PWP pilot projects

Pilot projects are to be implemented under the Basel Convention Partnership on Plastic Waste (PWP) to improve and promote the environmentally sound management (ESM) of plastic waste and to prevent and minimize its generation.

At its fourteenth meeting, held from 29 April to 10 May 2019, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal adopted decision BC-14/13 on further actions to address plastic waste under the Basel Convention. In section VI of decision BC-13/14, the COP, among other things, welcomed the proposal to establish a Basel Convention Partnership on Plastic Waste, decided to establish a working group of the Partnership, adopted the terms of reference of the Partnership and requested the working group to implement its workplan.

Section III, paragraph 3 (d) of the terms of reference provides that the overall tasks of the working group include to undertake pilot projects which support the delivery of the other overall tasks of the working group. The pilot projects are expected to deliver benefits for developing country Parties or Parties with economies in transition and support the delivery of the overall activities of the Partnership working group and, in particular, its four project groups on: i. Plastic waste prevention and minimization; ii. Plastic waste collection, recycling and other recovery including financing and related markets; iii. Transboundary movements of plastic waste; and iv. Outreach, education and awareness-raising.

Call for proposals

To date, two calls for pilot project proposals have been issued as follows:

Pilot project outcomes

The outcomes of the pilot projects implemented under the PWP pilot project programme will be published on the Basel Convention website.

Note: Plastic Waste Partnership funded projects are made possible by generous financial support of Germany, Norway and United States of America

Projects being implemented under the PWP pilot project programme

No  

Beneficiary
countries

Project Title

Implemented by

Budget (USD)

1  

Angola

Organization of the Angolan Environmental
Education Network for the prevention,
reduction, reuse and recycling of Plastic Waste

MCTA Angola

77.170

2  

Argentina

Strengthening the environmentally sound
management of plastic waste in Argentina
under the Basel Convention provisions - GRULAC

Ministry of Environment
and Sustainable
Development of Argentina

126.800

3  

Azerbaijan

Developing innovative recycling solutions
and promoting Environmentally Sound
Management of plastic waste in Azerbaijan - EE

Azerbaijan branch of the
Regional Environmental
Center for Caucasus

177.098

4  

Barbados

Enhancing opportunities to create a Circular
Economy through improved management
of plastics and plastic wastes in Barbados - GRULAC

Environmental Protection
Department, Ministry of
Environment and National
Beautification, Barbados

168.320

5  

Brazil

Segregation efficiency: lessons to be learned
and taught from the entity with the
highest
sorting efficiency in Brazil

Cooperlinia Brazil

73.590

6  

Cambodia

Overall monitoring and analysis on
transboundary movement of plastic waste
by BC Amendments in typical countries

BCRC China

70.700

7  

Cambodia

Research on the optimisation of plastic
waste utilisation/absorption in
recycling activities

BCRC Cambodia

80.000

8  

Cameroon

Reducing ocean plastic pollution in Africa:
An awareness raising and clean-up project
in Cameroon

CREPD Cameroon

75.000

9  

China

Replacement and collection of single-use
plastic container for take-out food

BCRC China 

80.000

10  

China

Research on the recycling system of
waste plastics buckets contaminated
with hazardous waste in China - ASIA

Solid Waste and
Chemicals Management
Center, Ministry of Ecology
and Environment,
China

110.000

11  

Ecuador

Strengthening the environmentally
sound management of plastic waste in
Ecuador within the framework of the
implementation of the Basel Convention
amendments - GRULAC

BCRC Uruguay

179.600

12  

Eritrea

Source of Plastic Pollution in the Eritrean
coast of the Red Sea and
their mitigation measures

National Higher Education
and Research Institute,
Eritrea

75.027

13  

Jordan

Feasibility of PET Clean Recycling in Jordan - ASIA

Ministry of Environment,
Jordan

179.800

14  

Kenya

Advancing a Non-Toxic Circular Economy:
Reducing non-circular plastics and advancing circular
plastic production, collection and recycling in Kenya

CEJAD IPEN, Kenya

80.000

15  

Kiribati

Promoting the environmentally sound management
of plastic wastes through the strengthening of legal
and non-legal measures in Kiribati

