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From Wasteful Systems to Circularity: Spotlight on Waste Management at UNOC 2025

25 June 2025 | ISWA blog, Plastic Treaty

Mostafa Ahmed ISWA Technical Coordinator At the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, the side event “Spotlight on the Land to Sea Continuum to Protect Marine Environments from Plastic Pollution”, organised by the French Solid Waste Partnership, ISWA’s French national member,...

ISWA welcomes AtkinsRéalis as our Newest Silver Member

24 June 2025 | ISWA blog

ISWA is delighted to welcome AtkinsRealis as our newest Silver member! Created by the integration of long-standing organisations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and...

Reflections from the ISWA’s Global Second-Hand Textiles Conference at IFAT Eurasia 2025

20 June 2025 | ISWA blog

Shiza Aslam ISWA YPG Leadership Team / Coordinator ISWA Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation In May, I had the privilege of participating in the IFAT Eurasia 2025 held in Istanbul — a vibrant convergence of environmental innovation and industrial and...

Guest Blog: ISWA’s Working Group on Energy Recovery visits Greece!

27 May 2025 | Energy Recovery, ISWA blog

Antonios Sakalis Senior Circular Economy and Climate Change Expert, ENVIROPLAN S.A. The ISWA Working Group on Energy Recovery met for the first time in 2025, in Athens, Greece. The Greek Government has been implementing, over the last few years, an ambitious plan to...

ISWA at the BRS COP-17

20 May 2025 | ISWA blog, ISWA news

ISWA was represented at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-17), held in Geneva from 28 April to 9 May 2025. Carlos Silva Filho, ISWA Past President and Slobodanka Pavlovic, Vice Chair of ISWA’s Working Group...

Guest Blog: How Satellites Can Transform Waste Management

13 May 2025 | ISWA blog

Managing a landfill involves more than just waste collection—it’s a complex operation with unique challenges. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas released from decomposing materials, adds to the complexity. From shifting emission sources to odor issues, safety risks, and...