PART 1: PROJECT COVER PAGE

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

Country Mauritius
Project No. For SGP Official Use as relevant. Do not write anything here
Project Title : Mauritius Plastic Challenge: Education, campaigns & Capacity Development
Submission date 20.04.2022

B. CIVIL SOCIETY/COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION ? APPLICANT

Name of organization Mission Verte
Year established 2007
Physical & Mailing Address: 3A Avrillon Street ? Curepipe
Telephone (+230) 676 30 26 / 5976 63 55
Email contact@missionverte.org
Principal Officer (name and position) Claude Pougnet - President
Project contacts (names and positions) Sebastien Raffray - Manager

C. PROJECT LOCATION

Landscapes/Seascape (name) Mauritius Island
State/District and Town/Village Mauritius
Coordinates (latitude/longitude)
D. GEF SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME CLASSIFICATION (please consult NC/NSC as needed)

Primary Strategic Initiative (choose one primary Initiative) Primary Focal Area (choose one primary focal area)

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Community-based conservation of threatened ecosystems and species Biodiversity
Sustainable agriculture and fisheries, and food security Climate Change Mitigation
Low-carbon energy access co-benefits Land Degradation/Sustainable Land and Forest Management
X Local to global coalitions for chemicals and waste management X Chemical and Waste Management
Catalyzing sustainable urban solutions International Waters

E. PROJECT DURATION

Proposed Start Date October 2022
Project duration (in months) 24

F. PROJECT FINANCE

Financial sources Local Currency USD currency (Please request the UN Rate of Exchange from the SGP)
Total fund request from GEF SGP 2,303,300 50,000 @ October ROE 46.066
Total fund from cofinancing (cash) 2,771,550
Total fund from cofinancing (in-kind)
Total Project Cost 5,074,850

G. ORGANIZATION ? ELIGIBILITY

a) Type of organization
? Community-based organization (CBO)
? Civil society organization (CSO), including academic/training institution
? Others (describe the nature of the organization) _____________

In addition, choose one or more of the following as appropriate:
?Indigenous Peoples organization
?Women?s group
?Youth Group
?Persons with Disabilities group

b) Length of existence and project management experience if any: 15 years

c) Briefly describe purpose and core activities of the proposing organization/group: include a mission/vision statement as appropriate.
Mission Verte is a Mauritian non-profit association created in 2007, to work for the preservation of the environment through education and positive action. Our aim is to raise public awareness about the need to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost waste.


d) Briefly describe organizational structure, governance and administrative framework, including staff numbers, roles, etc. Provide an indication of the legal status with any supporting registration/legal documentation as annex. If none, provide an elaboration of its nature of existence. Provide recent audited financial statement if any.
Mission Verte employs 15 persons, amongst whom a general manager, a project manager, 2 administrative assistants, a workshop supervisor, 3 drivers and 7 helpers and is administered by a managing committee of 7 members. The organisation counts 233 members and operates about 60 recycling bins sites around Mauritius. We act as monitors and insure that the waste collected (paper, cardboard, aluminium cans and plastic) in our bins goes through the proper channels, i.e. recycling and exporting companies. Each year we collect about 27 tons of PET bottles, 9,7 tons of plastic (HDPE, LDPE, PP?) and 5 tons of aluminium cans. We wish to further enhance these activities and at the same time respond to the local demand for waste recycling and environmental education activities. Our logistics needs to be developed, as our educational tools.
We strongly believe that education goes hand in hand with any of our actions. In order to make people understand waste sorting and ecological behavior, and motivate them to successfully implement it at the workplace or at home, we organize education and conferences sessions for schools, community centres and companies, and also home composting sessions. Up to now, about 26,000 people have followed an education session with us. We also manage a website and a Facebook page.

e) Describe previous experience relevant to the proposed project, including activities related to global environmental issues; or experience with projects that focus on sustainable development at community level.
SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

2007
? Launch of Mission Verte.
2008
? First 14 recycling containers were funded under the UNDP GEF SGP and inaugurated and extended to a total number of 60 recycling points by February 2022.
2009
? Mission Verte collaborated and partnered with Mauritius Telecom Foundation for batteries and mobiles recycling project: ?Je recycle les mobiles et les piles?.
2011
? A van was acquired for logistics and redistribution of all recyclable waste from our containers. 2 employees were hired to maintain and keep this work sustainable and on-going.
2012
? Eco-awareness pedagogical DVD was launched. Our first desire and will is to sensitize a maximum number of Mauritians (schools, employees, social centres, etc.) to understand and react upon the deterioration of their own country.
2013
? Mission Verte was able to start up a pilot project about glass recycling. Extensive research was done on various glass recycling options, leading to the production of value-added useful, durable products.
2014
? We produced 14 new twin sets as per design done in 2013 and developed partnerships for an additional 12 new collection points.
? We bought a second van in November 2014 to service the additional collection points.
? An education pack has been created that consist of material to enhance our education sessions. The pack consists of a guide to waste sorting, book-mark, stickers for recycle bins, note-book and posters.
? We created a new web-site: www: missionverte.org.
2015
? Together with Belle Verte Ltée and Platform Moris Lanvironman we organized a workshop with the stakeholders of waste management and recycling to find ways of working together towards a more sustainable island.
? We started composting courses in partnership with the NGO Le Velo Vert at Curepipe.
2016
? We worked with the Municipality of Curepipe for the installation of new recycling bins.
2017
? Launching of an educative animation film to sensitize the Mauritian population to the problem of waste on the beaches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3pWmdjQvrQ

2018
? Launching of a second educative animation film to sensitize the Mauritian population to the problem of plastic waste and recycling in Mauritius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Ha-yl89CE

2019
? Mission Verte collaborated and partnered with Emtel for the operational and on-going project of batteries and mobile phone recycling.
More details on Emtel?s website: https://www.emtel.com/corporate-social-responsibility#e-waste-recycling-project

2020
? We purchased a third truck for the collection of recyclable waste.
? We launched a new project called Freedom Plastic, where plastic is locally recycled in a small workshop, with the participation of schools of Mapou. More details on www.freedom-plastic.com
2021
? We launched a new project called Pa zet Plastik dan lamer, in view of a better sensitization of the Mauritian population to the threat of plastic reaching the shores and the sea.
2022
? We are launching several projects with the support of The Coca-Cola Foundation for the maximization of the collection of PET bottles and awareness amongst the population.
? We also launch projects in the south east region following sponsoring from MOL Charitable Trust
? We continue to deploy collection points (+ 12) and we now operate more than 60 sites.

