India has a massive waste problem. But the world's most populous country is doing its best to find ways to deal with the rapidly increasing waste generation.
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...
ISWA President Carlos Silva Filho has been appointed to the United Nations Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste. He talked with...
At the recent second session of the INC, the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) presented a new report highlighting the key...
Until June 2nd the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC) is held in Paris. ISWA Managing...
Along with the rise in the use of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), came the rise of electronic waste. A recent study analyses...
In its annual report Break Free From Plastic ranked the world's biggest plastic polluters.
The International day of Zero Waste aims to encourage sustainable consumption and production patterns, supporting the social shift towards...
The WasteShark collects plastic and other waste. The promising prototype has evolved into a full-fledged water robot that is used to clean...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has presented a study on the analysis of inefficiencies in the plastics value chain and their solutions.
In January Zero Waste Europe published an article on dioxin emissions in three European waste-to-energy plants. Here Prof. Nickolas J....
March 1 commemorates the International Waste Pickers Day. The Kenyan National Waste Pickers Association and the IAWP will host a march to...
Slovakia failed to rehabilitate and close a certain number of landfills that do not comply with the requirements of the Landfill Directive,...
The new report by Zero Waste Europe on biomonitoring research on waste incinerator emissions in three countries - Spain, Czech Republic and...
100 of the best ideas that can actually improve the world are gathered in the student competition "Prototypes for Humanity". One of them...
ISWA is leading the way in putting sound waste management on the high-level agenda and spreading the message that waste management must...
MPs demand that the UK should ban all plastic exports by 2027 to reduce the country’s contribution to global plastic waste pollution. The...
The advanced environmental intelligence platform for aviation, waste, wastewater and water treatment can help industries to meet the new...
The Commission is proposing stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater.
Thailand is one of the countries most affected by marine litter. It is also one of the primary plastic waste-importing countries. Now the...