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Meet the Zero Waste bloggers from Indonesia
Contributed by Ismail Rayadi, YPBB Bandung The COVID-19 pandemic has put on hold community activities under the Zero Waste Cities Program in Bandung. Limited movements in the city, however, did not stop us from doing public outreach, particularly to people...
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GAIA Asia Pacific is hiring! Asia Pacific Communications Associate
GAIA is looking for a dynamic communications professional to fill the Asia Pacific Communications Associate post! As the Communications Associate, you will have the opportunity to tell the world that Zero Waste solutions are happening in cities and...
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GAIA Asia Pacific is hiring! Asia Pacific Climate and Clean Energy Campaign Associate (AP CCE Campaign Associate)
The GAIA Asia Pacific secretariat is looking for a passionate and innovative person to fill the Asia Pacific Climate and Clean Energy (CCE) Campaign Associate post! As the CCE Campaign Associate, you will have the opportunity to catalyze a global shift...
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Waste Incinerators Undermine Clean Energy Goals
Renewable energy is defined as energy produced by natural resources — such as sunlight, wind, and geothermal heat — that are naturally replenished within a certain time span. Municipal solid waste is derived from finite natural resources and burning these...
Illegal Shipments of Italian Municipal Waste to Tunisia
Italy's shipments of municipal waste to Tunisia in 2020 shine a spotlight on persisting abuses in the global trade in plastic and other waste. In particular, this scandal highlights the role of problematic EU waste code 19 12 12 in these illegal...
GAIA Asia Pacific launches Business Unusual: Enterprises paving the way to Zero Waste
While the demand for sustainable, packaging-free stores keeps growing, corporations remain slow to respond. They are still focused on greenwashing--producing supposedly eco-friendlier packaging for their products which are mere PR stunts in disguise. ...
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