f) Please indicate the organization?s prior engagement with GEF SGP (e.g. grantee, partner, etc). Yes/No: If yes, describe the nature of the involvement including involvement in specific projects and grants received.
Yes - Grantee.
Name of the project: Selective Sorting Bins for Wastes Collection
Location: Mauritius
Start Date: November 2008
Completion Date: December 2009
Amount received (In USD): 45 161


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PART 2: PROJECT PROPOSAL

SECTION A: PROJECT FRAMEWORK

1. Project Summary
The place of plastic in the Republic of Mauritius has taken on an uncontrollable proportion. According to the Ministry of the Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, plastic waste is estimated at 75,000 tons per year (14% of total waste generated ? 534,196 tons for 2018).
Of these 75,000 tons, PET represents 16.74%, HDPE 26.78% and LDPE 29.11%.
*More information on the national context is presented in Annex 3 of this proposal.

? We will organize a dialogue and a consultation of all the actors, including the youth, on this subject of society. Faced with the challenges of plastic waste, the response will have to be systemic.

? We will support the creation or strengthening of concrete qualitative solutions and ensure not only their visibility but above all their replicability. It is a question of supporting both the communities of the island and the groups of industrialists/companies/importers, this will make it possible to reach both the upstream and the downstream of the chain. For example, the emergence of a 0 plastic waste village or district (or 100% collection) and support for eco-design and the structuring of a local recovery sector.

? We will organize a national campaign, through the media and cleaning sessions involving all the stakeholders. This will send a strong signal. National cohesion cannot exist without communication, training and visibility. An innovative pedagogical approach will also make it possible to better raise awareness, because one child trained = 10 people reached.

Consultation with stakeholders and partners: Mauritius has the capacity to initiate a national response to the challenges of waste from single-use plastic. The various existing initiatives of both the private sector and institutions demonstrate that the subject is now mature for a national response. The presence of international projects also provides quality arguments and support (Tara Expedition, ExPLOI, Odyssey plastic, etc.) that will support the process.
This response is provided today by Mission Verte but in addition to the responses of fully committed stakeholders, such as MCCI with their Mauritius Plastic Free Roadmap or with the local industries, it is also planned to harmonize our positions and consult each other.

The objective is to initiate a citizen response through a national awareness campaign and by demonstrating to the population not only the issues but also the solutions (elimination and reprocessing) that may exist and be deployed in Mauritius if this consensus is reached. By involving communities of vulnerable people (women, young people, etc.), we also want to convey a message by being a catalyst for the emergence of these new professions linked to the circular economy and the ecological transition.

The above activities will be regrouped in 2 components:

A ? Activities to be covered under Community's response (focus 2 of the SGP Plastic Offer):
? Train and employ 10 Plastic Ambassadors from CARITAS centers (or from other places) from 4 regions: center ? Réduit Ebène?, north, south and east). They will deploy the collection of the 7 categories of plastics in the 10 centers, using electrical cargo-bikes charged with renewable energy (photovoltaic panels).
? Empower 10 Ambassadors to influence the region where their center is located by:
- Raising public and consumer awareness of plastic issues and how to avoid it (2,000 persons sensitized).
- Collecting certain types of plastics (see annexes) by setting up a voluntary collection circuit (40 people involved).
- Meeting businesses in their localities to raise awareness and support them in the process of reducing or eliminating certain types of plastics
- Train other CARITAS centers in plastic issues and the response to be deployed
? Deploy 10 new collection bins by Mission Verte (to collect the different types of plastics)
? Devise and structure a sector for the recycling of 3 types of plastics (in an industrial environment) to ensure outlets and income generation to finance this collection and the salaries of the Ambassadors after the project (3 types of plastics and 3 locally recycled objects).
? Support the transition of small shops via our 10 Ambassadors through training and practical examples of alternative solutions (prepared by the association of bioeconomy experts: QUALITROPIC). 60 small shops/businesses sensitized and 30 supported in the plastic waste reduction process.
? Create a 0 plastic waste pilot village (or district) or 100% plastic collected for reprocessing (thanks to the solutions mentioned above)
? Create a citizen movement to deal with the challenges of plastics by organizing a dialogue in the village halls, village squares, or with partners (12 workshops organized for dialogues and for plastic collection recommendations)
? Create an online platform to collect citizen proposals in order to bring them as best as possible to public decision-makers and in particular with a view to the national budget 2023-2024

B ? Activities to be covered under National Campaign (focus 4 of the SGP Plastic Offer):
The objective is to ensure increased visibility on the issues of single-use plastic (its danger but also solutions and most importantly: reducing the use of plastic) through:
? Carry out an online and off-line campaign in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change and advertisers (30 publications, articles, announces etc., in press media, 200 social media posts, 20 videos produced)
? Train of 10 journalists in partnership with the Institut Francais de Maurice (IFM) so that they can fully grasp the issues and best transcribe the situation and the solutions.
? Produce impactful and mobilizing content (videos, infographics, etc.) and presentation online or through a compact/mobile exhibition
? Organize 12 clean up campaigns in most visible and symbolic places with different partners (e.g., the RDA for the roads, the MPA for the port, etc.). This will involve public/private actors/influencers in clean-up campaigns and other high-visibility sequences.
? Organize a bottle collection contest between schools/universities (at least 5 schools or 2 universities)
? Organize an urban communication campaign (e.g., giant bottle TOTEM in the center of Port-Louis).
? Organize a competition for innovative solutions with the MRIC or Incubator.
? Organize plastic collection in 50 schools (plastic from school and some family).
? Create an educational curriculum based on the existing ones (Tara Foundation, ExPLOI, CommonSeas, etc.) and with partners from the Eco-school network, Reef Conservation, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Education (1,000 students/youngsters will be sensitized).
? Organize a referendum exercise within the UoM and the UDM (or other Universities) on the banning of plastic on campuses and support in carrying it out.


2. Project Justification and Baseline

A - The community's response: Village (or neighbourhood) 0 plastic waste or 100% recovery

Today the subject of plastic is not assimilated by the population which is lost in the definition of this material. There are certainly 7 categories but today only one has value in Mauritius: PET. It is estimated that around 200 families live from the collection and resale of PET to the 2 recycler-exporters (Polypet and Reso Green). The other plastics having no value (apart from the deposit on certain HDPE, PP laundry containers) these other categories are therefore not collected and more likely to end up in nature. Feedback from Mission Verte is that a family of 4 in Mauritius produces around 4.5 kg of plastic waste per month.

