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- [GAIA at INC-5.2: Advocating a Binding Global Plastics Treaty to End Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-gaia/): Global Plastics Treaty negotiations recap, briefings from the INCs and positioning from the Global South countries. Discover solutions for a sustainable future.
- [Africa Zero Waste Academy Champions Next Generation of Zero Waste Leaders to Tackle Climate Crisis ](https://www.no-burn.org/africa-zero-waste-academy-champions-next-generation-of-zero-waste-leaders-to-tackle-climate-crisis/): 27 July 2026 Kpong, Ghana — The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA Africa) and the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) have commenced the in‑person segment of the Africa Zero Waste Academy 2026, a flagship program dedicated to training the next generation of zero waste practitioners, following the successful rollout of the online program last
- [From the EU’s Closet to Africa’s Dumpsters: How Fast Fashion Fuels the Textile Waste Crisis in Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/from-the-eus-closet-to-africas-dumpsters-how-fast-fashion-fuels-the-textile-waste-crisis-in-africa/): By Frank Sekyere, Programs Manager for Upcycle It Ghana Every morning, millions of garments are pulled from racks across Europe and the United States - purchased with excitement, worn a handful of times (if at all), and then discarded in favour of the next trend. But where do those discarded clothes go after being cast
- [Nigeria's 32 Million Tonnes of Annual Waste Is Doing Something Far Worse Than Polluting Streets](https://www.no-burn.org/nigerias-32-million-tonnes-of-annual-waste-is-doing-something-far-worse-than-polluting-streets/): By: Green Knowledge Foundation Every morning in Nigeria's Benin City, before traffic builds up and markets awaken, faint plumes of smoke rise from heaps of waste scattered across open spaces. In Jos, plastic bags cling to drainage channels after heavy rains. On the outskirts of Abuja, government-approved dumpsites quietly ferment under the sun. In Lagos, Nigeria's 32 Million Tonnes of Annual Waste Is Doing Something Far Worse Than Polluting Streets
- [WHEN THEY WIN, THE WORLD WINS.](https://www.no-burn.org/gwa-victories/): Over 375 incinerators have shut down in 25 years. Read 20 stories of communities that stopped incinerators and proposals in their cities.
- [CUANDO LAS COMUNIDADES GANAN, EL MUNDO GANA.](https://www.no-burn.org/cuando-las-comunidades-ganan-el-mundo-gana/): 20 historias inspiradoras de victorias contra los incineradores de basura 20 de octubre de 2026 A lo largo de los últimos 25 años de GAIA, hemos sido testigos del cierre de más de 375 incineradores en todo el mundo. En esta serie dedicada a la Semana Global de Acción contra la Incineración, destacamos más de
- [Waste-to-Energy Incineration: The Facts, Costs & Risks](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-to-energy-incinerator-facts-costs-risks/): Stop waste incineration: it emits more CO2 than coal and harms communities. Download GAIA's evidence brief and explore zero waste solutions.
- [Analysis of Twenty Waste Incinerators Worldwide Shows Threats to Environment, Investments, Public Health](https://www.no-burn.org/analysis-of-twenty-waste-incinerators-worldwide-shows-threats-to-environment-investments-public-health/): GAIA's Burn Book analyzes 20 incinerators worldwide and urges the World Bank and public lenders to stop financing waste-to-energy incineration.
- [GAIA’s "Burn Book" Documents the Hazards of the Waste-Burning Industry](https://www.no-burn.org/burnbook-stop-incineration/): GAIA's Burn Book tracks 20 waste-to-energy incinerators worldwide: decades of debt, toxic air pollution and climate harm. See the findings.
- [Burning Plastic Waste: The Toxic Gases and Health Risks](https://www.no-burn.org/toxic-gas-release-burning-plastic-waste/): Toxic gas release from burning plastic waste studies show dioxins, furans, and particulate matter harm health and climate. Learn the risks and take action.
- [How Communities Can Refuse Incineration and Win](https://www.no-burn.org/how-to-refuse-incineration/): How communities refuse incineration and win — organize early, demand air monitoring, and build a zero waste plan. Learn the strategy.
- [Un análisis de veinte incineradoras de residuos en todo el mundo revela amenazas para el medio ambiente, las inversiones y la salud pública](https://www.no-burn.org/un-analisis-de-veinte-incineradoras-de-residuos-en-todo-el-mundo-revela-amenazas-para-el-medio-ambiente-las-inversiones-y-la-salud-publica/): PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 13 de octubre de 2026 Grupos exigen que se ponga fin al financiamiento público de la incineración en la reunión anual del Banco Mundial Hoy, la Alianza Global por Alternativas a las Incineradoras (GAIA) ha publicado un informe titulado «The Burn Book: Incineradoras que amenazan el clima, la salud pública y
- [Regional Leaders, Waste Workers, and Cities Urge COP31 Negotiators to Defund Incineration and Finance Community-Led Methane Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/regional-leaders-waste-workers-and-cities-urge-cop31-negotiators-to-defund-incineration-and-finance-community-led-methane-solutions/): Frontline municipalities, worker cooperatives, and civil society prove decentralized organic waste systems are ready for immediate scale as climate finance continues to favor capital-intensive disposal. Jakarta, Indonesia 29 September 2026 — At the conclusion of the Second Regional Congress on Organics and Climate held on September 23-24, city and municipal leaders, civil society organizations, researchers,
- [SRADev Nigeria: Trust and Shared Ownership made the MAMRN Project Unique](https://www.no-burn.org/sradev-nigeria-trust-and-shared-ownership-made-the-mamrn-project-unique/): Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) is a professional, non-governmental, non-profit think tank dedicated to environmental health research, advocacy, and action. Through evidence-based research, policy advocacy, capacity building, and strategic partnerships, SRADev Nigeria works to improve environmental health, strengthen environmental governance, and foster the sustainable management of natural resources. The organisation facilitates
- [Tres días de encuentro para compartir y construir el futuro de nuestro movimiento](https://www.no-burn.org/tres-dias-de-encuentro-para-compartir-y-construir-el-futuro-de-nuestro-movimiento/): Del 3 al 5 de septiembre, miembros de GAIA y de Break Free From Plastic en América Latina se reunieron en Santiago para compartir experiencias, celebrar logros y construir prioridades estratégicas para seguir fortaleciendo el movimiento. El encuentro recibió a 44 organizaciones de 14 países de la región. Septiembre, 2026 - El objetivo central del
- [Africa Zero Waste Academy: Where Knowledge Becomes Movement](https://www.no-burn.org/africa-zero-waste-academy-where-knowledge-becomes-movement/): By Yvette Ahenkorah, 2026 Africa Zero Waste Academy Participant I came to the GAIA Africa Zero Waste Academy ready to learn. I expected new knowledge, new ideas and a deeper understanding of what zero waste could look like in our communities. What I did not fully expect was to leave the six-day in-person experience carrying
- [Learning-oriented collaboration enhances long-term impact: CFEW on the MAMRN Project.](https://www.no-burn.org/learning-oriented-collaboration-enhances-long-term-impact-cfew-on-the-mamrn-project/): Centre for Earth Works (CFEW) is a research-driven, youth-led organisation committed to protecting the earth by working closely with communities to build practical, lasting solutions that empower people to conserve their environment and adopt sustainable practices that support both livelihoods and ecological balance. For nearly a decade, CFEW has consistently advanced environmental sustainability through innovative
- [GAIA Response to the Aid to Negotiations](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-response-to-the-aid-to-negotiations/): Open Letter to the Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution A Spanish language version can be found below. Your excellency, Amb. Julio Cordano, The release of the Aid to Negotiations marks a key step in the process to develop a legally binding international instrument to end plastic pollution. Unfortunately, rather than bringing
- [PAVE: Rooting collaboration in local relationships through the MAMRN Project](https://www.no-burn.org/pave-rooting-collaboration-in-local-relationships-through-the-mamrn-project/): The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) is a Lagos-based grassroots non-profit accredited by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Established to promote sustainable development through research, policy dialogue, advocacy, and consultancy, PAVE works on development issues across their environmental and socio-economic dimensions, with a
- [GAIA at the Global Zero Waste Forum](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-at-the-global-zero-waste-forum/): This past June 5–7, GAIA was present at the second Global Zero Waste Forum, organized by the Zero Waste Foundation in Istanbul, Türkiye, under the theme "Road to Antalya: Zero Waste as Climate Action."
- [Zero Waste Cities Network Launches Philippine Chapter, Empowering Local Leaders to Tackle Waste Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-cities-network-launches-philippine-chapter-empowering-local-leaders-to-tackle-waste-crisis/): July 23, 2024 - In a groundbreaking move, the Zero Waste Cities Network (ZWCN) has formally launched its Philippine chapter, uniting local government officials and zero waste advocates in a collaborative effort to advance sustainable waste management nationwide. Supported by GAIA Asia Pacific, Mother Earth Foundation, Urban Movement Innovation (UMI), and the Global Methane Hub
- [International Zero Waste Month 2024](https://www.no-burn.org/international-zero-waste-month-2024/): Last January 2024, over 200 GAIA members and allies took part in the International Zero Waste Month reaching a total of 300 events in 22 countries.
- [A Zambian Youth’s Journey to the Africa Zero Waste Academy 2026](https://www.no-burn.org/a-zambian-youths-journey-to-the-africa-zero-waste-academy-2026/): By Cyrus Malama, 2026 Africa Zero Waste Academy Participant When I boarded my flight on July 26, 2026, I was more than just a Junior Councillor; I was a young Zambian with a vital question: How can we transform the waste problem in our communities into a solution? This question drove me to Accra, Ghana,
- [Miembros del movimiento #breakfreefromplastic responden a los anuncios de sus gobiernos antes de UNEA 5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-del-movimiento-breakfreefromplastic-responden-a-los-anuncios-de-sus-gobiernos-antes-de-unea-5-2/): Para su publicación inmediata Las organizaciones apoyan el respaldo de los gobiernos respecto a un enfoque de ciclo de vida completo para un Tratado Global de Plásticos, e instan a los gobiernos a cumplir con los compromisos legalmente vinculantes. WASHINGTON — Tras los anuncios de gobiernos como los de Estados Unidos, Francia, Canadá y Corea
- [Organizaciones, sector gubernamental y recicladores de base llaman a acelerar la gestión de residuos como estrategia frente al cambio climático](https://www.no-burn.org/seminario-internacional-basura-cero-santiago-2026/): Más de 45 organizaciones y 26 municipalidades se reunieron en Chile para impulsar la gestión de residuos como estrategia climática y reducir el metano.
- [Organizaciones de América Latina y el Caribe denuncian exclusión de lasociedad civil en las negociaciones del Tratado global de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-denuncian-exclusion-en-negociaciones-tratado-de-plasticos/): Reuniones cerradas entre gobiernos dejan fuera a organizaciones observadoras de las discusiones sustantivas sobre el futuro tratado, advierten 26 organizaciones de la región. Agosto de 2026— Organizaciones de la sociedad civil de América Latina y el Caribe denuncian la falta de espacios de participación efectiva en las negociaciones del Tratado global de plásticos y alertaron
- [CODAF: Bridging the gap between policymakers and grassroots communities through MAMRN Project](https://www.no-burn.org/codaf-bridging-the-gap-between-policymakers-and-grassroots-communities-through-mamrn-project/): The Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) is a Nigerian NGO bridging the gap between policymakers and grassroots communities on environmental issues. CODAF tackles climate change through innovative zero-waste initiatives, converting organic waste to compost using Black Soldier Fly technology while training Zero Waste Ambassadors and the Zero Waste Farmers Network in zero-waste and agroecological practices.
- [My Chronicles of the Africa Zero Waste Academy 2026: Princess Kemdi](https://www.no-burn.org/my-chronicles-of-the-africa-zero-waste-academy-2026-princess-kemdi/): By Princess Kemdi Chika-Okafor I have always believed true circularity isn't just about fixing what breaks at the end of the disposal process; it means rethinking and redesigning our systems from the start. This was exactly what the Africa Zero Waste Academy was about: rethinking and redesigning our waste systems. As a participant in both
- [GAIA Technical Guidance Series for Policymakers and Financiers on Fast Action on Waste and Methane](https://www.no-burn.org/tech-guide-waste-methane/): Following the commitments within the Global Methane Pledge and the COP29 Declaration to Reduce Methane from Organic Waste (ROW declaration), signatory countries have pledged to significantly reduce waste methane emissions by 2030. While this will pose an increase of political and financial resources driven towards the waste sector, there is a need to ensure the
- [PUBLIC STATEMENT BYLATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS ON THE LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN THE 2026 PLASTICS TREATY NEGOTIATIONS](https://www.no-burn.org/latin-american-organizations-exclusion-global-plastics-treaty-talks/): Latin American and Caribbean organizations denounce the lack of transparency and civil society participation in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations.
- [Organizaciones latinoamericanas y del Caribe ante la inexistencia de espacios de participación en las negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos 2026](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-denuncian-falta-de-participacion-en-negociaciones-del-tratado-plasticos/): Organizaciones de América Latina y el Caribe denuncian la falta de participación y transparencia en las negociaciones del Tratado global de plásticos.
- [Reciclaje sin recicladorAs es basura, el retorno de las brujas. Lanzamiento en Ecuador del libro que narra las historias de las recicladoras de Ecuador y Colombia](https://www.no-burn.org/reciclaje-sin-recicladoras-es-basura-el-retorno-de-las-brujas-lanzamiento-en-ecuador-del-libro-que-narra-las-historias-de-las-recicladoras-de-ecuador-y-colombia/): Descargar libro aquí: Reciclaje sin recicladorAs es basura. El retorno de las brujas María Fernanda Solíz Torres, coordinadora. Autores: María Fernanda Solíz Torres. Milena Alía Yépez Fuentes. Melanie Dominick Valencia Velasco. Rubén Fernando Solíz Carrión. Fotorreportaje: Tania Macera Torres, Melanie Valencia Velasco.
- [How SEDI is promoting sustainable environmental practices through the MAMRN Project](https://www.no-burn.org/how-sedi-is-promoting-sustainable-environmental-practices-through-the-mamrn-project/): By Collins Azuike Sustainable Environment Development Initiative (SEDI) is committed to promoting sustainable environmental practices, focusing on organic waste management, waste reduction, and soil health. The organization works to establish composting facilities, divert organic waste from landfills, and produce nutrient-rich compost as a soil amendment, alongside public awareness campaigns, environmental policy advocacy, and capacity building
- [I Came to Learn About Zero Waste, I Left Rethinking Our Waste Management System.](https://www.no-burn.org/i-came-to-learn-about-zero-waste-i-left-rethinking-our-waste-management-system/): By Kadiatu A. Sherriff, 2026 Africa Zero Waste Academy Participant When I joined the Africa Zero Waste Academy, I came with an open mind. I have been working within the waste sector and thinking about the challenges and possible solutions in Liberia for some time. And I knew there was still a lot to learn. I Came to Learn About Zero Waste. I Left Rethinking Our Waste Management System.
- [Seminario internacional abordará el rol estratégico de los residuos orgánicos para la acción climática y la transición hacia basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/seminario-internacional-basura-cero-santiago/): Especialistas de América Latina se reúnen para compartir experiencias,conocimientos y estrategias para impulsar la transición hacia modelos basura cero.
- [From Nakuru to Accra: A Waste Picker's Journey Through the Africa Zero Waste Academy](https://www.no-burn.org/from-nakuru-to-accra-a-waste-pickers-journey-through-the-africa-zero-waste-academy/): By Bob Kennedy, 2026 Africa Zero Waste Academy Participants There are moments in life that quietly reshape how you see the world. For me, attending the 2026 Africa Zero Waste Academy in Accra, Ghana, was one of them. As I boarded my flight from Kenya, I carried more than a suitcase. I carried years of
- [From Online Learning to On-the-Ground Action: Africa’s Zero Waste Movement Grows Stronger](https://www.no-burn.org/africas-2026-zero-waste-academy/): By Desmond Alugnoa and Ama Asiedu For nearly a decade, the GAIA Africa team has been providing technical expertise and supporting movements across the continent, helping communities advance practical, just and people‑centred zero waste solutions. In 2025, we hosted the first-ever GAIA Africa Zero Waste Academy, with a simple but ambitious goal: to build the
- [The Global Action Hub on Waste Methane and Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/the-global-action-hub-on-waste-methane-and-environmental-justice/): Celebrating methane reduction advancements in the waste sector guided by the Environmental Justice Principles The Global Action Hub on Waste Methane and Environmental Justice is an international online space to collectively assess, address, and celebrate the advancements on this field of climate action and support the implementation of the Global Methane Pledgeand the COP 29
- [<strong>International Zero Waste Cities Conference 2023: Zero Waste to Zero Emission</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/international-zero-waste-cities-conference-2023-zero-waste-to-zero-emission/): One of the leading causes of climate change is unmanaged waste and at the recently held COP27 last November 2022, the continuing struggle to reach the Global Methane Pledge, which recognizes that reducing methane, a greenhouse gas over 80 times as potent as CO2, is critical to achieving the Paris Climate Agreement’s goal of limiting
- [Montenegro communities turn food waste into climate solutions ](https://www.no-burn.org/montenegro-communities-turn-food-waste-into-climate-solutions/): Brussels, Belgium – 30 March 2026 – On the occasion of International Zero Waste Day, the European network Zero Waste Europe is spotlighting how communities in Montenegro are turning food waste into a valuable resource through the #ForkToFarm project. Over the last two years, Montenegrin municipalities have clearly demonstrated how decentralized bio-waste management can help
- [GAIA Welcomes COP31 Zero Waste Priority, Calls for Climate Finance to Scale Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-welcomes-cop31-zero-waste-priority-calls-for-climate-finance-to-scale-solutions/): PRESS STATEMENTFeb 13, 2026 GAIA welcomes the COP31 Presidency’s decision to prioritize zero waste and waste methane reduction—a critical and timely step toward accelerating climate action and advancing a just transition for frontline communities. Mariel Vilella, Director of GAIA’s Global Climate Program, said: “Recognizing zero waste as a top climate priority is both urgent and
- [In Istanbul, The World Talked About Zero Waste; In Nigeria, We Are Building It](https://www.no-burn.org/in-istanbul-the-world-talked-about-zero-waste-in-nigeria-we-are-building-it/): By Melody Ifechi Enyinnaya, Community Development Advocacy Foundation Every evening in Nigeria’s cities, smoke rises from open dumpsites. It is easy to mistake it for burning waste, but it’s not. It is methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, silently escaping into our atmosphere at an alarming rate from mountains of rotting organic waste.
