Video Panels
Full recordings of all our video panels with short introductions and summaries
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
PANELISTS QUICK SUMMARY & QUOTES
STEPHEN WISE, Ricardo Energy & Environment
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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Mobile Applications For Waste Management
November 26, 2015 | be Waste WiseWatch Jeff Kirschner speak about Litterati and mobile applications for waste management as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Status of Oceans and Plastic Pollution
November 24, 2015 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Andrew Almack of Plastics for Change, Dianna Cohen of Plastic Pollution Coalition, Katherine O’Dea of Save Our Shorea and Marcus Eriksen of 5 Gyres Institute talk about opportunities for status of oceans and plastic pollution as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in Waste Management
October 1, 2015 | be Waste WiseWatch Daniella Russo of Think Beyond Plastic, Gijs Langeveld of Bin Bang, Sophie van den Berg of WASTE Advisers and Srikrishna Balachandran of I Got Garbage (Mindtree) talk about opportunities for entrepreneurs in waste management as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Culture, Consumption and Waste Management
September 7, 2015 | be Waste WiseWatch Diana Dehm of Trash On Your Back challenge and Ferran Rosa of Zero Waste Europe discuss culture, consumption and waste management as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Refuse Derived Fuel – To Export or Not
August 28, 2015 | be Waste WiseWatch Adam Baddeley (Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd) and Stephen Wise (Ricardo-AEA) discuss the export of refuse derived fuel in UK and Europe as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Solid Waste Management During Humanitarian Crisis
August 28, 2015 | be Waste WiseWatch Brian McCarthy of RWA Group, Olmo Forni of Disaster Waste Recovery and Ramy Salemdeeb of Zero Waste MENA discuss how to about the situations faced during humanitarian crises and how to manage waste during such crises. This discussion was organized as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Source Segregation or Commingled Recycling?
August 23, 2015 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Bradley Kelley (GBB Inc.), Prof. Brajesh Dubey (IIT-Kharagpur) and Victoria Hutchin (Ricardo-AEA) discuss source segregation vs commingled recycling as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Reducing Hunger & Food Waste
August 6, 2015 | be Waste WiseWatch Robert Lee (Rescuing Leftover Cuisine) and Hanna Morris (Food Shift) discuss reducing hunger & food waste as part of the 2015 Global Dialogue on WasteRead More
Zero waste versus zero landfill
August 26, 2014 | be Waste WisePeter Jones and Maxine Perella discuss about Zero waste versus zero landfill and what should circular economy thinkers realistically aspire to.Read More
Igniting Circular Economy into action
July 16, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2Watch our panelists James Greyson (BlindSpot Think Tank) and Geraldine Grennan (EPSRC) discuss Igniting Circular Economy into Action with Maxine PerellaRead More
Making Circular Economy truly global
July 15, 2014 | be Waste Wise 3Watch Christian Rudolph (nextcycle), Alex Lemille (Wizeimpact), and Adam Minter (Junkyard Planet) discuss making circular economy truly global with Maxine PerellaRead More
Drivers and barriers to waste management in India and Nigeria
June 11, 2014 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Thomas Vogler and Edith Iriruaga discuss the barriers and drivers for improving waste management in India and Nigeria.Read More
Short-lived climate pollutants: Public Health, Climate Change & Waste
June 10, 2014 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Dr. Nimmi Damodaran and Gary Crawford discuss the impact of short-lived climate pollutants from waste management on climate change and public health.Read More
Waste collection systems in developing countries
June 5, 2014 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Dr. Linda Godfrey, Maria Tsakona and Dr. Sanjay Gupta talk about improving waste collection systems in developing countries.Read More
Relevance of landfills in developing countries
June 4, 2014 | be Waste Wise 1Watch Sandra Cointreau, Derek Greedy and Asit Nema discuss the Relevance of landfills in developing countries – Public Health & Quality of Life themeRead More
Food waste disposal units – is the jury still out?
April 21, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2Watch Prof. Adam Read, Dr. Tim Evans and Michael Keleman discuss the relevance and sustainability of food waste disposal units.Read More
Appetite for reduction? Behaviour change and food waste
April 21, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2Watch Phillip Ward, Julia Hailes, Jonathan Bloom, and Dean Pearce discuss Behaviour Change and Food Waste as part of the 2014 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More
Solving the Global Waste Management Challenge
August 15, 2013 | be Waste Wise 1There are “composters”, bio guys, landfillers, waste to energy guys, anti-waste to energy guys, recyclers/zero-wasters, social mitigators, etc. As solid waste is one of the most complex and heterogeneous entities known to man, it stands to reason that a “one size fits all” solution is likely not practical. However, in some instances, we can see attitudes bordering on animosity when suggesting those with differing technology agendas consider working together. This is why our panelists will discuss various questions which help us understand how the we can work together to solve the global waste management challenge.Read More
Solid Waste Management and Climate Change
August 8, 2013 | be Waste Wise 7A recent World Bank report on waste management and climate change co-authored by our moderator Perinaz Bhada-Tata estimates that current waste management methods, specifically emissions from landfill, account for almost five per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions and … Read More
Managing Plastic Waste and Mitigating the Garbage Patches
July 31, 2013 | be Waste Wise
Are we becoming a plastic society?
Plastic seems all pervasive and unavoidable. Since the 1960s our use of plastic has increased dramatically, and subsequently, the portion of our garbage that is made up of plastic has also increased from … Read More
Entrepreneurship in Solid Waste Management
June 22, 2013 | be Waste Wise 2Priti Ambani (Managing Editor of Ecopreneurist) talked to the Founder of TerraCycle (Tom Szaky) and Co-Founder of Wecyclers (Bilikiss Adebiyi) about Entrepreneurship in solid waste management. Watch the video for tips for start-ups in waste management.
Compatibility Between Recycling and Waste-to-Energy
June 5, 2013 | be Waste Wise 4
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Recycling and/or Waste-to-Energy is probably one of the most controversial topics in … Read More
Recycling in North American Cities
June 5, 2013 | be Waste Wise 9The panel addressed recycling in North American cities, and how to improve the collection and processing of recyclables at the municipal level. Additionally, it will provide insights into the opportunities and trends for recycling within waste management in the North … Read More