More information on the baseline data is presented in Annex 3 of this proposal.

The project aims to demonstrate that technical solutions exist and can be easily deployed.
It is planned to articulate the project at two levels, always upstream and downstream (i) promotion of income generation through circular economy for communities; and (ii) canvassing emitters in the market, in particular the private sector.

The project involves:
? identifying a pilot village
? and working with local communities supported by associations such as CARITAS and Mission Verte.
The involvement of vulnerable families who do not have access to regular income due to their family and professional situations will allow a certain social response to the challenges posed by plastic pollution.

The identified village (or district) will benefit from special attention with the mobilization of at least 2 Ambassadors in the field to raise awareness among the population, small businesses and the organization of plastic collection. The logic will be:
? Investigate
? Intervene
? Influence according to the method of the Commonseas? initiative.

The 10 people trained and paid under the project will also be relays for CARITAS (possibility that Ambassadors do not come exclusively from CARITAS). They will not only ensure that the center where they are accommodated deploy plastic sorting (training, setting up collection points, posters and awareness, etc.), but also that the neighborhoods around their centers can also join the dynamic (limit to be defined according to geographical locations) and finally, these "Ambassadors" will train other people in CARITAS centers (at least 20 to train about 400 people).

This response from the community touches on:
SDG3 ? Plastic in human Health risks and SDG 14 & 15 - Impact on marine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems ? by limiting and eliminating plastic in certain places where our Ambassadors will be deployed (collections, awareness, advice for alternatives).
By training CARITAS "Ambassadors", we are also reaching SDGs 1 (no poverty) and 5 (gender equality) as well as SDG 12 (responsible Consumption and Production) with the awareness of consumers and traders of plastic issues and in particular of their responsibilities.

B - The National Campaign
The previous axes would not be complete without a national awareness campaign on plastic issues. For this, it is planned that Mission Verte, in partnership with other stakeholders in the field, will organize not only awareness and cleaning sessions but also an offline (press, etc.) and online visibility campaign. The objective is to create a national momentum on plastic, especially single-use plastic. It is proposed to work in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change for this.

A citizen consultation exercise will also allow some ownership of the issues by the population as it will:

1. raise awareness about the issues of plastic
2. Raise awareness among the population about the dangers
3. Train in alternative practices and solutions/substitution to plastic
4. Make people understand that it is a subject that the population must appropriate (and not that the state or the public sector) and that each gesture as well as their voice counts

3. Project Objectives, Results/Outputs, and Activities

A - The community's response
Each activity and its corresponding results indicators are proposed in Table 1 below ??Project framework and Implementation Plan??. In the process, it is planned to rely on volunteers who will make it possible to quantify by average the impacts of the project's actions.






Table 1: Project framework and Implementation Plan
Project Objective: Engage citizens in a response to plastic issues ? Elimination, reduction, collection, awareness and involvement in responses Timing/Duration of Activity in Months (or Quarters)
Project Framework Responsible
Party Indicator, including means of verification 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Component/Output 1:
The Community's Response
Yellow : planning
Green : deployment

Activity 1.1: Training of Ambassadors Mission Verte 10 people trained
Activity 1.2a: Deploying Collection Dumpsters Mission Verte 10 collections bins
Activity 1.2b: Structuring ?outlets? for certain plastics Mission Verte x AMM x QUALITROPIC x CLUSTER GREEN 3 types of plastics and in particular 3 locally recycled plastic objects
Activity 1.3: Deployment of collection in Caritas centers Caritas x Mission Verte 10 CARITAS Ambassador centers
Activity 1.4: Raising awareness of people in CARITAS centers by the Ambassadors Caritas x Mission Verte 40 people trained
Activity 1.5: Sensitization of Ambassadors in their regions Caritas x Mission Verte 2000 people sensitized on the territory
Activity 1.6: Collection of plastic by cargo bike and delivered in dumpsters Mission Verte Weight of plastics collected with monthly evolution
Activity 1.7: Meeting and raising awareness of small businesses Mission Verte 60 small businesses sensitized
30 supported in the reduction process
Activity 1.8: Zero Plastic or 100% Plastic Collected Pilot Village (or district) Mission Verte x Village Council x District Council 1 pilot area
Activity 1.9: Creating a citizens' movement Mission Verte x IFM x Beachcomber x other partners 12 workshops organized for dialogue and an online platform for collecting recommendations

Component 2/Output 2: The national campaign

Activity 2.1: Online and Offline Campaign Mission Verte x LUNANIM x Partners 30 publications (articles, announcements, etc.) in press media
200 social media posts
20 videos produced (non pro, pro, animation)
Activity 2.2: Training journalists Mission Verte x IFM x Région Réunion x Cluster Green 10 journalists trained
Activity 2.3: Organization of a clean-up campaign in the most visible and symbolic places and involvement of public/private actors/influencers in clean-up campaigns and other high-visibility sequences Mission Verte x Ecoles x Partners 12 cleaning campaigns
12 people with high media coverage involved
Activity 2.4: Organization of a bottle collection contest between schools/universities Mission Verte x Bottlers? Association At least 5 schools or 2 universities involved in the competition
Activity 2.5: Organization of an aggressive urban communication campaign / or artistic exhibition/ Exposure of issues and solutions Mission Verte x Move4art 1 campaign over 2 days with high visibility
Activity 2.6: Organization of a competition for innovative solutions with the MRIC Mission Verte x MRIC x La Turbine 1 Campaign
Activity 2.7: organization of plastic collection in 50 schools Mission Verte x Ministry of education x AEFE Plastic collection deployed in 50 schools
Activity 2.8: creation of an educational course on plastic issues et Exposure of issues and solutions Mission Verte x Ministry of education x Eco-school x Reef Conservation 1000 students / young people sensitized
Activity 2.9: Organization of a referendum exercise within the UoM and the UDM on the banning of plastic on campuses and support in carrying it out Mission Verte x Student association x UoM x UdM or other Universities At least 2 referendum / universities involved
Monitoring and Evaluation
a. Mid-term review and reporting Mission Verte Reports compiling intermediate results and actions taken to achieve objectives and roadmap to reframe if necessary
b. Final review and reporting Mission Verte Paper report and video documentary to present the results of the 12 months of the program
Nb: Partnership with stakeholders will be deployed. Some partners might differ from the list specified above.

