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
05/12/2023 Pioneering report addresses challenges in Brazil’s textile industry and proposes paths to circular fashion transformation
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
27/04/2023 Project encouraging recycling in Rio concludes pilot phase with a legacy for waste management in the city
06/09/2022 Sofas bogged down in the mangroves of Guanabara Bay; a look into Rio’s seacoast swamped with mattresses and upholstered furniture
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
08/06/2022 Uma década de inovação e apoio a iniciativas que contribuem para a redução da poluição dos oceanos
10/12/2021 Pedro Moura Costa elected new representative to the PREVENT Waste Alliance steering committee
14/09/2021 Spotlight on Impact: Coopgaleão, Brazil «With funding we have been able to lease a conveyor belt to help with operations.»
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”
01/12/2020 Tetra Pak call for suppliers of 25,000 tonnes/year of used beverage cartons in India and Vietnam
08/10/2020 ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WILL FILL OCEANS, LAND BY 2040 EVEN WITH IMMEDIATE GLOBAL ACTION, REPORT SAYS
