Flip-flops, upholstery foam, plastic and sofas – the surprising catches Guanabara Bay fishers are making
Introducing a series of articles on the project ‘Fishing for litter in Guanabara Bay’ Since April this year, the second phase of our ‘Fishing for litter’ project has been supporting 25 families from Ilha do Governador, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to remove waste from Guanabara Bay. To show the development of this social and […]
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 […]
BVRio shares plan of action for plastic circularity in Brazil
Last week, BVRio’s circular economy specialist, Pedro Succar, presented the results of a market study conducted by BVRio in 2021 on plastic circularity in Brazil at the opening event of the Circular Plastics Programme in the Americas (CPAP), in Rio de Janeiro. The World Bank, through the IFC, funded the market study for plastics circularity […]
A decade of innovation in support of initiatives that remove or prevent ocean pollution
2021-2030 was declared the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, where top of the list of desirable outcomes is ‘a clean ocean where sources of pollution are identified and reduced or removed’. Despite many years of the media spotlight on plastic pollution in the ocean, the flow of solid waste shows few […]
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 […]
Cover story for Brazilian ‘fishing for plastic’ initiative
Fishers from Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are getting another living from the sea: fishing for waste. BVRio’s project in partnership with the Italian social enterprise Ogyre featured on the cover of O Globo, a mainstream newspaper in Brazil, over the weekend. The reporter Ludmilla Lima went to meet the fishers, who are now earning a […]
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 […]
Seven initiatives delivering a range of solutions to waste management in Africa
This month, the Circular Action Hub welcomed seven brilliant initiatives in countries from Central, West and East Africa, which are delivering a range of waste management solutions from recycling household waste and high-density plastic to producing biofuel and improving waste pickers’ living wages. The Mozambican Recycling Association (AMOR) runs a social inclusive initiative enabling recycling […]
BVRio follows-up on project ‘Entreamigos’ in Mexico, funded by PREVENT Waste Alliance
BVRio was in Mexico last month, between the 21st and 25th February, to support a circular economy network registered in the Hub’s project directory, composed of four community associations and several autonomous waste pickers. Maria Accioly, BVRio’s circular economy specialist, accompanied the proceedings of SGS Audit to the project, which is coordinated by the NGO […]
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 […]