The overall quantified objectives (for the 12th month) will be:

Reduction 500 kg / month
Disposal 500 kg / month
Collection increased PET From 3 t/month to 4 t/ month * (until deposit system is on)
Collection increased HDPE, PP, LDPE From 2 t/month to 3 t/ month
People trained 40
People benefiting (direct & indirect) 100
Students and children sensitized 1000
Citizen mobilisation 2400


The expected result at the end of the project:
1 national plan proposed with the other SGP Plastic Innovation Programme grantees based on the concrete results of the experiments deployed and the recommendations resulting from the citizen consultation.
The idea of a Plastics Observatory will be promoted throughout the national plan. These collected data could be used by the Observatory and it will help political and economic decision-makers check whether their actions are aligned with the results on the ground.

Engaging a citizen response in raising awareness, collecting and reporting data will feed not only the national plan but also the structuring of the EPR sector and the outlets while conveying a message from the field to suppliers. : "limit or eliminate the use of plastic". The involvement of CARITAS makes it possible to mobilize vulnerable women or families in need. Part of their salaries will be covered for the duration of the project and additional income may be generated through the recovery of the plastics collected. With the emergence of the EPR sector, these people will then have the possibility of continuing their roles as Ambassadors thanks to the remuneration that the Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO) could put in place for awareness-raising. It will be the same for the collection of the plastic material (in particular that which will have more a certain value), with the objective of resale to the industrial transformers. Mission Verte will continue to help by its logistical support and serve as a connecting link.

B - The national campaign
Based on existing educational material (Common Seas, Tara Expedition, etc.) and adapt it for the local context we will provide a pedagogical cursus (thanks to eco-school network and partners such as Reef Conservation).
? Objective : sensitization regarding single-use plastic
? Present local solution
The main message will be to reduce and/or eliminate the use of plastic in our daily lives.
The measure of impact of the National Campaign will be the increased amount of PET and HDPE, PP, LDPE collected and the increase in contacts.

4. Community and Stakeholder Participation Plan

Different level of involvement:
1. CARITAS - Human Resources support
2. AMM, MCCI, Business Mauritius Support
3. QUALITROPIC & Cluster Green - Technical support
4. Ministry of Environment - Alignment with public position and policies ? Population reaching

The Ministry of the Environment, whether the Solid Waste Management Division and the Environment Department, will be associated with the program in order to ensure progress in cohesion with public decision-makers.

A Steering Committee will be set up to present the project with:
? Ministry of the Environment,
? AMM,
? MCCI,
? Business Mauritius,
? ACIM,
? MoFED
? National Youth and Environment Council of the PMO

UNDP SGP/GEF and other UN offices will also be invited to take part as well as the other international partners (IOC, EU, France?). It is planned that this COPIL will meet 4 times during the program.

It is planned to present the project to all the partners. This will also make it possible to have recommendations or advice to improve the project before it starts.

Preparatory sessions for the deployment of the project will be organized with the beneficiary communities. In this regard, a mapping exercise will be organized to best identify:
1. The CARITAS centers
2. The pilot village or district.
3. The Ambassadors.
This exercise will be done in cohesion with the actors and the logistical capacities of each.

Regarding the monitoring and evaluation of the project, we want to create a citizen volunteer monitoring body. This committee of ?wise men and women? will be able to monitor the development of the project and add their comments to the monthly reports. This method makes it possible to have a more neutral opinion on the progress of the project.

A - The community's response
Village 0 plastic waste or 100% recovery

? Lead organization: Mission Verte and Caritas
? Technical Lead: Mission Verte and QUALITROPIC/AMM
? Partners: AMM, MCCI, District council, Ministry of Environment, IFM?

B - The national campaign
? Lead organization: Mission Verte
? Technical Lead: Mission Verte, Reef Conservation, World Without Waste, ?
? Partners: Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Education, RDA, oral and written press, MBC, Eco-school, Universities, We Recycle, New Invader Club, Bottlers Association?

Project Objective: Engage citizens in a response to plastic issues ? Elimination, reduction, collection, awareness and involvement in responses

Timing/Duration of Activity in Months
Monitoring programme proposal 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Project presentation meeting 1st circles of partners (SGP, AMM, CARITAS, Business Mauritius, ?) and communities
Progress follow-up meeting Technical partners (QUALITROPIC, CLUSTER GREEN, CARITAS, AMM, BM)
Issuance of monthly reports with opinion of the committee of wise men Mission Verte and the monitoring committee
Meeting of the national steering committee SGP/GEF, Ministry of the Environment, ACIM, AMM, WB, MCCI, UNDP, UN Office,



5. Inclusion ?Women, Indigenous Peoples, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities:

A - The community's response
The first step will consist of:
1. Training ?ambassadors? from CARITAS centres (mainly women). Their role will be to understand what plastic is and especially its challenges for the environment and health.
2. These people will then be assigned to carry the message in the CARITAS centers but especially in the locality where they are located.
3. Supported by the Mission Verte association, these Ambassadors will have some collecting tools, such as a cargo bike* and innovative educational awareness tools that will be developed for the occasion and inspired by what already exists (Tara Expedition, Common Seas, ADEME, etc.).
They will get a monthly salary (part time) during 18 months (following a 6 months period for recruitment, out of the total 24 months duration of the project) to be sure that they can fully focus on the project.

Partnership will be brokered with local 5 bike repair workshop and with Decathlon for maintenance of the cargo-bike.

By structuring the collection and recycling of plastics we will also be able to put a value on the plastic collected. These Ambassadors could therefor continue this activity when the SGP/GEF project is over. Their income will also be sustained by the financial participation of local companies.

These integration jobs make it possible to:
1. Educate residents about plastic issues (importance of reducing single use plastic and properly disposing of plastic)
2. Propose alternative solutions
3. Collect the plastics and transport them in dumpsters (collection point) that will have been deployed for the occasion
4. Maintain the collection point

Thanks to the awareness and collection of the Ambassadors of CARITAS, we will thus be able to identify the volumes and categories of plastics used in households to
1. Identify the sectors
2. Prepare outlets (transformation)
3. Define a cost for structuring this sector
4. Support substitution or alternatives.

Ambassadors will also be trained in supporting small businesses in getting rid of plastic.
? identify businesses and make a quick analysis of the plastics used
? propose action plan for certain types of plastic. For example directing the merchant towards glass pints instead of PET bottles, proposing to eliminate plastic on such fruit by storing it in a defined condition, to offer bulk products...

