2015 Global Waste Survey

April 1, 2015 | be Waste Wise 1

Please take the 2015 Global Waste Survey to tell us what you want to know or discuss about waste in 2015.Read More

Food waste disposers can mitigate climate change and reduce costs

May 22, 2014 | Craig Dsouza 1

For climate change mitigation, food waste disposers are better than composting, waste-to-energy and landfilling. Their wider adoption calls for integrated decision making encompassing solid waste management and wastewater.Read More

Food waste disposal units – is the jury still out?

April 21, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2

Watch Prof. Adam Read, Dr. Tim Evans and Michael Keleman discuss the relevance and sustainability of food waste disposal units.Read More

Appetite for reduction? Behaviour change and food waste

April 21, 2014 | be Waste Wise 2

Watch Phillip Ward, Julia Hailes, Jonathan Bloom, and Dean Pearce discuss Behaviour Change and Food Waste as part of the 2014 Global Dialogue on Waste.Read More

Compatibility Between Recycling and Waste-to-Energy

December 7, 2013 | be Waste Wise 11

This panel addressed the role of waste-to-energy (if any) in the waste management hierarchy of North America and Europe, provided international experience on the degree of compatibility between recycling and waste-to-energy, analyses the arguments for the juxtaposition of waste-to-energy and recycling, and discusses the policies adopted in some communities to build successful sustainable waste management systems, with the general aim of moving away from landfills.Read More