What we do
Our Projects

We work together to develop and pilot scalable solutions for the circular economy. So far, we have run pilot projects and innovation programmes in more than 20 countries.

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Projects Overview

Indonesia

Creating Value in Plastics
through Digital Technology

Tanzania

Controlling E-Waste Imports in Tanzania

India, Mexico, Vietnam, Brazil

Plastic Credits for Inclusive
and Transparent Circularity

Ethiopia

Guideline for Organic Waste Treatment
in East Africa

Nigeria

E-Waste Compensation as an
International Financing Mechanism

Morocco, Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, Germany

German-MENA University Network for Waste
Management and Circular Economy

Ecuador

E-nnovating Quito - Sustainable E-Waste Management Supported by Collect-and-Learn Vehicles

Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Enhancing Awareness and
Employment through Recycling

Balkans, East Africa, South America, West Africa

Finding Solutions for
Problematic E-Waste Fractions

Germany

Leadership Training for Multipliers
in the Circular Economy

Albania, Angola, Ethiopia, India, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, ...

Innovate2PREVENT - Supporting innovative circular solutions

Indonesia, Nigeria, Georgia, Mexico, Ghana, Ecuador, Maldives

BE.Innovative Programme
on Behaviour-Centered Design

Nepal, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Kenya

The RRR Accelerator

India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

The Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Challenge

Our Project Quality Criteria

ⓘ All PREVENT projects must fulfil the following quality criteria:

01

The project develops or enhances a circular economy solution for low- and middle-income countries.

02

The project addresses at least one of the PREVENT topics.

03

The proposal contains a clear description of the expected results. These clearly contribute to the mission of the PREVENT Waste Alliance.

04

An integrated approach is applied, which considers the SDGs and social safeguards (such as conflict sensitivity, inclusivity, human rights, gender), the needs and characteristics of the country of implementation and project beneficiaries, and the scalability of the project.

05

Project proposals are ideally developed or reviewed by a PREVENT Working Group.

06

Project proposals must be approved by the PREVENT Steering Committee.

07

Project teams include at least one PREVENT member and one local organisation.

We look forward to discussing

your project idea!

Alexander Batteiger
PREVENT Secretariat

contact[at]prevent-waste.net
+49 (0)6196 79-7240

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Our Topics

Our working groups currently focus on three material streams: plastics, e-waste and batteries, and organic waste.