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Waste Technology Deep Dives
Globally, the solid waste of 3 billion people is not managed in controlled facilities and therefore negatively impacting on the health of the surrounding communities as well as the environment. [...]
Third African Clean Cities Platform Assembly
More than 100 cities form 42 countries from Africa will convene to exchange knowledge and share good practices towards Clean and Circular Africa Taking Place from 25 to 29 July, [...]
Africa Waste Webinar Series – Towards clean, healthy and circular cities in Africa – Webinar #5 Plastic Pollution from Waste – How to “stop the tap” of plastic leakage in African cities?
UN-Habitat, with support from The United Nations for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoMSSA) has been organizing the Africa Waste webinar series consisting of [...]
Waste Wise Education Webinar in South-Asia
An educational dimension in waste management initiatives is critical since it encourages people to become environmentally conscious and to induce behavioural change towards sustainable waste and resource management. That’s why one [...]
Africa Waste Webinar Series – Towards clean, healthy and circular cities in Africa – Webinar #4 Waste and Climate change: appropriate technologies and good practices in Africa
Africa’s urbanization rate is 3.5%, the highest in the world. Due to the rapid urbanization in recent years, municipal solid waste management has become a big challenge for many cities, [...]
Africa Waste Webinar Series – Towards clean, healthy and circular cities in Africa – Webinar #3 How to Turn Open Dumpsites to Controlled Waste Disposal Facility in African Cities?
Africa’s urbanization rate is 3.5%, the highest in the world. Due to the rapid urbanization in recent years, municipal solid waste management has become a big challenge for many cities, [...]
Africa Waste Webinar Series – Towards clean, healthy and circular cities in Africa – Webinar #2 COVID Waste: What Additional Challenge was Imposed on African Cities
Africa’s urbanization rate is 3.5%, the highest in the world. Due to the rapid urbanization in recent years, municipal solid waste management has become a big challenge for many cities, [...]
Africa Waste Webinar Series – Towards clean, healthy and circular cities in Africa – Webinar #1 – Waste Collection: How to Improve Waste Collection Rate in African Cities?
Africa’s urbanization rate is 3.5%, the highest in the world. Due to the rapid urbanization in recent years, municipal solid waste management has become a big challenge for many cities, [...]
Residuos Sólidos – Experiencias Innovadoras en Latinoamérica
El grupo de Educación ISWA YPG, junto con Waste Wise Cities de ONU-HABITAT, los capítulos locales del ISWA YPG Colombia y ISWA YPG Perú y sus aliados locales, ofreció el [...]
Reducción de la Pérdida y Desperdicio de Alimentos – Compartiendo Buenas Prácticas Regionales en Latinoamérica
Aproximadamente el 14 % de la producción mundial de alimentos se pierde antes llegar a la mesa del consumidor y un porcentaje significativo se desperdicia siendo aun totalmente apto para [...]
Deep Dive # 5: Semi-Aerobic Landfills – The Fukuoka Method
Our past Deep Dive webinars highlighted recovery options for different types of waste – e-waste, organic waste and dry recyclables. Although cities should strive to use these technologies as much [...]