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Engaging Diverse Voices from Populations Most Affected by Climate Change
November 13, 2017 | be Waste WiseHow can we make environmental movements more inclusive?Read More
Solve Organic Waste by Breeding Black Soldier Fly Larvae
November 3, 2017 | be Waste WiseBlack Soldier flies are practically global. They are endemic in all temperate zones. A panel discussion with Christian Zurbrugg, Solid Waste Management Group Leader at Eawag; Simon Houghton, Head of Licensing and Partnerships at AgriProtein Technologies.Read More
Managing Waste in Some of the Remotest Places on Our Planet
November 3, 2017 | be Waste WiseAn interview with Michael Cowing, who has accumulated over twenty five years international experience in over fifty countries around the globe.Read More
Classifying Waste Management Systems Across The World
November 2, 2017 | be Waste WiseAndy Whiteman, Director of RWA Group speaks about classifying waste management systems across the world.Read More
Foreign Aid and Closing Dumpsites
November 2, 2017 | be Waste WiseInterview with Brian McCarthy who currently works with the RWA Group with active projects in Ethiopia, Albania and South Africa.Read More
Inclusive Circular Economy
November 2, 2017 | be Waste WiseAn interview with Alex Lemille, who uses the technique of the Social Return on Investment to value what public & private entities create or destroy every day.Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility and Price on Pollution
October 30, 2017 | be Waste WiseThis interview was organized as part of the Beyond Circular Economy theme of the 2017 Global Dialogue on Waste.
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“Somebody Else’s Problem – Consumerism, Sustainability and Design”
October 30, 2017 | be Waste WiseArguing against the tendency to individualize all environmental problems as a matter of choice, Robert Crocker emphasizes the role of technological systems in expanding and escalating global consumption.Read More
“Collective action is a key piece in the success of our network” – Q&A With The Campus Kitchens Project
October 11, 2017 | be Waste WiseIn order to run a successful Campus Kitchen, you need the support of your dining services, fellow students, school administration and the local community.Read More
Waste Dive
September 1, 2017 | be Waste WiseWaste Dive provides news and analysis on the latest happenings in the waste management. Waste Dive’s mission is to provide busy executives with a bird’s-eye-view of the industry in 60 seconds.Read More
Kirstie Pecci
September 1, 2017 | be Waste WiseKirstie Pecci is an environmental, real estate and municipal attorney. In January she launched the Zero Waste Project as part of the Healthy Communities, Environmental Justice Program of the Conservation Law Foundation.Read More
Madisen Gittlin
August 31, 2017 | be Waste WiseMadisen Gittlin is a Program Assistant with Global Green, a national environmental nonprofit, and the American affiliate of Green Cross International.Read More
“It’s Also Important To Realize That College Students Are Also Struggling With Food Insecurity” – Q&A With Food Recovery Network
August 28, 2017 | be Waste WiseFRN’s model offers a national backing to supporting local solutions to food issues that affect people in every corner of the country. Read More
“When We Waste Food, We End Up Wasting All Of The Resources That Went Into Growing The Food Too.” – Q&A With Imperfect Produce
August 22, 2017 | be Waste WiseGrowing food that goes to waste ends up using up 21% of our fresh water, 19% of our fertilizer, 18% of our cropland, and 21% of our landfill volume.Read More
Olivia Lapierre
August 15, 2017 | be Waste WiseOlivia Lapierre is a Be Zero ambassador and racial justice activist. She began her transition to a zero waste lifestyle in January 2016. Through Be Zero she works to bring awareness to environmental racism and to provide platforms for POCs in environmental communities, which are traditionally predominantly white spaces.Read More
“Recycling Cannot Be Taken As a Panacea That Solves Everything” – Q&A with WIEGO
August 15, 2017 | be Waste WiseWe need to pay attention to the role of outreach campaigns in shaping the minds of the general public to be more responsive to the 3 RsRead More
“Waste Does Not Exist – We Consider It Raw Material” – A Q&A With Basurama
August 8, 2017 | be Waste WiseWe believe that citizens should know more about the production and consumption processes and the waste related to them.Read More
Mani Vajipey
August 8, 2017 | be Waste WiseMani Vajipey is a recycler and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Banyan Nation, a technology driven recycling company that is changing the way India looks at plastics, recycling and waste management.Read More
Christopher Kane
August 7, 2017 | be Waste WiseChristopher Kane is a Campus Coordinator and the Director of Resource Development at the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN).Read More
Robert Crocker
August 7, 2017 | be Waste WiseRobert Crocker is the Deputy Director of China Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development and the Author of Somebody Else’s Problem: Consumerism, Sustainability and Design.Read More
Olivia and Carter Ries
August 6, 2017 | be Waste WiseOlivia and her brother Carter started their own nonprofit called One More Generation (OMG) in 2009 in an effort to help save endangered species for at least One More Generation… and beyond.Read More
2017 be Waste Wise Pioneers – Universities & Media
August 1, 2017 | be Waste WiseThis year, we are introducing a new category of be Waste Wise Pioneers, which includes universities & media.Read More
Waste materials suitable for Pyrloysis, Gasification & Biological treatment
June 21, 2017 | be Waste WiseWhat type of waste streams can pyrolysis and gasification handle?Read More
Contribution of Waste Treatment Technologies To Sustainable Development
June 21, 2017 | be Waste WiseFuture of Thermal and Biological Waste Treatment Technology” was discussed as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Lessons, Trends & Future of Gasification & Pyrolysis for Waste Treatment
June 21, 2017 | be Waste Wise 1What are the lessons learned, trends and future of gasification and pyrolysis for waste treatment?Read More
Current Status & Future Trends in Waste-to-Energy
June 21, 2017 | be Waste Wise 2Future of Thermal and Biological Waste Treatment Technology” was discussed as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Waste-to-Energy Technologies: Science & Public Perception
June 21, 2017 | be Waste Wise 3Given the difference in perception of waste-to-energy technologies, which perspectives are supported by science?Read More
be Waste Wise Co-founder, Ranjith Annepu Recognized among 40 Under 40 by Waste360
June 16, 2017 | be Waste Wise 1Ranjith Annepu has created and is running be Waste Wise since 2013. Read More
2017 be Waste Wise Pioneers List – Individuals
June 5, 2017 | be Waste Wise30 individuals that are effectively sharing solutions to waste management and stories about their workRead More
Avoid These Plastics when Buying Toys or Childcare Products
May 31, 2017 | be Waste Wise 2The Health Impacts Of Plastic Pollution was discussed as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
What should be prioritized to prevent plastic pollution? Science, education or legal policy?
