At the WtE Beacon conference in Stockholm, Sweden, ISWA’s Björn Appelqvist highlighted the urgent need for sustainable waste management solutions, emphasizing that waste is not just an environmental issue but a human rights challenge.
Fly tipping is a criminal offence, a major nuisance to local communities and causes environmental damage. Newly released data from DEFRA...
PFAS are literally everywhere. So of course, they also end up in waste-to-energy plants. And just like in every waste management facility,...
On 5 December, World Soil Day, the International Compost Alliance (ICA) is celebrating with a series of webinars. The events are in line...
Day two of the ISWA World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, was all about the lack of data, data collection and the need for a global...
Cape Town is hosting this year's ISWA World Congress. The first day was full of inspiring speeches and interesting presentations. Also, the...
everwave and STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH have jointly developed and built SortX, a mobile sorting container specifically designed to combat...
Plastic particles mixed in with the sand on the beach, plastic bottles gathering on the coasts: Marine litter is a global problem. But it...
In its annual report, Break Free From Plastic ranks the world's top plastic polluters. Here are the results from the global brand audit.
Local governments face enormous challenges in managing the ever-growing waste streams as they are responsible for their collection,...
The US EPA has presented new regulations to deal with PFAS contamination. Industry expert Ryan Moore, Program Director, PFAS Remediation at...
The draft rule would reduce the open burning and open detonation of waste explosives, such as fireworks, ammunition and flares, which the...
The informal waste sector, and waste pickers in particular, play a crucial role and have a significant impact on the economic, social and...
A call for action to catalyse collective efforts towards an improved waste management system based on a holistic 3D perspective.
The Global Waste Management Outlook shows the urgent need to decouple waste generation from economic growth and shift to zero waste and...
To ensure safer and cleaner shipping in the EU, the Council Presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a draft agreement...
The solid waste management (SWM) sector attracts well educated, highly motivated, impact driven and ambitious women, according to the...
Even though sound waste management is a vital tool in fighting the tripe planetary crisis, it is generally overlooked in the global climate...
In its annual report Break Free From Plastic ranked the world's biggest plastic polluters. Here is what the researchers found.
New priorities address today's challenges, including climate change, PFAS, coal ash, air toxics, drinking water contamination and chemical...
E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream worldwide. And it is amongst the top three waste categories illicitly traded. Researchers from...
From 29 May to 2 June, international stakeholders came together in Paris to discuss a global treaty to end plastic pollution. ISWA’s Nancy...
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