Many informal organisations around the world are making a positive impact on the environment and their communities by turning waste into a resource, increasing the social capacity of their community and reducing the amount of pollution in their environment.
Ending Plastic Waste: Community Actions Around the World presents a collection of stories, advice and information from experts in the fields of waste management, plastic pollution and environmental finance to give a broad outlook on how 19 programs from 15 different countries are protecting our planet. By sharing these journeys, the authors hope to encourage others to take a community approach to ending plastic waste.
Perfect for decision-makers working in environmental and marine fields, industry stakeholders and citizen scientist groups, this book provides guidance on how to successfully implement a new program, what resources are needed and the lessons learned by the people behind these programs in overcoming barriers.
Edited by:
Britta Denise Hardesty,
Kathryn Willis,
Justine Barrett,
Chris Wilcox
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 245mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 615g
ISBN: 9781486312290
ISBN 10: 1486312292
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 03 July 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword Acknowledgements List of contributors About this book 1. Introduction Britta Denise Hardesty, CSIRO, Australia, and Justine Barrett, CSIRO, Australia 2. Plastic waste inputs and leakage: scale, drivers and solutions Dr Winnie Lau, The Pew Charitable Trusts, USA 3. Waste pickers: keeping after-use plastics circular, but at high personal cost Costas Velis, University of Leeds, UK 4. Community programs to reduce plastic waste All Women Recycling Bureo Inc. BVRio EcoFaxina (Instituto EcoFaxina) GreenHub Life Out of Plastic (L.O.O.P.) Mamma’s Laef Vanuatu Ocean Sole PET Recycling Company NPC (PETCO) Plastic Bank The Plastics Circle Plastic Collective Plastic Free July® PRISM Bangladesh Foundation Saahas Sevanatha Urban Resource Centre Solid Waste Collection and Handling (SWaCH) Pune Cooperative The Skilled Women Initiative TierraMar: SeaNet Indonesia 5. A step-by-step guide to knowing your waste James Baker, The Asian Development Bank, Philippines 6. Finding seed funding for your project: the blue finance world Azra Yaqub Vawda, independent consultant, Pakistan 7. Designing a scalable program Trish Hyde and Murray Hyde, founders of The Plastics Circle, Australia 8. Closing thoughts Chris Wilcox, Minderoo Foundation, Australia, and Kathryn Willis, CSIRO, Australia Index
Dr Kathryn Willis is a marine socio-ecologist at CSIRO in Tasmania, Australia. She is particularly interested in how communities can establish best-practice conservation management strategies in marine systems to maximise their environmental and social impact. Dr Britta Denise Hardesty is a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO based in Tasmania, Australia. Her globally recognised work focuses on plastic pollution, and marine monitoring and surveillance to reduce illegal fishing. Dr Chris Wilcox is a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO in Tasmania, Australia. His research focuses on ecological impacts of marine debris and development tools for tackling illegal fishing. He is currently on secondment, working with the Minderoo Foundation, as the head of their Sustainable Fisheries Program. Justine Barrett works in the marine debris group at CSIRO in Tasmania, Australia. Her research is aimed at reducing plastic pollution from reaching our waterways and oceans.
