10 November 2021 | All Working Groups, Close dumpsites, ISWA blog, ISWA news, Working Groups
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) took place in Glasgow on 1 – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit brought together parties to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. ISWA...
28 October 2021 | ISWA blog, ISWA in the media, ISWA news, Working Groups
A guest blog by David C Wilson, Visiting Professor in Waste and Resource Management at Imperial College London I want to talk about how much the waste and resources sector can contribute to mitigating global heating; and to make the case for prioritising...
5 October 2021 | ISWA blog, ISWA in the media, ISWA news, Working Groups
On October 3rd, 2021, the ISWA Board gathered in Athens, Greece to hold the ISWA General Assembly 2021. As a preliminary meeting for the ISWA 2021 World Congress, the General Assembly served as an appropriate setting to collectively commit to support the transition to...
21 September 2021 | EU Projects, ISWA blog, ISWA news
Ine De Vilder, PhD Researcher "Textile Functionalisation & Surface Modification" Increasing recycling is crucial, especially for plastics and textiles, as illustrated by the recently published European strategy on plastics or the voluntary engagement of...
17 September 2021 | Healthcare Waste, ISWA blog, ISWA news
September 17th marks World Patient Safety Day, an international day that aims to enhance global understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in health care safety, and promote global action to prevent and reduce avoidable harm in health care. Of course,...
7 September 2021 | ISWA blog, ISWA news, Working Groups
Did you know that 92% of our world is exposed to polluted air, causing an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year? Air pollution is an environmental risk to human health and an avoidable cause of death and disease worldwide. Not just that, it has detrimental...
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