Factsheet on IUCN project "Plastic Waste-Free Islands"

The project aims to: Provide national partners with data and analysis to reduce the amount of plastic waste leaking into the environment. Enhance adoption of plastic leakage reduction measures by tourism, fisheries and waste management sectors. Co-generate sector-specific action plans for alternative value chains that strengthen coordination and cooperation amongst different stakeholders along the plastic value chain. Develop a blueprint for islands in collaboration with regional bodies. The blueprint will lay down IUCN's recommended approach to reduce plastic leakage on islands based on the strategy adopted for PWFI and lessons learned. Knowledge: IUCN works with countries to co-generate credible data and analysis to understand their current plastic leakage status, set targets, implement actions, and track progress towards targets over time. Capacity: IUCN is facilitating collaboration amongst key public and private stakeholders to share best practices to enhance plastic waste management measures. Policy: IUCN is supporting policy and legislative analysis and reform, to minimise plastic leakage. IUCN is specifically working on identifying plastic leakage reduction options through the development of scenario models. Business: IUCN is working with the private sector, with a focus on the tourism, fisheries and waste management sectors, to enhance their plastic waste management measures and develop alternative value chains.