Circular Solutions for Plastic Pollution: Community-based Plastic Credit Solution – A Holistic Attempt to Make Coastlines Plastic-free

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationAsia & Pacific Office
dc.coverage.spatialCambodia
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-01T07:02:53Z
dc.date.available2022-11-01T07:02:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.descriptionPlastic waste contributes to 80 per cent of the litter found on Cambodia’s beaches and is significantly impacting marine ecosystems and local communities, which do not have a lasting solution to deal with the daily reality of increasing plastic waste. To address this, TONTOTON – a programme aimed at reducing ocean-bound plastic waste – created a certified plastic credit system that provides a community-based solution to involve and empower the informal waste sector and local communities (particularly in coastal areas) to manage and treat non-recyclable plastics.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.sea-circular.org/
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41082
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number12 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subjectland-based marine pollution
dc.subjectcoast
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectcredit
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.titleCircular Solutions for Plastic Pollution: Community-based Plastic Credit Solution – A Holistic Attempt to Make Coastlines Plastic-freeen
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