The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is an independent, not-for-profit organisation  that  brings  together  people,  businesses,  governments and organisations to find new ways to rethink, recover, and recycle plastic waste to help solve the magnitude of eight million tons of plastic waste entering our oceans every year.

Through programmes  and  partnerships,  the  Alliance  is focused on solutions in four core areas: infrastructure, innovation, education and clean up.  The  Alliance  leads  in  thought  and  actions  that prove the investment value of plastic waste to  private  investors,  development  banks,  and  governments. As of June 2020, the Alliance has 47  members  -  companies  located  across  the  Americas, Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

The Ministry of the Environment Japan (MoEJ) is working in the areas of Environmental Policy, Global Environment, Waste & Recycling, Air & Transport, Water/Soil/Ground Environment; Helth & Chemicals; and Nature & Parks. It implements countermeasures against waste, pollution, etc. in an integrated manner, and collaborates with other ministries and agencies to address global warming, ozone layer protection, recycling, chemical substances, prevention of marine pollution and similar. MoEJ is actively leading the government's overall environmental policy, and is founding member and main supporter of African Clean Cities Platform.

Vanke Foundation, initiated by China Vanke CO., LTD. and founded in 2008, is a national private foundation approved and  supervised  by  the  Ministry  of  Civil  Affairs  of  China.  It  has been certificated as a charitable organisation since 2017. Being future-oriented pioneers, Vanke Foundation addresses issues with a profound impact on the future, aims for sustainable communities, and promotes environmental protection and community development. Currently, the foundation focuses on community waste management.

The Urban Pathways project is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and implemented by UN-Habitat, in coopertaion with the Wyppertal Institute and UN Environment.  It helps delivering on the Paris Agreement and the NDCs in the context of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The project follows a structured approach to boost Low Carbon Plans for urban mobility, energy and waste management services, working on concrete steps towards a maximum impact in cities to global climate change mitigation efforts ​and sustainable and inclusive urban development.