Pilot project encourages households in Rio de Janeiro to recycle more
A waste recycling cooperative in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is participating in a pilot project run by Circular Action Hub founder BVRio and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Alliance) to encourage higher levels of recycling by households. The project will also provide additional income to waste pickers who sort the material, with the potential […]
Sofas bogged down in the mangroves of Guanabara Bay; a look into Rio’s seacoast swamped with mattresses and upholstered furniture
Fishers are pulling an astonishing amount of upholstered furniture from the mud as they look for recyclable materials. Following the work of our project ‘Fishing for litter in Guanabara Bay’, one concern comes to the fore. We have been surprised by the amount of sofas, armchairs, mattresses and upholstery being removed from the mangroves by […]
Tetra Pak carton recycling initiative begins in Vietnam benefitting hundreds of informal waste pickers
Often deemed hard to recycle, beverage cartons are the focus of a new initiative run by Circular Action, a BVRio group company, in partnership with Tetra Pak and Packaging Recycling Organisation Vietnam (PRO Vietnam), which will not only provide a recycling solution, but which will also deliver additional income to potentially hundreds of informal waste […]
Pilot project completes with 350+ waste pickers benefitting
In June, BVRio completed an 18-month-long pilot project in partnership with PREVENT Waste Alliance that benefited ten Brazilian waste picker cooperatives and a Mexican network of collectors through the issuance of circular credits. The project also supported the further development of the Circular Action Hub and the Circular Credits Mechanism (CCM). In total, circular credits […]
Plastic credit standard setters welcome global plastics agreement
BVRio has today, as part of a group of voluntary standard setters under the PREVENT Waste Alliance and with support from the ValuCred consortium, released a joint statement welcoming the resolution ‘End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument’ adopted at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi. The statement […]
Circular Action Team Expanded
BVRio’s circular action team has expanded this month with the addition of two new members of staff, who will increase capacity and help further develop services for both producers looking for ways to meet EPR and CSER commitments and local waste management initiatives. Marijn Bergsma, who is based in the Netherlands, takes up the new […]
Supporting women in the informal waste sector
This year’s International Women’s Day theme of ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’, recognises the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all. For the past decade BVRio has worked to develop and promote […]
Best Practice Guidelines for Credit Systems now available in multiple languages
The guidelines on best practices for credit systems related to the circular economy are now available in Portuguese and Spanish, as well as English. The document contains recommendations for better and more inclusive waste collection and recycling practices to improve livelihoods and strengthen the circular economy. The guidelines were developed by BVRio as part of […]
Circular Action Hub offers projects and funders improved service
The changes we have made to the Circular Action Hub website are much more than a changed aesthetic. They have been made to improve the process of adding and funding vital waste recovery services all over the world. At the core of the changes is a simplified project registration form, which is now quicker and easier […]
Ocean Bound Plastic Certification Standard added to the Hub
A fourth certification standard has been added to the Hub this month. The OBP Neutrality Subprogram is part of the OBP Certification Program, created by the NGO Zero Plastic Oceans (ZPO), which focuses on reducing the amount of plastic waste that enters oceans. It is a market-based mechanism for financing the removal and treatment of […]