Recycling plastic is not easy. 🫣 Spoiler alert: The value of recycled plastic rarely covers the cost of collecting and processing it. This means...

In our recent be Waste Wise webinar on rural waste management we learned about two very effective models: 🏝️ Yayasan Rijig Pradana Wetan in...

🌞 Bright and early this morning I joined the UNEP Global Dialogue and Youth Day to talk about how collaborative policymaking can unlock the hidden...

👉 Whenever I work with waste management practitioners I always highlight the necessity to collect food waste separately from other wastes. Why?...

There are two schools of thought in waste management. 1. Arrive at a community and tell them how to manage their waste. Procure infrastructure and...

The concept of Extended Producer Responsibility appears to be one of the better tools we have to drive waste prevention and investment in waste...

The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) congress for me was a celebration of the expansiveness of our sector. Anyone who thinks the "waste...

📱 Waste apps - are they worth it? We just held a really lively discussion via be Waste Wise on the huge value of waste apps, featuring frontrunners...

If anyone is giving advice on waste management (or circular economy initiatives at the recycling end of the scale, previously known as "waste...

I started the year with CLOCC (Clean Oceans through Clean Communities) in Indonesia, where the hugely impressive team is putting in the hard work to...

Rural communities face particular challenges with waste management: 🚚 Transport is expensive, so waste collections are often non-existent 🤷‍♀️ It's...

👩‍🚀 Waste management isn't rocket science. 👷‍♀️ A lot of the time it's just common sense, with a sprinkling of knowledge, and a tonne of passion. 📺...

Here is a list of free online resources for anyone wanting to learn more about waste management. They are particularly relevant to low- and...