04/02/2026

Mozambique’s First Waste Recovery Certificate issued in advance of EPR regulations

24/11/2025

Kolekt offers Indonesian FMCG companies new solution to packaging waste

05/08/2025

BVRio convenes round table event at UN’s Global Plastic Treaty talks to unlock finance for inclusive waste recovery initiatives

14/05/2025

Brazilian Ministry praises ‘Fishing for Litter’ as a standout for integrating marine conservation and social inclusion

03/04/2025

EPR Focus: 21 critical decision points governments must address to optimise EPR regulations

03/03/2025

KOLEKT in demand for EPR legislation development

25/02/2025

BVRio delivers training on innovative financing options for addressing plastic pollution in South Asia

12/02/2025

Plastic Collective chooses KOLEKT for monitoring and traceability of waste transactions

05/02/2025

Enhanced logistics for recycling cooperatives with new trucks and digital tracking of waste flow

27/01/2025

Fishers establish the first marine and ocean waste collectors’ cooperative in Brazil

14/11/2024

Capacity building project expands its impact to benefit nine waste cooperatives in Rio and recycle five tonnes of plastic waste

24/10/2024

Cooperate to Recycle: Project’s YEAR 1 IMPACT

01/10/2024

BVRio on the search for 2025 Earthshot Prize solutions

09/09/2024

Fishing for Litter: Campaign removes 2,000 tyres from Guanabara Bay, in Rio, for recycling

27/08/2024

10 million kgs of waste traded through innovative app helping informal waste pickers in developing countries

01/08/2024

BVRio initiative removes 5.3 tonnes of waste from Raimundo Island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro

12/06/2024

BVRio leads two beach cleaning actions removing nearly 2 tonnes of waste for World Oceans Day

29/02/2024

‘Cooperate to Recycle’: project seeks to turn waste into opportunities for workers and recycling market effectiveness

19/01/2024

Fishing for Litter marks 25 tons of waste removed from Guanabara Bay in ‘Clean Bay’ celebration

18/01/2024

Digitising Mozambique’s waste supply chain

05/12/2023

Pioneering report addresses challenges in Brazil’s textile industry and proposes paths to circular fashion transformation

28/11/2023

In one month, fishers removed 10 tonnes of waste from Guanabara Bay with Ocyan’s support

24/11/2023

BVRio at INC-3

15/11/2023

Strategies to reduce plastics in commercial establishments on Copacabana beach

08/11/2023

Trash Tech – how a mobile app for recycling, that doesn’t even require the user to have a phone, is helping waste pickers grow their income and their business

20/10/2023

BVRio joins knowledge exchange mission to foster plastic circularity in Brazil

18/10/2023

‘Fishing for Litter’ expanded with funding from Ocyan

16/10/2023

BVRio contributes to the development of an inclusive UN Plastics Treaty

10/10/2023

BVRio teams up with EnClim to expand ‘Fishing for Litter’ project

19/09/2023

BVRio on the search for the 2024 Earthshot Prize winners as Official Nominator

27/07/2023

BVRio conducts analysis of Decree on reverse logistics credits

19/07/2023

KOLEKT waste management app hits 10 thousand transactions

19/07/2023

200T of waste removed from Guanabara Bay

21/06/2023

Circular Action joins AEPW to address plastic waste recovery and collection in Brazil

25/05/2023

Digitising the waste supply chain in Mozambique & Angola

23/05/2023

Circular Beach Project starts training activities on plastic waste

27/04/2023

Project encouraging recycling in Rio concludes pilot phase with a legacy for waste management in the city

14/04/2023

BVRio joins Copacabana ‘Circular Beach’ Project

23/03/2023

Successful ‘fishing for litter’ project extended

20/03/2023

Digital waste management solution study and pilots for African countries underway

24/01/2023

Project Update: Used Beverage Carton Recycling in Vietnam

16/01/2023

First year for KOLEKT waste management app sees 5400 tonnes of recyclables sold

15/12/2022

Pilot project encourages households in Rio de Janeiro to recycle more

23/11/2022

BVRio helps waste picker cooperatives receive R$ 3.9 million in investment

20/09/2022

Flip-flop mountains: the polluted ocean is a picture of reverse logistics challenges

20/09/2022

Circular Action presents solutions to waste collection in two global circularity events

06/09/2022

Sofas bogged down in the mangroves of Guanabara Bay; a look into Rio’s seacoast swamped with mattresses and upholstered furniture

31/08/2022

BVRio scopes possible partnerships for plastic circularity in Rio

23/08/2022

Tetra Pak carton recycling initiative begins in Vietnam benefitting hundreds of informal waste pickers

17/08/2022

Flip-flops, upholstery foam, plastic and sofas – the surprising catches Guanabara Bay fishers are making

