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Forever chemicals

"PFAS contamination presents both opportunities and challenges for the waste management industry"

The US EPA has presented new regulations to deal with PFAS contamination. Industry expert Ryan Moore, Program Director, PFAS Remediation at REGENESIS, talks about why PFAS are such a problem, how to treat them and the impact of the new regulation for the waste management industry.

Apr 16, 2024

Reading time: about 7 minutes

Hazardous Waste

EPA proposes rule to safely dispose of waste explosives such as fireworks and ammunition

The draft rule would reduce the open burning and open detonation of waste explosives, such as fireworks, ammunition and flares, which the...
Apr 12, 2024

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#collection and handling

#hazardous waste
Informal Waste Management Sector

Waste Pickers at the Forefront of a Global Just Transition and Plastic Treaty Movement

The informal waste sector, and waste pickers in particular, play a crucial role and have a significant impact on the economic, social and...
Apr 8, 2024

Reading time: about 6 minutes
#collection and handling

#municipal waste
ISWA and UNEP present

The Global Waste Management Outlook 2024

A call for action to catalyse collective efforts towards an improved waste management system based on a holistic 3D perspective.
Apr 5, 2024

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#climate change

#pollution
UNEP’s Global Waste Management Outlook 2024

UN report: World must move beyond waste era and turn rubbish into resource

The Global Waste Management Outlook shows the urgent need to decouple waste generation from economic growth and shift to zero waste and...
Feb 28, 2024

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#circular economy

#climate change
Maritime safety

Council and Parliament reach agreement to ensure safer and cleaner shipping in the EU

To ensure safer and cleaner shipping in the EU, the Council Presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a draft agreement...
Feb 16, 2024

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#climate change

#legislation
ISWA study

Potential for women to tackle climate crisis - with the right support

The solid waste management (SWM) sector attracts well educated, highly motivated, impact driven and ambitious women, according to the...
Feb 1, 2024

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#circular economy

#climate change

ISWA at COP28

Strengthening the voice of the waste and resources sector

Even though sound waste management is a vital tool in fighting the tripe planetary crisis, it is generally overlooked in the global climate...
Nov 28, 2023

Reading time: about 6 minutes
#circular economy

#climate change
Plastic Waste

The top plastic polluters 2022

In its annual report Break Free From Plastic ranked the world's biggest plastic polluters. Here is what the researchers found.
Nov 7, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#collection and handling

#plastic waste
EPA announces Federal Enforcement Priorities to protect communities from pollution

EPA enforcement priorities also focus on PFAS and landfill emissions

New priorities address today's challenges, including climate change, PFAS, coal ash, air toxics, drinking water contamination and chemical...
Aug 29, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#business news

#landfill
Transboundary movement of discarded EEE

Global e-waste flows monitor 2022

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream worldwide. And it is amongst the top three waste categories illicitly traded. Researchers from...
Jul 24, 2023

Reading time: about 7 minutes
#e-waste

#pollution
Circular Economy

UN plastic pollution talks: Moving forward to a legally binding instrument

From 29 May to 2 June, international stakeholders came together in Paris to discuss a global treaty to end plastic pollution. ISWA’s Nancy...
Jun 14, 2023

Reading time: about 5 minutes
#business news

#circular economy
Circular Economy

“Waste must no longer be seen as an item without value”

ISWA President Carlos Silva Filho has been appointed to the United Nations Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste. He talked with...
Jun 14, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#circular economy
Plastic Waste

ISWA report: How to beat plastic pollution

At the recent second session of the INC, the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) presented a new report highlighting the key...
Jun 7, 2023

Reading time: Less than a minute
#business news

#plastic waste
Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution

INC: Paris, city of plastic (solutions)?

Until June 2nd the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC) is held in Paris. ISWA Managing...
May 31, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#legislation

#plastic waste
Electronic Waste

Canada's e-waste generation tripled in two decades

Along with the rise in the use of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), came the rise of electronic waste. A recent study analyses...
May 24, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#circular economy
Sustainability

International Day of Zero Waste

The International day of Zero Waste aims to encourage sustainable consumption and production patterns, supporting the social shift towards...
Mar 30, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#circular economy

#food waste
Marine Litter

The shark that collects waste and data

The WasteShark collects plastic and other waste. The promising prototype has evolved into a full-fledged water robot that is used to clean...
Mar 16, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#collection and handling

#marine litter
Plastic Recycling

EIB: New study reveals 6.7 billion investment gap to meet Europe's plastics recycling targets

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has presented a study on the analysis of inefficiencies in the plastics value chain and their solutions.
Mar 16, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#packaging

#plastic waste
Waste-to-Energy

Discussion of ZWE report on dioxins from WtE plants

In January Zero Waste Europe published an article on dioxin emissions in three European waste-to-energy plants. Here Prof. Nickolas J....
Mar 6, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#opinion

#people and companies
Informal Waste Sector

International Waste Pickers Day: Alliance meets in Nairobi

March 1 commemorates the International Waste Pickers Day. The Kenyan National Waste Pickers Association and the IAWP will host a march to...
Mar 1, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#collection and handling
Landfill Directive

European Commission takes Slovakia to court for failing EU landfill rules

Slovakia failed to rehabilitate and close a certain number of landfills that do not comply with the requirements of the Landfill Directive,...
Jan 31, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#landfill