2018 Waste Pioneers List – Individuals

The 2018 be Waste Wise Pioneers List recognizes individuals that are effectively sharing solutions to waste management and stories about their workRead More

2018 Waste Pioneers List – Organizations

Announcing the 2018 be Waste Wise Pioneers List which recognizes the organizations that are effectively sharing solutions to waste management and stories about their work.Read More

Introduction To Community Waste Management

Dealing with waste is an urgent public health priority

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“‘Architects do not really think of waste management in terms of building design materials” – Clare Miflin

We can do more to fix the problem since waste is a flaw that stems from design of buildings.Read More

What is Pre-cycling? James Greyson explains

Pre-cycling is the action of implementing the circular economy vision.Read More

Pace of Change in The Environmental & Sustainability Movements

Over the decades, there are more people engaged with more ecological or waste initiatives around the world. However that hasn’t affected the total material requirements, or a structural switch from a linear to a circular pattern. Read More

What is BlindSpotting? James Greyson Answers

James Greyson, of Blindspot Think Tank explains what blindspotting means.

This excerpt is part of be Waste Wise’s interview with James Greyson, as part of the Pioneers & Changemakers series.Read More

“Most that we see in India is primarily linked to municipalities that have good leaders” – Sanjay Gupta

In places where the political will is lacking, the corruption is higher.Read More

“There is limited transparency and comparability in waste data” – Interview with Cole Rosengren

It’s hard to acquire good data because local governments in the industry are not always transparentRead More

“Everyone can relate to plastics in our daily life” – Maxine Perella

There is a shift in how CE is being translated, and is becoming more relevant to consumers.Read More

“Over 500 pounds of raw material is used to make a smartphone” – Interview with Kyle Wiens

We believe it is hugely important to get old cellphones to people who will use them or need them. Read More

China Ban and the End of Recycling as We Know It

The ban concerns 24 different materials, which were broadly imported by China earlier. The most important problems will be faced by plastics and plastic recycling programs, at least temporarily.Read More

24-hr composters: There’s no microbe in this universe that can colonize in 24 hrs | Q&A With Dr. Manoj

The 24-hour composting machine—let’s call it 24-hour ‘fryer’—simply removes water and other volatile components out of the organic material thrown into it for composting.Read More

Interview With James Greyson| BlindSpot Think Tank | Pioneers & Changemakers

Blind spotting is a tool for collective survival, if we wish to continue living on this planet, waste, pollution and climate are the global problems, which are part of the package. Read More

Interview With Robert Egger | L.A.Kitchen | Pioneers & Changemakers

How do we not only avoid waste, but how do we do it differently?Read More

“So much attention is paid to what’s wasted in the home when companies get a free pass for doing anything.” – A Q&A With The Ugly Fruit & Veg Campaign

A Q&A with one of our waste pioneers – The Ugly Fruit & Veg CampaignRead More

Experiences of a Waste Management Company on Operating from Local Communities

Gaining trust and getting their license to operate from local communities.Read More

Trends In Waste Management & Waste To Energy Worldwide

Exploring our understanding of waste management systems in developed and developing countries.Read More

Things You Should Know About Regulations & Compliance of Your Nearest Waste Handling Facility

Every landfill company is going to tell you it is lined!Read More

Experiences & Lessons from Entrepreneurs Engaging & Working With Informal Recyclers

Mani 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

“Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism”

With a large team of NGO’s, the 5 Gyres Institute witnessed their discovery of microbeads in the Great Lakes lead to policy victories across the US Read More

How To Trainings For Universities & Students To Reduce Their Campuses’ Use of Plastic

Helping campuses start & sustain waste reduction projectsRead More

Running Ambassador Programs to Drive Collective Action

How to engage apartment buildings in recyclingRead More

How Is The Next Generation of Leaders Responding to The Challenge of Waste

Recently launched OneLessStraw Pledge Campaign raises awareness to the fact that in America alone we use 500-million single use plastic straws every dayRead More

Engaging Diverse Voices from Populations Most Affected by Climate Change

How can we make environmental movements more inclusive?Read More

Solve Organic Waste by Breeding Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Black 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

An 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

Andy Whiteman, Director of RWA Group speaks about classifying waste management systems across the world.Read More

Foreign Aid and Closing Dumpsites

Interview with Brian McCarthy who currently works with the RWA Group with active projects in Ethiopia, Albania and South Africa.Read More

Inclusive Circular Economy

An 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

This 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”

Arguing 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

Changing Lifestyle to Mitigate Climate Change

This panel is organized under the theme “Consumption & Climate Change” sponsored by ISVAG under the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More

“Collective action is a key piece in the success of our network” – Q&A With The Campus Kitchens Project

In 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

“It’s Also Important To Realize That College Students Are Also Struggling With Food Insecurity” – Q&A With Food Recovery Network

FRN’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

Growing 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

“Recycling Cannot Be Taken As a Panacea That Solves Everything” – Q&A with WIEGO

We 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

We believe that citizens should know more about the production and consumption processes and the waste related to them.Read More

2017 be Waste Wise Pioneers – Universities & Media

This 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

What type of waste streams can pyrolysis and gasification handle?Read More

Contribution of Waste Treatment Technologies To Sustainable Development

Future 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

What are the lessons learned, trends and future of gasification and pyrolysis for waste treatment?Read More

Current Status & Future Trends in Waste-to-Energy

Future 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

Given the difference in perception of waste-to-energy technologies, which perspectives are supported by science?Read More

2017 be Waste Wise Pioneers List – Individuals

30 individuals that are effectively sharing solutions to waste management and stories about their workRead More

Avoid These Plastics when Buying Toys or Childcare Products

The 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?

The 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

Question: 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

Question: What are the alternatives to toxic chemicals in plastics?Read More

Interviews with Julie Kearns & Moana Simas

We organized a couple of conversations this week with two people working in the space of consumption in very different ways.

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