Derek Hondo

Derek Hondo

Capacity Building and Training Coordinator, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Derek Hondo previously worked at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) as a Capacity Building and Training Associate from 2019-2021. His research interests include climate change, environmental policy, sustainable urban development, investments in infrastructure, and circular economy. He holds an MA in Global Environmental Studies from Sophia University in Tokyo and received his Pre-medicine BSc in biology from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

During the pandemic, single-use plastics are estimated to have increased by about 300%. Photo: Antoine Giret

Plastic Waste and The Circular Economy

Instead of finding ways to manage the growing amounts of plastic waste, solutions should aim to generate less waste, something that a circular economy could achieve.

Derek Hondo

Unused food and food waste can be recycled for other purposes. Photo: Joshua Hoehne

Repurposing Food Waste: A Circular Economy Approach for the Food System

Transitioning Asia’s food system to a circular economy would reduce waste while making communities more sustainable and decreasing the impact on climate change.

Derek Hondo