More than 140 teams took part in an innovative challenge to reduce plastic pollution in the Asia-Pacific region organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Among competing teams from seven countries – Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, 18 best initiatives were selected for the final round. To tackle the growing plastic […]

Congratulations to all participants of the Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge (EPPIC) 2021 on coming up with bright ideas to tackle plastic pollution in Mandalika and Samal Islands! We received over 140 applications this year, which made it extremely challenging for the UNDP team to select the finalists. Based on our selection criteria, we have […]

As published in Zenger News on 14 July 2021 Two U.S. scientists have won a 1 million euro ($1.18 million) prize for creating a food generator concept that turns plastics into protein. The 2021 Future Insight Prize went to Ting Lu, a professor of bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Stephen Techtmann, associate professor of […]

Photo: Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance The Philippines, like other Asian countries, is a heaven for companies selling products packaged in single-use plastic sachets, which leaves the country struggling with a huge amount of waste. 1.8 million tons of plastic waste is mismanaged, and with a long coastline, the possibility of plastic leakage into the ocean […]

As published in Viet Nam Times on 2 September 2021.  On the evening of September 1st 2021, 19:00 – 22:00 Hanoi time (14:00 – 17:00 Central European time), the first working day took place with the Opening session of the Conference co-convened by the partner ministries of the 04 countries Ecuador, Germany, Ghana and Viet […]