ASEAN 3RproMar: Manado coastal waste pilots

Reduce land-based plastic before it reaches coral reefs

3RproMar (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect the Marine Environment and Coral Reefs) helps ASEAN states cut plastic leakage. In Manado, Indonesia, near Bunaken National Park, pilots combine community education, reusable-bag campaigns, and improved TPS3R community waste facilities. Lessons exchange across ~130,000 km of ASEAN coastline.

What you can do

• Manado residents: participate in community waste-education sessions and pay local waste-management fees that fund collection
• Coastal NGOs: use the Know Waste Knowledge platform for marine-litter toolkits
• Divers and fishers: support no-litter norms and reusable utensils in port markets

How it works

National ministries, city environment offices, and 3RproMar teams co-design separation, collection, and circular-economy pilots; regional workshops spread what works.

Why it matters

Coral triangles need dry-land fixes, most marine plastic starts on streets and riverbanks.

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Source: GIZ Story Portal · Project: 3RproMar · Manado pilot factsheet (GIZ Indonesia office).