- [EPA revokes its Endangerment Finding, dismantling the legal basis for U.S. climate pollution limits](https://www.no-burn.org/epa-revokes-its-endangerment-finding-dismantling-the-legal-basis-for-u-s-climate-pollution-limits/): GAIA condemns the Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) official revocation of its 2009 Endangerment Finding (“Finding”) under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. The Finding was based on decades of overwhelming scientific evidence and legal precedent that greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) endanger public health and welfare. The administration argued that the Clean Air Act does
- [Greening Transport Beyond EVs: From Swapping Engines to Swapping Systems](https://www.no-burn.org/greening-transport-beyond-evs-from-swapping-engines-to-swapping-systems/): GAIA hosted the co-authors of Life After Cars and hosts of The War on Cars podcast for a conversation about the limits of EV electrification and what mobility justice could look like.
- [Nueva Presidencia para las negociaciones del Tratado global de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/nueva-presidencia-para-las-negociaciones-del-tratado-global-de-plasticos/): El embajador chileno Julio Cordano fue elegido presidente del INC del Tratado Global de Plásticos. La sociedad civil pide transparencia, participación y un enfoque en todo el ciclo de vida del plástico.
- [En defensa del verdadero espíritu  «basura cero»](https://www.no-burn.org/en-defensa-del-verdadero-espiritu-basura-cero/): By Cecilia Allen, Global Zero Waste Cities Program Director, GAIA Lo que antes se consideraba un sueño de idealistas, «basura cero» es ahora una corriente dominante. Incluso ha entrado en el lenguaje de la ONU: el organismo elaboró una resolución en la que instaba a los gobiernos a «promover iniciativas basura cero», estableció un Día
- [Encuentro regional de Centroamérica fortalece el movimiento y las soluciones comunitarias basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-regional-de-centroamerica-fortalece-el-movimiento-y-las-soluciones-comunitarias-basura-cero/): Miembros se reunieron en Centroamérica en una agenda que combinó articulación regional, incidencia política y diálogo público frente a la crisis de residuos.
- [Cambio clave de Estados Unidos, apoyará la reducción de la producción de plásticos en el Tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/estados-unidos-apoyara-reduccion-produccion-plasticos/): Fuente: Exclusive: In shift, US backs global target to reduce plastic production, source says por Valerie Volcovici Según información publicada en Reuters, Estados Unidos apoyará la reducción de la producción de plástico a nivel mundial en el Tratado global de plásticos. Este cambio, que representa una ruptura con posturas anteriores, alinea a EE. UU. con
- [Relator de la ONU advierte que la Ley de Economía Circular en México no prohíbe los plásticos de un solo uso](https://www.no-burn.org/relator-onu-advierte-que-ley-economia-circular-en-mexico-no-prohibe-los-plasticos-de-un-solo-uso/): Relator de la ONU advierte que ley en México no prohíbe plásticos de un solo uso y es insuficiente frente a fallo judicial.
- [Melipeuco se consolida como referente basura cero y ahorra más de 90 millones de pesos anuales por la gestión de basura que no se envía al relleno sanitario](https://www.no-burn.org/melipeuco-referente-basura-cero/): Melipeuco redujo un 65% sus costos de disposición final con compostaje, reciclaje y educación ambiental, liderando basura cero en La Araucanía.
- [Countries Adopt New Chair of Plastics Treaty Negotiations ](https://www.no-burn.org/countries-adopt-new-chair-of-plastics-treaty-negotiations/): Civil Society Urges New Chair to Enforce Greater Transparency, Inclusivity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2026 Geneva, Switzerland– Member States convened in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 7th of February for INC-5.3 to elect a new Chair of the plastics treaty negotiations. Today they formally elected Julio Cordano, diplomat and Director of Environment, Climate Change, and
- [How Centre for Earth Works (CFEW) is Transforming Waste Systems in Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/how-centre-for-earth-works-cfew-is-transforming-waste-systems-in-nigeria/): The issue of organic waste management is particularly pressing in cities around the world, including Nigeria, where organic waste constitutes, on average, 50 percent of municipal waste. In some cities, this figure can be as high as 80 per cent. While there are numerous challenges to managing organic waste in Nigeria, there are also significant
- [Renewable Energy Storage: Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/batteries/): Learn how renewable energy batteries power the clean energy transition and why redesign, reuse, and responsible recycling are key to a just zero waste future.
- [Basura Cero Nicaragua fortalece la educación ambiental con su primer seminario de educación ambiental y formación docente](https://www.no-burn.org/basura-cero-nicaragua-primer-seminario-educacion-ambiental-y-formacion-docente/): En Nicaragua se desarrolló el primer seminario de educación ambiental y formación docente con seminarios web y espacios de intercambio internacional.
- [Rutas basura cero: una iniciativa regional para visibilizar experiencias de reúso y gestión sostenible de residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/rutas-basura-cero-lac/)
- [GAIA Denounces the Ongoing Violence and Deaths at the Hands of ICE and CBP](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-denounces-the-ongoing-violence-and-deaths-at-the-hands-of-ice-and-cbp/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2026 Berkeley, CA — In response to ongoing violence, deaths, and repression caused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) issued the following statement: GAIA stands in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis and with communities across
- [GAIA Condemns EPA Decision to Prioritize Industry Profits Over Human Life](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-condemns-epa-decision-to-prioritize-industry-profits-over-human-life/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2026 Berkeley, CA — In the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to stop accounting for the economic value of health benefits, including lives saved, when setting air pollution standards, Denaya Shorter, Senior Director of the U.S. & Canada Region at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
- [Asia Pacific Experts Urge Caution on Bioplastics at Regional Panel Discussion](https://www.no-burn.org/asia-pacific-experts-urge-caution-on-bioplastics-at-regional-panel-discussion/): Environmental leaders, community advocates, and policy experts from across the Asia Pacific convened on January 22 for Fire or Ice: Growth of Bioplastics in the Asia Pacific, an online discussion examining regulatory, policy, and investment trends driving the expansion of bioplastics and their implications for communities, climate, and human health. Panelists warned that the unchecked
- [Desde ferias libres hasta estadios: cómo Fundación Basura impulsa soluciones basura cero en Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/como-fundacion-basura-impulsa-soluciones-basura-cero-en-chile/): Fundación Basura impulsa soluciones basura cero que previenen residuos antes de generarse, desde ferias y hogares hasta escuelas y estadios en Chile.
- [CESTA forma a municipalidades salvadoreñas para avanzar hacia hojas de ruta basura cero y abre el debate sobre la invasión plástica en el país](https://www.no-burn.org/cesta-seminario-gestion-integral-y-foro-invasion-plastica-el-salvador/): CESTA fortalece a municipalidades salvadoreñas y abre debate sobre invasión plástica para avanzar hacia modelos basura cero frente a la crisis de residuos.
- [Pronunciamiento en rechazo a la intervención militar de Estados Unidos contra Venezuela](https://www.no-burn.org/pronunciamiento-rechazo-intervencion-militar-estados-unidos-contra-venezuela/): GAIA manifiesta su profunda preocupación y su rechazo categórico a la política de intervención, bloqueo y asedio contra Venezuela.
- [On Refuse Single-Use Day, Communities Break Away from the Throwaway Culture](https://www.no-burn.org/on-refuse-single-use-day-communities-break-away-from-the-throwaway-culture/): 06 January 2026 - #RefuseSingleUseDay shines a light on a simple idea that feels almost old-fashioned: stop treating things as throwaways in the first place. From plastic sachets to paper cups to misleading bio-based packaging, single-use items continue to strain ecosystems and local budgets. The campaign demands a systemic shift away from the "take-make-waste" economy
- [“Zero waste is possible”: GAIA Africa Members return from Philippines with lessons for tackling waste pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-is-possible-gaia-africa-members-return-from-philippines-with-lessons-for-tackling-waste-pollution/): For 10 days in the Philippines, environmental advocates from across the world moved through neighbourhoods before sunrise with waste pickers, sorted discarded plastics by hand, observed community composting systems, and studied how ordinary residents are helping to build functioning zero-waste communities. This included six environmental organisations from Africa (Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana and Togo.) The
- [Global Movement Kicks Off International Zero Waste Month 2026 calls for more investments on zero waste solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/global-movement-kicks-off-international-zero-waste-month-2026-calls-for-more-investments-on-zero-waste-solutions/): 2026 January 01 - As the world welcomes the New Year, more than 1,000 Civil Society Organizations and Grassroots community groups in over 90 countries are also gearing up for the annual celebration of International Zero Waste Month, amplifying the call for more investment to help cities transition to the zero waste system. This January,
- [COP27: one step forward, two steps back](https://www.no-burn.org/cop27-one-step-forward-two-steps-back/): GAIA's summary of COP27, and our delegation's impact.
- [#NoTrashTalk](https://www.no-burn.org/notrashtalk/): A campaign to call out international financing institutions (IFIs), governments, and investors to walk the talk by withdrawing support for incinerators and other false solutions to waste management, pollution, and fossil fuel-based energy sources. We demand that finance be shifted to accelerated, just, and transformative solutions. A UN report in 2019 estimated that 1,120 or
- [[Media Release] Accra Launches Ambitious LOW-Methane Portfolio to Accelerate Climate Action, Advance Zero Waste, and Build Cleaner Communities](https://www.no-burn.org/accra-launches-ambitious-low-methane-portfolio-to-accelerate-climate-action-advance-zero-waste-and-build-cleaner-communities/): Accra, Ghana - The City of Accra has officially unveiled its LOW-Methane Portfolio, a landmark roadmap that sets out bold actions to reduce methane emissions from the waste sector while advancing climate resilience, public health, job creation, and the city’s transition toward a zero waste future. The portfolio outlines Accra's commitment to reducing methane emissions
- [Open letter to multinational development banks: STOP supporting waste incineration!](https://www.no-burn.org/open-letter-to-multinational-development-banks-stop-supporting-waste-incineration/): TO: Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Mr. Takehiko Nakao, President, Asian Development Bank Mr. Liqun Jin, President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Mr. Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank Mr. Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank Mr. James P. Scriven, Chief Executive Officer,
- [Zero Waste Doesn’t Work Without Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-doesnt-work-without-environmental-justice/): By: Marcel Howard, Zero Waste Program Manager, U.S. & Canada Zero waste is often framed as an idealistic goal: a world without trash, pollution, or environmental harm. But like aiming for zero traffic fatalities or zero preventable diseases, zero waste isn’t about perfection; it’s about striving for measurable improvement. At its core, zero waste asks
- [<strong>It’s time to Refuse Single-Use Plastics</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/its-time-to-refuse-single-use-plastics/): Environmentalists worldwide are stepping up their efforts to call businesses and global leaders to phase out single-use plastic (SUP) to address plastic pollution and the climate crises. Onsite and online actions are organized in key cities around the world on January 6 to mount the Refuse Single Use Day. Led by the Global Alliance for
- [124 grupos de la sociedad civil instan a la presidencia de la COP31 a convertir la ambición de «basura cero” en acción climática](https://www.no-burn.org/124-grupos-de-la-sociedad-civil-instan-a-la-presidencia-de-la-cop31-a-convertir-la-ambicion-de-basura-cero-en-accion-climatica/): Se insta a Turquía a adoptar políticas de «basura cero» más ambiciosas en materia climática Se publica una declaración mientras los líderes mundiales se reúnen en la sesión entre períodos de la COP en Bonn PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 17 de junio de 2026 Estambul, Turquía– Mientras los líderes mundiales se reúnen en Bonn, Alemania,
- [Joint Declaration: Aligning Zero Waste with High-Ambition Climate Action for COP31 ](https://www.no-burn.org/joint-declaration-zero-waste-climate-action-cop31/): ENGLISH As Türkiye prepares to host COP31, we, the undersigned civil society organizations, acknowledge the Turkish Presidency’s decision to elevate Zero Waste and waste-derived methane reduction as top priorities within the Action Agenda. We affirm that zero waste is an indispensable strategy for climate mitigation, adaptation, and co-benefits, given that approximately 70% of global greenhouse
- [124 Civil Society Groups Call on COP31 Presidency to Turn Zero Waste Ambition into Climate Action](https://www.no-burn.org/124-civil-society-groups-call-on-cop31-presidency-to-turn-zero-waste-ambition-into-climate-action/): Turkiye Urged to Adopt More Climate-Ambitious Zero Waste Policies Declaration Released As World Leaders Meet at Bonn Intersessional FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2026 Bonn, Germany– As world leaders gather in Bonn, Germany to lay the groundwork for negotiations at COP31, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has released a public declaration in collaboration with
- [Plastic Free July: How to Reduce Plastic Pollution with Zero Waste Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/plastic-free-july/): In this Plastic Free July blog, GAIA answers some frequently asked questions about the global movement. The month-long celebration reminds us that ending plastic pollution requires both everyday actions and ambitious regional and international policies. Join GAIA in building a world beyond plastic pollution—not just in July, but every day of the year.
- [Opportunities in Organic Waste Management](https://www.no-burn.org/opportunities-in-organic-waste-management/): By: Green Knowledge Foundation In Durban, South Africa the partnership between the Early Morning Market and the Warwick zero waste composting project stands as a practical model that should be replicated across Africa. This collaboration has not only transformed the market into a cleaner, tidier, healthier, and more attractive environment, but has also significantly reduced
- [Stopping Waste-to-Energy in Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/stopping-waste-to-energy-in-canada/): This webpage is intended to support better actions to tackle waste in Canada that reduce the climate, biodiversity, toxics and cost impacts.
- [Investing in clean air should also mean rejecting false solutions to the waste management crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/investing-in-clean-air-should-also-mean-rejecting-false-solutions-to-the-waste-management-crisis/): By Weyinmi Okotie, GAIA Africa, Clean Air Program Manager This week, 13 - 16 July, policymakers, scientists, civil society organisations, development partners, and community leaders will gather in Pretoria for the 2026 Africa Clean Air Forum. The theme is "Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities." Air pollution is becoming one of Africa's most
- [A Visit to the World’s Largest Second-Life EV Battery Megafactory](https://www.no-burn.org/a-visit-to-the-worlds-largest-second-life-ev-battery-megafactory/): GAIA's Global Batteries Lead, Lien De Brouckere visited Moment Energy to learn more Megafactory 1 — the world's largest EV battery repurposing facility.
- [Ending Waste Incineration in Canada: Sign Our Letter Today!](https://www.no-burn.org/ending-waste-incineration-in-canada-sign-our-letter-today/): Canada is among the most wasteful countries in the world and most of our waste could be avoided, recycled or composted. Canada has goals to decrease waste by 30% by 2030 and 50% by 2040, to end plastic waste by 2040, and to reduce landfill methane emissions by 50% by 20301.2 Reaching even these goals
- [31 Environmental Organizations Call on Regulators in 7 States to Protect Oversight of Plastic Recycling Facilities](https://www.no-burn.org/31-environmental-organizations-call-on-regulators-in-7-states-to-protect-oversight-of-plastic-recycling-facilities/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2026 Berkeley, CA — Thirty-one environmental organizations, including GAIA (the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives), are calling on environmental agencies in seven US states to ensure strong safeguards for plastic recycling and disposal facilities. On Tuesday, July 14, the organizations submitted a joint letter urging regulators not to surrender oversight
- [Segunda edição de pesquisa revela agravamento do impacto do plástico não reciclável sobre catadores no Rio de Janeiro](https://www.no-burn.org/pesquisa-impacto-plasticos-catadores-rio-de-janeiro/): Estudo mostra que 45% dos plásticos coletados não são reciclados e geram prejuízos aos catadores.
