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On 23 August 2026, a large section of the Dar-es-Salam landfill in Conakry, Guinea, collapsed following heavy rainfall, killing 30 people and injuring 22 others, including six seriously.

The carbon that is currently being downcycled does not contribute to the defossilization of the chemical industry; in fact, it is a waste of carbon.

COP 30 should be a milestone moment to boost ambition, finance and action as the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement.

As discussed inside Global WtERT Council we are now in the process of taking the small step towards the new website wasteculture.com. I am convinced that this also will help the common cause to foster WtE techniques who need more acceptance in society.

Setting the record straight by responding to the article’s allegations against WtE with science-based facts

How Plastic Waste is Burned in Indonesian Tofu Factories

Waste to energy demands both high-level expertise and extensive practical experience from its workforce. To address this challenge, the Innovation Network (IN GMVA) was established, an interdisciplinary initiative designed to support talented employees in independently executing projects.

Waste to energy demands both high-level expertise and extensive practical experience from its workforce. To address this challenge, the Innovation Network (IN GMVA) was established, an interdisciplinary initiative designed to support talented employees in independently executing projects.

The cooperation will also promote the dissemination of information on the Brazilian waste sector through the WasteCulture platform and support the organization of workshops ...and international exchange initiatives.

On November 8, we gathered to celebrate the closing of the International Training Workshop on Waste-to-Energy – an event hosted by Zhejiang University (ZJU) and co-organized by Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) and the International Consultant Committee on Waste-to-Energy (ICCWtE), with support from WtERT, brought together 20 participants from 15 countries.

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is an initiative founded in 2012 by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and renowned economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University.

New MOU Signed Between Brazilian and German Associations to Foster Bilateral Cooperation

Numerous safety violations have been detected at the fast-growing landfill. It’s part of a larger pattern of problems with how the U.S. handles waste.

There is a need to promote collaboration between the governments of Europe and the LAC region for capacity building and training in all matters related to technologies for the integrated and sustainable management of municipal waste.

The paper "History of Landfill And Landfill Gas Management In The United States" shows that in USA “states with high recycling rates have high landfill costs, and nine of the top ten states with high recycling rates also have bottle bill legislation that requires a deposit on bottles. Sates with low recycling rates also have low landfill fees for solid waste.”

A journey to showcase the benefits that Waste-to-Energy plants bring to Cities.

18 Member States are at risk of missing one or both of the 2025 targets.

In the face of a growing sense of urgency to address global climate goals, there is a need for approaches that move beyond technical innovations to better integrate a wide range of factors, including cultural contexts.

By examining evidence from a broad array of disciplines in peer-reviewed and grey literature, as well as case studies from the Region, this report opens up a systematic engagement with the role of culture in waste management practices and how this fosters or undermines conditions for health and well-being.

Everybody has an idea what waste means but especially when we look at the ocean we have the plastic waste and this is a disaster. Becoming aware of these problems is the starting point to find solutions"