Rural Community Waste

Setting up community led plastic waste collection system in rural areas where no formal collection system is operational. Currently 75 villages operate under this model reducing around 45 tons of plastic normally leaking to the environment.

Allocated budget
50.000 USD/year

Implementation duration
2019 - ongoing

Mapping the Circular Economy

The paper shows, in a case study comparison between Bangkok and Yangon, that lower income environments with actual material resource limitations practice a circular economy scaling with resource scarcity.

Allocated budget
10,000 USD

Implementation duration
1 year

Implementating partners
Sequa, DPU under EU Switch

Related link
Report

Behavior shift in consumption

Supporting various forms of organizations (schools, universities, companies, CSOs, Faith based institutions, communities) with awareness trainings and action plan development for their customized approach to more sustainable living.

Allocated budget
Over 100,000 USD

Implementation duration
2018 – on going

Type of organization

International Organisations and NGOs

Organization profile

Thant Myanmar is a Myanmar organization born out of a movement to fight plastic pollution. It is a non-profit company continuing its campaigns and public awareness raising but also doing contractual work around the topic of waste management, environmental research, development of toolkits and guides for those willing to be part of the fight for a more sustainable future.

Rural Community Waste

Setting up community led plastic waste collection system in rural areas where no formal collection system is operational. Currently 75 villages operate under this model reducing around 45 tons of plastic normally leaking to the environment.

Allocated budget
50.000 USD/year

Implementation duration
2019 - ongoing

Mapping the Circular Economy

The paper shows, in a case study comparison between Bangkok and Yangon, that lower income environments with actual material resource limitations practice a circular economy scaling with resource scarcity.

Allocated budget
10,000 USD

Implementation duration
1 year

Implementating partners
Sequa, DPU under EU Switch

Related link
Report

Behavior shift in consumption

Supporting various forms of organizations (schools, universities, companies, CSOs, Faith based institutions, communities) with awareness trainings and action plan development for their customized approach to more sustainable living.

Allocated budget
Over 100,000 USD

Implementation duration
2018 – on going

Type of organization

International Organisations and NGOs

Organization profile

Thant Myanmar is a Myanmar organization born out of a movement to fight plastic pollution. It is a non-profit company continuing its campaigns and public awareness raising but also doing contractual work around the topic of waste management, environmental research, development of toolkits and guides for those willing to be part of the fight for a more sustainable future.