- [Environmental Groups Urge Ontario’s Government Not to Classify WTE as Renewable Energy](https://www.no-burn.org/environmental-groups-urge-the-environmental-registry-of-ontario-not-to-classify-wte-as-renewable-energy/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2026 Environmental organizations across Canada, part of the Canadian Zero Waste Coalition, have submitted joint comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) urging the province to reject a proposal that would classify waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration as renewable energy. If adopted, the proposal would amend Ontario’s Renewable Energy Approvals (REA)
- [Campaign: Stopping Waste-to-Energy in Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/campaign-stopping-waste-to-energy-in-canada/): In 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) commissioned a report on Waste-to-Energy, intended for local governments to use as a guide. This report painted WTE in a favourable light due to a narrow focus. In response to the federal paper, research was conducted for a coalition of environmental non-profit groups using a broader lens
- [Incinerators Blocked / Closed, U.S. & Canada, 2012-2017](https://www.no-burn.org/incinerators-blocked-closed-u-s-canada-2012-2017/): CLOSURES Harford County, MD: incinerator to close (Baltimore Sun, “Harford's waste-to-energy incinerator to close for good March 17,” 3/7/2016) Hamilton County, OH: Sewage sludge incinerator to close, alternatives being investigated (Fox19, “Little Miami waste incinerator facility set to close,” 3/20/2016; WCPO, “Sewer district hopes to build bio-digesters to turn human waste – yep, human waste
- [Imported garbage to be returned from Philippines to Canada!](https://www.no-burn.org/imported-garbage-to-be-returned-from-philippines-to-canada/): A few years ago, more than a 100 container vans of mixed waste that were falsely declared as plastics intended for recycling were illegally exported from Canada to the Philippines. GAIA and our members have fought hard against this, and last week, a regional trial court in the city of Manila handed the decision to return
- [The Basel Convention and plastic waste trade](https://www.no-burn.org/basel/): Learn about the Basel Convention and its efforts to reduce hazardous waste movement between nations. Explore its impact and implementation on our website.
- [GAIA Submits Comments on SB 54, Section 18980.2, Categorically Excluded Materials](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-submits-comments-on-sb-54-section-18980-2-categorically-excluded-materials/)
- [GAIA Submits Comments on 19 August 2025 Draft SB 54 Regulations, focus on pyrolysis incineration and related technologies](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-submits-comments-on-19-august-2025-draft-sb-54-regulations-focus-on-pyrolysis-incineration-and-related-technologies/)
- [GAIA Submits Comments to CalRecycle: SB 54 Regulations Informal Rulemaking Comment Period, Focus on "Chemical Recycling"](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-submits-comments-to-calrecycle-sb-54-regulations-informal-rulemaking-comment-period-focus-on-chemical-recycling/)
- [Social-Economic Perspectives on Organic Waste and Methane Emissions in Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/social-economic-perspectives-on-organic-waste-and-methane-emissions-in-nigeria/): By: Green Knowledge Foundation Nigeria's growing waste crisis is no longer just an environmental concern; it is also a major socio-economic and public health challenge. From the bustling Alaba International Market in Lagos and Igbudu Market in Warri to places such as Ojota, Ajah, Epe, Akpakpava, and Gwagwalada, heaps of unmanaged waste continue to accumulate
- [Defending the Real Spirit of Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/defending-the-real-spirit-of-zero-waste/): As international momentum grows towards zero waste, its true definition needs to be adopted and vigorously defended.
- [“La gente estaba feliz con el cambio”: las monitoras ambientales que transformaron el barrio El Estadio en Costa Rica](https://www.no-burn.org/lideresas-del-cambio-costa-rica/): Siete mujeres lideraron un proyecto en el barrio El Estadio que redujo residuos y fortaleció la educación ambiental en León Cortés, Costa Rica.
- [Why Africa’s Own Treaty May Be the Key to Fixing Global Waste Trade Rules](https://www.no-burn.org/why-africas-own-treaty-may-be-the-key-to-fixing-global-waste-trade-rules/): How the Bamako Convention Can Drive Real Implementation of the Basel Convention in Africa By Gilbert KUEPOUO, Executive Director of Centre de Recherche et d’Education pour le Developpement (CREPD) The African continent has historically been a dumping ground for hazardous chemicals, technologies, and waste from the global north and from countries such as China, India, and
- [Media Release: Stop Dumping on Africa: GAIA/BFFP Calls for Urgent Action Against Waste Colonialism](https://www.no-burn.org/media-release-stop-dumping-on-africa-gaia-bffp-calls-for-urgent-action-against-waste-colonialism/): 25 May 2026- As we mark Africa Day 2026, we, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) Africa, are reiterating our urgent call to strengthen the continent's fight against waste colonialism. We call for an end to waste colonialism - the practice of exporting waste from high-income nations to
- [Waste pickers key to climate and energy solutions, new report finds](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-pickers-key-to-climate-and-energy-solutions-new-report-finds/): 25 May 2026 — Waste pickers play a far greater role in climate action and waste management than is widely recognized, according to a report released on Africa Day by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), which urges governments to formally recognize and contract waste pickers as service providers within public waste management systems.
- [How Nigeria’s Growing Waste Challenge Can Be Solved Through Methane Reduction](https://www.no-burn.org/how-nigerias-growing-waste-challenge-can-be-solved-through-methane-reduction/): By: Green Knowledge Foundation Nigeria is currently grappling with a waste crisis that poses significant threats to public health, the environment, and the overall quality of life in both urban areas and rural communities. Annually, Nigeria generates approximately 25 to 32 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW), a figure that continues to rise due
- [Five Global South Cities Lead the Way to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/top-20-best-practices-cities-zero-waste/): UN gives global recognition to community-based zero waste systems including the cities of Accra, Dar Es Salaam, San Fernando, Varkala, and Florianopolis supported by the GAIA network.
- [From Lomé to Manila: My Journey at the Zero Waste Academy Philippines ](https://www.no-burn.org/from-lome-to-manila-my-journey-at-the-zero-waste-academy-philippines/): By: OUREYA RAISSA From April 18 to 26, 2026, I participated in the Zero Waste Academy: Community Zero Waste Program Implementation Course, hosted by GAIA Asia-Pacific and the Mother Earth Foundation in Manila, the vibrant capital of the Philippines. The event brought together people committed to building a world beyond throwaway culture. For nine intensive
- [Transporte ecológico más allá de los vehículos eléctricos: del cambio de motores al cambio de sistemas](https://www.no-burn.org/transporte-ecologico-mas-alla-de-los-vehiculos-electricos-del-cambio-de-motores-al-cambio-de-sistemas/): Una conversación con Sarah Goodyear y Doug Gordon GAIA recibió a Sarah Goodyear y Doug Gordon —coautores de Life After Cars y presentadores del podcast The War on Cars— para conversar sobre el cambio del sistema de transporte, los límites de la electrificación de los vehículos eléctricos y cómo podría luciruna verdadera justicia en materia
- [Más de 50 países piden la eliminación gradual de los combustibles fósiles, incluidos los productos petroquímicos, en la Conferencia de Santa Marta](https://www.no-burn.org/mas-de-50-paises-piden-la-eliminacion-gradual-de-los-combustibles-fosiles-incluidos-los-productos-petroquimicos-en-la-conferencia-de-santa-marta/): En una señal de impulso positivo, las naciones acuerdan celebrar otra conferencia en Tuvalu, organizada conjuntamente con Irlanda PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 29 de abril de 2026 Santa Marta, Colombia– Hoy concluyó en la ciudad de Santa Marta, la Primera Conferencia sobre la Transición para Abandonar los Combustibles Fósiles, con motivos para el optimismo: por
- [Over 50 Countries Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Including  Petrochemicals, at Santa Marta Conference](https://www.no-burn.org/over-50-countries-call-for-fossil-fuel-phaseout-including-petrochemicals-at-santa-marta-conference/): Today, the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels came to a close in Santa Marta, Colombia with cause for optimism in the fight against climate change.
- [Scaling Zero Waste Globally: Turning Organic Waste Into Climate Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/scaling-zero-waste-globally-turning-organic-waste-into-climate-solutions/): By Sonia G. Astudillo When we talk about climate action, organic waste doesn’t always make the headlines. Yet it’s one of the fastest ways to cut methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. Thanks to support from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), GAIA and its partners are showing how
- [In 2025, GAIA Turns 25!](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-turns-25-us-canada/): Denaya Shorter, U.S. & Canada Dear members, friends, and movement partners, As we close out 2025, and mark GAIA’s 25th year as a global network, I find myself holding a mix of exhaustion, gratitude, and deep pride for what we’ve built. This was a year that asked a lot of us. A year that reminded
- [[Opinión] La batalla de la basura: mi camino hacia basura cero y la incidencia en la justicia climática](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-la-batalla-de-la-basura-mi-camino-hacia-basura-cero-y-la-incidencia-en-la-justicia-climatica/): Por Michael Anguria, 2025, participante en la Academia basura cero África Me llamo Michael Anguria y soy de Uganda. Durante mi juventud, allá por 1992, viví en el campamento de Ngora después de haber sido desplazado por la guerra. En medio de los tiroteos y las minas terrestres, el campamento estaba cubierto de heces humanas,
- [Organizaciones mexicanas alertan: nueva Ley de Economía Circular favorece al sector privado y abre la puerta a prácticas contaminantes](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-alertan-sobre-nueva-ley-economia-circular-mexico/): La propuesta elaborada por SEMARNAT deja en segundo plano la protección del ambiente, la salud pública y los derechos de las comunidades.
- [Organizaciones de México alertan: nueva Ley de Economía Circular es una “licencia para contaminar”](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-alertan-ley-economia-circular-es-licencia-para-contaminar-mexico/): Organizaciones se manifestaron frente a la Cámara de Diputados para denunciar la aprobación “fast track” de la nueva Ley General de Economía Circular.
- [Courage, pas compromis : faire avancer l’ambition du Sénégal et débloquer les progrès sur le traité mondial sur les plastiques à l’approche de l’UNEA-7](https://www.no-burn.org/courage-pas-compromis-faire-avancer-lambition-du-senegal-et-debloquer-les-progres-sur-le-traite-mondial-sur-les-plastiques-a-lapproche-de-lunea-7/): par Tening Cissé, Responsable financements et partenariats, adansonia.green Lors du dernier cycle de négociations sur la pollution plastique, l’INC-5.2, tenu à Genève en août 2025, la prise de décision par consensus, une règle qui non seulement symbolise l’unité mais impose l’unanimité , s’est une fois de plus avérée être un obstacle au progrès. Sans surprise,
- [Courage, not compromise: advancing Senegal's ambition and unlocking progress on the global plastics treaty towards UNEA-7](https://www.no-burn.org/courage-not-compromise-advancing-senegals-ambition-and-unlocking-progress-on-the-global-plastics-treaty-towards-of-unea-7/): By Tening Cissé, Head of funding and partnerships, adansonia.green During the most recent round of the plastic pollution talks, INC-5.2 held in Geneva in August 2025, decision making by consensus which - a rule that not only symbolizes unity but imposes unanimity - once again became an obstacle to progress. Unsurprisingly, a minority group of
- [Día internacional de los suelos 2025: Gestión de residuos orgánicos para preservar los suelos](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-internacional-de-los-suelos-2025-gestion-de-residuos-organicos-para-preservar-los-suelos/): En el Día internacional de los suelos GAIA se suma al esfuerzo de cuidar su preservación y resaltar su vínculo con la gestión de los residuos orgánicos. ¿Cómo podemos cuidar de mejor manera los suelos que nos alimentan y nos acompañan? Separar nuestros residuos en nuestro día a día resulta ser clave para poder gestionar
- [Declaración de organizaciones de la sociedad civil de América Latina en la plenaria final de la segunda ronda de negociaciones del tratado global de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-de-organizaciones-de-la-sociedad-civil-de-america-latina-en-la-plenaria-final-de-la-segunda-ronda-de-negociaciones-del-tratado-global-de-plasticos/): Yarivith González facilitadora regional de los grupos mayores de América Latina y el Caribe, habló en nombre de más de 20 organizaciones no gubernamentales de Latinoamérica presentes en el INC-2. Reivindicamos Reducción drástica de la producción global de plásticos y eliminación de químicos y productos de preocupación de todo el ciclo de vida del plástico.
- [GAIA Resumen diario](https://www.no-burn.org/inc5-dia3/): Dia 3: 27 de Noviembre | Plenario de balance: Los países ambiciosos alzan la voz ante la falta de avances y los actores de mala fe
- [Don’t Waste the Charge](https://www.no-burn.org/secondlife-batteries-policy-blog/): Governments must decide: will retired batteries become the backbone of a just energy transition — or the next wave of e-waste landing in the Global South?
- [Civil society calls out the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s push for waste-to-energy](https://www.no-burn.org/civil-society-calls-out-the-ramon-magsaysay-award-foundations-push-for-waste-to-energy/): Manila, Philippines – Environmental network Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) in Asia Pacific representing thousands of organizations across over 93 countries, express strong disappointment over the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s panel on November 5, 2025 during the 67th Ramon Magsaysay Awards Festival Season in cahoots with the Asian
- [Armourdale Residents Demand Accountability and Transparency, Leading Reworld to Withdraw Application for Materials Processing Facility](https://www.no-burn.org/armourdale-residents-demand-accountability-and-transparency-leading-reworld-to-withdraw-application-for-materials-processing-facility/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2025 Armourdale, Kansas — After months of Armourdale community action, led by RiSE for Environmental Justice (RiSE4EJ), Reworld (formerly Covanta) withdrew its permit application to build a chemical waste processing facility in Armourdale, Kansas. Among other concerns, residents flagged significant deficiencies in the permit filing and raised objections to unpermitted
- [GAIA Awards $40,000 to 16 Grassroots Groups Advancing Zero Waste and Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-awards-40000-to-16-grassroots-groups-advancing-zero-waste-and-environmental-justice/): GAIA is proud to announce the 16 grassroots partners selected for the 2025 recipients of its U.S. Environmental Justice Action Microfunds.
- [Black Friday: The World’s Favourite Shopping Party and the Planet’s Least Favourite Hangover](https://www.no-burn.org/black-friday-the-worlds-favourite-shopping-party-and-the-planets-least-favourite-hangover/): By Frank Sekyere, Upcycle It Ghana, Programs Manager Somewhere between the checkout button and the delivery truck, a quiet environmental crisis is unfolding,one that begs us to rethink whether the deal of the day is worth the debt of tomorrow. Every November, a familiar excitement creeps into conversations, shop windows and digital screens across the
- [Inclusive Recovery IWPD Press release](https://www.no-burn.org/inclusive-recovery-iwpd-press-release/): On International Waste Pickers’ Day, Report Shows that Cities That Partner with Informal Recyclers Create Good Jobs, Help the Climate , and Save Money Working with Waste Pickers is Essential to an Inclusive Economic Recovery 28 February 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about devastating economic turmoil across the globe. Consequently, the agendas of
- [Meet Our Members: Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN)](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-post-landfill-action-network-plan/): Interview with Young Sarah Grguras from Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN), by Claire Arkin Hi Young, can you give us a brief history of your organization? Post-landfill action network (PLAN) started as a moveout program on the University of New Hampshire campus when co-director and co-founder Alex Fried noticed that there was a lot of
- [GAIA Welcomes COP31 Zero Waste Priority, Calls for Climate Finance to Scale Community Solutions and Support a Just Transition](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-welcomes-cop31-zero-waste-priority-calls-for-climate-finance-to-scale-community-solutions-and-support-a-just-transition/): By Mariel Vilella, February 13, 2026 GAIA (Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives) today welcomed the COP31 Presidency’s decision to make zero waste and waste methane reduction a top climate priority. The announcement underscores the urgent need to tackle methane—a super-pollutant over 80 times more potent than CO₂ over 20 years—and accelerate near-term climate action under
- [Green groups challenge ADB to innovate, not incinerate](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-challenge-adb-to-innovate-not-incinerate/): Mandaluyong City, Philippines, 9 November 2018 — Green groups today challenged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to live up to its stated mandate and stop financing any form of waste incineration. Incineration, including so-called “waste-to-energy” (WTE) incineration, is a dangerous, costly, and unsustainable method of treating waste. The groups contend that ADB is flouting local
- [Miembros Fundadores: Annie Leonard](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-fundadores-annie-leonard/): Este mes, hace 20 años, un grupo de activistas provenientes de diferentes partes del mundo tuvieron una visión común: crear una red de base interregional para detener la amenaza de la incineración y construir un futuro justo y sin residuos. A lo largo de este mes de diciembre, compartiremos las historias de miembros fundadores de
- [<strong>Stories of Truth and Success for International Zero Waste Month</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-truth-and-success-for-international-zero-waste-month/): In a time when disinformation is the norm, it has become a rare opportunity to find points of truth. Global crises, especially waste management problems, are undeniably evident almost everywhere. It continues to propagate in communities consequently affecting their environment, livelihood, and health. With the government bodies and large-scale corporations not taking action to address
- [Time to Shift Gears: Indonesia’s Second NDC Should Prioritize Organic Waste Reduction, Not Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/time-to-shift-gears-indonesias-second-ndc-should-prioritize-organic-waste-reduction-not-incineration/): New assessment urges a climate-smart approach to Indonesia’s waste sector amid landfill crises and growing climate finance opportunities. Bandung, 03 June 2025 — Composting organic waste and implementing decentralized zero waste strategies could enable Indonesia to meet its climate targets in the municipal solid waste sector while addressing its escalating landfill crisis. A new assessment
- [<strong>Affected communities ask the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to divest from Davao’s Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facility</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/affected-communities-ask-the-japan-international-cooperation-agency-jica-to-divest-from-davaos-waste-to-energy-wte-facility/): On January 9, 2023, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific together with Ecowaste Coalition and the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) - Davao and in partnership with Ecoteneo, Masipag Mindanao, Panalipdan Youth-Davao, and Saligan-Mindanaw stood together with affected farmers, residents, and concerned members of the community as they opposed the pending
- [The GAYO Model: Centering Marginalized Voices in Waste Management](https://www.no-burn.org/the-gayo-model-centering-marginalized-voices-in-waste-management/): Organic waste management in Ghana is increasingly focused on diverting organic materials from landfills to valuable resources such as compost and biogas. This shift is driven by the significant proportion of organic waste found in municipal solid waste. Several initiatives, including public-private partnerships and community-based projects, are working to implement sustainable waste management solutions. Leading
- [International Women’s Day: GAIA/BFFP Africa Addresses Plastic Pollution through a Gender Justice Lens](https://www.no-burn.org/international-womens-day-gaia-bffp-africa-addresses-plastic-pollution-through-a-gender-justice-lens/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 9, 2026 Plastic pollution poses a critical threat to both human health and the environment, a crisis that is expected to worsen as global plastic production continues to rise. Plastics are fundamentally chemical-based materials and often contain complex mixtures of hazardous substances. Current evidence indicates that plastics may contain more than
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-plastics-treaty-inc4-day2/): INC-4 Day 2, April 24, 2024 Contact Groups continued to second day Member States and Observers were in contact groups to continue to hammer out agreement on text. Contact group 1 is focused on parts I and II of the revised Zero Draft (the basis for treaty text), which cover the scope and objectives of GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update
- [Fundación Basura lanza hoja de ruta para fortalecer el reciclaje de base y transformar las ferias libres en modelos de “Cero desperdicio”](https://www.no-burn.org/fundacion-basura-lanza-hoja-de-ruta-para-fortalecer-el-reciclaje-de-base-y-transformar-las-ferias-libres-en-modelos-de-cero-desperdicio/): Fundación Basura lanza hoja de ruta para fortalecer el reciclaje de base en ferias libres y evitar que residuos orgánicos terminen en rellenos sanitarios.
