HOW TO BUILD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
SOURCE : WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE We have a waste problem. The world threw away around 300 million tons of plastic in 2019, nearly equivalent to the weight of the human population. Scientists expect there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. One year’s electronic waste weighs in at more than 50 […]
Inspirational women led recycling cooperatives: ACERJ
Born into a traditional family of waste pickers in Rio de Janeiro, Glória de Souza dos Santos, 45, has worked for over three decades in the recycling market. She was brought up in Laureano, a neighbourhood of Jardim Gramacho, the largest «recycling centre of the State of Rio de Janeiro», where together with her mother […]
BVRio launches Circular Action Hub
Waste leakage and particularly plastic pollution is an alarming global problem, but the solutions must be delivered locally. Circular Action Hub connects global sources of finance with ambitious and scalable local projects to support and accelerate circular waste management action via performance-based payments for an inclusive circular economy. The Hub is the world’s first online […]
GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES NEED TO FILL THE PLASTIC DATA GAP
SOURCE : GREENBIZ Nature is drowning in plastic waste. Every minute, the equivalent of one dump truck full of plastic enters our oceans alone, with dire consequences for people and wildlife. In response, many political and business leaders have committed to ending the flow of plastic into nature by 2030. But critical gaps in national-level […]
HOW COOPERATIVES CAN HELP BRAZIL’S WASTE PICKERS BUILD BACK FROM COVID-19
SOURCE : ILO Brazil is one of the countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the groups hardest hit within Brazil are the waste pickers, who salvage materials for recycling. They really are at the bottom of the pile. I work with the waste pickers of Brazil and I hear directly what […]
HUMANS LEFT BEHIND A RECORD NUMBER OF E-WASTE IN 2019
SOURCE : THE VERGE 2019 set a record for the amount of e-waste ever generated worldwide: 53.6 million metric tons of discarded phones, computers, appliances, and other gadgets. That’s more than the combined weight of all the adults in Europe. It’s also a 21 per cent increase since 2014, according to a new international report. […]
WHY THE PANDEMIC COULD SLASH THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WASTE WE RECYCLE
SOURCE : THE CONVERSATION The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the use of plastic medical and protective equipment, such as single-use gloves, masks and aprons. Much of this equipment must be discarded after use to limit the spread of the virus. But demand for plastic packaging has also spiked in the retail sector, as customers wary […]