About be Waste Wise
Susan Johanna Slabbert
March 22, 2023 | be Waste WiseSusan is the Head of Sustainability at Asia Pacific Rayon (APR). Originally from South Africa, Susan has more than 15 years of experience in environmental management and sustainable development. She currently leads the development and implementation of APR’s operational decarbonization and long … Read More
Marine Litter: Challenges and Solutions, Global and Brazilian Perspective
March 20, 2023 | be Waste WisePlastic waste in oceans has become an alarming issue, and it is estimated that around 75-199 million tons can be found in the marine environment. Read More
Fernanda Romero
March 20, 2023 | be Waste WiseFernanda is an Environmental Scientist and has a master’s degree in integrated environmental analysis, currently coordinating the technical department of the Brazilian Association of Public Cleansing and Waste Management Companies (ABRELPE).Read More
Aditi Ramola
March 20, 2023 | be Waste WiseAditi is the Technical Director at the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), where she manages international projects and partnerships with the UN, assists ISWA’s Working Groups, and helps develop innovative projects globally further to strengthen cooperation with ISWA’s partners and international organizations.Read More
Tackling Consumption, Can We Break the Linear Model?
March 17, 2023 | be Waste WiseThe session looks at where we are successfully transitioning from traditional leaner models of production, consumption, and waste to a more circular model of green design, reuse, refill, repair, and leasing, where consumers can make good choices and the systems are accessible, affordable, and performing.Read More
Lorna Jackson
March 17, 2023 | be Waste WiseLorna has over seven years’ experience working within their award winning Centre for Social Innovation. Read More
Jane Beasley
March 16, 2023 | be Waste WiseDr Jane Beasley is a professionally qualified waste and resource manager and for the past 25 years has worked on a wide range of strategic and research projects focusing on how we can better manage our resources, providing support at local, regional, national and European levels. Read More
Sanjiv Kumar
March 4, 2023 | be Waste WiseMr. Sanjiv Kumar possesses 25+ years of work experience in Environmental Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Waste Management. He is currently heading the Strategic Growth and Transformation division of ReSustainability Limited (formerly known as Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited), a KKR-backed company. … Read More
Dr. Manoj Datta
March 4, 2023 | be Waste WiseDr. Manoj Datta is currently Emeritus Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Delhi where he has been teaching and conducting research since 1980. He has held the positions of Head of Civil Engineering Department and Dean … Read More
Swati Singh Sambyal
March 4, 2023 | be Waste WiseSwati Singh Sambyal is a renowned researcher on resource management and circular economy. Swati has worked in India as well as across the Global South on development issues concerning integrated waste and resource management. She has been a part of … Read More
Construction & Demolition Waste in India – Challenges & Way Forward | With Brajesh Kr Dubey
January 19, 2023 | be Waste WiseThis webinar discusses the challenges in collection and transport, concerns about finances, complications in addressing pricing of recycled C&D waste products, collaboration between institute, industry and government & most importantly how from Indian context, there is a need for robust estimation and characterisation of C&D waste to design systems for material recovery.Read More
Pradeep Khandelwal
January 4, 2023 | be Waste WisePradeep Khandelwal, having 38 years of professional experience, recently retired as Chief Engineer in East Delhi Municipal Corporation (erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Delhi). He has been associated with the organization for more than 35 years. He did his BTech in … Read More
Sudhirkumar Barai
January 4, 2023 | be Waste Wise 1Sudhirkumar Barai is a Director and Senior Professor of Civil Engineering at BITS Pilani-Pilani campus, Rajasthan. He is also a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India availing lien for the … Read More
Dr. Suneel Pandey
December 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseDr Suneel Pandey is Senior Fellow and Director, Environment & Waste Management Division, TERI. In addition, he is also working as Adjunct Faculty at TERI School of Advance Studies (TERI SAS). He has more than 30 years of consultancy/ research … Read More
Dr. N B Mazumdar
December 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseAs an international waste management expert, he has been involved with waste management and on-site sanitation for over four decades in different parts of the world, working with international organisations like WHO, ADB, IGES (Japan), Rotary international, Government of India, … Read More