- [Rebuilding Bridges: From Food Waste to Food Sovereignty](https://www.no-burn.org/rebuilding-bridges-from-food-waste-to-food-sovereignty/): On the International Day of Zero Waste, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) hosted two powerful virtual roundtables bringing together grassroots leaders, municipal officials, and global experts. Centered on the theme of "rebuilding bridges: from food waste to food sovereignty," these sessions illuminated the critical, often overlooked connection between municipal solid waste, agricultural practices, and the climate crisis.
- [GAIA URGES PETROCHEMICAL PHASE DOWN AS ESSENTIAL CLIMATE SOLUTION AT SANTA MARTA CONFERENCE](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-urges-petrochemical-phase-down-as-essential-climate-solution-at-santa-marta-conference/): First International Conference for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Will Convene April 28-29, Santa Marta, Colombia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2026 New York, NY– Representatives from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) will be on-the-ground at the upcoming First International Conference for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels 28–29 April 2026 in Santa Marta,
- [[Press Release] GAIA Member Projects Demonstrate Zero Waste as a Solution to the Climate Crisis in East Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-gaia-member-projects-demonstrate-zero-waste-as-a-solution-to-the-climate-crisis-in-east-africa/): Over the last few years, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement, with support from the Plastics Solution Fund (PSF), have partnered with organisations across African countries to design and implement local projects and campaigns focused on environmental justice, plastic reduction and other zero waste strategies. These
- [CUTTING METHANE EMISSIONS THROUGH ZERO FOOD WASTE SYSTEMS](https://www.no-burn.org/food-loss-waste/): In 2022, over 1 billion tonnes of food waste was produced worldwide—equivalent to around 132 kg per person. Food loss and waste is an urgent global issue with significant social, economic, and environmental implications. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, this represents an economic loss of more than 1 trillion dollars, affecting actors throughout
- [GAIA Public Declaration on UN International Day of Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-public-declaration-on-un-international-day-of-zero-waste/): On the first annual United Nations International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has released a public declaration signed on by over 250 organizations in almost 60 countries representing zero waste practitioners, policy experts, and community groups. The declaration defines the principles and essential components of “zero waste” that governments must adhere to in order to successfully tackle our global waste problems.
- [Movimientos sociales de América Latina se unen para enfrentar la  crisis climática e impulsar alternativas](https://www.no-burn.org/movimientos-sociales-de-america-latina-se-unen-para-enfrentar-la-crisis-climatica-e-impulsar-alternativas/): [Article in English below] El pasado jueves, 27 de agosto (2020), se lanzó la Plataforma Latinoamericana y del Caribe por la Justicia Climática, conformada por un conjunto de movimientos, organizaciones y redes sociales, que luchan para enfrentar la grave crisis climática y coordinar resistencias al actual sistema capitalista. Esta iniciativa surge del diagnóstico común sobre
- [#breakfreefromplastic Movement Launches Coastal Cleanup Activities Worldwide, Pushes for Corporate Accountability](https://www.no-burn.org/breakfreefromplastic-movement-launches-coastal-cleanup-activities-worldwide-pushes-for-corporate-accountability/): Manila, Philippines (September 13, 2017) — Various organizations under the #breakfreefromplastic global movement are launching a series of coastal cleanup activities in Asia, Europe, and North America. Fishing communities who live near and around Freedom Island also report that their fishing livelihoods have been dramatically impacted by plastic pollution. Sonny Malubag, once a fisherman and now a
- [Encuentros junto a la compostera N°3: Encuentros junto a la compostera N°3: Biodigestores para la fracción orgánica municipal o asimilables](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentros-compostera-biodigestores/): En nuestro tercer encuentro junto a la compostera, conversamos con dos especialistas y miembros de la Red de Biodigestores para Latino America y el Caribe (RedBioLAC) sobre biodigestión y sobre el ecosistema que ya existe en América Latina alrededor de la digestión anaeróbica. Con presentaciones de Guido Casanovas, del Grupo IFES,Argentina, y de Juan Francisco
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc5-day3-recap/): INC-5 Day 3: November 27, 2024 | “Stocktake” Plenary: Ambitious Countries Sound the Alarm on Lack of Progress, Bad Faith Actors
- [Waste Colonialism and the Global Waste Trade](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-colonialism-and-the-global-waste-trade/): Regional Campaigns Global Policy Campaigns
- [Gabungan Anti-Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK): Bringing Zero Waste Vision to Malaysia](https://www.no-burn.org/gabungan-anti-insinerator-kebangsaan-gaik-bringing-zero-waste-vision-to-malaysia/): Interview with Chong Tek Lee and Lam Choong Wah by Dan Abril Established in 2014, Gabungan Anti-Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK) is the result of different organizations uniting to oppose the construction of waste-to-energy (WtE) incinerators across Malaysia. These four organizations: Selamatkan Bukit Payong, Gabungan Anti Insinerator Cameron Highlands, Jawatankuasa Anti Insinerator Tanah Merah, and Jawatankuasa Bertindak
- [Chemical Recycling of Sachet Waste: A Failed Experiment](https://www.no-burn.org/unilever-creasolv/): An investigation from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) in Asia Pacific of Unilever’s sachet recycling efforts in Indonesia revealed that the company’s claims of the recyclability of sachets using a controversial method that industry calls “chemical recycling” has been largely a failure.
- [The Asia You Need to Know](https://www.no-burn.org/the-asia-you-need-to-know/): Contrary to common perception, Asia is home to various zero waste solutions. If we want to solve the global plastic waste problem, we need to look and recognize the solutions springing up in the region. From the quaint town of Kamikatsu, Japan, to the disaster-prone cities and communities in the Philippines, to the multicultural cities
- [En el Día Internacional de los Recicladores, informe muestra que las ciudades que se asocian con recicladores  de base crean buenos empleos, ayudan al medio ambiente y ahorran dinero](https://www.no-burn.org/en-el-dia-internacional-de-los-recicladores-informe-muestra-que-las-ciudades-que-se-asocian-con-recicladores-de-base-crean-buenos-empleos-ayudan-al-medio-ambiente-y-ahorran-dinero/): Trabajar con recicladores es esencial para una reactivación económica inclusiva La pandemia del COVID-19 ha provocado una devastadora inestabilidad económica en todo el mundo. En consecuencia, las agendas de muchos gobiernos se centran actualmente en la reactivación económica, la creación de empleo y la reducción de la pobreza. Un nuevo informe de la Alianza Global
- [Founding Member: Annie Leonard](https://www.no-burn.org/founding-member-annie-leonard/): 20 years ago this month, a group of fiercely dedicated activists from across the globe had a vision: to create a cross-regional, grassroots network to stop the threat of incineration and build a just, zero waste future. Over the course of December, we will be featuring stories from GAIA's founding members in five continents on
- [Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/vietnam-zero-waste-alliance/): Bringing zero waste to Gia Đình Việt Nam (Vietnamese homes) Interview with Dr. Xuan Quach by Sonia G. Astudillo The Zero Waste movement around the globe is rapidly growing. Just on the first month of 2020, stories of towns, cities, and countries wanting to ban single-use plastics have dominated the news. Paranaque, Quezon, and Puerto Princesa
- [7 out of 10 Filipinos favor a national single-use plastics ban, survey reveals](https://www.no-burn.org/7-out-of-10-filipinos-favor-a-national-single-use-plastics-ban-survey-reveals/): MANILA, Philippines (January 21 2020) --- Filipinos favor banning single-use plastics. That is according to a recent survey commissioned by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) which highlights the Filipino people’s strong support for a national ban on single-use plastics (SUPs). The nationwide survey showed that
- [Truth Behind the Trash: “America Recycles Day”](https://www.no-burn.org/truth-behind-the-trash-america-recycles-day/): By Adi Varshneya, Zero Waste Communities Coordinator, GAIA US & Canada What’s wrong with America Recycles Day? “America Recycles Day” and its host organization, Keep America Beautiful both have nice-sounding names, but that’s part of the problem. While the organization Keep America Beautiful seems like a friendly non-profit, in reality it is an industry-sponsored group
- [OUT NOW! Waste Not Asia Quarterly](https://www.no-burn.org/out-now-waste-not-asia-quarterly/): GAIA Asia Pacific is pleased to share the second issue of its official quarterly, Waste Not Asia, covering the period April to March 2018. The issue features stories from the World Environment Day in June, profiles on Zero Waste heroes, and updates from Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, among others. The quarterly may be viewed as an online flip
- [The Cities Methane Pledge](https://www.no-burn.org/the-cities-methane-pledge/): When left unmanaged, organic waste releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas that traps 82.5 times more heat than carbon dioxide. Uncontrolled, it degrades the environment, poses serious public health risks, and accelerates climate change. Cities Can Combat Climate Change Managing organic waste is one of the simplest yet most powerful ways for cities to fight
- [U.S. Methane Reduction and Environmental Justice Regrant Program](https://www.no-burn.org/us-methane-ej-regrant-program/): The U.S. Methane Reduction and Environmental Justice Regrant Program supports community-based environmental justice organizations working to reduce methane emissions through zero waste strategies. This initiative is rooted in the belief that true climate solutions must be centered on justice and led by the communities most affected by pollution and climate change.
- [Eco-Justice Ethiopia Leads the Way in Training Waste Pickers and Composters to Advance Environmental Rights](https://www.no-burn.org/eco-justice-ethiopia-leads-the-way-in-training-waste-pickers-and-composters-to-advance-environmental-rights/): Organic waste poses substantial challenges in Ethiopia, primarily due to factors such as inadequate infrastructure, a lack of public awareness, and economic limitations. The country generates a significant volume of organic waste, which is neither collected nor processed effectively. This mismanagement leads to severe environmental degradation, poses health risks to communities, and results in missed
- [How CEJAD Is Enhancing the Capacity of Waste Pickers to Reduce Methane Emissions](https://www.no-burn.org/how-cejad-is-enhancing-the-capacity-of-waste-pickers-to-reduce-methane-emissions/): In Kenya, the Centre for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD) is enhancing the capacity of waste pickers to reduce methane emissions. The country generates a significant amount of organic waste, estimated at 5.72 million tons annually. This waste includes a variety of materials such as food waste, yard waste, agricultural waste, and more. CEJAD is
- [[Opinion] Wars and Waste: My Journey Towards Zero Waste and Climate Justice Advocacy.](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-wars-and-waste-my-journey-towards-zero-waste-and-climate-justice-advocacy/): By Michael Anguria, 2025 Africa Zero Waste Participant "This is not just a fight for zero waste – it is a fight for Justice, for Dignity and Life itself. This is why GAIA Africa’s Zero Waste Academy 2025 was the best place for me to connect with like-minded individuals who share my passion for the
- [Zero Waste Academy Produces First Batch of Graduates](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-academy-produces-first-batch-of-graduates/): By Sherma E. Benosa Two weeks after its launch, the Zero Waste Academy, a project of the Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), has produced its first batch of graduates. The participants, composed of NGO and government representatives from Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines, went through a two-week
- [Zero Waste Academy in Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-academy-in-indonesia/): Creating zero waste communities, one city at a time by Maria Sonia G. Astudillo Zero Waste Asia is no longer a dream but a possibility. GAIA-Asia Pacific and YPBB held the 1st Zero Waste Academy (ZWA) in Indonesia this past month of July. For 10 days, participants from 18 non-government organization (NGO), and government officials
- [Zero Zbel Academy II](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-zbel-academy-ii/): By Carissa Marnce, GAIA Africa Communications Officer The Coronavirus pandemic has led to many in-person learning activities around the world being postponed. However, Zero Zbel of Morocco has managed to overcome this obstacle through hosting an online academy that delved into topics about waste management and waste reduction strategies. The academy took place from the
- [First Zero Waste Academy Online: 36 Graduate, 3 Receive Funding](https://www.no-burn.org/first-zero-waste-academy-online-36-graduate-3-receive-funding/): by Felicia Dayrit Thirty-six participants graduated from the first online version of the Zero Waste Academy (ZWA) implemented by GAIA Asia Pacific and Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) from January 18 to March 21, 2021. Of these graduates, three received funding for their Zero Waste projects in their chosen communities. The traditional (pre-COVID-19) ZWA is an
- [NIPE FAGIO IS PAVING THE WAY WITH ITS ZERO WASTE ACADEMY](https://www.no-burn.org/nipe-fagio-is-paving-the-way-with-its-zero-waste-academy/): Nipe Fagio, a member of the Global Alliance for Anti-Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Africa, has started the implementation of their online Zero Waste Academy in Tanzania, with a primary focus on the African continent.
- [Africa's 2025 Zero Waste Academy](https://www.no-burn.org/africas-2025-zero-waste-academy/): Africa's Path to Zero Waste: Reflections on The Zero Waste Academy 2025 By Desmond Alugnoa and Ama Asiedu For nearly a decade, the GAIA Africa team has been providing technical expertise to support the successful implementation of zero-waste models across Africa. Between June and July 2025, we hosted our first-ever Africa Zero Waste Academy. Our goal
- [[Opinion] A Truly Transformative Experience: The Africa Zero Waste Academy](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-truly-transformative-experience-the-africa-zero-waste-academy/): By Anas Seko, 2025 Africa Zero Waste Participant I’ve had many beautiful experiences in my life, but the Africa Zero Waste Academy was truly special. My name is Anas Seko, and I am from Benin, a tropical French-speaking country in West Africa. I am an activist, environmental communicator, and the founder of SEKO Green. I
- [[Opinion] From Senegal to Durban: My Experience at the Africa Zero Waste Academy](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-from-senegal-to-durban-my-experience-at-the-africa-zero-waste-academy/): By Omar Diedhiou, 2025 Africa Zero Waste Participant 'This academy has reinforced my belief that Africa possesses the human, technical, and social resources to become a global leader in zero waste'. My name is Omar Diedhiou, and I am the activities coordinator at adansonia.green, a Senegalese environmental organization dedicated to serving the Senegalese people. As
- [[Opinion] RETHINKING WASTE: My Transformative Journey to Sustainability through the Africa Zero Waste Academy.](https://www.no-burn.org/opinionrethinking-waste-my-transformative-journey-to-sustainability-through-the-africa-zero-waste-academy/): By Namwanga Patricia Kizito, 2025 Africa Zero Waste Participant 'Participating in the Academy was an invaluable experience that has inspired me to pursue a personal zero-waste lifestyle and promote a zero-waste culture within my community. As I continue to learn and grow, I am eager to initiate tangible zero-waste projects and share my experiences and
- [Alianza Basura Cero Chile se reúne con subsecretario de Medio Ambiente para pedir regulación de importación de ropa usada](https://www.no-burn.org/alianza-basura-cero-chile-se-reune-con-subsecretario-de-medio-ambiente-para-pedir-regulacion-de-importacion-de-ropa-usada/): 11 de julio, 2024 El viernes 5 de julio representantes de la Alianza Basura Cero Chile sostuvieron una reunión con el subsecretario de Medio Ambiente, Maximiliano Proaño, Tomás Saieg, jefe de la oficina de economía circular y Felipe Díaz, jefe de gabinete del subsecretario. Por parte de la Alianza Basura Cero Chile asistió Alejandra Parra,
- [Nueva investigación de GAIA y aliados revela acelerado aumento de envíos de basura plástica a América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/nueva-investigacion-de-gaia-y-aliados-revela-acelerado-aumento-de-envios-de-basura-plastica-a-america-latina/): En 2020, en plena pandemia, las exportaciones de residuos plásticos desde Estados Unidos hacia algunos países de América Latina aumentaron en más del 100%. A escala mundial, existe una creciente preocupación sobre el envío de residuos plásticos desde potencias, como Estados Unidos, hacia naciones pobres con débiles legislaciones y controles. Estados Unidos exportó 44.173 toneladas
- [Academia Basura Cero Chile 2025: fortaleciendo capacidades para transformar la gestión de residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/academia-basura-cero-chile-2025/): Alianza Basura Cero Chile fortaleció capacidades locales para implementar basura cero, articulando proyectos, experiencias y acción territorial.
