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Updates and news from Be Waste Wise and beyond
Marine Litter: Challenges and Solutions, Global and Brazilian Perspective
March 20, 2023 | be Waste Wise
Plastic 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
Tackling Consumption, Can We Break the Linear Model?
March 17, 2023 | be Waste Wise
The 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
Construction & Demolition Waste in India – Challenges & Way Forward | With Brajesh Kr Dubey
January 19, 2023 | be Waste Wise
This 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
Greenwashing & Its Impact Upon Business? | With Emma Burlow
December 1, 2022 | be Waste Wise
This 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
Recovery Of Critical Minerals From Waste In India | With Dr Brajesh Dubey
November 11, 2022 | be Waste Wise
This 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
Financing Circular Economy in LATAM | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
August 22, 2022 | be Waste Wise
The webinar gives an insight into innovative finance instruments and case studies for financing circular economy projects in LATAM.Read More
How to Make Source Segregation Happen on Ground (in India) | with Brajesh Dubey
August 11, 2022 | be Waste Wise
Stakeholders 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
Managing Food Waste in the Caribbean | with Sian Cuffy-Young
August 9, 2022 | be Waste Wise
In 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
New Model for Urban Food Waste Collection Breaking Down Barriers | with Kat Heinrich
August 1, 2022 | be Waste Wise 1
This model is overcoming barriers by providing a service that is at the human scale, quiet, and emits zero emissions.Read More
Environmental Justice in Waste and Recycling | with Megan Quinn
July 20, 2022 | be Waste Wise
This webinar explores environmental justice from a policy and trends perspective and understands how it is looked at in a nonprofit setting.Read More
Waste from the Renewable Energy Sector and E-Waste in India | with Brajesh Dubey
June 29, 2022 | be Waste Wise
In 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
Innovating Our Way Out of the Global Waste Crisis | with Adam Read
June 14, 2022 | be Waste Wise
With 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
Circular Economy in Healthcare – From Theory to Practice | with Emma Burlow
May 31, 2022 | be Waste Wise
We 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
Wastewater Management – The Trinidad and Tobago Perspective | with Sian Cuffy-Young
May 23, 2022 | be Waste Wise
We discuss two viewpoints – management and operations and the challenges, opportunities, and recommendations on the way forward.Read More
Measuring Food Waste: The Global FLW Standard | with Gijs Langeveld
April 5, 2022 | be Waste Wise 1
The Food Loss & Waste Protocol, a multi-stakeholder partnership, has developed the FLW Standard. The steering committee includes seven expert institutions: Consumer Goods Forum, Food, and Agriculture Organization (FAO), EU Fusions, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), World Resources Institute (WRI), and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).Read More
Bio-economy: Connecting Crops, Carbon & Cash | with Jonathan Cocker
April 5, 2022 | be Waste Wise
With a lively panel of international industry experts, we discuss lower carbon intensities and related monetary opportunities for both the waste and energy industries.Read More
Enabling Effective Municipal Solid Waste Management in India: Public Consultation Workshop
March 29, 2022 | be Waste Wise
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and be Waste Wise (bWW), in partnership with The Incubation Network, is conducting a series of 12 online workshops for a city network consisting of select cities in India, namely Panjim, Varanasi, East Delhi, Surat and Vadodara on aspects relating to solid and plastic waste management.Read More
Plastic Credits and Its Applicability in Latin America | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
March 14, 2022 | be Waste Wise
Plastic credit is a novel concept that allows financial leverage for social projects that seek to reduce plastic pollution.Read More
How Local Organics Recyclers in the US Are Weathering the Pandemic | with Cole Rosengren
February 28, 2022 | be Waste Wise
Learn how organics recyclers in two major U.S. cities have approached this challenge while remaining vocal advocates for change in their communities.Read More
How Environmental is Social Value? | with Adam Read
February 24, 2022 | be Waste Wise
This webinar looks at the role of the sector in embedding activities as part of and above the day to day which create community benefits, training opportunities, local economic improvements while moving towards a more circular and carbon-efficient economy.Read More
What’s the Best Metric to Drive Down Consumption and Drive Circularity?