The Ambassador will therefor create a real movement by committing the merchant to ask his supplier to limit the use of plastic in the transport, packaging and preparation of these products.

Why CARITAS?
This partnership will allow us to support the most needy families. Their quality work in the field with both adults and young children will allow the identification and involvement of the most suitable people for the project. It is also to salute the work of this NGO which makes it possible to bring a certain social peace.

B - The national campaign
The main message will be to make young people aware of the reduction in single-use plastic. Local solutions will be presented to them so that they can bring them to their loved ones and thus provide good practices.

This pedagogical approach will be coupled with cleaning sessions on beaches or places with high visibility/attendance It will contribute to initiate a collective response and make the population aware of the situation and the impact for our island (single-use plastic).

6. Impact ? Sustainability, Scale-up and Replication:

A - The community's response
This is a great opportunity to support the Government's approach to develop sorting at source announced 1 year ago and currently being structured (2024) in the north and west of the island. According to the strategy financed by AFD and deployed by the Ministry of the Environment and more specifically the Solid Waste Division, 3 sorting bins will be distributed and the collection will be sent to sorting and composting centers.

The Mission Verte trucks will then have the role of collecting and transporting this sorted plastic to an industrial recycler (Ex PIM?) for processing under industrial conditions.

The resale of the material to the industrial company will be credited to the CARITAS center whose mission will be to remunerate the "Ambassadors" the variable part of their salaries.

The fixed part will be the one that the project can finance for 18 months
Plastics that cannot be recycled will be stored & monitored and Mission Verte will consult the issuers on the market (supplier) to:
1. Indicate the impossibility of recycling this material
2. Present an alternative or a substitute with the support of QUALITROPIC.

The plastic collected and reprocessed will have a useful second life for society such as Bins for collecting recyclable waste, prostheses and materials (beams, pipes, etc.). It is planned to rely on industrial partners for quality production and in optimal health and safety conditions.

What will happen to these 10 ambassadors? jobs after the initial project?

At the end of the project, the Ambassadors will be able to continue their activities thanks to several sources of income that will have been structured thanks to the project:
1. the collector is paid for each kg of plastic delivered to the manufacturer who needs the material.
2. The plastic EPR (packaging) would continue to remunerate the activities of these people because they allow the producer responsibility organization (also called PRO) to achieve its plastic collection objectives.
3. The training provided will enable the Ambassadors (mainly women & young) to support the transition "out of single-use plastic" of small traders who will be able to pay them for this service.
4. The beginning of the deposit system on PET (5 Rs / bottle) could also allow some additional income.
5. Some Ambassadors could create 100% plastic free shops with local products and returnable containers (Mission Verte will support).
6. Ministry of the Environment and the District Councils could employ these Ambassadors to raise public awareness of sorting at source (e.g., CINOR in Reunion has Ambassadors to train residents in sorting organic waste).

B - The national campaign
The national campaign will also be coupled by the online and offline publication of messages and elements presenting the plastic situation in Mauritius. Accompanied by communication experts on the establishment of the best possible messages (humor, shock, engaging).
This national campaign will require maximum visibility with the association of political and economic decision-makers

An idea/innovation competition (such as Inové Moris from MRIS) on how to better collect plastic or how to best eliminate single-use plastic will be organized.

This type of campaign and awareness will be supported by the plastic emerging EPR sector structured with the involvement of the AMM, the MCCI, Business Mauritius, the MoFED and the Ministry of the Environment (SWMD). The eco-participation that will allow the PRO to operate will finance:
1. Awareness raising/communication
2. The deployment of collection points
3. Collection and delivery logistics
4. Reprocesses
5. R&D


All actions will be instructed to limit their carbon weight or the use of resources. It is planned to prepare specifications on this subject with at best avoidance solutions or at worst compensation. We will rely on recognized players such as ISODOM or DYNAMIA.

7. Innovation

A - The Community Response
This is a response that combines innovation and empowerment (focus on women and young). Indeed, to date there is no Ambassador for waste (or plastic) who has this role of raising awareness among the population but also of working with emitters (small businesses). It is therefore an innovation in the position and the missions.
Then the use of soft and/or electric mobility (cargo-bike) will be a first in the country. The bikes will be charged by stations powered by renewable energy (photovoltaic) which will also send a strong message for the energy transition. Technical support for small businesses through technical sheets and solutions. The transformation of collected plastics is something new for Mauritius and above all still embryonic. It is a question here of setting up a whole chain approach of collection and outlet to ensure the good transformation into useful object. Innovative process when we know that 96% of plastic goes to landfill or at worst in nature.
? Creation of a pilot village (or zone) is a first for the country and will demonstrate by example the feasibility of this type of field initiative
? the collaborative approach to raise the voice of the citizen is part of a societal innovation of this project, in particular through workshops coupled by a platform to collect recommendations.

B - The national campaign
It's about carrying out a campaign that will have a national impact. Traditional communication channels will be used (written press, radio, television) whether online (social networks, etc.) or offline.

1. It is planned to train journalists who can best convey the message to the population and decision-makers. This is an indirect way of training/raising the awareness of as many people as possible and especially political decision-makers (who are only the recipients of the wishes of the population).
2. The ?cleaning session? part will take place in places with high visibility and attendance and it is planned to display the collection of plastic to demonstrate how badly the places are infested. The organization of competitions, between schools.
3. Using humor or art to make an impression is also a different approach. Example, of a giant bottle installed in shopping mall to boost the ban on single-use plastic introduced by the Ministry of Environment.
4. A compact and traveling exhibition which presents both the challenges and above all the solutions will be displayed in places with high influences. Solution sheets that the population can take home and use in their daily lives to limit the use of plastic will be distributed.
5. Finally, holding plastic referendums in universities is a new awareness-raising technique and allows young people to take part in the response.


8. Knowledge Management

We believe in open source.
All of the training that we will provide will be filmed and catalogued to allow those who wish to follow online and appropriate these methods.

It is also planned that the solution sheets that will be created to support small businesses in their reduction/orientation towards alternatives will be public and available online.

The methodology for replicating ?community response? type initiatives, and in particular a reclaimed 100% plastic village (or district), will be shared. Action sheets with the steps will be prepared to ensure the good transmission of the experience and especially its replicability.

The ideas or innovations that will emerge in the context of competitions will be open source and therefore open to everyone for implementation and improvement.

