Carlos Silva Filho

Interview with ISWA president Carlos Silva Filho

“I am convinced that ISWA is the right instrument to make change happen”

For the last four years Carlos Silva Filho has been the voice and face of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA). Ever since his election to become ISWA president in October 2020 he was adamant to bring the associations message to the people. As he passes on the torch, he talks to WMW about ISWA, the development of waste management and what the future holds.

Sep 16, 2024

Reading time: about 7 minutes

#sustainability

Sustainable waste management

Embracing circular waste management: a critical paradigm shift for a livable future

Circular waste management offers the potential for a net gain of more than USD 100 billion per year by 2050. To achieve this, a...
Jul 8, 2024

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#circular economy

#climate change
COP28

Showcasing the link between waste and resource management to tackle climate change

COP28 was also particularly significant for the waste management industry. For the first time, the sector had its own pavilion at the...
Feb 2, 2024

Reading time: about 7 minutes
#circular economy

#climate change
COP28

The significant potential of better waste and resource management for climate mitigation

We challenge the common perception that waste and resource management contributes minimally to mitigation of climate heating. We argue that...

Nov 27, 2023

Reading time: about 10 minutes
Comment from the President

COP28: We are at the halfway point to the 2030 goals

The Paris Agreement was adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference in 2015. We are exactly at the halfway point to 2030 now to achieve the...

Nov 27, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
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
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

Opinion

Sound management of organic waste towards a net-zero and sustainable future

To be able to achieve net-zero it is essential to concentrate on the treatment - and avoidance - of biowaste. Waste is the third largest...
Feb 20, 2023

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#opinion

#biowaste
Sustainability

Turning Tables on the Planetary Triple Crisis – What is the Role for the Waste Sector ?

ISWA president Carlos Silva Filho talked at the recent ISWA World Congress about the triple planetary crisis we are currently facing and...
Sep 29, 2022

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#collection and handling

#legislation
ISWA World Congress Singapore

The ISWA World Congress started today!

Singapore is hosting this years ISWA World Congress. Taking place from September 21 to 23 and themed “Don’t Waste Our Future”, the congress...
Sep 21, 2022

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#circular economy
Opinion

"Integrated and stepped up approach is instrumental to improve waste management worldwide."

Inadequate waste management poses a direct threat to the environment, to biodiversity and to human health, both locally and globally,...
Sep 14, 2022

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#circular economy

#collection and handling
Opinion

"Combined efforts are key to improve waste management worldwide."

The era of local containment is over. In order to really improve waste management worldwide combined efforts and joint initiatives are key,...
Jun 27, 2022

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#collection and handling

#municipal waste
Interview

ISWA President Carlos Silva Filho: “Waste to energy is still in its initial stages in Brazil”

While waste to energy (W2E) is already well established in Europe and the USA, some markets are still in their infancy. In Brazil, the...
Jun 10, 2022

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#business news

#waste to energy
Opinion

"We are commited to work towards a healthy environment as a universal right for all"

As ISWA recognises the need for and supports the endeavour to prepare an international agreement on monitoring, controlling, mitigating,...
Mar 4, 2022

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#legislation

#opinion
Estrutural Dumpsite Success for #CloseDumpsites Campaign

Largest Open Dump in Latin America Finally Closed

Located around 20 km from the Esplanade of the Ministries, the heart of the Brazilian national government, the Estrutural Dumpsite is next...
Jul 13, 2018

Reading time: about 5 minutes
#business news

#landfill