Reducing plastic waste is a global issue. Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) is USAID’s five-year flagship global initiative to target ocean plastics at their source in cities and towns. Managed and funded through USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. and implemented through a consortium of partners, CCBO is piloting solutions in Maldives to stop the flow of plastic pollution to the waters within and surrounding the country. CCBO is supporting holistic strategies that address each step in the waste value chain – from production to its end use – through critical site-level research, grants to local organizations, and additional technical assistance and capacity building support.
Implementing Partner: Tetra Tech ARD; Total Estimated Global Cost: $48 million (part of which is allocated to Maldives); Performance Period: October 2019 – September 2024
