The project goal is to pilot an inclusive and circular business model engaging communities, private businesses and local authorities to promote collection, recycling and re-introduction of high-quality plastic that will be recycled into new products.

By focusing on plastic waste management, this project intends to tackle environmental, employment and economic sustainability concerns: plastic waste management will be an entry point to reduce environmental pollution, create new jobs/employment opportunities and promote adoption of circular business models in Libya. The project will be implemented as a small-scale pilot initiative in the following municipalities in Tripoli district:

• Municipality of Souq Al Joum’aa;
• Municipality of Abu-Salim;
• Municipality of Tripoli Centre.

The project will last 30 months and accompany target stakeholders across the entire plastic waste cycle, from the community engagement in plastic waste sorting at source and collection, to the support to private sector operators to introduce and operate mature recycling technologies, to the improvement of know-how of target municipalities’ staff.

The initiative will be led and coordinated by UNOPS, and implemented in cooperation with UN Habitat.