Video Panels
Full recordings of all our video panels with short introductions and summaries
Growing Your Waste Recycling Business: Cleaning the Planet and Creating Jobs | WasteAid UK
October 10, 2018 | be Waste WiseIt’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
October 10, 2018 | be Waste Wise 1We’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
October 10, 2018 | be Waste Wise 1A conversation with Costas Velis, ISWA Read More
Plastic Free Q&A
September 26, 2018 | be Waste WiseDo 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
August 1, 2018 | be Waste WiseSarah 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
May 14, 2018 | be Waste Wise 1Dealing with waste is an urgent public health priority
“‘Architects do not really think of waste management in terms of building design materials” – Clare Miflin
May 11, 2018 | be Waste WiseWe 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
April 30, 2018 | be Waste WiseIn 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
April 25, 2018 | be Waste WiseIt’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
April 23, 2018 | be Waste WiseThere 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
April 20, 2018 | be Waste WiseWe 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
March 21, 2018 | be Waste Wise 1The 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
February 23, 2018 | be Waste Wise 3Blind 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
February 7, 2018 | be Waste WiseHow 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
December 6, 2017 | be Waste WiseGaining trust and getting their license to operate from local communities.Read More
Trends In Waste Management & Waste To Energy Worldwide
November 22, 2017 | be Waste WiseExploring 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
November 22, 2017 | be Waste WiseEvery landfill company is going to tell you it is lined!Read More
Experiences & Lessons from Entrepreneurs Engaging & Working With Informal Recyclers
November 22, 2017 | Swetha DandapaniMani 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”
November 13, 2017 | be Waste Wise 1With 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
November 13, 2017 | be Waste WiseHelping campuses start & sustain waste reduction projectsRead More
Running Ambassador Programs to Drive Collective Action
November 13, 2017 | be Waste WiseHow to engage apartment buildings in recyclingRead More
How Is The Next Generation of Leaders Responding to The Challenge of Waste
November 13, 2017 | be Waste WiseRecently 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
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
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.
Future of Thermal and Biological Waste Treatment Technology
September 29, 2016 | be Waste Wise 4Watch Demetra Tsiamis (Associate Director of Earth Engineering Center at CCNY) discuss the Future of Waste Treatment Technologies with Prof. Marco Castaldi (Associate Professor at City College of New York), Prof. Nickolas Themelis (Director of Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University) and Dr. Venkata Mohan (Prinicipal Scientist at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology). This panel was organized under the “Future of Waste” theme curated by Prof. Margaret Bates of University of Northampton, as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste organized by be Waste Wise.Read More
Future of Waste Collection Systems Worldwide
September 29, 2016 | be Waste WiseWatch Prof. Margaret Bates of University of Northampton and Dr. Pete Shaw from University of Southampton discuss the Future of Waste Collection Systems worldwide. This panel was organized under the “Future of Waste” theme curated by Prof. Margaret Bates as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste organized by be Waste Wise.Read More
Future of Waste Recycling Technology
September 14, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Bridget Croke (Closed Loop Fund) and Doug Woodring (Ocean Recovery Alliance) discuss the Future of Recycling Technology with Prof. Margaret Bates (Northampton University) . This panel was organized under the theme “Future of Waste” curated by Prof. Margaret Bates as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Building an Evidence Base for Making a Case for Waste
September 2, 2016 | be Waste WiseProf. David Wilson is the Chief Author of the Global Waste Management Outlook report published by UN and ISWA. Zoe Lenkiewicz is a well known PR & Communications professional in waste management. They get together to discuss the need for data in waste and how to build an evidence base for making a case for waste as a global challenge. This panel was organized under the theme “Making a Case for Waste” curated by Mike Webster of WasteAid UK as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste organized by be Waste Wise.
