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Alliance Reports Early Strategy 2030 Progress on Plastic Waste Management
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) said its projects prevented 138,162 tonnes of plastic waste from remaining unmanaged in 2025 and valorised another 165,317 tonnes during the first year of its Strategy 2030.
By Paul Ploumis
Published September 9, 2026
Key Points
- Alliance projects prevented 138,162 tonnes of plastic waste from remaining unmanaged in 2025 and valorised 165,317 tonnes.
- Cumulative totals since the organization’s creation reached 378,147 tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste reduced and 418,529 tonnes valorised.
- Programs have attracted $641 million in third-party and impact-investor funding since 2019.
- An Indonesia pilot is backed by a commitment of up to $40 million for broader expansion.
- The Mathura-Vrindavan facility in India is operating at 75% capacity and can process up to 300 tonnes of waste per day.
MONTREAL (Scrap Monster): The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has reported early progress during the first year of its Strategy 2030, according to its recently released 2025 Progress Report.
The organization said its projects prevented 138,162 tonnes of plastic waste from remaining unmanaged during 2025. Another 165,317 tonnes were valorised.
Since its creation, the Alliance has reduced 378,147 tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste and valorised 418,529 tonnes.
Funding and Participation Expand Alongside Waste Programs
The Alliance said its programs have attracted $641 million in third-party and impact-investor funding since 2019.
Its education and behavior-change programs have reached more than 1.5 million people, while 559 organizations participated in projects during 2025.
Strategy 2030 focuses on programs covering Brazil, Saudi Arabia and other GCC markets, India, Indonesia and South Africa.
Indonesia and India Projects Target Waste Infrastructure
In Indonesia, the Alliance launched a pilot plant for integrated waste management in Malang Regency. It has committed up to $40 million to expand lessons from the pilot to other regencies.
In India, the organization established a municipal waste facility in Mathura-Vrindavan. The facility is operating at 75% capacity and can process up to 300 tonnes of waste per day, with the potential to divert 80% of city waste from landfills.
Flexible Plastics Work Extends to Europe and North America
The Alliance is also addressing flexible plastics in Europe and North America through new collection models and programs.
As part of that work, it has initiated a study of the U.S. flexible plastics system.