- [Visita a la Asociación para la promoción y el Desarrollo de la Comunidad, CEIBA, Guatemala](https://www.no-burn.org/visita-a-ceiba-guatemala/): En octubre conocimos dos proyectos que vinculan los residuos con la producción de alimentos y la soberanía alimentaria.
- [COP30 Shows How Waste Can Fight Climate Change — and Deliver Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-impact-cop30/): GAIA's Global Climate Program Director Mariel Vilella reflects on #COP30 and what's next as we continue our call for community-led climate solutions that center on people, science, and fast action.
- [ADB Must Stop Funding False Solutions in the Waste Sector](https://www.no-burn.org/adb-must-stop-funding-false-solutions-in-the-waste-sector/): Quezon City, Philippines – The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific joined civil society allies in a press briefing on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Climate Scorecard to raise concern over the bank’s continued support for harmful waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration. Groups called out the Bank for failing to align its energy policy with real
- [Tide & Root: From Ash to Apples](https://www.no-burn.org/tide-root-from-ash-to-apples/): As we mark GAIA’s twenty-fifth year, we’re taking a moment to honour the people, movements, and everyday acts of courage that shaped this global community. What began as a shared refusal to accept toxic, extractive systems has grown into a vibrant network pushing for justice, circularity, and care at every level. To celebrate this milestone,
- [MEDIA ADVISORY - Press conference | Methane peril: How communities can curb soaring waste emissions - with support](https://www.no-burn.org/media-advisory-press-conference-methane-peril-how-communities-can-curb-soaring-waste-emissions-with-support/): Date & Time: Tuesday November 18, 10:30–11:00 AM BRT Location: Press Conference 2, Area D, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Belém Webcast: https://unfccc.int/event/global-alliance-for-incinerator-alternatives-gaia-the-people-s-voice-waste-sector-priorities-for-the Methane emissions from the waste sector are soaring, jeopardising the Global Methane Pledge, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned. Simple, quick, low-cost solutions can bend the curve, finds
- [Frontline Leaders Addressing Methane Reduction Across the Nation Convene in Louisiana to Chart a Just Path Forward](https://www.no-burn.org/frontline-leaders-addressing-methane-reduction-across-the-nation-convene-in-louisiana-to-chart-a-just-path-forward/): GAIA’s U.S. Methane Reduction & Environmental Justice Cohort at the Woodland Plantation in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
- [Info Session: Dealing with an EV Battery Recycling Facility Proposal | June 23, 2025](https://www.no-burn.org/detroit-info-session/): In this info session, GAIA Batteries team members and Dr. Paul Connett, former professor of chemistry and activist in the No Burn Broome campaign, describe the risks posed to frontline communities and workers of a proposed EV battery recycling facility in Detroit that will shred batteries into black mass, and highlight the questions to ask
- [💰Pay the pickers: How COP30 can finance zero waste and cut methane fast](https://www.no-burn.org/💰pay-the-pickers-how-cop30-can-finance-zero-waste-and-cut-methane-fast/): November 11, 2025, Belem Brazil - Community-based zero waste systems offer a cheap, fast way to cut methane emissions and create good jobs. Yet they are all too often overlooked in favour of capital-intensive, profit-driven infrastructure. At COP30 climate talks in Belem, there is an opportunity to get money flowing to the people getting results
- [Bukavu et ses environs se mobilisent contre la peinture au plomb: SOPRODE protège les enfants, les femmes et les communautés](https://www.no-burn.org/bukavu-et-ses-environs-se-mobilisent-contre-la-peinture-au-plomb-soprode-protege-les-enfants-les-femmes-et-les-communautes/): Du 19 au 25 octobre 2025, l’organisation Solidarité pour la Protection des Droits de l’Enfant (SOPRODE), membre actif de GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives), avec le soutien du Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) et en collaboration avec le réseau International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), a mené à Bukavu et dans ses environs , en
- [Bukavu, Ville Zéro Déchet : Un Modèle Durable porté par SOPRODE avec le soutien de GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/bukavu-ville-zero-dechet-un-modele-durable-porte-par-soprode-avec-le-soutien-de-gaia/): Bukavu face aux défis de la gestion des déchets La ville de Bukavu, située dans la province du Sud-Kivu, en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), fait face depuis plusieurs années à des défis majeurs en matière de gestion des déchets urbains. Malgré les efforts des autorités locales, certaines zones continuent de souffrir d’accumulations de déchets
- [MEDIA ADVISORY: Press conference  💚Compost for the win: How COP30 can deliver methane cuts and good jobs](https://www.no-burn.org/media-advisory-press-conference-💚compost-for-the-win-how-cop30-can-deliver-methane-cuts-and-good-jobs/): Date & Time: November 11, 5:00–5:30 PM BRT Location: Press Conference 2, Area D, Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Belém At the “COP of Implementation”, countries need to finance and deliver on climate commitments in a way that works for people. Zero waste systems – prevention, reuse, source separation, composting, and recycling
- [GAIA insta a que el Sur Global lidere la nueva presidencia del Tratado global de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-insta-a-que-el-liderazgo-del-sur-global-asuma-la-presidencia-del-nuevo-tratado-de-plasticos/): El presidente Luis Vayas anuncia su salida del cargo, el Buró votará por una nueva presidencia PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 11/3/2025 Nueva York, EE. UU. — El embajador Luis Vayas Valdivieso, de Ecuador, anunció hoy oficialmente que dejará su cargo como presidente de las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos, generando un vacío de liderazgo en un
- [Accelerating More Sustainable EV Battery Design Processes from Molecules to Neighborhoods](https://www.no-burn.org/accelerating-more-sustainable-ev-battery-design-processes-from-molecules-to-neighborhoods/): Join us on November 13, 2025, at 11 a.m. with the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Economy (CORE) for a webinar on innovative solutions for toxic reduction in the large- and mid-format battery industry, focusing specifically on eliminating PFAS and harmful solvents in EV and storage batteries.
- [GAIA Urges Global South Leadership for New Plastics Treaty Chair](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-urges-global-south-leadership-for-new-plastics-treaty-chair/): Chair Luis Vayas Announces His Exit From Post, Bureau To Vote on New Chair FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2025 New York, NY– Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador has formally announced that he is stepping down as Chair of the plastics treaty negotiations, creating a leadership vacuum during a pivotal moment in the treaty
- [Panorama normativo de los plásticos en América Latina y el Caribe revela cobertura legislativa desigual y necesidad de implementación efectiva](https://www.no-burn.org/panorama-normativo-plasticos-lac-cobertura-legislativa/): La Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA, por sus siglas en inglés) y el movimiento Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) presentan un análisis inédito sobre las políticas relacionadas con los plásticos en América Latina y el Caribe. Este informe busca ofrecer una visión integral sobre los avances legislativos en la región. /// Sobre
- [Recicladores lideran iniciativa piloto única para la reducción del metano en Valparaíso, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/recicladores-lideran-iniciativa-para-reduccion-del-metano-en-chile/): El 17 de octubre se lanzó el proyecto “Gestión de residuos orgánicos en el mercado El Cardonal” en Valparaíso, Chile. El proyecto, parte de una red de iniciativas piloto en el Sur Global (Chile, Indonesia y Sudáfrica), busca demostrar el potencial de mitigación climática y de desvío de residuos de los vertederos mediante modelos de
- [🔥Brazil Incinerator Push Threatens Climate, Jobs & Energy Bills](https://www.no-burn.org/🔥brazil-incinerator-push-threatens-climate-jobs-energy-bills/): 29 October 2025 - Residents and waste pickers in the city of Barueri, Sao Paulo state, are fighting Brazil’s first major incinerator project. Proposed in 2010, the plant is now under construction despite fierce opposition. It is set to burn 300,000 tonnes of unsorted household waste a year from Barueri and the surrounding area, and
- [Despite methane pledges, governments submit weak plans for waste sector emissions](https://www.no-burn.org/despite-methane-pledges-governments-submit-weak-plans-for-waste-sector-emissions/): [SPANISH VERSION BELOW] 23 October 2025 – Governments are overlooking simple, effective tools to curb methane emissions from waste, analysis of the latest round of national climate plans (NDCs) shows. GAIA examined 14 NDCs submitted to the UN climate body from countries chosen for their ambition and strong potential to curb emissions with zero waste
- [Ramping Up Ambition on Waste Methane and Just Transition in Indonesia: Recommendations for Indonesia’s Second NDC](https://www.no-burn.org/second-ndc-indonesia/): In 2025, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) is scheduled to submit its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). This presents a crucial opportunity for the government to enhance its ambition regarding emissions mitigation in the waste sector and to mobilize significant climate finance specifically for methane emissions. This policy brief offers six key recommendations as follows:
- [GAIA at the Global Zero Waste Forum 17-19 October](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-global-zerowaste-forum-2025/): Join GAIA at the Global Zero Waste Forum 2025 — the international zero waste conference advancing circular economy and climate justice solutions worldwide.
- [GAIA en la VI Conferencia Latinoamericana de la Red Global de Hospitales Verdes y Saludables](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-en-la-vi-conferencia-latinoamericana-de-la-red-global-de-hospitales-verdes-y-saludables/)
- [California’s Plastic Law at Risk: Draft Rules Gut SB 54, Open Door to Industry Loopholes and Toxic Technologies](https://www.no-burn.org/californias-plastic-law-at-risk-draft-rules-gut-sb-54open-door-to-industry-loopholes-and-toxic-technologies/): Governor Newsom’s new packaging regulations are a cop out, advocates say FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2025 Sacramento, CA — When California passed Senate Bill 54 in 2022, the world’s fifth-largest economy had enacted a bold law to hold plastic polluters accountable, cut waste at the source, and relieve taxpayers of skyrocketing costs for managing
- [México | Organizaciones de la sociedad civil alertan sobre greenwashing en iniciativas de plásticos y falsas soluciones verdes del gobierno federal](https://www.no-burn.org/mexico-organizaciones-alertan-sobre-greenwashing-en-iniciativas-de-plasticos-y-falsas-soluciones/): Denuncian que SEMARNAT y diversos legisladores impulsan iniciativas bajo el discurso de “economía circular”, favoreciendo a la industria plástica y buscando aplazar la prohibición de plásticos de un solo uso, incumpliendo un amparo ganado en 2024 que obliga a eliminarlos. Propuestas legislativas—como las de la senadora Maki Ortiz y los diputados Gutiérrez Luna y Ballesteros—
- [Colorado Rejects 'Free Allocation' Mass Balance Accounting](https://www.no-burn.org/colorado-rejects-free-allocation-mass-balance-accounting/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2025 Colorado Stands with Communities, Stops Industry’s False Recycling Claims As explained in a recently released letter describing its position, CDPHE “determined that it is not appropriate to use the mass balance credit method with free allocation - fuel exclusion when calculating [Post-consumer Recycled Content] PCR content” as it “does not verify the
- [[Opinion] Zero Waste is More than a Concept: It’s a Lived Reality](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-zero-waste-is-more-than-a-concept-its-a-lived-reality/): By Maxine Govender, 2025 Africa Zero Waste Participant 'This journey has been incredibly empowering. It has reignited my passion for the Earth and inspired me to continue advocating for climate and social justice'. My name is Maxine Govender, and I am a youth and climate justice activist currently serving as the Programmes Lead at Zero
- [Cutting Methane Emissions through Zero Food Waste Systems](https://www.no-burn.org/cutting-methane-emissions-through-zero-food-waste-systems/): September 2024 In 2022, over 1 billion tonnes of food waste was produced worldwide—equivalent to around 132 kg per person. Food loss and waste is an urgent global issue with significant social, economic, and environmental implications. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, this represents an economic loss of more than 1 trillion dollars, affecting
- [GAIA@COP29: From harmful to impactful climate finance in the waste sector](https://www.no-burn.org/gaiacop29/): Discover how GAIA is advocating for climate justice at COP 29. Learn about impactful solutions to tackle climate change through zero waste initiatives and community-driven action.
- [🌍 Second Climate Week in Addis Ababa: Waste, Circular Economy, and the Road to COP30](https://www.no-burn.org/🌍-second-climate-week-in-addis-ababa-waste-circular-economy-and-the-road-to-cop30/): By Mariel Vilella, GAIA Climate Program Director This week, Addis Ababa is hosting the Second Climate Week, a critical moment for shaping climate commitments ahead of COP30. For the first time, the Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme has dedicated its Sixth Global Dialogue and Investment Event to waste and the circular economy,
- [Africa Climate Summit 2025: Expectations vs. Realities](https://www.no-burn.org/africa-climate-summit-2025-expectations-vs-realities/): African leaders must be firm and united, prioritising the needs of the African people in their demands ahead of COP30. By Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman, Africa Communications Associate, GAIA Africa The 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), a major climate conference held every two years by African Union member states under the auspices of the African Union
- [INC-5.2 - A Broken Process, but NOT a Broken Promise ](https://www.no-burn.org/inc-5-2-a-broken-process-but-not-a-broken-promise/): The outcome of the INC process makes it clear that an undemocratic and non-transparent process, which bows to the tyranny of a few, cannot reap positive results. It is a symbol of the resilience of our members and rightsholders, especially Indigenous Peoples and Waste Pickers, who stood strong against the bullies. The UNEP process has failed! But the momentum we have built over the years, the shift in narratives, and the strong political ambition have been unleashed. The 100+ ambitious countries must strategise together to prevent petrostates from hijacking the process. It is time they explore alternative avenues to develop an international policy to effectively end plastic pollution across its life cycle.
- [The Global Plastics Treaty: Asia Pacific Perspectives](https://www.no-burn.org/the-global-plastics-treaty-asia-pacific-perspectives/): Plastic pollution does not respect borders. A new legal instrument, covering the entire lifecycle of plastic, is required to tackle this planetary crisis.
- [ZERO WASTE BEATS INCINERATION IN CUTTING CLIMATE POLLUTION](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-beats-incineration-in-cutting-climate-pollution/): GLOBAL STUDY PROVES INCINERATORS WORSEN CLIMATE IMPACTS WHILE COMMUNITIES PUSH FOR JUST SOLUTIONS (SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION BELOW) [PRESSCON RECORDING] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 04 September 2025 — From Asia to Latin America to Africa, communities are at the frontlines of both climate impacts and the fight against false solutions in waste management. A new
- [Communities demand ADB to phase out dirty energy ](https://www.no-burn.org/communities-demand-adb-to-phase-out-dirty-energy/): Mandaluyong City, Philippines – 14 August 2025 – Today, environmental advocates and community members gathered outside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters to oppose the Bank’s proposed revisions to its Energy Policy. The changes are being introduced in a railroaded process and could lead to increased funding for waste incineration, mining, and nuclear power development,
- [In 2025, GAIA Turns 25!](https://www.no-burn.org/in-2025-gaia-turns-25/): GAIA members are changing people’s lives for the better, and reaching across the many borders that aim to divide us. Our members share their skills and their knowledge with each other with great generosity, and the benefits are enormous. The Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) in the Philippines, for example, has hosted annual zero waste academies for advocates from across Asia and around the world. In 2023 they organized an exchange with GAIA members from Detroit after their incinerator was closed down. In 2024 the Green Africa Youth Organization won the Earthshot Prize in recognition of the composting and clean air programs that they set up in Accra based on what they learned from MEF in Manila. It is a beautiful thing to see solidarity in action every day, and GAIA is a community where that spirit flourishes.
- [Países ambiciosos se mantienen firmes y rechazan un tratado de plásticos débil](https://www.no-burn.org/paises-ambiciosos-se-mantienen-firmes-y-rechazan-un-tratado-de-plasticos-debil/): El camino a seguir para las negociaciones del tratado es incierto La sociedad civil respalda a los países que priorizan a las personas sobre la política PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 15 de agosto de 2025 Ginebra, Suiza – Al cierre de las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos (INC-5.2), los Estados Miembros con mayor ambición se mantuvieron
- [Ambitious Countries Stand Strong,  Refuse Weak Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/ambitious-countries-stand-strong-refuse-weak-plastics-treaty/): Way Forward for Treaty Negotiations Left Unclear Civil Society Stands with Countries Choosing People Over Politics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15 August 2025 Geneva, Switzerland-- At the close of the plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), ambitious Member States held strong under immense pressure and a broken process, and refused to end INC-5.2 with a weak treaty that would
- [GAIA's Statement on the Chair's New Text (August 15) at Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5.2)](https://www.no-burn.org/gaias-statement-chairs-text-aug15-inc52/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15 August 2025 Geneva, Switzerland-- The chair’s text, released in the middle of the night, is barely an improvement over the previous chair’s text that was decisively rejected by over 100 Member States just the night before. It is a weak text dependent on voluntary action, with no effective avenues to be strengthened
- [After Hours of Waiting, Plastics Treaty Talks Extended By A Day](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-statement-aug-14-inc52-plenary/): No treaty is better than a bad treaty.
