Video Panels
Full recordings of all our video panels with short introductions and summaries
PFAS Disposal in the United States | with Cole Rosengren
November 24, 2020 | be Waste WiseThis 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 1In 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 WiseJoin 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 1Circulate 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
Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations in Latin America | with Vishwas Vidyaranya
September 24, 2020 | be Waste WiseThe panel discussion gives an insight into the latest developments on EPR in the region with case-studies from Chile, Colombia, and Brazil.Read More
Opportunities in Chemical Recycling in Developing Countries of Asia | with Ashwin Subramaniam
September 1, 2020 | be Waste WiseThis panel explores the opportunities for developing chemical recycling in developing countries in Asia and its barriers.Read More
Informal Waste Recycling in India | with Shailendra Singh
August 21, 2020 | be Waste WiseHousehold waste in India follows the chain of waste picker to aggregator to recycler, and the entire chain operates informally.Read More
Food Waste and Cities: Helping Residents to Source-Separate using Behavioural Science | with Kat Heinrich
July 30, 2020 | be Waste Wise 2Even with services, many residents continue to dispose of food into residual waste bins. What can be done?Read More
Behaviour Change and Recycling Contamination | with Adam Read
July 20, 2020 | be Waste Wise 1This webinar discussed common contaminants in recycling collections (suburbia, high-rise and rural), and reflect on campaigns and programmes that have attempted to limit contamination.Read More
Circular Economy Mentoring – Access to Support / Networks | with Emma Burlow
June 18, 2020 | be Waste WiseThis webinar introduces two vital support networks where you can access mentoring support, the Circular Economy Club and Sustainability Mentors.Read More
International Developments in Single-Use Plastics Bans | with Jonathan Cocker
June 18, 2020 | be Waste WiseMarkets and legislators worldwide have increasing pressure to develop legislation banning single-use plastics.Read More
Adam Read Interviews David Palmer-Jones
June 12, 2020 | be Waste WiseAdam Read talks to David about his life in the waste sector, and the evolution of waste management in UK, and his new role across Europe.Read More
Single Use Plastics and Extended Producers Responsibility in India | with Kaushik Chandrasekhar
May 20, 2020 | be Waste WiseThis panel gathers experts from the plastic waste management domain in India and addresses some of the most pressing questions from waste management professionals and practitioners.Read More
Global Waste Response to COVID-19 | with Swati Singh Sambyal
May 8, 2020 | be Waste WiseIn this webinar panelists discuss how it has affected waste management worldwide.Read More
How COVID-19 is Affecting US Waste and Recycling | with Cole Rosengren
April 30, 2020 | be Waste Wise 1This webinar highlights resources for worker safety, broad trends from the initial month of major changes in the United States and how the response compares to that of other countries.Read More
Reducing Food Waste in Hotels and Restaurants | with Gijs Langeveld
April 24, 2020 | be Waste Wise 1This webinar discusses innovation strategies to increase sustainable hospitality development.Read More
Waste Response in UK during COVID-19 | with Sarahjane Widdowson
April 6, 2020 | be Waste WiseIn the webinar we discuss the official guidelines and response in UK during COVID-19.Read More
Design for Reuse/ Repair | with Adam Read
April 6, 2020 | be Waste WiseIn this webinar, our panel of experts discuss some of the new examples of repair and reuse that are gaining traction both in the US and across Europe.Read More
Recycling Incentives in Lower-Income Communities | With Zoë Lenkiewicz
March 16, 2020 | be Waste WiseHow can we capture waste materials where there is no government waste collection service?Read More
From the Microfactory to the Circular Economy | with Robert Crocker
March 16, 2020 | be Waste Wise 1Following China’s effective ban on importing many waste materials for recycling, many developed nations, are being forced to rethink their waste strategies.Read More
Facing up to Climate Crisis: What are We Doing About It? | with Adam Read
March 2, 2020 | be Waste WiseMoving from the UN Sustainable Development Goals to local ‘climate crisis’ talks, it’s time to stand up and make a change.Read More
Circular Food | with Katherine Heinrich
February 5, 2020 | be Waste Wise 1This webinar delves into the benefits, risks, practical applications and challenges of turning surplus food into animal feed.Read More
Chemical Recycling 101 | with Adam Read
February 3, 2020 | be Waste WiseThe focus on chemical recycling has intensified in the recent past. But, what is chemical recycling and how does the process differ from recovery and mechanical recycling?Read More
The Future of Waste: Consumption, Governance and Regulation
December 18, 2019 | be Waste Wise 1Waste governance is now at a crossroad: global increases in consumption in all categories are challenging waste regimes and management strategies everywhere, and especially in the Asian region.Read More
The Future of Waste Picking | with Robert Crocker
December 16, 2019 | be Waste WiseIn this conversation we speak to Cecilia Santos who has direct experience of working with waste picker communities how the world can better make use of their lives and talents.
