The 5th and final session of the ‘Wasteless Wednesdays’ series on 6 July 2022 focused on ‘Collecting, sorting and recycling plastics – improving local action’.

Watch the recording of session 5.

It featured Rethinking Plastics pilot projects with a scope on improving waste management systems and possibly contributing to the introduction of an EPR scheme. The tested solutions of the implementing partners varied from supporting communities with new technology, educational campaigns at zero waste schools and the collaboration with the informal sector to the improvement of plastic use in agriculture for less plastic pollution. 

The following speakers and pilot projects shared their experiences in session 5: 

• China: Innovative mulch film collection in Kailu County by Prof. Dr. Jin Shuqin, Division Director, Research Center for Rural Economy, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
• Thailand: Enhancing plastic waste segregation and collection in Rayong Province by Dr. Pratin Kullavanijaya, Senior Researcher, Chulalongkorn University
• Indonesia: Sustainable waste management in Malang City by Arisman, Executive Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Indonesia (CSEAS)
• Insights from our expert Sebastian Frisch, Managing Director, BlackForest Solutions

Please find the presentations below and you are welcome to watch the recording of the session. 

More animation needed? Please find our graphic recording video here.