The citizen consultation exercises, the platform or the referendum are new exercises that will be documented for better feedback.

It is planned that this whole project will be documented on camera so that a mini-film can best present this whole initiative for plastic issues.


SECTION B: PROJECT RISKS, MONITORING & EVALUATION

1. Project Risks

Table 2: Risks and Mitigation Measures
# Internal and External Risks Possible mitigation measures
1 Broken partnership Establish partnerships with various people and institutions engaged in the same activities as those presented in the project
2 Impossibility of having an outlet in the country for a certain type of plastic Analysis of capacities in the region and in particular in Reunion
3 Mismatch between the capacity of people receiving support from CARITAS and the missions in the field Closer support from Mission Verte with field presence (recruitment of support) and/or referral to other communities
4 Lack of ownership of the campaign by private sector and institutional actors Active consultation before starting the campaign and association for better ownership of all actors

2. Monitoring & Evaluation Plan and Indicators (please consult with the NC/NSC)
a. Project monitoring schedule

It is proposed to organize a clear and transparent reporting system with the SGP/GEF.
It consists of issuing light execution reports at the end of each month. These imaged documents will make it possible to follow the evolution of the program and its progress.
After 12 months (half of the period), a detailed report on the progress of the execution will be shared. It will be accompanied by a plan for adjusting objectives based on the progress of operations.
To complete the end of program report will be submitted 1 month after the end of the program (which lasts 24 months), in order to have time to compile the data and results generated and to assimilate them as well as possible.
It is also planned that a documentary will be produced to best present the experience.
NB: the proposal to submit the final report in the 25th month can absolutely be reduced to 24x months if the administrative conditions of the call for projects so specify.


b. Project indicators

A - The community's response
Suggested KPI:
? number of people recruited,
? number of collection points deployed,
? number of people made aware,
? weight of plastic collected (PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP)
? weight of plastic transformed,
? amount of income associated with this upgrading,
? number of businesses made aware,

B - The national campaign
Suggested KPI:
? number of schools,
? number of students made aware,
? number of cleaning sessions organized,
? weight of plastic recovered in nature,
? number of publications on social networks,
? number of people who have seen the publications,
? number of videos produced,
? numbers of interactions with the public,
? number of ideas received on the platform for alternative to plastic.
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SECTION C: PROJECT BUDGET
1. Project Budget
Table 3: Project Budget (in local currency)
Expenditure Category SGP Grant Cofinance cash from community, donor, etc. add as many columns as necessary
Personnel / Labor
Mission Verte Administrative support ? Rs 13,000 x 24 months 195,300 116,700
Mission Verte Recyclable waste collection ? Rs 800 x 480 collects 0 384,000
Ambassadors Salaries ? Rs 6,700 x 10 ambassadors during 18 months plus end of year bonus (Rs 6,700 x 10 x 19.5) 130,650 1,175,850
Equipment / Materials
Collection bins/bins ? Rs 54,000 x 10 0 540,000
Electric Cargo bikes ? Rs 60,000 x 10 est. 600,000 0
Charging stations (photovoltaic system) ? Rs 16,000 x 10 est. 160,000 0
Educational material
Booklet est. 50,000 0
Badges est. 32,000 0
Stickers est. 24,000 0
Educational games est. 60,000 0
Videos ? Rs 71,250 x 4 0 285,000
Training / Workshops/ Seminars / Travel
Educational sessions ? Rs 2,500 x 60 0 150,000
Cleaning campaigns ? Rs 10,000 x 12 0 120,000
Ambassadors Training ? Rs 4,500 x 10 45,000 0
QUALITROPIC mission (sheets and outlet) est. 125,000 0
Organization of consultation workshops ? Rs 15,000 x 12 est. 180,000 0
Referendum organization ? Rs 25,000 x 2 est. 50,000 0
Contracts
Online communication campaign ? Rs 4,500 x 24 est. 108,000 0
Structuring of the online platform est. 35,000 0
Competition for innovation est. 130,000 0
Plastic solution exhibition est. 70,000 0
Radio/press information campaign ? Rs 32,500 x 4 est. 130,000 0
Sub-total SGP Grant & other donors 2,124,950 2,771,550
6. Contingency (up to 10% of total) 178,350 0
Sub-total 2,303,300 2,771,550
Total Project Cost 5,074,850





2. Cofinancing
Table 4: Cofinancing
Sources of Contribution Cash cofinance In-kind Cofinance Cofinance is Committed or Projected* Amount (in local currency)
Community
Proposed organization:
The Coca-Cola Foundation Collection bins
Ambassadors salaries
Cleaning campaigns Committed
Committed
Committed 540,000
587,925
80,000
Proposed organization:
The Mauritius Commercial Bank Administrative support
Ambassadors salaries
Recyclable waste collection Committed
Projected
Committed 116,700
587,925
384,000
Proposed organization:
RT Knits Ltd Videos
Educational sessions
Cleaning campaigns Committed
Committed
Projected 285,000
150,000
40,000
Donor (please specify)
Local government
Other (please specify)
Add as many rows as necessary
Total 2,771,550

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ANNEX 1: INDICATORS
GEF SGP OP7 Project Indicators (please refer to M&E guidelines for details) SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME INDICATORS FOR GEF-7
PROJECT LEVEL INDICATORS
MANDATORY Global Environmental Indicators: at least one indicator and no more than three (aligned with GEF 7 Core Indicators) Type
1 Marine protected areas under improved management effectiveness (hectares)


