Plastic Waste Managment - Teaching Materials

PWM Teaching Materials is an educational platform for knowledge exchange with the clear goal to help utilization of plastic waste management in all spheres of society.

The available materials target essential stakeholders and other smaller participants in the plastic waste management system.

New added materials

Manufacturers

The training materials that address the production of plastic products and recognize regulations and recyclability as their main training priority are classified as materials for plastic manufacturers.

Design for the Envionment

Designing For A Circular Economy: Recyclability of polyolefin-based flexible packaging

Considerations and Criteria for Sustainable Plastics from a Chemicals Perspective and Technical Tools and Approaches in Design of Sustainable Plastic

Sorting info Guide Making sorting simpler

Government

The materials that target policy and decision-makers and address regulations as a training topic and give support to the establishment of a legal frame for plastic waste management are defined as teaching materials for the government.

TACKLING PLASTIC POLLUTION: Legislative Guide for the Regulation of Single-Use Plastic Products

Plastic Policy Aplaybook: Strategies for a Plastic-Free Ocean

Guidelines on Separation of Waste at Source

Marine Plastic Debris & Microplastics: Global Lessons and Research to Inspire Action and Guide Policy Change

Consumers

Teaching materials for consumers aim to spread awareness regarding issues that arise from plastic waste mismanagement and give information for separation of waste at sources. They target almost all spheres of society, from large scale groups such as younger population and students to the specific groups such as communities in coastal areas.

Stop the flood of plastic Effective measures to avoid single-use plastics and packaging in hotels

The Plastic Jurney A K-5 Plastic Pollution Curriculum

TrawlShare STEM to Stern Marine Plastic Pollution Educational Units for Students Learning at Sea

Trash Academy

Waste managers

Teaching materials that address the training of people and organizations in charge of managing waste are classified as materials for waste managers. Collection, sorting, recycling and OHAS are the main topics of these publications. Additionally, the economic aspect of waste management and regulation guidance can be a significant part of the content.

SEA-PLASTIC EDU

Processing of WEEE plastics

GIZ Webinar Series for E-Waste Plastic Recyclers

Start Your Waste Collection Service

PRO's

The teaching materials that adress the extended producer responsibility (EPR) give guidance for the establishment the EPR scheme (collection, sorting, and recycling) and advices for fulfillment legal requirements. Furthermore, some materials have an economic aspect included, for example management costs. These materials are classified as materials suitable for producer responsibility organizations (PRO’s).

Informal Sector

The materials that address the collection, sorting, and OHAS in the context of informal waste pickers are classified as materials for the informal sector.