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Role of Packaging in Reducing Food Waste | with Gijs Langeveld
December 16, 2019 | be Waste Wise 1To what extent is food packaging creating added value? Read More
Eliminating Construction Waste | with Robert Crocker
November 22, 2019 | be Waste WiseHow can the present linear model in design and construction be replaced with a circular model?Read More
Sustainable Food Chains | with Gijs Langeveld
October 23, 2019 | be Waste Wise 1There is an overload of food waste initiatives, but which are the ones which create impact?Read More
The Changing Global Commodity Markets
October 22, 2019 | be Waste WiseWe discuss changes over the last 2 years, following the closure of Chinese markets for plastics, and increasing concerns about paper and plastics in other South East Asian markets. Read More
The Ultimate Journey from Dump Sites to a Circular Economy – ISWA YPG 2nd Online Conference (Day 2)
August 2, 2019 | be Waste Wise 1Day 2 of ISWA Young Professionals Group’s second online conferenceRead More
The Ultimate Journey from Dump Sites to a Circular Economy – ISWA YPG 2nd Online Conference (Day 1)
August 2, 2019 | be Waste WiseDay 1 of ISWA Young Professionals Group’s second online conferenceRead More
Social Enterprises in Zero Waste for Profit & Purpose | by Kate Bailey
August 2, 2019 | be Waste WiseJoin two global experts in exploring how the social enterprise business structure can transfer to the recycling and reuse sector. Read More
Food Waste Legislation: Approaches from Europe and US
July 24, 2019 | be Waste Wise 2Food waste is one of the biggest challenges that the world faces today, contributing to climate change and resource depletion.Read More
Marine Plastic Pollution – Sources, Forces and Courses of Action
July 24, 2019 | be Waste Wise 1This expert panel reflects on the arrival of plastics in the marine environment, consider how we got here and most importantly what we can do.Read More
Beyond E-waste Recycling – Electronics Consumption and the Challenge of Sustainability
July 8, 2019 | be Waste WiseEwaste Watch in Australia acts in the public interest to protect human health and the environment by accelerating increased levels of electronics sustainability from cradle to cradle. Read More
Optimizing Food Rescue Programs: Prioritizing Strategies to Deliver the Best Community Value
May 3, 2019 | be Waste WiseExpanding food recovery programs is a critical action in a community’s overall strategy to reduce wasted food, but some efforts may deliver more community value than others.Read More
Reflections on Sustainable Resource Management in Developing Economies
April 24, 2019 | be Waste WiseNovel approaches to ensure waste management in poorer countries is sustainable.Read More
What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050
March 15, 2019 | be Waste WiseA webinar which launches the World Bank report of the same name. Read More
Managing Plastics In Your Community And The Environment
January 8, 2019 | be Waste WiseWe’ll train you on how to identify, collect and reprocess the number of different plastic types using simple and practical approaches.Read More
Promising Innovation in Materials Science & Product Design
November 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseOrganized on 5th Sep, 2018, as part of The 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste QUICK SUMMARY & QUOTES DANIELLA RUSSO, Founder & CEO, Think Beyond Plastic
- The world of plastic hasn’t changed in the last 50 years and it is … Read More
Next Steps to Eliminate Avoidable Plastic Waste Systematically
November 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseEmma Burlow & Kate Bailey participate in this panel organized as part of the 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste. Read More
Communications for Adaptive & Resilient Recycling Systems
November 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseMitch Hedlund & Stephen Bates participate in this panel organized as part of the 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Connecting Waste Hierarchy & Circular Economy
November 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseAd Lansink, the author of Challenging Changes, discusses the circular economy in the 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
New Recycling Systems for United States
November 21, 2018 | be Waste WiseJim Frey & Beth Schmitt discuss new syetms for the United States. This panel was organized as part of the 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste. Read More
Status of Landfill Diversion Options
November 21, 2018 | be Waste WiseThis panel was organised as part of the New Systems for North America, theme of the 2018 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Developing Local Markets for Recyclables
November 21, 2018 | be Waste WiseKate Davenport & Lynn Hoffman of Eureka Recycling discuss in this panel organized as part of the 2018 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Status of Recycling & Opportunities for Innovation
November 21, 2018 | be Waste WiseCole Rosengren interviews Chaz Miller in the inaugural session of the 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Introducing ISWA’s Initiative for Mayors and Municipalities
October 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseWhy is ISWA specifically targeting mayors and municipalities?Read More
The Basics of the European Waste Collection Systems
October 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseAn in depth look at European Waste Collection Systems, providing excellent insight in topics from transportation systems to the latest collection and sorting system technologies. Read More
D-NOSES: Optimizing Waste Management and Reducing Odour Pollution Through Citizen Science
October 10, 2018 | be Waste WiseThe DNOSES project is about creating a model for citizen science based interventions in odour nuisance/problem situations.Read More