Mandatory: A given project can be linked to at a minimum one indicator; and at most three of these GEF-7 core and sub-indicators
3.1 Area of degraded agricultural/range/protected/forest lands restored (hectares)
4.1 Area of landscapes under improved management to benefit biodiversity (hectares)
4.3 Area of landscapes under sustainable land management in production systems (hectares)
5 Area of marine habitat under improved practices to benefit biodiversity (hectares; excluding protected areas)
9 Solid and liquid Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and POPs containing materials and products removed or disposed) (indicator 9.6 which is contextual)
11 Number of direct beneficiaries disaggregated by gender as co-benefit of GEF investment (this is also put below under mandatory socio-economic indicators)
1000 kids
400 trained persons (mainly women and young)
100 persons involved in the process
+2400 persons sensitized
MANDATORY: Socio- Economic Benefit Indicators Type
1 Number of direct beneficiaries with improved livelihoods and well-being
40 mainly women and young trained who will be able to generate additional income thanks to the training Mandatory
2 Number of direct beneficiaries benefitting from SGP intervention
12 mainly women and young who will get a salary Mandatory
3 Breakdown number of beneficiaries reached by social inclusion groups (using 0 in case a category not applicable):
? Number of Women; min 20 of 40 Mandatory
? Number of Indigenous Peoples; As relevant
? Number of Youth; min 30 of 40 As relevant
? Number of Persons with Disability As relevant
4 Is the project tagged (for expected contribution at project commitment stage/ report on results in final report) to closing gender gaps in one or more of the following categories (check all applicable)? As relevant
? contributing to equal access to and control of natural resources of women and men
? improving the participation and decision-making of women in natural resource governance
? targeting socio-economic benefits and services for women
4 Does the project include sex-disaggregated and gender sensitive indicators (at commitment stage) As relevant
PROJECT LEVEL INDICATORS
AS RELEVANT/OPTIONAL: Additional Indicators
(These include both Global Environmental Benefit and Socio- Economic Benefit indicators) Type
SGP projects are multi- focal. Checkmark focal area strategy used (biodiversity, climate change mitigation/ adaptation, land degradation, sustainable forest management, international waters, chemicals and waste) Due to multi-focal nature of SGP interventions, projects can select from all indicators across all focal areas while highlighting the focal area that will be their primary strategy.
1 Names and Number of target landscapes/seascapes under improved community conservation and sustainable use BD



While primary focal areas for each indicator area listed, please note irrespective of focal area selected, a project can choose from any of these indicators to be linked to in case of multifocal and integrated results. Please note these are optional are optional in nature.


































While primary focal areas for each indicator area listed, please note irrespective of focal area selected, a project can choose from any of these indicators to be linked to in case of multifocal and integrated results. Please note these are optional are optional in nature.



2 Number of Protected Areas (PAs) BD
3 Number of ICCAs; Hectares of ICCAs BD
4 Number of sustainably produced biodiversity and agrobiodiversity products BD
5 Number of significant species with maintained or improved conservation status BD
6 Number of community members with improved actions and practices on agriculture, land and water management LD
7 Number of new or sustained farmer leaders adopting and demonstrating improved agriculture and agroecological practices. LD
8 Number of new or sustained farmer groups or networks, advocating and disseminating improved agriculture approaches and practices. LD
9 Number of projects working on: renewable energy (biomass, hydro, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, other); energy efficiency, sustainable transport; and conservation/ enhancement of carbon stocks. ? Setting up of 10 solar charging stations for electric cargo bikes CC
10 Number of low carbon typologies that are community-oriented and locally adapted CC
11 Number of households achieving energy access and co-benefits (such as, ecosystem effects, income, health and others) CC
12 Area of Forests and non-forest lands with restoration and enhancement of carbon stocks initiated through completed projects (hectares)
13 Number of projects working on (check mark categories applicable): awareness and outreach solid waste management (reduce, reuse, recycle); sustainable pesticide management; organic farming; development of alternatives to chemicals C&W
14 Checkmark and report all that apply: Kg of pesticides avoided, reduced or prevented; Kg of solid waste prevented or reduced (such as plastics, domestic waste, agricultural waste etc.); Kg of harmful chemicals avoided from utilization or release; Kg of e-waste collected or recycled; Kg of mercury avoided, reduced or sustainably managed:
After 12 months :
? Reduction - 500 kg of plastic / month

? Disposal - 500 kg / month

? Collection - increase the collection of PET to 4 tons/month and other plastics (HDPE/PP/LDPE) to 3 tons/month
C&W
15 Number of new or sustained local to global coalitions and networks on chemicals and waste management established or strengthened C&W
16 Names and Number of Seascapes/inland freshwater Landscapes. These include local names of marine parks, marine sanctuaries, gulfs, bays, lakes, rivers, and underground waters. IW
17 Tons of land-based pollution (such as solid waste, sewage, waste water, and agricultural waste etc.) avoided, reduced or prevented from entering the waterbodies
After 12 months :
? Reduction - 500 kg of plastic / month

? Disposal ? 500 kg / month

? Collection - increase the collection of PET to 4 tons/month and other plastics (HDPE/PP/LDPE) to 3 tons/month
IW
18 Hectares of river/lake basins applying sustainable management practices through projects? intervention IW
19 Names of regional transboundary waterbodies/ Strategic Action Plans (SAPs) if applicable IW
20 Number of organizations with capacities built or developed (record for both): number of civil society organizations (CSOs), number of community-based organizations (CBOs)
2 NGO
13 communities (village/quartier)
50 schools
All focal areas
21 Number of beneficiaries with improved capacity
All focal areas
Cross-cutting social inclusion project level indicators
22 Project led by women and/or institutes mechanisms for increased participation of women in decision-making? (Yes/ No) GENDER


23 Number of indigenous leaders with higher capacities (to deliver local solutions and have strong policy advocacy representation) IP
24 Number of youth organizations engaged with as part of SGP intervention
50 schools
2 universities
1 NYEC YOUTH
25 Number of PWD (persons with disabilities) organizations engaged as part of SGP intervention PWD


ANNEX 2: THE HISTORY OF MISSION VERTE

2007
? Launch of Mission Verte and set-up of specific location to gather recyclable waste.
2008
? First 14 recycling containers were funded under the UNDP GEF SGP and inaugurated and extended to a total number of 60 recycling points by February 2022.
2009
? Mission Verte collaborated and partnered with Mauritius Telecom Foundation for batteries and mobiles recycling project: ?Je recycle les mobiles et les piles?.
? With the help of local companies, we installed a dozen new recycling containers.
2010
? In collaboration with the University of Mauritius and MAMCF, a compost workshop was launched in order to reduce the use of agrochemical fertilizers by small land farmers.
2011
? A van was acquired for logistics and redistribution of all recyclable waste from our containers. 2 employees were hired to maintain and keep this work sustainable and on-going.

