USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean: Combating Plastic Waste for Marine Biodiversity

It highlights the alarming rate of plastic use, the lack of proper waste disposal, and the resulting pollution of oceans. The document also presents the USAID's Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, which aims to combat ocean plastic pollution by engaging local communities, improving solid waste management systems, and promoting social and behavior change. The program has achieved significant results, including safely managing over 384,000 metric tons of waste and leveraging over $8.3 million from the public and private sectors.