Progress report for
International Waste Platform - collaboration between country / regional hubs
Achievement at a glance
1st web conference of the International Waste Platform (IWP)<br>Date and time: 9th July 2019, 11:00 13:00 Berlin time
<br>Participants :
<br>Heidi Taylor, Australian Marine Debris Initiative / Tangaroa Blue Foundation, Australia
<br>
<br>Stefanie Werner, Runder Tisch Meeresmüll/UBA, Germany
<br>
<br>Jella Kandziora, Indonesian Waste Platform, Germany
<br>
<br>Nina van Toulon, Indonesian Waste Platform, Indonesia
<br>
<br>Joachim Engelstad, Keep Norway Beautiful, Norway
<br>
<br>Dann Diez, Philippines Waste Platform, Philippines
<br>
<br>Nozi Mbongwa, African Marine Waste Network, South Africa
<br>Anthony Ribbink, African Marine Waste Network, South Africa
<br>
<br>Hsin-Chen Sung, Taiwan Network, Taiwan
<br>
<br>Mitch Hedlund, Recycle across America - Recycle Across the World, USA
<br>
<br>Links to Agenda https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PG1RUhlssbmkozHjpMdVP9ZG1im2yCMK/view
<br>
<br>Links to presentations
<br>- Developing website International Waste Platform - by Jella Kandziora
<br> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AFF5twkZvZV9Wkqex0xXPjVCz0N4W3ae/view
<br>- Developing a common agenda for the International Waste Platform partnership - by Nina van Toulon
<br> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SlE3Im5lPMNDZYZGSR0rOhrMl-8vCWPr/view
<br>- International Standardised Bin Strategy - by Michelle Hedlund, Recycle across America/Recycle across the World
<br> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mMzIIrpwMFoa84nfpO3bu41sI8LAxYmC/view
<br>
<br>Decisions made
<br>The participants decided that the following two topics should be focused on by the IWP:
<br>o Ban of oxo-degradable plastics worldwide
<br>o Implementation of global labels for bins and standards
<br>o Stakeholder mapping
<br>
<br>Recent developments of IWP shall be presented to Mr. Habib El-Habr (UNEP) in order to discuss whether there is support (coordinating body, funds etc.) for IWP by the UN.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Challenges faced in implementation
Lack of funding for coordinating teams at International Waste Platform and coordinators at partner networks<br>Lack of funding for website development
Beneficiaries
Stakeholders in participating country networks in International Waste Platform