Ms. Nalini Shekar
December 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseNalini Shekar is the co- founder and Executive Director of Hasiru Dala a wastepickers organization in Bangalore and also co-founded Kagad, Kach Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), union of wastepickers in Pune in 1997. Her passion lies in restoring the dignity of … Read More
Greenwashing & Its Impact Upon Business? | With Emma Burlow
December 1, 2022 | be Waste WiseThis webinar will give an insight into what is greenwashing, how it is derailing business sustainability & how critical it is for companies to take meaningful and industry-appropriate steps to avoid greenwashing and achieve their ESG goals.Read More
Heather Davies
November 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseMotivated by a love of nature and the outdoors, Heather Davies from small footprint agency; works with organisations to communicate sustainability. Through her work, she generates trust, grows awareness and engages and educates teams, customers and future customers around the … Read More
Jonathan Wragg
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Jonathan Wragg, an independent packaging consultant, has a strong background in UK and European manufacturing sectors, specialising in sustainable plastic manufacturing. As such he is a firm believer in the positives around plastics and its huge … Read More
Recovery Of Critical Minerals From Waste In India | With Dr Brajesh Dubey
November 11, 2022 | be Waste WiseThis webinar gives an insight to the the potential of critical minerals recovery from waste sources, and its demand, supply chain issues in upcoming years, especially from the Indian context.Read More
Tim Werner
September 19, 2022 | be Waste WiseDr. Tim Werner, MAusIMM, FRGS is an ARC DECRA Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne. With a background in environmental engineering and geographical science, his research employs mixed methods from economic … Read More
Mohan Yellishetty
September 19, 2022 | be Waste WiseAssoc. Prof. Mohan Yellishetty is an Australian Endeavour Fellow and Chartered Mining Engineer with an established teaching and research profile in the field of mining and environmental engineering. He possesses more than two decades of promising research and an altruistic … Read More
Rajesh Chadha
September 18, 2022 | be Waste WiseDr. Rajesh Chadha is a Senior Fellow at CSEP, Center for Social and Economic Progress. He was formerly a Professor & Research Director at NCAER. He has worked extensively on regional and multilateral issues pertaining to international trade. His other … Read More
Sapna Narula
September 18, 2022 | be Waste WiseProf Sapna Narula currently serves Nalanda University as a Professor & Dean of School of Management Studies. As a distinguished academician, she has made immense contributions to the ESG and sustainable business domain through her teaching, research and consultancy efforts. … Read More
Financing Circular Economy in LATAM | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
August 22, 2022 | be Waste WiseThe webinar gives an insight into innovative finance instruments and case studies for financing circular economy projects in LATAM.Read More
Andrea Corzo
August 22, 2022 | be Waste WiseAndrea is a lawyer with a specialization in environmental consultancy and a master’s degree in environment, human dimensions, and socioeconomics.Read More
Valeria Dagnino Contreras
August 22, 2022 | be Waste WiseValeria is the Programme Analyst for the Climate Bonds Initiative’s LatAm team and is based in Mexico City. She is responsible for supporting the delivery of key activities under the Latam programme and supporting the efforts to drive the development of the Green Finance market in the region.Read More
How to Make Source Segregation Happen on Ground (in India) | with Brajesh Dubey
August 11, 2022 | be Waste WiseStakeholders from different sectors involved in developing waste management infrastructure, especially the urban sector, come together and discuss the various issues associated with developing an effective, working and sustaining source segregated waste collection and treatment systems. Read More
Vijai Singhal
August 11, 2022 | be Waste WiseVijai Singhal has worked in various capacities in Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board since 1984. Read More
Vidya Bhooshan Singh
August 11, 2022 | be Waste WiseVidya Bhooshan Singh has been working in the development sector for more than 10+ years in different thematic areas like Plastic Waste Management, SLWM, Water and Sanitation, Agriculture & Livelihood, and Environment, with different capacities in various states like Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan in India.Read More
Managing Food Waste in the Caribbean | with Sian Cuffy-Young
