INFORMAL PLASTIC COLLECTION
INNOVATION SURVEY

In February 2021, the Ocean Plastic Prevention Accelerator conducted a survey among members of the Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership, representing Indonesia’s main waste management stakeholders. The survey was used to define objectives for the Informal Plastic Collection Innovation Challenge.

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The survey focused on identifying key leverage points for integrating informal waste management workers in formal systems and for improving their livelihoods. This was accomplished using a crowd-sourced mapping methodology co-developed by SecondMuse, Kumu, and Vibrant Data Labs which is inspired by keystone species in natural ecosystems.

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The 7 top keystone factors and the factors influencing them most directly were discussed among a smaller group of Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership members. This resulted in 3 groups of factors. These groups became the 3 focus areas of the Informal Plastic Collection Innovation Challenge.

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78 applicants from across the globe responded to these 3 focus areas with their solutions, out of which 12 applicants were selected as challenge participants.