Rafaella Potestades

Rafaella Potestades is currently the Co-Executive Director for Programs of BAYI, Inc and National Co-Convener of the Philippine Anti-Discrimination Alliance of Youth Leaders (PANTAY). She is part of various gender-transformative programs focused on women's political participation and decision-making, economic empowerment, climate justice, and creative industries.

Research Assessment on the Attitudes and Motivations of Women in Waste: A Gender-responsive Approach on Addressing Plastic Pollution (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 13)

The ADB CEWG recognizes the need to highlight the human side of our commitment to a circular economy. In partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Bayi Inc., this session showcased more of the social side of addressing plastic pollution and a call for inclusivity in our approaches while we push the boundaries toward innovative solutions.

NUTEC Plastic - NUclear TEchnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 12)

There are about 12 million tons of plastic that enter the oceans every year. The oceans are expected to contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish by 2025, and by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish. Plastic pollution is a major concern in the Asia and Pacific Region, where nearly half of the global plastic leakage from land to sea comes from countries in Southeast Asia.

Mil Mill Paper Cycle – a Circular Business Model for Low Value Waste Mixed Papers (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 10)

The session is about Mill, Hong Kong, China’s first beverage carton recycling pulp mill and education center. The center can process up to about 50 tons of beverage cartons daily and turn them into recycled paper pulp. At the same time, it can also recycle all kinds of wastepaper (composite- paper products) and produce various recycled paper products.

Shajia Sultana

Shajia Sultana is a Civil Engineer with more than 14 years’ experience in international development project management. She has post-graduate qualifications in Civil Engineering and a Certified Project Management Professional from PMI. Now, she is attending CIPS, from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, UK. Currently, Shajia is managing 2 multi-sectoral projects implemented by multiple Government and UN agencies.