- [Países del Sur Global y organizaciones de la sociedad civil exigen ambición para lograr un Tratado global de plásticos sólido en el INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/paises-del-sur-global-y-organizaciones-de-la-sociedad-civil-exigen-ambicion-para-lograr-un-tratado-global-de-plasticos-solido-en-el-inc-5-2/): PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 14 de agosto de 2025 Ginebra, Suiza – Demostrando una fuerte unidad, los Estados Miembros del Sur Global y organizaciones de la sociedad civil pidieron medidas globales ambiciosas y jurídicamente vinculantes para frenar la producción de plásticos, en una conferencia de prensa realizada en el día de clausura de la segunda parte
- [[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] Global South Member States and CSOs Demand Strong Ambition to Secure a Robust Plastic Treaty at INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/for-immediate-release-global-south-member-states-and-csos-demand-strong-ambition-to-secure-a-robust-plastic-treaty-at-inc-5-2/): Geneva, Switzerland– Demonstrating strong unity, Global South Member States and Civil Society called for ambitious, legally binding global measures to curb plastic production, in a media briefing on the closing day of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), held by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). The
- [GAIA Statement: Burning Life-Saving Aid is a Humanitarian and Environmental Injustice](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-statement-burning-life-saving-aid-is-a-humanitarian-and-environmental-injustice/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 11, 2025 Berkeley, CA — The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is deeply disturbed by the U.S. government’s decision to incinerate $9.7 million worth of vital reproductive health supplies funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including contraceptives such as birth control pills, shots, implants, and IUDs. This
- [Día 9 del INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-9-inc-5-2/): Condena universal al texto “inaceptable” del presidente A solo un día de que terminen las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos, países y sociedad civil rechazaron de forma unánime el último texto propuesto por el presidente como base para continuar las discusiones.
- [Países ambiciosos mayoritarios rechazan el débil texto del presidente y luchan por reducciones en la producción de plástico](https://www.no-burn.org/paises-ambiciosos-mayoritarios-rechazan-el-debil-texto-del-presidente-y-luchan-por-reducciones-en-la-produccion-de-plastico/): Preocupaciones por la transparencia y el proceso rueda de prensa para medios del Sur Global el 14 de agosto – Transmisión en vivo PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 13 de agosto de 2025 Ginebra, Suiza – A solo un día de que finalicen las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos, los países y la sociedad civil rechazaron de
- [Day 9 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-9-inc-5-2/): Universal Condemnation of the Chair’s “Unacceptable” Text With just one more day left of the plastics treaty negotiations, countries and civil society universally rejected the Chair’s latest proposed text as an unacceptable basis for further negotiations.
- [Ambitious Majority Countries Reject Chair’s Weak Treaty Text, Fight for Plastic Production Cuts](https://www.no-burn.org/ambitious-majority-countries-reject-chairs-weak-treaty-text-fight-for-plastic-production-cuts/): Concerns Over Transparency and Procedure FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 13 August 2025 Geneva, Switzerland– With just one more day left of the plastics treaty negotiations, countries and civil society universally rejected the Chair’s latest proposed text as an unacceptable basis for further negotiations. The new text represents the lowest common denominator, catering to petro-states and the
- [GAIA's Statement on the Chair's New Text at Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5.2)](https://www.no-burn.org/gaias-statement-on-the-chairs-new-text-at-plastics-treaty-negotiations-inc-5-2/): It ignores the will of the vast majority of Member States and caters to the wishlist of the petro-states and the fossil fuel industry. To the Global South especially, which has worked hard to fight for environmental justice, this text is an insult.
- [Día 8 del INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-8-inc-5-2/): A lo largo de los cinco procesos del INC hemos visto crecer la ambición de muchos Estados Miembros, liderados por países del Sur Global, a pesar de los esfuerzos concertados de algunos Estados para impulsar un tratado débil. En esta sesión reanudada, las apuestas son altas, pero la ambición es aún mayor. GAIA, junto con nuestros líderes de la sociedad civil y representantes de Estados Miembros del Sur Global, exige que sigamos apostando por la ambición y no permitamos que este tratado sea definido por quienes se benefician de la industria del plástico.
- [[Article d’opinion] L’INFINF: Comment un leadership faible et un processus défaillant mettent en péril le traité sur les plastiques](https://www.no-burn.org/linfinf-comment-un-leadership-faible-et-un-processus-defaillant-mettent-en-peril-le-traite-sur-les-plastiques/): Par Nadine Wahab, Sustainable Network Egypt (SNE) Dans le labyrinthe des négociations du traité sur les plastiques, une créature prospère : l’INFINF — l’« informel-informel ». Derrière des portes closes, lors de réunions officieuses, des passages clés du texte se façonnent à l’abri des regards. On présente cela comme efficace ; en réalité, c’est une exclusion délibérée.
- [Day 8 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-8-inc-5-2/): Over the last five INC processes, we’ve seen rising ambition from many member states, led by countries in the Global South, despite a concerted effort from a few states to push a weak treaty. At this resumed session, the stakes are high but the ambition is higher. GAIA and our leaders from civil society and member states of the Global South demand that we continue to lean on ambition and not let this treaty be defined by those who profit from the plastic industry.
- [[Opinion Piece] The INFINF: How Weak Leadership and Broken Process Are Derailing the Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/the-infinf-how-weak-leadership-and-broken-process-are-derailing-the-plastics-treaty/): By Nadine Wahab, Sustainable Network Egypt (SNE) In the labyrinth of the plastics treaty negotiations, one creature thrives: the INFINF — the “informal-informal.” Behind closed doors, in off the record meetings, key text is shaped out of sight. It’s billed as efficient; in reality, it’s exclusion by design. Smaller delegations — often from the Global
- [Member Spotlight: Zero Waste Ithaca Cleans Up Cayuga Inlet](https://www.no-burn.org/member-spotlight-zero-waste-ithaca-cleans-up-cayuga-inlet/): Zero Waste Ithaca mobilized 40 volunteers for their “Trash Paddle Ithaca” on July 12, 2025, spending more than four hours removing an incredible 800 pounds of waste from the Cayuga Inlet. The haul included shopping carts, bikes, tires, Styrofoam, and hundreds of bottles and cans, making a visible difference in the local waterways. Building on
- [Día 7 del INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-7-inc-5-2/): Reducción de la producción (Artículo 6): El artículo decisivo del tratado La mayoría de los países (más de 100, según el conteo de GAIA) apoyan un objetivo global y vinculante de reducción gradual de la producción para devolver la producción de polímeros plásticos primarios a niveles sostenibles.
- [Day 7 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-7-inc-5-2/): Production Reduction (Article 6): The Make-or-Break Article of the Treaty The majority of countries (over 100) support a binding global production phasedown target to bring the production of primary plastic polymers back to sustainable levels.
- [Negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos en peligro por el proceso](https://www.no-burn.org/tratado-de-plasticos-peligro-por-el-proceso/): Estados Miembros y Presidencia no actúan en la sesión plenaria de balance
- [Day 5 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-5-inc-5-2/): Plastics Treaty Negotiations In Peril Over Process
- [Plastics Treaty Negotiations In Peril Over Process](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-peril-over-process/): Plastic pollution is accumulating in our water, air, food, and bodies while the majority of Member States continue to allow themselves to be bullied by a small group of petroleum-producing nations. Their failure to call for a vote at today’s stocktake plenary has put the fate of the plastics treaty in jeopardy.
- [[Opinion] A Strong Plastics Treaty Will Help Solve Plastic Pollution, With or Without Big Plastic Producers](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-strong-plastics-treaty-will-help-solve-plastic-pollution-with-or-without-big-plastic-producers/): Without ratification, the treaty provisions won’t apply to them. But an ambitious plastics treaty without big plastic producers would still be effective.
- [Día 4 del INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-4-inc-5-2/): Cumplan su promesa, arreglen el proceso, pongan fin a la contaminación por plásticos
- [Day 4 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-4-inc-5-2/): Four days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, we are not on track to deliver a treaty that will protect people and nature. Enough is enough; something must change.
- [Cumplan su promesa, corrijan el proceso, pongan fin a la contaminación por plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/cumplan-su-promesa-corrijan-el-proceso-pongan-fin-a-la-contaminacion-por-plasticos/): Ginebra, Suiza – Luego de cuatro días desde el inicio de la ronda final de negociaciones del Tratado Global de Plásticos, no vamos por buen camino para lograr un tratado que proteja a las personas y la naturaleza. Ya basta algo tiene que cambiar. Nos unimos a las voces de recicladores, comunidades en primera línea,
- [Keep Your Promise, Fix the Process, End Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/keep-your-promise-fix-the-process-end-plastic-pollution/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8 August 2025 Geneva, Switzerland – Four days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, we are not on track to deliver a treaty that will protect people and nature. Enough is enough; something must change. We are joining the voices of waste pickers, frontline communities, scientists, healthcare professionals, children and youth,
- [Organizaciones de América Latina y el Caribe instan a GRULAC a eliminar la incineración como opción de manejo de residuos en el tratado global de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-instan-eleminar-incineracion-del-tratado-de-plasticos/): Un grupo de 17 organizaciones de la sociedad civil de América Latina y el Caribe instaron formalmente a los gobiernos del Grupo de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC) a que soliciten el retiro de la referencia a la recuperación de energía como método aceptable de gestión de residuos en el artículo 8 del borrador
- [Día 3 del INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-3-inc-5-2/): Dando vueltas en círculos Es apenas el tercer día (de diez) de negociaciones del tratado de plásticos, y ya empiezan a notarse los nervios.
- [Day 3 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-3-inc-5-2/): Going around in Circles It’s only Day 3 (out of 10) of the plastics treaty negotiations, and already nerves are starting to fray.
- [Día 2 del INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-2-inc-5-2/): Los Estados miembros dedicaron la jornada a reuniones en grupos de contacto (un término que designa los espacios de negociación).
- [Day 2 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-2-inc-5-2/): Member States spent the day in Contact Groups (a term for negotiating spaces). These spaces fall under Chatham House Rules, so while we cannot say explicitly which country said what, we can give some highlights of what was discussed and what the fault lines are.
- [Day 1 of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/day-1-inc-5-2/): The main question going into negotiations is whether the majority of countries will stand strong against the small group of petro-states attempting to weaken the treaty, especially on the question of mandatory production cuts.
- [Día 1 de la INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-1-inc-5-2/): En la mañana del primer día del INC-5.2, la sala plenaria estaba llena y cargada de expectativa.
- [INC-5.2 GAIA Experts & Spokespeople](https://www.no-burn.org/inc-5-2-gaia-experts/): Members at the Plastics Treaty Negotiations The resumed session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5.2) started today in Geneva, Switzerland. The incredible GAIA members from frontline and fenceline communities, waste pickers, scientists, academes, and experts around the globe, will be there to stand strong in fighting for an ambitious, just, and legally binding plastics treaty.
- [[Opening Statement] INC-5.2 Plenary](https://www.no-burn.org/opening-statement-inc-5-2-plenary/): Distinguished Delegates, My name is Rafael Eudes, representing Aliança Resíduo Zero Brasil and GAIA, a network of over 1,000 organisations advancing real-world solutions to end plastic pollution. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to a legally binding treaty that protects health, upholds human rights, ensures a just transition for vulnerable communities, workers in the plastics chain
- [[Opinion] The Global Plastics Treaty: A Just Transition or Are We Just Transitioning?](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-the-global-plastics-treaty-a-just-transition-or-are-we-just-transitioning/): 'As the process for arriving at the legally binding instrument continues, we must confront a foundational truth: that justice is not an add-on to the instrument after it has been negotiated; it is the transition itself.' By Jacob Johnson Attakpah, Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) Concerned by the vast amount of plastics surrounding us, both
- [[Media Release] African CSOs Unite to Share Global South Priorities Ahead of INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/media-release-african-csos-unite-to-share-global-south-priorities-ahead-of-inc-5-2/): GAIA Africa Hosts Media Briefing to Mobilise African Journalists in Support of an Ambitious Global Plastics Treaty GAIA Africa hosted an online media briefing for African journalists ahead of the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) on the Global Plastics Treaty. Held on July 24, the session emphasised the critical role of
- [Guía de prensa: Tratado mundial contra la contaminación por plásticos INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/guia-de-prensa-tratado-mundial-contra-la-contaminacion-por-plasticos-inc-5-2/): El Tratado global de plásticos: Una oportunidad histórica En marzo de 2022, la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente tomó la decisión de encomendar la elaboración de un primer Tratado Global de Plásticos, una norma internacional legalmente vinculante destinada a reducir la contaminación por plásticos en todo el mundo que cubra todo
- [Press Kit- Plastics Treaty INC-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/press-kit-plastics-treaty-inc-5-2/): The Global Plastics Treaty: A Historic Opportunity In March 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly decided on a mandate to create the world’s first Plastics Treaty, a legally binding international law aimed at reducing plastic pollution worldwide, and covering the full life-cycle of plastic. Plastic is a growing crisis with devastating impacts on the environment,
- [Webinar: Accelerating More Sustainable EV Battery Design Processes from Molecules to Neighborhoods](https://www.no-burn.org/webinar-accelerating-more-sustainable-ev-battery-design-processes-from-molecules-to-neighborhoods/): Watch the first webinar in a new series by the Collaboratory for a Regenerative Economy (CoRE) and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA).
- [Media Release: Global South Unites for a Robust Financial Mechanism for prospective plastic pollution instrument ](https://www.no-burn.org/media-release-global-south-unites-for-a-robust-financial-mechanism-for-prospective-plastic-pollution-instrument/): Global South Unites for a Robust Financial Mechanism for prospective plastic pollution instrument GAIA Asia Pacific and GAIA Africa Convene Global South leaders Ahead of INC-5.2 GAIA Asia Pacific and GAIA Africa hosted Global South member state delegates in an online panel discussion titled “Advancing a Robust Financial Mechanism for the Prospective Plastics Instrument” on
- [Waste Sector holds Key to Cost-Efficient Climate Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-sector-holds-key-to-cost-efficient-climate-solutions/): By Mariel Vilella, Global Climate Program Director New report recommends financing and scaling-up community-led organic waste management to reduce waste methane emissions (This article was first published by We Don't Have Time) Opposite to the saying “for big problems, big solutions”—when it comes to reducing waste methane emissions, we should be thinking big, but not
- [Ecuador se prepara para la recta final del Tratado global de plásticos con consulta nacional intersectorial](https://www.no-burn.org/consulta-nacional-intersectorial-ecuador/): El jueves 26 de junio, Ecuador fue sede de un espacio clave de diálogo intersectorial: la Consulta nacional sobre la contaminación por plásticos, un evento que reunió a más de 60 representantes de comunidades, recicladores, academia, autoridades, sector privado y organizaciones sociales para fortalecer la posición nacional frente a la negociación del Tratado global de
- [Press Release: Clearing the Air](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-clearing-the-air/): Study: Particulate Matter Levels in Communities Hosting Waste Incinerators Up to 8 Times Higher than World Health Organization Guidelines First of Its Kind Cross-Regional Citizen Science Air Quality Monitoring Project in Surabaya, Indonesia; Ogijo, Nigeria; Dumaguete, Philippines FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2 July, 2025 A citizen-science study monitoring the air quality nearby waste incineration facilities in
- [Toneladas de plásticos inundaron Bogotá: Recicladores protestaron por caída de precios](https://www.no-burn.org/toneladas-de-plasticos-inundaron-bogota-recicladores-protestaron-por-caida-de-precios/): Recicladores llenan la Plaza de Bolívar con plástico para denunciar la caída de precios y la precarización del reciclaje en Colombia.
- [GAIA Welcomes Declaration from 95 Environment Ministers Reaffirming Majority Support for Ambitious Plastics Treaty  ](https://www.no-burn.org/unoc-nice-declaration-plastics-treaty/): Declaration Released at United Nations Oceans Conference Plastics Treaty Negotiations Continue August 5-14 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2025 Nice, France – On the second day of the United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, France (June 9-13), Ministers and representatives from 95 countries (the majority of United Nations Member States) released a declaration entitled, “The
- [Turning the Tide on Plastic: Philippines Joins Regional Push for Reuse Revolution](https://www.no-burn.org/turning-the-tide-on-plastic-philippines-joins-regional-push-for-reuse-revolution/): Quezon City, 27 January 2025 – In celebration of International Zero Waste Month, the Philippine Reuse Consortium, the Philippine Chapter of the Asia Reuse Consortium, was officially launched this month. This marks a significant step forward in the fight against single-use plastics (SUPs) through innovative reuse solutions. The Consortium unites representatives from civil society organizations
- [Waste Sector holds Key to Cost-Efficient Climate Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-sector-holds-key-to-cost-efficient-climate-solutions-new-report-recommends-financing-and-scaling-up-community-led-organic-solid-waste-management/): New report recommends financing and scaling-up community-led organic solid waste management 10 June 2025 — A new report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) reveals that community-led, decentralized waste management models are not only more cost-efficient but also provide multiple co-benefits1 beyond waste and methane emissions reduction - underscoring the urgent need for greater investment
- [Organizaciones de la sociedad civil exigen ambición al GRULAC de cara a la próxima ronda de negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-de-la-sociedad-civil-exigen-ambicion-al-grulac-de-cara-a-la-proxima-ronda-de-negociaciones-del-tratado-de-plasticos/): Alejandra Parra de la Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales RADA, y asesora en plásticos y basura cero para GAIA, señaló al respecto que “la incineración de basura es una actividad que agrava la triple crisis planetaria que hoy sufrimos: de contaminación, de biodiversidad y climática. Sin importar lo moderno de las instalaciones, siempre
- [Ecuador | “Reciclar para transformar: guía para una transición justa y colectiva”](https://www.no-burn.org/ecuador-reciclar-para-transformar-guia-para-una-transicion-justa-y-colectiva/): En marco del proyecto Fortalecimiento de las capacidades municipales para la gestión de residuos sólidos a través de sistemas basura cero o “Comunidades Basura Cero”, se desarrolló el manual didáctico “Reciclar para transformar: guía para una transición justa y colectiva”. El documento entrega herramientas prácticas y conocimientos clave para empoderar a las y los recicladores
- [Organizaciones de la sociedad civil exigen ambición al GRULAC de cara a la próxima ronda de negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-exigen-ambicion-al-grulac-tratadoplasticos/): Las organizaciones hicieron un fuerte llamado a que el bloque regional siga manteniendo un papel decisivo en la búsqueda de objetivos de alta ambición .
