COP 30 in Belém, Brazil
Four messages to COP 30 from WasteCulture - Draft
Dipl.-Ing.(TU) Werner P. Bauer
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference, will take place in Belém, Brazil, from November 10th to 21st, 2025. It will bring together representatives from politics, science, civil society, and business to discuss measures against climate change. We are hopeful that the final document will be positive and will align with the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement.
This is a draft for a proposal from the WasteCulture Community. It is open for discussion and will then be released after the 12th of November to the press.
- Up to 50 % of the 1.5 degree target can be achieved with a holistic waste culture.
- It is vital to support President Mukhtar Babayev from Cop 29 with his Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste (Annex 7).
- Ensure your circular economy activities are based on the two pillars of residual waste management:
- Do not accept illegal dumping, whether on streets, nor in water, or on dumps.
- Reduce emissions from sanitary landfills. - And one idea for the final document: National authorites shall collect and recover all plastic that consumers cannot avoid.
(please respond by Nov. 12th)
Let’s co-create!
Sincerely yours
Werner Bauer
Comments:
Dr. Siegfried Scholz
Hi WasteCulture
In addition to 3: I strongly suggest to refer to the waste hierarchy instead, ideally with mentioning WtE. But if we do not mention the pyramid, there implicitly would be no room left for WtE
And by the way: «Reduction of methane emissions from waste is essential to mitigate climate change.”
Best Siegfried
In addition to 3: I strongly suggest to refer to the waste hierarchy instead, ideally with mentioning WtE. But if we do not mention the pyramid, there implicitly would be no room left for WtE
And by the way: «Reduction of methane emissions from waste is essential to mitigate climate change.”
Best Siegfried
18.11.2025 11:02:58
Hi,
Perhaps it should be added that open burning is also prohibited? Most of it is burned rather than dumped.
And of course: Do not accept illegal dumping, whether on streets, nor in water, or on dumps
Greetings, Benedict
Perhaps it should be added that open burning is also prohibited? Most of it is burned rather than dumped.
And of course: Do not accept illegal dumping, whether on streets, nor in water, or on dumps
Greetings, Benedict
18.11.2025 07:01:31
Your four messages on the COP 30 in Belem, Brazil are very hopeful and concrete.
As a waste expert, I agree with your proposal to achieve climate goals through waste culture. While national leadership and a transition to a circular economy based on a market economy are fundamental, I believe a cultural shift toward a sustainable and circular society is far more valuable for transforming human society. I hope COP 30 will serve as an opportunity to overcome the global climate crisis through a revolution in waste culture, rather than through legal measures.
Best regards,
Dong-Hoon
As a waste expert, I agree with your proposal to achieve climate goals through waste culture. While national leadership and a transition to a circular economy based on a market economy are fundamental, I believe a cultural shift toward a sustainable and circular society is far more valuable for transforming human society. I hope COP 30 will serve as an opportunity to overcome the global climate crisis through a revolution in waste culture, rather than through legal measures.
Best regards,
Dong-Hoon
17.11.2025 18:11:43
Hi Waste Culture,
I totally support your proposal.
Waste dumps are a total disaster for the planet. We need to phase them out and replace with proper engineered landfill sites with proper methane management systems.
I also think that all consumer products should have a clear, locally defined route for recycling. If this doesn’t exist then the product should not be allowed. That seems to be the only way to make a circular economy work.
Best wishes
Chris
I totally support your proposal.
Waste dumps are a total disaster for the planet. We need to phase them out and replace with proper engineered landfill sites with proper methane management systems.
I also think that all consumer products should have a clear, locally defined route for recycling. If this doesn’t exist then the product should not be allowed. That seems to be the only way to make a circular economy work.
Best wishes
Chris
17.11.2025 17:51:26
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