28 March 2024 | ISWA blog
Dr. Vivek S Agrawal In India, where languages change every fifty kilometres, waste characteristics shift within just fifty meters. Achieving zero waste is not solely reliant on national policy initiatives like the ambitious Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The situation of zero...
28 February 2024 | ISWA blog, ISWA news
The new Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO) 2024 report was launched at a press event during the UNEA 6 conference in Nairobi, Kenya. ISWA President, Carlos Silva Filho, along with lead author Zoe Lenkiewicz were there alongside Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive...
15 February 2024 | ISWA blog
Today, just 1% of waste is monitored in most materials recovery facilities. Even in advanced economies, 40% of waste sorting is done by hand. In the US alone, that lack of visibility and automation contributes to US$80 billion-US$120 billion a year worth of plastic...
30 January 2024 | ISWA blog, ISWA news
ISWA is delighted to welcome Greyparrot as our latest Silver Member. Greyparrot is using AI waste analytics to unlock a new understanding of discarded resources that we call waste intelligence. We achieve this by leveraging AI to unlock a new understanding of...
23 January 2024 | ISWA blog, ISWA news
The Clean Oceans through Clean Communities Programme had a very productive 2023 with projects running in parallel in Banyuwangi, East Java, Tabanan, Bali and Chengalpattu, India. All locations are at various stages of developing Waste Master Plans with Banyuwangi...
11 January 2024 | ISWA blog
In the pursuit of sustainable waste management solutions, Blue Planet has undertaken a pioneering project at the Perungudi Dumpyard in Chennai. This initiative aims not only to address the immediate environmental concerns posed by landfills but also to contribute to...
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