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- [GAIA acoge con satisfacción la Declaración de 95 ministros de medio ambiente que reafirma el apoyo mayoritario a un Tratado  de plásticos ambicioso  ](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-acoge-con-satisfaccion-la-declaracion-de-95-ministros-de-medio-ambiente-que-reafirma-el-apoyo-mayoritario-a-un-tratado-de-plasticos-ambicioso/): Declaración lanzada en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Océanos Las negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos continúan del 5 al 14 de agosto PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 10 de junio de 2025 Niza (Francia) - En el segundo día de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Océanos celebrada en Niza (Francia) del
- [À Bukavu, la société civile se lève pour une RDC sans plastique : SOPRODE Asbl mobilise la ville à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’environnement](https://www.no-burn.org/soprode-world-environment-day-2025/): 5 juin 2025 – Bukavu, République démocratique du Congo (RDC) À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’environnement, la ville de Bukavu s’est imposée comme un foyer de résistance contre la pollution plastique en Afrique centrale. Sous la coordination de SOPRODE Asbl (Solidarité pour la Protection des Droits de l’Enfant) – membre actif du réseau
- [In 2025, GAIA Turns 25!](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia25-lac/): We find ourselves in a complex era, in which trends and narratives of unlimited consumption, individualism, and hedonism seemingly prevail. Yet there are enduring forces—embodied in individuals, organizations, and communities—that confront this reality by consistently advocating for environmental and social ethics. These forces are the muscle, the mind and the heart of GAIA.
- [Segundo taller de la Comunidad de Práctica MetLAC para avanzar en la reducción de emisiones de metano en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/segundo-taller-de-la-comunidad-de-practica-metlac-para-avanzar-en-la-reduccion-de-emisiones-de-metano-en-america-latina/): El Segundo Taller Presencial de la Comunidad de Práctica sobre Reducción de Emisiones de Metano de Fuentes Orgánicas en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (CdP MetLAC), un espacio que reunió a representantes de gobiernos, municipios, empresas y organizaciones sociales comprometidas con impulsar mejoras en la gestión de residuos orgánicos para disminuir las emisiones de metano.
- [GAIA Asia Pacific joins civil society in calling ADB to rewrite draft protection policy for communities and environment](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-asia-pacific-joins-civil-society-in-calling-adb-to-rewrite-draft-protection-policy-for-communities-and-environment/): Tbilisi, Georgia - On Sunday (May 5), civil society groups from different regions collectively raised their objections over the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) regressive safeguards policy which aims to avoid, protect, and mitigate environmental and social harms from its operations. As soon as the banner was unfurled at the end of the Safeguards Session on
- [Webinar | Incineración: Una falsa solución a la problemática de los residuos en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/webinar-incineracion-falsa-solucion/): El evento se desarrolló con el objetivo de informar sobre los impactos de la incineración y la experiencia de resistencias territoriales contra este tipo de tecnología.
- [GAIA Condemns Congressional Rollback of Clean Air Protections](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-condemns-congressional-rollback-of-clean-air-protections/): In a failure of leadership and a blatant handout to industry, the House of Representatives has approved S.J.Res. 31, which dismantles critical protections under the Clean Air Act.
- [In 2025, GAIA Turns 25!](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia25-zwe/): As the year 2000 dawned in South Africa, a new decade brought promise of justice and better political decision-making to address the hangover of lingering social, economic, and environmental challenges apartheid had left on our society. Six years into our new era of democracy, activists from around the world gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, and it was in this atmosphere of hope and enthusiasm that GAIA was founded.
- [GAIA Regrants $675,000 to Grassroots Organizations Advancing Methane Reduction and Environmental Justice in the U.S.](https://www.no-burn.org/us-methane-ej-regrant-program-pr/): GAIA supports 13 grassroots groups across the U.S. to cut methane and build zero waste systems through its Methane Reduction and Environmental Justice Regrant Program.
- [GAIA Submits Input to UN on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-submits-input-to-un-special-rapporteur-on-climate-change/): On April 30, GAIA sent two submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, responding to her call for inputs on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals. These inputs, one global and one specific to Asia-Pacific, highlight evidence-based risks and recommendations to reduce harm and advance a just transition in battery
- [Kerala & Tallinn: A Tale of Two Zero Waste Cities ](https://www.no-burn.org/kerala-tallinn-a-tale-of-two-zero-waste-cities/): The zero waste movement is gaining momentum from different corners of the globe. Recently, Kerala, a state in India, has been awarded a waste-free status by the country’s Minister for Local Self Government while Tallinn, the capital of Estonia became a candidate for the zero waste certification of the Mission Zero Academy, the world’s first
- [WTE Araucanía: Tribunal ambiental entregará su resolución dentro de dos semanas](https://www.no-burn.org/wte-araucania-espera-resolucion-del-tribunal/): Tercer tribunal ambiental de Valdivia desarrolló la audiencia para oír los alegatos de WTE Araucanía, que busca anular la resolución del Comité de Ministros que rechazó el proyecto en 2023.
- [Organizaciones de todo el mundo hacen llamado urgente para rechazar la instalación de planta de incineración de basura en Lautaro, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/rechazo-global-a-incineracion-en-lautaro/): Mañana se realizará la audiencia del proyecto WTE Araucanía en el 3er Tribunal Ambiental de Valdivia. Más de 50 organizaciones llaman a rechazar el proyecto.
- [Together for a Waste-Free World: End Plastic Pollution's Quest to Mainstream Organic Waste in Uganda](https://www.no-burn.org/together-for-a-waste-free-world-end-plastic-pollutions-quest-to-mainstream-organic-waste-in-uganda/): Organic waste presents a significant challenge in Uganda, particularly in urban areas like Kampala, where population growth and urbanisation have resulted in increased waste generation. Over 90% of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Kampala is organic. While this waste can be a source of methane emissions when not managed properly, it also represents a valuable
- [Tunisian Environmental Activist, Semia Gharbi, wins 2025 Goldman Prize for challenging waste trafficking between Italy and Tunisia](https://www.no-burn.org/tunisian-environmental-activist-semia-gharbi-wins-2025-goldman-prize-for-challenging-waste-trafficking-between-italy-and-tunisia/): Semia Gharbi, a Tunisian Environmental Activist, has been awarded the 2025 Goldman Prize for challenging corrupt waste trafficking schemes between Italy and Tunisia, resulting in the return of 6,000 tons of illegally exported household waste back to Italy, its country of origin, in February 2022. This momentous award was announced on April 21 in San
- [A Turning Point in the Fight for a Strong Plastics Treaty: GAIA Responds to UNEP INC 5.2 Announcement ](https://www.no-burn.org/a-turning-point-in-the-fight-for-a-strong-plastics-treaty-gaia-responds-to-unep-inc-5-2-announcement/): Building off of the Momentum from INC-5, INC-5.2 to be Held in Geneva, Switzerland August 5-14 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3 March, 2025 New York, NY– Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced during the Bureau Meeting that the next round of plastics treaty negotiations (International Negotiating Committee or INC-5.2) will take place at the
- [3° Encuentro regional por la Justicia Climática reunió a activistas de 13 países en Santa Cruz, Bolivia](https://www.no-burn.org/3-encuentro-regional-por-la-justicia-climatica/): Del 17 al 21 de marzo se llevó a cabo en Santa Cruz, Bolivia, el Encuentro Latinoamericano y del Caribe por la Justicia Climática, y del capítulo latinoamericano de Demand Climate Justice, que reunió a activistas de trece países de la región y a representantes de organizaciones indígenas de Brasil y Bolivia, para hacer frente
- [ILOILO’S GREEN FUTURE AT RISK? ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY ON WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) PLANS](https://www.no-burn.org/iloilos-green-future-at-risk-environmental-groups-demand-transparency-on-waste-to-energy-wte-plans/): Environmental Groups Expose Lack of Transparency, Cite Health and Climate Risks of WtE Project ILOILO CITY, ILOILO, PHILIPPINES — April 1, 2025 – A proposed Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Iloilo has sparked fierce opposition from a coalition of environmental groups, who warn that the project could do more harm than good. The newly-formed group, "Green-Empowered Movement,"
- [Más de 100 organizaciones instan a ONU-Hábitat a dejar de promover falsas soluciones como la incineración para generación de energía](https://www.no-burn.org/mas-de-100-organizaciones-instan-onuhabitat-a-dejar-de-promover-falsas-soluciones-como-la-incineracion/): Más de cien miembros de la sociedad civil de GAIA (la Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración) de los cinco continentes firmaron una carta dirigida a Anacláudia Rossbach, directora ejecutiva de ONU-Hábitat, en la que piden a la organización que deje de promover la incineración de residuos para la producción de energía (WTE), un enfoque de gestión de residuos perjudicial y ampliamente desacreditado, y que en su lugar promueva soluciones justas y equitativas basura cero.
- [AFRICA DAY 2024](https://www.no-burn.org/africa-day-2024/): Unraveling the Crisis: Textile Waste in Africa By Andrea (Andi) Dixon, Africa Program Associate In our pursuit to raise awareness around the textile waste crisis in Africa, our Africa Day campaign this year focused on this form of waste colonialism. We're not just raising awareness; we're holding the Global North accountable for this ecological disaster.
- [More than 100 organizations Urge UN-HABITAT to Stop Promoting False Solutions: Waste-to-Energy](https://www.no-burn.org/more-than-100-organizations-urge-un-habitat-to-stop-promoting-false-solutions-waste-to-energy/): 100+ civil society members of GAIA signed onto a letter addressed to Anacláudia Rossbach of UN-HABITAT, calling on the organization to cease its promotion of waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration.
- [Open Letter to UN-HABITAT: Promote Zero Waste, Not Waste Burning!](https://www.no-burn.org/un-habitat-no-waste-to-energy/)
- [Global Recycling Day 2025](https://www.no-burn.org/global-recycling-day-2025/): Unpacking Plastic Recycling: The Facts, Fiction & Future By Andrea Dixon & Merrisa Naidoo As Global Recycling Day (established in 2018) took place on March 18th, GAIA/BFFP Africa took the opportunity to spotlight the realities of recycling and waste management across the continent. This March also marked, International Zero Waste Day, International Women's Day, and
- [[Media Release] To Mark International Day of Zero Waste, GAIA Africa Demands Urgent Action on Textile Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/media-release-to-mark-international-day-of-zero-waste-gaia-africa-demands-urgent-action-on-textile-waste/): As the world observes the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, GAIA Africa is calling for immediate action to address the growing crisis of fashion and textile waste, which is severely impacting African communities. The fashion industry generates 92 million tonnes of textile waste annually, much of which ends up in the Global South. In Ghana,
- [GAIA Stands with Greenpeace Against Corporate Attacks on Free Speech and Environmental Defenders](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-stands-with-greenpeace-against-corporate-attacks-on-free-speech-and-environmental-defenders/): Berkeley, CA — The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) stands in unwavering solidarity with our allies at Greenpeace in the wake of the deeply unjust verdict handed down by a North Dakota, United States jury for more than $600 million in damages against Greenpeace entities—including Greenpeace Inc., Greenpeace Fund, and Greenpeace International—in an outrageous
- [Governor Newsom: Sign Implementation of SB 54 NOW!](https://www.no-burn.org/governor-newsom-sign-implementation-of-sb-54-now/): Re: Stand Strong for Community Health Protections by Implementing Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Without Delay Dear Governor Newsom, We urge you to stand firm in implementing SB 54 without delay or industry interference. Individuals nationally and globally overwhelmingly support strong environmental protections, with two-thirds of Californians identifying plastic packaging waste as
- [In 2025, GAIA Turns 25!](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia25-celebrating-waste-pickers/): As the year 2000 dawned in South Africa, a new decade brought promise of justice and better political decision-making to address the hangover of lingering social, economic, and environmental challenges apartheid had left on our society. Six years into our new era of democracy, activists from around the world gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, and it was in this atmosphere of hope and enthusiasm that GAIA was founded.
- [Metro Vancouver Must Shut Down the Burnaby "Waste-to-Energy" Facility to Meet its Environmental and Financial Goals](https://www.no-burn.org/metro-vancouver-must-shut-down-the-burnaby-waste-to-energy-facility-to-meet-its-environmental-and-financial-goals/): Environmental organizations Zero Waste BC, Zero Waste Canada, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment BC, Doctors for Planetary Health - West Coast, GAIA, and For Our Kids, Burnaby urge Metro Vancouver to phase out its waste incinerator citing economic, environmental, health, and climate impacts Vancouver, B.C. (February 26, 2025) — While Metro Vancouver looks to decrease costs, a 2023 study by Zero
- [Declaración pública ante falsas acusaciones sobre la activista Alejandra Parra](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-ante-falsas-acusaciones-sobre-la-activista-alejandra-parra/): La Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración, de la que forman parte más de 1000 organizaciones de base en el mundo, hace manifiesta su preocupación por un video anónimo que circula en redes sociales, haciendo falsas acusaciones sobre la activista Alejandra Parra, señalando entre otros puntos, que ha “difundido mentiras alarmistas” relativas al proyecto
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- [INC-5: Un punto de inflexión en la lucha por un tratado ambicioso sobre plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/inc-5-un-punto-de-inflexion-tratado-ambicioso-sobre-plasticos/): En sesiones anteriores, la mayoría de los estados miembros mostraron su voluntad para comprometerse a negociar bajo un espíritu de buena fe, aún cuando los estados petroleros empleaban diversas tácticas para retrasar y debilitar los avances hacia un tratado significativo.
- [A un mes de audiencia en tribunal ambiental: concejo municipal de Lautaro, Chile, confirma rechazo a WTE Araucanía](https://www.no-burn.org/concejo-municipal-lautaro-confirma-rechazo-a-wtearaucania/): Todos los concejales reiteraron el rechazo transversal al incinerador de basura promovido por la empresa WTE Araucanía, confirmando los acuerdos y compromisos asumidos por la comisión.
- [GAIA pide mayor responsabilidad, inclusión y transparencia en el proceso del Tratado sobre los Plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-pide-mayor-responsabilidad-inclusion-y-transparencia-tratado-sobre-plasticos/): Hoy, la Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA), una red con más de 1.000 miembros en todas las regiones de las Naciones Unidas, entregó una carta abierta al Bureau del Comité Internacional de Negociación (INC) - el órgano que coordina las negociaciones del tratado sobre plásticos - pidiendo una mayor responsabilidad y transparencia para el Presidente, Luis Vayas Valvidieso de Ecuador.
- [GAIA Calls for Greater Accountability, Inclusiveness, Transparency in Plastics Treaty Process](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-inc-bureau-meeting-statement/): Today, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), a network with more than 1,000 members in all United Nations regions, delivered an open letter to the International Negotiating Committee (INC) Bureau– the governing body of the plastics treaty negotiations– calling for greater accountability for the Chair, Luis Vayas Valvidieso of Ecuador.
- [England Falls Out of Love with Incinerators](https://www.no-burn.org/england-falls-out-of-love-with-incinerators/): by Zoe Knannlein As the UK closed the doors of its last coal power plant in September 2024, the focus has now turned to the UK’s next dirtiest form of energy production: waste incinerators. While waste-to-energy incinerators have been controversial within the waste sector for years, the protest has been recently mainstreamed when the BBC
- [INC-5: A Turning Point in the Fight for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/inc-5-plasticstreaty-impact/): The tides turned at INC-5, and the way forward to an ambitious plastics treaty is now clearer than it's ever been.
- [Política de Redes Sociales de GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/politica-de-redes-sociales-de-gaia/)
- [GAIA Social Media Policy](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-social-media-policy/)
- [A Show of Force Meets the Consensus Entropy at INC-5](https://www.no-burn.org/a-show-of-force-meets-the-consensus-entropy-at-inc-5/): 85 countries emphasising their shared commitment to a legally binding treaty enshrining reduction targets, phase-out of harmful chemicals, a just transition, and an equitable financial mechanism, bringing 90% of the plenary to their feet for an ambitious treaty. Whilst courage prevailed, what we have now is a chair’s text which is now a mandated text
- [Two Years After Disaster, East Palestine Still Waits for Justice and Action](https://www.no-burn.org/two-years-after-disaster-east-palestine-still-waits-for-justice-and-action/): Two years ago, to the day, Norfolk Southern’s freight train, already partially on fire, derailed and burst into flames in the small Ohio town of East Palestine. Fifty train cars derailed, almost half of which carried hazardous materials—the most toxic and highly combustible of them was vinyl chloride used only to make PVC.
