Our Projects

Current Projects

WREN is engaged by Recycle Organics to establish and expand community composting solutions in selected villages across Samoa. The project

Image credit: Inia Corerega (IUCN). WREN is currently engaged by IUCN Global to provide technical consulting services for a regional

WREN led the development of a regional compendium of alternatives to single-use plastics (SUPs) as part of the Pacific Ocean

In collaboration with Eunomia, WREN delivered updated waste management and infrastructure data for 14 countries in the Pacific. Additionally, training

WREN is engaged by the Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM),

As part of IUCN’s regional “Closing the Plastics Gap” initiative, WREN led a national-level assessment of plastic waste flows and

WREN’s Director, Dr. Amardeep Wander serves as the Technical Lead for the Greater Good Diaper Project, which aims to drive

As part of ANZPAC’s efforts in implementing a customized and contextually appropriate regional extended producer responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging

As part of an international collaborative team, WREN’s Director, Dr. Amardeep Wander, has been serving as the Solid Waste Management

In collaboration with an international team of experts, WREN’s Director, Dr. Amardeep Wander, is contributing to an assessment aimed at

WREN is undertaking research and networking to understand successful projects addressing plastic pollution in Small Island Developing States (SIDs). The

Project Fresh Start is a pilot collaborative initiative implemented under the Department of the Environment with village councils aimed at

In Samoa, the shift towards electric mobility is gaining momentum, promising a greener and more sustainable future for the local

In fulfillment of Belize’s Marine Litter Action Plan, Cefas has engaged WREN to undertake a feasibility study to determine investment

Supported by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and funded through the UK Government’s Ocean Country Partnership

The Pacific Ocean Litter Program (POLP) is committed to reducing single-use plastic marine litter in the coastal environments of Pacific

Past Projects

In 2019, with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), IUCN launched the Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI)

In 2017, Amardeep authored a detailed waste audit methodology that is applicable to data collection in the unique conditions of

The UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, Asia Pacific Waste Consultants and the Centre for International Economics were engaged by the

Using the IMO specified methodology to conduct port waste reception facilities audit, combined with information on waste generated at sea

Using the methodology outlined in “Waste Audit Methodology- A Common Approach”, Amardeep, in her previous role, led teams in 9

Countries in the Pacific are increasingly viewing sustainable financing schemes as a solution for waste recovery and recycling. These schemes

The project undertook a feasibility assessment of the waste quantities, legislative framework, infrastructure and resourcing options available to the five