The Waste Flow Diagram (WFD) estimates the amount of solid waste entering nature and the oceans from various sources. A scenario function is used to simulate how improved waste management could reduce pollution and prevent marine litter.
The measures catalogue provides guidance on how to reduce plastic leakage from solid waste management systems. It uses the WFD to provide a logical framework to tackle plastic leakage from SWM systems and helps pinpoint aspects that can be improved to reduce plastic leakage at each stage of the value and service chains. It guides the user, allowing you to identify which areas within the SWM chain require intervention, whether that be from uncollected waste, the collection service, informal value-chain collection, formal sorting, informal sorting, transportation, or disposal facilities.
Data collection and access is a particular challenge for any data driven approach. To ease data collection and support use of additional data sets along WFD assessment, this data catalogue and mapping provide an overview of relevant data driven approaches and data sets in the field of circular economy and marine litter monitoring.
Several plastic pollution assessment tools have been developed in recent years, each using slightly different methodological approaches and therefore offering different benefits. You can find out more about the differences between the tools and the synergy of the waste flow diagram with other plastic pollution assessment tools here.
The Waste Flow Diagram (WFD) estimates the amount of solid waste entering nature and the oceans from various sources. A scenario function is used to simulate how improved waste management could reduce pollution and prevent marine litter.