12/08/2022

Pilot project completes with 350+ waste pickers benefitting

22/06/2022

BVRio shares plan of action for plastic circularity in Brazil

08/06/2022

Uma década de inovação e apoio a iniciativas que contribuem para a redução da poluição dos oceanos

08/06/2022

A decade of innovation in support of initiatives that remove or prevent ocean pollution

26/05/2022

Reguladores de standards de créditos de plástico endossam acordo global

25/05/2022

Plastic credit standard setters welcome global plastics agreement

24/05/2022

Cover story for Brazilian ‘fishing for plastic’ initiative

23/05/2022

Circular Action Team Expanded

25/04/2022

Seven initiatives delivering a range of solutions to waste management in Africa

15/03/2022

BVRio follows-up on project ‘Entreamigos’ in Mexico, funded by PREVENT Waste Alliance

08/03/2022

Supporting women in the informal waste sector

28/01/2022

Best Practice Guidelines for Credit Systems now available in multiple languages

20/01/2022

Circular Action Hub offers projects and funders improved service

19/01/2022

Ocean Bound Plastic Certification Standard added to the Hub

18/01/2022

Recicla San Pancho celebrates first Circular Credits payment 

21/12/2021

BVRio signs commitment to support the Circular Plastics Programme in the Americas (CPAP)

08/12/2021

Circular Credits: A financial solution for Jordan’s waste recovery actors

06/10/2021

NEW GUIDELINES ON BEST PRACTICES FOR CREDIT SYSTEMS NOW AVAILABLE

28/09/2021

BVRio and UN-Habitat collaborate to enhance waste management in cities

14/09/2021

Spotlight on Impact: Coopgaleão, Brazil “With funding we have been able to lease a conveyor belt to help with operations.”

06/09/2021

CAH project featured in IUCN nature-based solutions ‘Blue Print’ series

26/08/2021

CAH to join World Circular Economy Forum 2021 Virtual Expo

17/08/2021

Spotlight on Impact: “We can increase the pay, by 50%, of around 30 members who work as waste pickers and sorters”

10/08/2021

Spotlight on Impact: Funding helps “dignify work and improve the quality of life of waste collectors”

04/08/2021

Reducing plastic pollution the 3R Initiative way

21/07/2021

Amazon river plastic project the 100th to be added to the Hub

01/06/2021

“We are an eternal start-up. We evolve constantly”

25/05/2021

Inspirational women led recycling cooperatives: ACERJ

11/05/2021

SISTEMA DE MONITORAMENTO DA BVRIO VALORIZA AÇÃO DOS CATADORES

10/05/2021

BVRio talks Circular Economy in financial and business magazine EXAME

20/04/2021

New project in partnership with PREVENT Waste Alliance

03/03/2021

PREVENT Waste Alliance project: Plastic credits for inclusive and transparent circularity

09/02/2021

3R Initiative launches new plastic stewardship initiative to reduce plastic waste

17/12/2020

PREVENT SELECTS CIRCULAR ACTION HUB FOR LARGE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROJECT

14/12/2020

Circular Guidance Note 2: Additionality

01/12/2020

Tetra Pak call for suppliers of 25,000 tonnes/year of used beverage cartons in India and Vietnam

03/11/2020

We can win the war on plastic if we marshal the power of finance & markets

23/10/2020

Circular Guidance note 1.2: No free riding

23/10/2020

Pedro Moura Costa elected new representative to the PREVENT Waste Alliance steering committee

23/10/2020

The World Economic Forum partners with Circular Action Hub

20/10/2020

Can Circular Credits help cities deal with waste?

14/10/2020

Circular Guidance Note 1: No double counting

13/10/2020

PLASTIC PANDEMIC: COVID-19 TRASHED THE RECYCLING DREAM

08/10/2020

ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WILL FILL OCEANS, LAND BY 2040 EVEN WITH IMMEDIATE GLOBAL ACTION, REPORT SAYS

15/09/2020

IT’S TIME TO VALUE WASTE COLLECTORS FOR THEIR PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE PLASTIC SUPPLY CHAIN

28/08/2020

PLASTICS COULD HELP BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE – HERE’S HOW

25/08/2020

HOW TO BUILD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

06/08/2020

“Co-operative is a space to promote sorority”

26/07/2020

BVRio launches Circular Action Hub

26/07/2020

HOW COOPERATIVES CAN HELP BRAZIL’S WASTE PICKERS BUILD BACK FROM COVID-19

26/07/2020

HUMANS LEFT BEHIND A RECORD NUMBER OF E-WASTE IN 2019

26/07/2020

WHY THE PANDEMIC COULD SLASH THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WASTE WE RECYCLE

26/07/2020

GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES NEED TO FILL THE PLASTIC DATA GAP

08/04/2020

Project Spotlight: Myanmar Recycles