Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) — Partnership Programme

Enriched Foundation · Found: 2026-03-14 17:45

AEPW has the highest thematic and geographic alignment of all corporate sources. Strategy 2030 targets Indonesia, India, and South Africa as country programme focuses. They are actively seeking implementing NGO partners. USD 100M+ per country programme.

Source: https://www.endplasticwaste.org/

Funding Details

Funder

Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW)

Funding Goal

Fund, support and scale solutions that prevent plastic waste from entering the environment and advance a circular economy for plastics. Activities include project grants to NGOs, concessional loans and blended finance to recycling businesses, and connection to capital networks for scaling proven solutions.

Funding Amount

Project-level support varies: small grants and technical assistance for early-stage NGO projects; concessional loans of USD 1M+ for scaling commercial recycling ventures; USD 100M+ per major country programme. No fixed per-grant ceiling stated for NGO partners.

Deadline

Rolling basis (Rolling)

How to Apply

AEPW does not publish an open grant call. Partnerships are established by direct engagement with the AEPW team via their website contact form. Organisations should present a clear project concept with measurable impact potential. The Alliance actively seeks implementing partners in its priority countries.

Target Region

Global, with priority in Indonesia, India, South Africa, Vietnam, Kenya, Ghana, and the Philippines

Contact

https://www.endplasticwaste.org/contact

Last Checked

2026-05-07 01:19

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• In-country presence or partnership with local implementers expected

Project Scope

• Project must focus on plastic waste prevention, collection, recycling, or circular economy
• AEPW priority geographies: Indonesia, India, South Africa (2030 Strategy country programmes)

Required Documents

• No open public call — approach AEPW directly with a project concept

Constraints

• Projects should demonstrate measurable impact (tonnes of plastic, livelihoods, replication potential)
• Concessional loans available for commercially-oriented ventures; grants for NGO/community models

Summary

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is an industry-backed non-profit operating a Partnership Programme that deploys grants, concessional loans, and blended finance to organisations tackling plastic pollution and advancing circular economy solutions. It has invested USD 299 million in mission activities since 2019, supporting over 80 projects globally. The Alliance's strategy 2030 focuses on three pillars: Solutions for Change (developing and demonstrating replicable models), Catalysing Capital (structuring financial mechanisms including blended finance and connecting projects to development finance institutions), and Enabling the Ecosystem (convening stakeholders, policy advocacy, and knowledge sharing). Country programme priorities include Indonesia, India, and South Africa with USD 100M+ per programme. Eligible activities span the full plastic value chain: community-based waste collection systems, sorting infrastructure, recycling technology, reuse models, digitisation, and circular economy business models. Both NGO-implemented community programmes and commercially-viable recycling ventures are funded. Impact metrics focus on tonnes of plastic diverted from the environment, livelihoods created, and tonnes recycled. Geographically, AEPW operates globally, with concentrated activity in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia), South Asia (India, Nepal), sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Ghana, South Africa), and Latin America. There are no nationality restrictions on implementing partners, though in-country presence or partnerships are expected. Eligible applicants include NGOs, social enterprises, recycling companies, and civil society organisations. The Alliance uses a competitive, relationship-driven approach rather than open public calls. Prospective partners are encouraged to approach AEPW directly with a concept and seek membership or project partnership status. Unlike grant-only funders, AEPW also provides concessional loans (e.g., USD 4M for recycling ventures), equity instruments via the Plastic Circularity Fund (in partnership with Lombard Odier), and helps projects access bonds and DFI finance such as the World Bank IBRD Plastic Waste Reduction Bond.

Historical Context

AEPW was founded in 2019 by major petrochemical and consumer goods companies. As of reporting, USD 445 million has been raised since 2019, with USD 299 million allocated to mission activities. The Alliance has supported 80+ projects across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Their Strategy 2030 targets Indonesia, India, and South Africa as country programme focus areas with USD 100M+ each.

Why it was added

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Sources

• https://www.endplasticwaste.org/
• https://www.endplasticwaste.org/what-we-do/catalysing-capital

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