August 9, 2022 | be Waste WiseIn 2017, Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that the Caribbean and Latin America waste a staggering 78 million tons of food annually, which totals 6 per cent of global food production, and Trinidad and Tobago is the most wasteful country in the region.Read More
Jordann Norbert
August 9, 2022 | be Waste WiseJordann has always had a passion for education and sustainable development, specifically within the Hospitality and Tourism sector. Read More
New Model for Urban Food Waste Collection Breaking Down Barriers | with Kat Heinrich
August 1, 2022 | be Waste Wise 1This model is overcoming barriers by providing a service that is at the human scale, quiet, and emits zero emissions.Read More
Daniels Langeberg
August 1, 2022 | be Waste WiseDaniels founded EcoCaddy after returning from Shanghai, China, where he was working as an Urban Designer. Read More
Environmental Justice in Waste and Recycling | with Megan Quinn
July 20, 2022 | be Waste WiseThis webinar explores environmental justice from a policy and trends perspective and understands how it is looked at in a nonprofit setting.Read More
Jose Almanzar
July 20, 2022 | be Waste WiseJose has been practicing environmental law for more than a decade, in addition to several years prior working as an environmental scientist.Read More
Brieanne Berry
July 20, 2022 | be Waste WiseDr. Berry studies systems of production-consumption-disposal to understand how we can build economies that are more fair and less wasteful.Read More
Michael Haedicke
July 20, 2022 | be Waste WiseMichael Haedicke is an associate professor of sociology and a faculty fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. Read More
Matthew Karmel
July 20, 2022 | be Waste WiseMatthew Karmel is passionate about sustainability and the environment. As an environmental attorney at the Riker Danzig law firm in New Jersey, Matthew’s practice includes traditional environmental counseling and litigation, as well as matters relating to sustainability, waste management, renewable energy, climate change, and environmental justice. Read More
Waste from the Renewable Energy Sector and E-Waste in India | with Brajesh Dubey
June 29, 2022 | be Waste WiseIn this webinar, stakeholders from various sectors such as the waste management industry, service providers for rule implementations, academia, training and capacity-building agencies come together and discuss the various issues associated with this waste stream, which will include, better waste management strategies, implementation of EPR, recovery of valuable resources and transition to a circular economy framework for this electronic waste.Read More
Virender Kaul
June 29, 2022 | be Waste WiseVirender Kaul is the Head of Operations at E Parisaraa Pvt Ltd. Read More
Prabhjot Sodhi
June 29, 2022 | be Waste WisePrabhjot has worked for the last 12 years in the implementation of Circular Economy (CE) including sector strategies, systems thinking, materials flow, recovery centre, competence development programs, business models, including the informal sector, and addressing EPR.Read More
Radhika Kalia
June 29, 2022 | be Waste WiseRadhika Kalia, Managing Director at RLG Systems India Private Limited, is a visionary with nearly three decades of expertise in customer relationship management, operations, corporate communications, public relations, business development, and revenue portfolios, has worked with organizations such as Panasonic India, Samsung Electronics, EXL Service, HT Media, and Haier Appliances India.Read More
Innovating Our Way Out of the Global Waste Crisis | with Adam Read
June 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseWith as much as 80% of the population in developing countries without regular and effective waste collection, what hope is there for a truly global sustainable waste management solution?Read More
Tracy Sutton
June 14, 2022 | be Waste WiseFounder and lead expert Tracy Sutton set up Root in 2013 to help organisations use less and focus on becoming regenerative, inclusive and kinder to people and our planet.Read More
Circular Economy in Healthcare – From Theory to Practice | with Emma Burlow
May 31, 2022 | be Waste WiseWe discuss the contribution that circular medical textiles and instruments can make towards reducing the carbon footprint of the sector and what the circular surgical theatre of the future could look like, how decontamination technology is developing, and its potential to be rolled out globally.Read More
Tom Dawson
May 31, 2022 | be Waste WiseTom Dawson (@drtomdw) is the founder of Revolution-ZERO, a net zero, circular economy focused reusable PPE and medical textiles solution. Read More
Paul Broadberry
May 31, 2022 | be Waste WisePaul Broadberry is the Country Manager for Vanguard Medical Devices Ltd. Vanguard is a single use medical device (SUD) remanufacturer.Read More
Wastewater Management – The Trinidad and Tobago Perspective | with Sian Cuffy-Young
May 23, 2022 | be Waste WiseWe discuss two viewpoints – management and operations and the challenges, opportunities, and recommendations on the way forward.Read More