May 31, 2017 | be Waste Wise 4The Health Impacts Of Plastic Pollution was discussed as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Avoid These Families of Chemicals in the Environment
May 31, 2017 | be Waste Wise 4Question: Can you help us understand which families of chemicals should be absolutely avoided in plastics and the environment?
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Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals in Plastics
May 31, 2017 | be Waste Wise 6Question: What are the alternatives to toxic chemicals in plastics?Read More
Interviews with Julie Kearns & Moana Simas
May 24, 2017 | be Waste WiseWe organized a couple of conversations this week with two people working in the space of consumption in very different ways.
Moana Simas
May 24, 2017 | be Waste WiseMoana Simas is a PhD candidate at the Industrial Ecology Programme, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.Read More
Julie Kearns
May 24, 2017 | be Waste WiseJulie Kearns is the Founder and Finder at the Minneapolis-based, 3000 ft2, best-in- class, daily vintage/reuse shopping experience known as Junket: Tossed & FoundRead More
2017 be Waste Wise Pioneers List – Organizations
May 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 10We analyzed 900 accounts to find this year’s Waste PioneersRead More
Let’s Talk Menstrual Waste – A Twitter Chat
May 8, 2017 | be Waste Wise 1
Harriet Parke & Katharine Blacklaws are consultants at Eunomia Research & Consulting. Feminism In India is a feminist platform based in India. All three of them came together to discuss the problems of menstrual waste & the … Read More
How can Environmental Activists Reduce Plastic Pollution?
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 5The Health Impacts of plastic pollution was discussed as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
What can citizens do to protect their health from plastic pollution?
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 5What can individuals do to protect their own health?Read More
Reducing Plastic Pollution Through Adventure Scientists
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 6What do Adventure Scientists do? How can someone join you?Read More
A Mountain Climber & Geophysical Chemist Talks about Plastic Pollution
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 3Your experience with plastic pollution and what are you currently doing to combat it?Read More
How to Tackle Plastic Pollution? Locally or Globally?
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 6Plastic pollution is a global problem. How do we tackle it?Read More
Examples of the Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Human Health & Wildlife
March 15, 2017 | be Waste Wise 3Question: Are there any examples of the impacts of plastic pollution on human health and wildlife?
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Waste Management in Developing Countries – A Beginner’s Guide
February 23, 2017 | be Waste Wise 1Want to learn about waste management in developing countries, but don’t know where to start? Begin your learning with this guide, which refers to articles & panel discussions across several #wastedialogRead More
Creating change through knowledge | An year in one post
January 30, 2017 | be Waste WiseResults from 2016 show that we’re moving towards the goal of an engaged global community faster. In 2016, we also started providing knowledge dissemination services. We made high-quality capacity building affordable by savings 65% of costs in a project funded by the European Union. Towards the end of last year, a student told us that be Waste Wise gives him access to diverse perspectives, easily. A scientist told us that our work helped his group reorient their research and provides new ideas. be Waste Wise’s model of knowledge dissemination has a great potential to impact the world. The results show that we have just started scratching the surface.Read More
Reducing Waste Through Green Procurement Practices – A Twitter Chat
January 16, 2017 | be Waste WiseWe were joined by Piotr Barczak & Carston Wachholz in the discussion about Green Procurement Practices. We discussed practices in government offices, products vs services, and laws & regulations defining green procurement practices (GPP) worldwide.
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A Message From be Waste Wise’s Co-founder, Ranjith Annepu
January 4, 2017 | be Waste WiseRanjith Annepu has a message for everyone, about PDFs, what can be done to disseminate knowledge, experiences in 2016 and people & organizations who played a big role in be Waste Wise’s success. Happy new year!Read More