2012
? Eco-awareness pedagogical DVD was launched. Our first desire and will is to sensitize a maximum number of Mauritians (schools, employees, social centres, etc.) to understand and react upon the deterioration of their own country. Along with this DVD, we also created a kit to complement the DVD to make it more practical and appealing, especially for the youngest audience.
2013
? Mission Verte was able to start up the Glass Recycling Project Phase 1. Extensive research was done on various glass recycling options, leading to the production of value-added useful, durable products. Based on this first experience, we realise that it is important to develop further this project in a second phase, with the production of crushed glass for sandblasting and water filtration. We want to give work to vulnerable people by involving them in an environmental sustainable project.
2014
? We produced 14 new twin sets as per design done in 2013 and developed partnerships for an additional 12 new collection points.
? We bought a second van in November 2014 to service the additional collection points.
? An education pack has been created that consist of material to enhance our education sessions. The pack consists of a guide to waste sorting, book-mark, stickers for recycle bins, note-book and posters.
? In 2014 we created a new web-site: www: missionverte.org.
2015
? In March together with Belle Verte Ltée and Platform Moris Lanvironman we organized a workshop with the stakeholders of waste management and recycling to find ways of working together towards a more sustainable island.
? Installation of new recyclable waste collection points in key areas: Centre Commercial Phoenix, Super U Grand Bay.
? We started collection of used glass bottles and continued to meet potential funders for the glass recycling project. Land has been put at our disposal at Riche Terre for this project.
? We started composting courses in partnership with the NGO Le Velo Vert at Curepipe.
? We participated to several eco-awareness events: Earth Day, World Environment Day, Youth Sustainability Forum at the UoM.
2016
? We worked with the Municipality of Curepipe for the installation of new recycling bins.
? We continued our environmental educative sessions in schools and businesses and installed several collection points in private offices.
? New collection point at the UoM together with educative sessions for the students.
2017
? Launching of an educative animation film to sensitize the Mauritian population to the problem of waste on the beaches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3pWmdjQvrQ

? New collection points in public and private places.
2018
? Launching of a second educative animation film to sensitize the Mauritian population to the problem of plastic waste and recycling in Mauritius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Ha-yl89CE

2019
? Mission Verte collaborated and partnered with Emtel for the operational and on-going project of batteries and mobile phone recycling.
More details on Emtel?s website: https://www.emtel.com/corporate-social-responsibility#e-waste-recycling-project

2020
? We purchased a third truck for the collection of recyclable waste.
? We launched a new project called Freedom Plastic, where plastic will be locally recycled in a small workshop, with the participation of schools of Mapou. More details on www.freedom-plastic.com
2021
? We launched a new project called Pa zet Plastik dan lamer, in view of a better sensitization of the Mauritian population to the threat of plastic reaching the shores and the sea.
? We are developing the land lent to us at Riche Terre with a second office for the management team and the transformation of sea containers into a small workshop for education and recycling purposes, on the model of the Freedom Plastic project.
? Participation in 2 circular economy fairs organized by SUPER U
? Increase in the collection of recyclable waste (+ 10 large bins)
? Evolution of Mission Verte towards an agency of the Ecological Transition with strengthening of the teams both in the field and in the projects
? Partnership with Reef Conservation to raise awareness of plastic issues, particularly in the oceans
2021 facts for Mission Verte:





















2022
? We are launching several projects with the support of The Coca-Cola Foundation for the maximization of the collection of PET bottles and awareness amongst the population.
? We also launch projects in the south east region following sponsoring from MOL Charitable Trust
? We continue to deploy collection points (+ 12)
? We are deploying 6 pilot areas that combine both an increase in collection points and awareness through the recruitment of Ambassadors.
? The objectives are to reach 36 tons of PET plastic collected per year and 12.000 people sensitized. The new projects will allow us to install more recycling bins, purchase a 4th truck and employ at least 12 more persons, and sensitize more people by way of educative sessions and awareness activities like cleaning days.


ANNEX 3: More details about the prevailing local situation.

The place of plastic in the Republic of Mauritius has taken on an uncontrollable proportion. According to the Ministry of the Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, plastic waste is estimated at 75,000 tons per year (14% of total waste generated ? 534,196 tons for 2018).
Of these 75,000 tons, PET represents 16.74%, HDPE 26.78% and LDPE 29.11%.

Of these 75,000 tons, it is estimated that only 3 to 5% are recycled. 410 tons are recycled locally and 1966 tons are exported. Mainly PET, the only plastic material to have a value thanks to the PET Tax.
To date, there is not yet a structured collection channel throughout the territory. Mission Verte, thanks to the support of the SGP GEF, has set up a citizen response with today more than 60 collection bins (plastic, paper/cardboard, aluminum, Electronic waste?) with the support of the private sector.

In 2021, the association, which has fifteen employees, was able to collect and support the recycling of 130.1 t of paper, 162.6 t of cardboard, 27.1 t of PET bottles, 9.7 t of plastic objects (HDPE/PP/LDPE ), and 5.5 t of aluminum cans.

Over the past few years, we have also seen the emergence of NGOs and small businesses that provide a response to raising awareness and collecting plastics (We Recycle, New Invaders Club, Rotary, ACCA, etc.) and certain District Councils (Pamplemousses and Black River) have also deployed collection cages to recover PET and Aluminium Cans.

On the private sector side, there are 2 companies that offer a solution for crushing and exporting PET to South Africa, India and Europe, depending on the price of the materials. These 2 companies (Polypet and Resogreen) benefit from the support of the PET Tax (Rs 15 per kg of exported PET) and the Bottlers Association (PBL and QBL) which financially support the PET collection.
From this waste, it is estimated that about 200 families supplement their income (or live off it) by carrying out a collection in the field (often by rummaging through garbage cans, following trucks, or by picking them up in nature). As we can see, the PET collection channel is the most structured ? it is estimated that 40% of the 130 million bottles produced in Mauritius are collected ? but this channel needs to be optimized. For example, the PET Tax with Rs 2 per bottle actually represents Rs 65 per kg of PET while only Rs 15 are paid to collectors and recyclers. Moreover this PET Tax is unfair as it should be imposed to all producers and importers of PET but unfortunately so far only 2 largest local producers are paying it. Moreover, a tax per bottle (regardless of its capacity) does not encourage the producer to reduce the weight of plastic per bottle. Because it is a value, we are witnessing a race for the PET waste. More and more collectors and companies are focusing on this plastic at the risk of creating a challenge in the organization of a healthy and stable sector.

The problem is that the rest of the plastics are undervalued even though they represent more than PET - 16.74%. Remember that HDPE represents 26.78% and LDPE 29.11%. These materials are the most likely to be found in Mare-Chicose and in nature. There is no tax on these plastics or source of funding to structure a collection and reprocessing sector. Some private companies have deployed a deposit (CERNOL, etc.) and others are deploying solutions for the reintegration of their HDPE/PP waste into the manufacturing processes of new p

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