GAIA, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, is urging ASEAN to take decisive action against plastic pollution in collaboration with environmental organizations.
About Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA):
- GAIA is a worldwide alliance of more than 1,000 grassroots groups, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in over 90 countries.
- GAIA seeks to drive a global movement toward environmental justice by empowering grassroots initiatives that tackle waste and pollution.
- It aims to transition from a linear, extractive economy to a circular system that upholds people’s right to a safe and healthy environment.
- It envision a just, zero waste world built on respect for ecological limits and community rights, where people are free from the burden of toxic pollution, and resources are sustainably conserved, not burned or dumped.
- This means fighting pollution and promoting regenerative solutions in cities through local campaigns, policy changes, research, and community building efforts.
- It focuses on four main areas of action: incineration, zero waste, plastic pollution, and climate change.
GAIA Asia Pacific:
- GAIA’s work in Asia Pacific is focused on spotlighting and providing support for the many innovative and on-the-ground zero waste solutions.
- Their work also aims to address the systemic injustices of global waste trade, which exploits cheap labor and lower environmental standards in developing countries.
- They advocate for an end to waste trade and the cessation of burn technologies, such as incinerators, exported from countries in the Global North, China, and Japan.
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