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Future of Waste Prevention & the Sharing Economy
August 31, 2016 | be Waste WiseWatch Prof. Margaret Bates, University of Northampton and Prof. Cindy Isenhour, University of Maine discuss fashion, thrift stores, zero waste tourism, 3-D printing, product stewardship among other topics. This panel was organized as part of the theme “Future of Waste” curated by Prof. Margaret Bates as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
International Donor Priorities for Financing Waste
August 24, 2016 | be Waste WiseWatch Marcus Lee, Senior Urban Economist at World Bank, David Lerpieniere, an Independent Waste Management Consultant and Andy Whiteman (Wasteaware/RWA Group) discuss trends in international development funding for waste management. This panel is organized under the theme “Making a Case for Waste” curated by Mike Webster and organized by be Waste Wise as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through Waste
August 23, 2016 | be Waste WiseWatch David Newman, President of ISWA and Mike Webster, Chair of WasteAid UK to discuss sustainable development goals and how they can be achieved through better waste management. This panel is organized under the theme “Making a Case for Waste” curated by Mike Webster and organized by be Waste Wise as part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Tools for Managing Consumption in Cities
August 23, 2016 | be Waste WiseJoin Prof. Paul Brunner from Vienna Institute of Technology to discuss tools available to manage consumption in cities, like life cycle analysis and urban metabolism. This panel is sponsored by ISVAG and organized under the Consumption & Climate Change theme under the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Changing Lifestyle to Mitigate Climate Change
August 23, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Prof. Carl Zimring (Pratt Institute) and Alisa Shargorodsky (Zero Waste Consultant) discuss the our lifestyles, impact on waste generation and climate change. This panel is organized under the theme “Consumption & Climate Change” sponsored by ISVAG under the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Economic Instruments and Packaging Consumption
August 23, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Chris Sherrington and Tim Elliott from Eunomia Research & Consulting discuss the role of deposits and other economic and policy instruments to reduce consumption and climate change. This panel was co-organized by Eunomia Research & Consulting and be Waste Wise (@bewastewise) under the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Plastic Pollution: Solutions, Alternatives and Innovation
August 23, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Creative Conservationist and NatGeo Explorer, Asher Jay discuss solutions and alternatives to plastic pollution with Florian Hoffman, the Founder of DO School and Andrew Almack, Founder of Plastics for Change. This panel is organized as part of the Oceans & Plastic Pollution theme curated by Dianna Cohen of Plastic Pollution Coalition (@plasticpollutes) under the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste organized by be Waste Wise (@bewastewise)Read More
Health Impacts Of Plastic Pollution
August 23, 2016 | be Waste Wise 6Watch Environmental Attorney Lisa Boyle discuss the health impacts of plastic pollution with Author and Mountaineer, Arlene Blum, Marine Scientist, Abby Barrows and Stacy Malkan, Co-founder of U.S. Right to Know. This panel is organized as part of the Oceans & Plastic Pollution theme curated by Dianna Cohen of Plastic Pollution Coalition (@plasticpollutes) under the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste organized by be Waste Wise (@bewastewise)Read More
Outer Space & Deep Oceans (Out of Sight, Out of Mind)
July 25, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Dianna Cohen, Marcus Eriksen, Roz Savage and Sourabh Kaushal discuss the issue of waste management in outer space and deep oceans. This panel is part of the 2016 Global Dialogue on Waste’s theme: Oceans & Plastic Pollution organized by be Waste Wise and Plastic Pollution Coalition.Read More
Gender, Recycling and Waste Management
May 7, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Summary of our first all-women panel discussing issues related to gender & waste pickers. Moderator: Lucia Fernandez; Panelists: Sonia Dias, Ana Carolina, Vanessa Pillay of WIEGORead More
Involving The Community In Waste Management
April 4, 2016 | be Waste WiseIt is important to think about your community when you develop the engagement strategies and then communicate whether face to face, online appropriately.Read More
Successful City-Wide Composting Programs
February 22, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Organized at 3 PM GMT on 9th December, 2015
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Composting in its different forms is a practical way of delivering the steps required to achieve waste management.
Waste Management on Islands for Protecting Health & Ecosystems
February 4, 2016 | be Waste Wise 1Islands are very diverse in nature. From a waste management perspective, we tailor a particular solution to the actual setting, strive for a pragmatic, robust and sustainable solution, and be very specific in our approach on islands.Read More
Status of Clean India Campaign (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan)
December 21, 2015 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Prof. Srinivas Chary of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and Jyoti Kumar of the Confederation of India Industry (CII) discuss the status of the Clean India Campaign (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan).Read More
Empowering Households to Reduce their Waste
December 4, 2015 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Karen Cannard of the Rubbish Diet, Peter Lefort of Resource Futures and Oxfordshire Community Action Group and Zoe Lenkiewicz to discuss how to empower households to reduce their waste generation. This panel was organized as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on Waste.
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