC VALUE CHAIN AND TRANSFORM PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AROUND THE WORLD. WE HAVE ATTRACTED 2000 START UPS ACROSS OUR FIRST 4 HUBS IN SILICON VALLEY, PARIS, SINGAPORE AND SHANGHAI - WITH 32 EVENTUAL FINALISTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR ACCELERATOR PROGRAMMES. THE PLATFORM IDENTIFIES INNOVATIVE IDEAS IN THE FOLLOWING KEY AREAS: 1) COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND SORTING OF PLASTIC WASTE; 2) RECYCLING AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES; 3) EXTRACTION AND VALUE CREATION FROM POST RECYCLE PLASTICS.THE ALLIANCE SPONSORS THE INCUBATION NETWORK BY THE CIRCULATE INITIATIVE & SECONDMUSE WHICH ACTS AS CATALYST FOR ACTION AND INVESTMENT IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY THAT AIMS TO PREVENT THE FLOW OF PLASTIC WASTE INTO THE WORLD'S OCEANS. THE INCUBATION NETWORK HAS DESIGNED AND DELIVERED PROGRAMS THAT DRIVE INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR INCLUSIVE AND GENDER-RESPONSIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $7.5M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    SEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION & ENGAGEMENTEDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT IS A VITAL STRATEGIC PILLAR OF THE ALLIANCE'S MISSION TO END PLASTIC WASTE IN THE ENVIRONMENT. WE BELIEVE LASTING CHANGE IS POSSIBLE WHEN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN ADDRESSING PLASTIC WASTE AND PARTICIPATE IN SOLUTIONS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF PLASTIC WASTE, THEREBY REDUCING ITS LEAKAGE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS CRITICAL ALLIANCE PILLAR FEATURES IN MANY OF THE PROJECTS THE ALLIANCE UNDERTOOK IN 2020. PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PROJECT AVIRAL IN RISHIKESH AND HARIDWAR, INDIA; PROJECT STOP IN JEMBRANA, INDONESIA; PLANKS OF PROMISE IN MANILA; PROJECT GIRO IN OLAVARRIA, ARGENTINA, AND OTHERS ALL INCLUDE IMPORTANT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMPONENTS IN ADDITION TO INFRASTRUCTURE. SPECIFICALLY, THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, TRAINING OF WASTE WORKERS, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN. THESE EFFORTS HAVE THE GOAL OF SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND FOSTERING ENGAGEMENT, WHICH ALONGSIDE ALLIANCE INVESTMENTS IN INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH THE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS NEEDED FOR CHANGE.THE ALLIANCE ALSO ENGAGED WITH UNIVERSITIES IN THE REGION SPONSORING RESEARCH IN A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ENDING PLASTIC WASTE AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTICS. THIS INCLUDES THE RECYCLED PLASTIC IN ROADS PROJECT, JOINTLY UNDERTAKEN WITH THE CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY IN THAILAND, AND THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE. WE ALSO HAVE A PROJECT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HASANUDDIN, IN SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA WORKING WITH A LOCAL PROFESSOR AND HIS STUDENTS TO DESIGN AND DEPLOY RIVER CAPTURE DEVICES AND EDUCATE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. LASTLY, WE HAVE ENGAGED IN A GRANT CALL WITH NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY IN SINGAPORE, PARTICIPATING IN THE FUNDING OF A GRANT CALL UNDER THEIR ACCELERATING CREATIVITY AND EXCELLENCE (ACE) PROGRAM TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL, EARLY-STAGE IDEAS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ENDING PLASTIC WASTE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.2M