CAN CIRCULAR CREDITS HELP CITIES DEAL WITH WASTE?
Waste management is expensive business for municipalities around the world. This is especially true in low- and middle-income countries, where up to 20% of municipal budgets goes to waste collection. However, even though waste collection is frequently the biggest item in these budgets, it still remains chronically under-funded. The cost to governments to be able […]
CIRCULAR GUIDANCE NOTE 1: NO DOUBLE COUNTING
OUR APPROACH: LEARNING BY DOING The Circular Credits Mechanism (CCM) is guided by a set of Principles & Criteria to ensure the environmental and social integrity of the credits issued and the waste management systems of its users. Underpinning our approach is the principle of ‘learning by doing’. And that is because we recognise that […]
Destaque de Projeto: Myanmar Recycles
O projeto ‘Myanmar Recycles’ foi recentemente selecionado como um dos oito Projetos-Piloto 3R que testarão o Standard de Plástico desenvolvido pela VERRA em nome da Iniciativa 3R. A proposta vencedora foi logo identificada pela imprensa local em Mianmar e destacada neste artigo publicado no The Myanmar Times. Em Mianmar, assim como em muitos outros países […]
