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Two Decades in Effect: Volume-Based Waste Fee System in South Korea

Organisation: 
Korea Environment Institute (KEI)
Country: 
Republic of Korea

With rapid urbanization and rising income level, the total waste volume in Korea has increased at an unprecedented rate.

October 2018

Regulating Plastics In Pacific Island Countries

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
This guide contains the policy foundations and high level policy settings for key areas of plastics regulation. Policymakers and legislative drafters in relevant PICs can use this guide to inform, develop and expand on laws to regulate the production, use and disposal of plastics.
June 2019

Product Lifetime Extension Case Study: SWANE-Design

One Planet Network
This study, Product Lifetime Extension Case Study: SWANE-Design presents a successful business strategy to extend products lifetime.
27 March 2018
Other News

#CleanSeas Innovation Challenge Awards Bright Ideas to Fight Marine Litter

In 2017, UN Environment and Think Beyond Plastic launched the #CleanSeas Innovation Challenge, a competition among university students awarding creative ideas in tackling marine plastics. The winners were announced today.
4 June 2020
Other News

Safer Use Of Chemicals Can Help Protect Biodiversity

From the smallest parasitic bacterium living in the bladder of a primate to the blue whale - biodiversity refers to the vast variety of life on this planet. But, we are currently in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. Pollution, including from chemicals and waste, is one of the key drivers of global biodiversity loss, found IPBES.
28 March 2018
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Monetizing Waste to End Plastic Pollution

"It’s estimated that there are over 150 million tons of plastic in the ocean, with a garbage truck of plastic entering the ocean every minute. We give plastic value by using it as money. What makes us unique is we're recycling for the masses, cutting out the middleman and ensuring the poor make the most," says David Katz, founder and CEO of the Plastic Bank.
10 November 2014
Research

Making obsolescence obsolete: design to reduce waste

Maroussia Klep
Maroussia Klep, OECD, discusses strategies for waste reduction, the opportunities and challenges.
7 October 2020
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Amid COVID-19, these 10 countries are aiming to kickstart their economies by repairing nature

In 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order allocating US$ 10 million for emergency conservation efforts under the New Deal, putting unemployed Americans to work.

2 December 2020
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GO4SDGs is bringing the Little Book of Green Nudges to five regions

As part of the GO4SDGs initiative in cooperation with UNEP Youth and Education Alliance, the The Little Book of Green Nudges offers simple and easy ways for students and staff at universities worldwide to adopt more sustainable practices.
30 June 2020
Research

6 Ways to Remove Carbon Pollution from the Sky

This blog post shares insightful information upon carbon pollution.

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