February 17, 2022 | be Waste Wise
How effective have carbon tools and targets been in changing service design and performance? Read More
Is There Such a Thing as a Sustainable Consumer? | with Sarah Ottaway
February 10, 2022 | be Waste Wise
What is sustainable consumption, and how do we help individuals, organisations and governments understand and take action to make it a reality for all?Read More
What Helps Keep Waste and Recycling Collection Workers Safe? | with Megan Quinn
February 3, 2022 | be Waste Wise
This panel discusses some of the major hurdles, what strategies are working, and what strategies are still needed to help improve working conditions.Read More
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Waste Management
January 3, 2022 | be Waste Wise
Want to understand the impacts of the pandemic on waste management? Begin your learning with this guide, which refers to panel discussions across several #wastedialog.Read More
Reimagining Sustainable Agriculture Through Innovation in Plastic Waste | with Daniella Russo
November 25, 2021 | be Waste Wise
Plastic film in agriculture is valuable and widely used, but is difficult to collect and recycle, and especially in the past few years has become a real challenge. Read More
How Compost Helps Feed the Globe and Tackle Climate Change | with Kat Heinrich
November 23, 2021 | be Waste Wise 2
This webinar is for waste professionals, policymakers, and the curious-minded on how compost can help tackle global challenges.Read More
Circular Economy Meets Climate Emergency | with Emma Burlow
November 1, 2021 | be Waste Wise
This panel explores the critical role of circular economy in carbon reduction.Read More
COP26 – What is the Role of the Waste and Resources Sector in Delivering Net-Zero? | with Adam Read
November 1, 2021 | be Waste Wise
This webinar explores a range of issues in the run-up to COP26, focusing on how the critical role of the resources & waste sector has been overlooked in the planning for the global carbon event.Read More
Solid Waste Management in El Salvador & Ecuador | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
September 20, 2021 | be Waste Wise
This bilingual (English and Spanish) webinar gives a brief overview of municipal solid waste management situation, key challenges and prospects in El Salvador and Ecuador.Read More
Policy Reforms in the UK | with Adam Read
September 1, 2021 | be Waste Wise
What do the UK policy reforms mean for consumers, customers and those working in waste & resource management?Read More
Skills in the Circular Economy | with Adam Read
September 1, 2021 | be Waste Wise 1
This panel considers what skills are needed in the resources and waste sector to meet the challenges of the circular economy and decarbonisation.Read More
Multi-dimensional Approach to Food Waste Prevention: An Entrepreneur’s Journey | with Gijs Langeveld
July 27, 2021 | be Waste Wise 1
A discussion with Benjamin Lephilibert, at LightBlue Environmental Consulting.Read More
Is Reuse the New Recycling? | with Emma Burlow
July 15, 2021 | be Waste Wise
In this webinar, we explore the role of sharing and reuse in reducing our reliance on single-use items such as takeaway food and drink and e-commerce packaging.Read More
Dan Wright
July 15, 2021 | be Waste Wise
Dan Wright is the Managing Director of Phineas Group, the £5m sustainable shoe hanger business, and co-founder of CanCan, a technology platform pioneering the sharing of reusable containers across hospitality and retail.Read More
Recycling Policy Status Report in the United States | with Megan Quinn
July 15, 2021 | be Waste Wise
In this mid-year report on U.S. national and state recycling policy, panelists discuss what the recycling policy landscape looks like at this point in the year.Read More
Design and Consumption for the Circular Economy | with Robert Crocker
June 23, 2021 | be Waste Wise
We explore what more could be done from the design, business, consumption, and policy perspectives to hasten the implementation of the circular economy.Read More
Marine Pollution – A Caribbean Perspective | With Sian-Cuffy Young
June 9, 2021 | be Waste Wise
This panel highlights the work being done in addressing marine pollution in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and St Lucia.Read More
The Waste Crisis – Missing Billions (Part II – Waste as a Resource)
May 26, 2021 | be Waste Wise
In this webinar, panellists talk about why waste is a resource for billions and why does it matter.Read More
Organic Waste Management in Latin America | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
May 6, 2021 | be Waste Wise
This bilingual webinar is a brief introduction to the organic waste management scenario in the region with specific examples from Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica.Read More
The Waste Crisis – Missing Billions (Part I: Waste as a System)
April 19, 2021 | be Waste Wise
Analysing the barriers to the delivery of universal waste collection. Read More
Normalising Reuse and Repair in the UK | with Sarah Ottaway
March 30, 2021 | be Waste Wise
How do we take the next step and normalise individual decision making to embrace reuse and repair before considering something new?Read More
Food Rescue: Responding to a Global Pandemic and Beyond | with Kat Heinrich
March 11, 2021 | be Waste Wise 2
Join us to hear from Beth Fitzpatrick about OzHarvest’s food rescue activities in Australia.Read More
Managing Waste in the Caribbean | with Sian Young
March 10, 2021 | be Waste Wise 1
In this webinar, the panellists discuss managing waste in the Caribbean, emphasising how it all worked during a pandemic. Read More
Consumers and their Ability to Deliver Decarbonisation | with Adam Read
February 26, 2021 | be Waste Wise
Have we established new norms owing to the lessons learned from COVID-19? Will refill, loop, and other packaging formats take hold in our supermarkets?Read More
Are circular business models mainstream? Examples from the #CE100 series.
February 3, 2021 | be Waste Wise 1
Emma Burlow started her #CE100 series in Feb 2020 as a means of sharing some of the many successful circular business she comes across and works with.Read More
Pandemic Effects on US Recycling Budgets | with Cole Rosengren
January 6, 2021 | be Waste Wise
Following multiple years of pressure due to commodity market changes, municipalities in the U.S. are now experiencing additional budget challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
PFAS Disposal in the United States | with Cole Rosengren
November 24, 2020 | be Waste Wise
This webinar discusses the current landscape around PFAS disposal in the United States.Read More
Upcycling Food Waste | with Kat Heinrich
November 20, 2020 | be Waste Wise 1
In this webinar, we discuss some of the challenges and opportunities for upcycling food, as well as, international developments in upcycled food standards.Read More
Lifestyles Post COVID – Perspectives from Australia and UK | with Sarah Ottaway
November 17, 2020 | be Waste Wise
Join our panellists, as they discuss the current, the possible future and what needs to be done to create lifestyles post COVID which balance the needs of people and planet.Read More
Safeguarding the Plastic Recycling Value Chain | with Circulate Capital
September 25, 2020 | be Waste Wise 1
Circulate Capital commissioned a study to understand challenges faced by the plastics recycling industry in South & Southeast Asia during COVID-19 and the interventions needed to sustain it.Read More