Recycling Incentives in Lower-Income Communities | With Zoë Lenkiewicz

How 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

Following 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

Moving 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

This 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

The 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

Waste 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

In 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

To what extent is food packaging creating added value? Read More

Eliminating Construction Waste | with Robert Crocker

How can the present linear model in design and construction be replaced with a circular model?Read More

Sustainable Food Chains | with Gijs Langeveld

There is an overload of food waste initiatives, but which are the ones which create impact?Read More

The Changing Global Commodity Markets

We 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)

Day 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)

Day 1 of ISWA Young Professionals Group’s second online conferenceRead More

Social Enterprises in Zero Waste for Profit & Purpose | by Kate Bailey

Join 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

Food 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

This 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

Ewaste 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

Expanding 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

Novel 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

A webinar which launches the World Bank report of the same name. Read More

Managing Plastics In Your Community And The Environment

We’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

Organized 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

Emma 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

Mitch Hedlund & Stephen Bates participate in this panel organized as part of the 2018 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More

Connecting Waste Hierarchy & Circular Economy

Ad 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

Jim 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

This 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

Kate 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

Cole 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

Why is ISWA specifically targeting mayors and municipalities?Read More

The Basics of the European Waste Collection Systems

An 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

The DNOSES project is about creating a model for citizen science based interventions in odour nuisance/problem situations.Read More

Growing Your Waste Recycling Business: Cleaning the Planet and Creating Jobs | WasteAid UK

It’s one thing to want to set up a recycling business, it’s another to make it work. We’ll teach you the the principles of identifying end markets, maximizing quality and making a profit.Read More

Setting Up And Growing Your Organic Waste Management Initiative | WasteAid UK

We’ll walk you through simple ways of handling and processing organic waste to maximize the end-value and financial & environmental returns.Read More

Preventing Marine Litter: Global Priorities | Costas Velis, ISWA Task Force on Marine Litter

A conversation with Costas Velis, ISWA Read More

Plastic Free Q&A

Do you have questions about living plastic-free including why anyone would attempt it in first place and do not know whom to ask? This is the perfect panel for all your questions. Read More

“Our advice to people who want to make change is to build relationships” – Sarah Currie-Halpern

Sarah Currie-Halpern is Co-Founder and Partner in Think Zero LLC, and she speaks with us in our Pioneers & Changemakers interview series.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

“Most good practices are primarily linked to municipalities with 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

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

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