Ministry of Environment,
Lands and Agricultural
Development (MELAD),
Kiribati

79.970

16  

Lao PDR

Research on the optimisation of plastic waste
utilisation/absorption in recycling activities

BCRC Laos

80.000

17  

Malaysia

Research on the optimisation of plastic waste
utilisation/absorption in recycling activities

BCRC Malaysia

80.000

18  

Maldives

Awareness Campaign on Reducing Single
Use Plastic in Maldives

Ministry of Environment,
Republic of Maldives

80.000

19  

Montenegro

Enhancing plastic waste management
system in Montenegro - EE

Environmental Protection
Agency, Montenegro

180.000

20  

Myanmar

Driving environmental and economic sustainability
by connecting local SMEs to markets

Building Markets

80.000

21  

Nepal

Evidence for Action: Generating Systematic
Data about Plastic Waste in Nepal

HECAF 360, Nepal

80.000

22  

Nigeria

Life cycle assessment of selected plastic
products/wastes in Nigeria

BCCC Nigeria

79.608

23  

Palestinian
Territories

Plastic waste separate collection in the
Palestinian Territories (PlaSePal)

PlaSePal

73.414

24  

Peru

National project to promote the minimization of
plastic waste in Peru and ensure its environmentally
sound management in compliance with the Basel
Conventionin Peru - GRULAC

BCCC Uruguay +
Ministry of Environment,
Peru

155.320

25  

Philippines

Research on the optimisation of plastic waste
utilisation
/absorption in recycling activities

BCRC Philippines

80.000

26  

Regional: Costa
Rica, Panama,
Colombia

Support for the implementation of the Regional
Action Plan on Marine Litter for the Northeast
Pacific in contribution to the Basel Convention
commitments. (Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia)
- GRULAC

Fundación MarViva

479.851

27  

Regional: Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Outreach and awareness-raising on prevention,
minimization, and recycling options for plastic
waste in countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus,
and Central Asia with the goal to reduce plastic
pollution and minimize its impact on the environment
and human health (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan) - EE

Health and Environment
Justice Support
(HEJSupport)

500.000

28  

Regional: Benin,
Mali, Niger,
Senegal

Information, Education and Communication on
plastic waste in WAEMU countries
(Benin, Mali, Niger, Senegal) - AFRICA

BCRC SCRC Senegal

500.000

29  

Regional: Chile,
Guatemala, Mexico,
and Peru

Plastic Smart Cities in Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC) Lead by the Sustainable Cities
Program, WWF México (Chile, Guatemala,
Mexico, and Peru) - GRULAC

WWF Mexico

500

30  

Regional: Republic
of Moldova, Georgia,
Belarus

Plastic Waste Prevention – extended producer
responsibility as an effective tool to reduce the
environmental impact of plastic waste
(Moldova, Georgia, Belarus) - EE

BCRC Slovakia

266.730

31  

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Plastic Waste Management Policy and
Act Development

Environmental Foundation
for Africa, Sierra Leone

78.156

32  

Tanzania

Piloting and Promoting Environmentally Sound
Management of Plastic Waste in Dodoma City,
Tanzania

Vice President's Office,
Tanzania

80.000

33  

Thailand

Research on the optimisation of plastic waste
utilisation/absorption in recycling activities

BCRC Thailand

80.000

34  

Tunisia

The Education system as plastic waste model
partnership in Tunisia - AFRICA

Association de l’Education
Environnementale pour
les Futures Générations
(AEEFG)

179.860

35  

Uganda

Lifecycle analysis and management of plastics in selected
cities of Uganda

National Environment
Management Authority,
Uganda

80.000

36  

Uruguay

Towards responsible plastic use and waste in
schools around Coastal Lagoons in Uruguay
- GRULAC

BCRC Uruguay

132.480

37  

Vietnam

Pilot project to improve the collection of marine
plastic waste with Litter Traps and establish a
local recycling system in Can Tho

Clear Rivers

80.000

38  

Zambia

Strengthening Environmental Sound Management
(ESM) of Single Use Plastic and Packaging Products
through Prevention and Minimisation of Waste in
Zambia - AFRICA

Zambia Environmental
Management Agency
(ZEMA)

154.200