- [International Zero Waste Month: 5 impactful zero waste stories, 5  different cities ](https://www.no-burn.org/international-zero-waste-month-5-impactful-zero-waste-stories-5-different-cities/): The first month of the year, declared the Zero Waste Month in the Philippines, has expanded to the rest of the globe. Here, we highlight five cities from across the globe, each implementing zero waste strategies, sharing learnings, and inspiring communities to build healthier cities and therefore, a healthier living. Let's start with the Global
- [‘PH Reuse Study Tour and Conference’ seeks mainstreaming of reuse, refill vs single-use plastics](https://www.no-burn.org/ph-reuse-study-tour-and-conference-seeks-mainstreaming-of-reuse-refill-vs-single-use-plastics/): 20 January 2025, Manila — In celebration of Zero Waste Month, plastic waste reduction advocates kicked-off the "Philippine Reuse Study Tour and Conference" today in a bid to amplify the viability of reuse and refill solutions, as a way to address the scourge of plastic pollution. The three-day event, consisting of a conference with reuse
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- [GAIA café: Transición justa y baterías eléctricas en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-cafe-transicion-justa-y-baterias-electricas-en-america-latina/): El 6 de noviembre de 2024, se realizó el GAIA café "Transición Justa y Baterías Eléctricas en América Latina" donde miembros de GAIA América Latina reflexionaron sobre la mirada actual que existe en la región en relación a este tema, luego de investigaciones realizadas con el fin de poder generar información relevante en calidad y Reflexiones sobre la mirada actual que existe en la región en relación baterías eléctricas.
- [California Needs to Get EV Battery Reuse and Recycling Right](https://www.no-burn.org/california-needs-to-get-ev-battery-reuse-and-recycling-right/): Governor Newsom just vetoed a faulty battery bill. A revised 2025 version must address key shortcomings. This article originally appeared in Earth Island Journal. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed Senate Bill 615, which aimed to establish regulations for the reuse and recycling of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Rightly so. The bill, introduced in 2022, was Governor Newsom just vetoed a faulty battery bill. A revised 2025 version must address key shortcomings.
- [Encuentro junto a la compostera: Gestión de residuos orgánicos y recicladores de base: Experiencias en Argentina y Colombia](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-junto-a-la-compostera-gestion-de-residuos-organicos-y-recicladores-de-base-experiencias-en-argentina-y-colombia/): Dado el creciente interés y número de cooperativas de recicladores de base involucrados en proyectos de gestión de residuos orgánicos, y al mismo tiempo la gran necesidad de gestionar estos residuos pronto y descentralizadamente, es que invitamos a participar en el encuentro junto a la compostera de este mes a expositores de Argentina y Colombia.
- [Amidst chaos and despair, waste and methane stay strong in the climate agenda](https://www.no-burn.org/amidst-chaos-and-despair-waste-and-methane-stay-strong-in-the-climate-agenda/): By Mariel Vilella, GAIA Climate Program Director COP29 had a real buzz on waste and methane, and kept the GAIA delegation busy as ever. A 35 delegates group with representatives from 14 countries advocated for environmental justice and climate solutions in the waste sector in 4 official side events, 2 press conferences, 24 events across
- [GAIA Africa Commemorates World Cities Day with a Campaign on Electric Vehicle Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-africa-commemorates-world-cities-day-with-a-campaign-on-electric-vehicle-batteries/): By Kenza Sara Elazkem (GAIA Africa’s Movement Building Program Manager) Leading to World Cities Day on October 31, 2024, The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Africa held a social media campaign focused on the crucial topic of Electric Vehicle (EV) Batteries. As the shift towards electric vehicles accelerates, the campaign aimed to tackle the
- [Pollution Experts Lambast Indian Government Plans to Incinerate Dow’s Hazardous Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/pollution-experts-lambast-indian-government-plans-to-incinerate-dow-s-hazardous-waste/): The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), alongside scientists and environmental health advocates, has issued an expert letter to the Indian government urging it to halt plans to incinerate toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal disaster.
- [The Global Plastics Treaty: Asia Pacific Perspectives](https://www.no-burn.org/asia-pacific-campaigns-gptasiapacific/)
- [Plaidoyer pour une Transition Énergétique Durable et une Action Urgente Contre la Pollution Plastique](https://www.no-burn.org/plaidoyer-pour-une-transition-energetique-durable-et-une-action-urgente-contre-la-pollution-plastique/): en République Démocratique du Congo La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), riche de ses ressources naturelles et de sa biodiversité unique, joue un rôle crucial dans la lutte mondiale contre le changement climatique. Cependant, des choix récents risquent de compromettre cet avenir. L’ouverture d’appels d’offres pour l’exploitation de nouvelles réserves pétrolières et gazières, combinée à
- [SOPRODE: Appels à l’Action pour la Lutte contre la Pollution Plastique et la Promotion des Énergies Renouvelables au Sud-Kivu](https://www.no-burn.org/soprode-appels-a-laction-pour-la-lutte-contre-la-pollution-plastique-et-la-promotion-des-energies-renouvelables-au-sud-kivu/): Le 20 novembre 2024, l’organisation Solidarité pour la Protection des Droits de l’Enfant (SOPRODE) a organisé un rassemblement devant l’Assemblée provinciale du Sud-Kivu pour intensifier sa campagne de sensibilisation contre la pollution plastique et promouvoir les énergies renouvelables. Cette initiative fait partie d’une campagne soutenue par Global Greengrants Fund, qui se déroule du 15 novembre
- [Se amplían las negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos: Los recortes en la producción de plásticos siguen sobre la mesa](https://www.no-burn.org/se-amplian-las-negociaciones-del-tratado-de-plasticos-los-recortes-en-la-produccion-de-plasticos-siguen-sobre-la-mesa/): Dia 7 del INC-5 | La mayoría de los Estados miembros, del lado de la ambición
- [Plastics Treaty Negotiations Extended: Plastic Production Cuts Still on the Table](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-negotiations-extended-plastic-production-cuts-still-on-the-table/): INC-5 Day 7: December 1, 2024 | Majority of Member States on the Side of Ambition
- [Tratado de plásticos INC-5: delegados del Sur global y la sociedad civil alzan su voz](https://www.no-burn.org/tratado-de-plasticos-inc-5-delegados-del-sur-global/): Delegados y expertos reaccionan ante el texto del Tratado propuesto por el Presidente
- [Plastics Treaty INC-5: Global South Delegates and Civil Society Speak Out ](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc-5-global-south-press-briefing/): Delegates and Policy Experts React to the Chair’s Proposed Treaty Text
- [GAIA Resumen diario](https://www.no-burn.org/inc5-dia6/): Dia 6: 30 de Noviembre | El juego de la espera
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc5-day6-recap/): INC-5 Day 6: November 30, 2024 | The Waiting Game
- [GAIA Resumen diario](https://www.no-burn.org/inc5-day5-nonpaper4/): Dia 5: 29 de Noviembre | Declaración de GAIA sobre el Non paper 4 del Presidente
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc5-day5-nonpaper4/): INC-5 Day 5: November 29, 2024 | GAIA's Statement on the INC Chair's Nonpaper 4
- [GAIA Resumen diario](https://www.no-burn.org/inc5-dia4/): Dia 4: 28 de Noviembre | Los países convergen en torno a la reducción del plástico y la financiación
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc5-day4-recap/): INC-5 Day 4: November 28, 2024 | Countries Converge around Plastic Reduction, Finance
- [GAIA Resumen diario](https://www.no-burn.org/inc5-dia2/): Dia 2: 26 de Noviembre | La logística es política: La sociedad civil, excluida de las negociaciones
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc5-day2-recap/): INC-5 Day 2: November 26, 2024 | Logistics is Politics: Civil Society Locked out of Negotiations
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc5-day1-recap/): INC-5 Day 1: November 25, 2024 The People vs. Plastic Pollution Welcome to Day 1 of plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea. Civil Society entered the BEXCO Convention Center united with hope and determination to land a strong global plastics treaty with binding cuts to plastic production. Delegates are feeling the heat: on
- [GAIA Resumen diario](https://www.no-burn.org/inc5-dia1/): 25 de noviembre de 2024: Día 1 del INC-5 El pueblo contra la contaminación por plásticos Bienvenidos al Día 1 de las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos (INC-5) en Busan, Corea del Sur. La sociedad civil llegó al Centro de Convenciones BEXCO con la esperanza y la determinación de conseguir un tratado global de plásticos
- [Guía de prensa - INC-5](https://www.no-burn.org/guia-de-prensa-inc-5/)
- [INC-5 Press Kit](https://www.no-burn.org/inc-5-press-kit/): GAIA's press kit for INC-5 contains: Updates on progress towards the treaty between INC-4 and INC-5 An analysis of the political climate heading into treaty negotiations Key issues to watch Global Press Contact: Claire Arkin | Claire@no-burn.org | +1 (973) 444 4869 Regional Press Contacts: Africa: Carissa Marnce | carissa@no-burn.org | +27 76 934 6156
- [LETTER TO INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: STOP BHOPAL WASTE INCINERATION](https://www.no-burn.org/letter-to-indian-government-agencies-stop-bhopal-waste-incineration/): We represent technical experts, scientists, and advocates concerned about plans to incinerate highly toxic waste from Bhopal, India.
- [GAIA REACTION TO COP29 PRESIDENCY DECLARATION ON REDUCING METHANE FROM ORGANIC WASTE](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-reaction-to-cop29-presidency-declaration-on-reducing-methane-from-organic-waste/): November 19, 2024, Baku Azerbaijan—The COP 29 Presidency today announced the COP29 Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste which aims to work towards targeted commitments in the waste sector. “While the intention is good and civil society organizations like GAIA welcome the Declaration, it leaves a lot of room on whether it will be
- [Waste not the Global Methane Pledge: Civil society groups from the waste sector call for higher ambition on climate  pledge’s implementation](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-not-the-global-methane-pledge/): (Spanish translation below) Watch the press con here. November 15, 2024, Baku Azerbaijan—With the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial meeting happening today, climate activists and zero waste implementers say while it is good, it needs action with higher ambition. In a press conference, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) reiterated that for the GMP to
- [MEDIA ADVISORY: COP29 PRESIDENCY DECLARATION ON REDUCING METHANE FROM ORGANIC WASTE: BOON OR BANE?](https://www.no-burn.org/media-advisory-cop29-presidency-declaration-on-reducing-methane-from-organic-waste-boon-or-bane/): One of the celebratory moments for civil society organizations is the COP29 Presidency declaration on reducing methane from organic waste. While the Declaration shows goodwill, whether and how it will be put into practice is yet to be seen. Thus, we can’t help but ask, is it a boon or a bane? Join the Global
- [La RDC à un Tournant Environnemental](https://www.no-burn.org/la-rdc-a-un-tournant-environnemental/): Mobilisation pour un Avenir Durable By Robert Chikwanine, SOPRODE, DRC La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) se trouve confrontée à des défis environnementaux sans précédent. Alors que le changement climatique menace notre écosystème, la pollution plastique et la dépendance aux énergies fossiles exacerbent les risques pour notre santé et notre biodiversité. Dans ce contexte alarmant,
- [CIVIL SOCIETY AT COP29 CALLS FOR BOLD, AMBITIOUS NDC 3.0](https://www.no-burn.org/civil-society-calls-cop29-to-civil-society-calls-cop29-to-deliver-climate-finance-for-waste-methane-leaving-no-one-behind/): Launched guidance to policy makers to integrate Environmental Justice Principles in the new round of NDCs 3.0 and beyond (Spanish version below) November 7, 2024, Baku Azerbaijan—In the run-up to COP29, members of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) are calling international delegates to channel greater funds toward urgently needed climate action for reducing
- [Media Advisory: WASTE NOT THE GLOBAL METHANE PLEDGE](https://www.no-burn.org/media-advisory-waste-not-the-global-methane-pledge/): Civil society calls for shift on climate financing for waste methane reduction and inclusion of environmental justice in NDC 3.0 Date: November 15, 2024 Time: 13.00 - 13.30 PM Baku Venue: Media Center (Zone D) Live Streaming @ We Don’t Have Time Since its launch at COP26 and now with 156 signatory countries, the Global Methane
- [Exigimos financiamiento climático con impactos positivos, ¡ya!](https://www.no-burn.org/exigimos-financiamiento-climatico-con-impactos-positivos-ya/): October 2024 Por décadas se ha hablado de las emisiones de gases efecto invernadero, y finalmente le llega el turno al metano. Si bien pocas personas entienden el vínculo con los residuos, la producción antropogénica de este gas a partir de nuestra basura genera un quinto del total a nivel global. La era de la
- [Declaración pública | Documento no oficioso (Non-paper 3) del Tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-documento-no-oficioso-non-paper-3-del-tratado-de-plasticos/): Organizaciones Latinoamericanas y del Caribe analizan el documento no oficioso (Non-paper 3) y llaman a países de ambición a defender sus posiciones Declaración pública - 4 de noviembre de 2024 Las organizaciones firmantes valoramos el intento del presidente del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación de destrabar las negociaciones para el tratado global, debido a la complejidad del
- [Seminario web técnico | Plásticos y salud: información fundamental para el Tratado Global de Plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/seminario-web-tecnico-plasticos-y-salud-informacion-fundamental-para-el-tratado-global-de-plasticos/): El lunes 28 de octubre se desarrolló el seminario en línea Plásticos y salud: información fundamental para el Tratado Global de Plásticos, con el objetivo de entregar información técnica sobre salud, ambiente y contaminación por plásticos, y los riesgos que representa en la región latinoamericana y del caribe, previo a la última sesión de Comité
- [Charging Forward: Reducing Toxic Materials in Batteries for a Just Energy Transition Webinar Recap](https://www.no-burn.org/charging-forward-reducing-toxic-materials-in-batteries-for-a-just-energy-transition-webinar-recap/): On October 15, 2024, during the “Charging Forward: Reducing Toxic Materials in Batteries for a Just Energy Transition” webinar, panelists discussed the need for data transparency on toxic chemicals in batteries, innovation to reduce the battery industry's chemical footprint, and the creation of safer alternatives to ensure worker and community health and safety. Sheila Davis
- [World Clean-up Day - Launch of “Life before Plastic” event in Senegal.](https://www.no-burn.org/world-clean-up-day-launch-of-life-before-plastic-event-in-ghana/): By Gael Baloucoune On September 21, 2024, GAIA Africa member adansonia.green in Senegal hosted a significant event dedicated to sustainable resource management for World Clean Up Day at the Afrothéque Library. With an attendance of 40 people, the event was both informative and inspiring. Attendees received one of three specially prepared postcards, each tailored to
- [Nipe Fagio’s Run on Raising Awareness about the Global Plastic Treaty: A Successful Webinar in Tanzania.](https://www.no-burn.org/nipe-fagios-run-on-raising-awareness-about-the-global-plastic-treaty-a-successful-webinar-in-tanzania/): Marie Kwirine - Nipe Fagio Tanzania On September 23, 2024, a significant webinar championed by GAIA Africa member Nipe Fagio was held to raise awareness about the Global Plastic Treaty among Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and government officials in Tanzania. The event saw the participation of 39 attendees, including national negotiators, making it a notable
- [World Cleanup Day 2024: Nipe Fagio's and CEJAD’s Triumph in Dar es Salaam and Mombasa.](https://www.no-burn.org/world-cleanup-day-2024-nipe-fagios-and-cejads-triumph-in-dar-es-salaam-and-mombasa/): On September 21, 2024, the vibrant city of Dar es Salaam witnessed an engaging event that brought together communities, schools, and organizations in a unified mission to combat waste and promote environmental conservation for World Cleanup Day 2024. The Let's Do It Tanzania cleanup event, spearheaded also by our member Nipe Fagio, was a resounding
- [Preocupación por anuncio de gobierno sobre la construcción de un complejo de economía circular en Tula, Hidalgo](https://www.no-burn.org/preocupacion-por-anuncio-de-gobierno-sobre-la-construccion-de-un-complejo-de-economia-circular-en-tula-hidalgo/): México, 16 octubre, 2024. No existe información sobre el proyecto de economía circular anunciado como el más grande del mundo en Tula. Diversos actores temen que la creación de dicho centro sea para legitimar y acelerar la quema de residuos en hornos cementeros y en incineradores. La gestión de los residuos debe ser a través
- [Junto a la compostera: Aprovechamiento de residuos orgánicos a partir de la producción de larvas de mosca soldado negras](https://www.no-burn.org/aprovechamiento-residuos-organicos-produccion-de-larvas-mosca-soldado-negras/): En el encuentro junto a la compostera de octubre, Felipe Mayol, director comercial de F4F, docente y emprendedor corporativo, convencido que el propósito es el motor de la economía y de la sociedad para entender y respetar a las comunidades en donde nos desenvolvemos nos compartió detalles sobre cómo se inició F4F cómo han logrado
- [Comunidades de Lautaro celebra el rechazo del Comité de ministros a la incineradora de basura de WTE Araucanía](https://www.no-burn.org/comunidades-de-lautaro-celebra-el-rechazo-del-comite-de-ministros-a-la-incineradora-de-basura-de-wte-araucania/): La comunidad de Lautaro y la Red de Acción por la Defensa de los Derechos Ambientales, RADA, expresaron su satisfacción por el rechazo del Comité de Ministros a la instalación de una planta incineradora de residuos en la ciudad de Lautaro, región de La Araucanía, Chile. Esta decisión fue vista como un triunfo para la
- [Taller introductorio para periodistas | “La crisis del plástico: Información clave para su cobertura mediática”](https://www.no-burn.org/taller-introductorio-periodistas-crisis-del-plastico/): Registro aquí ¿Te dedicas a la cobertura de temas ambientales, salud o política para América Latina y el Caribe? Entonces, este taller es para ti. Desde Break Free From Plastic, GAIA y Escritura Crónica te invitamos a un evento en línea gratuito que abordará uno de los problemas más urgentes de nuestro tiempo: la crisis
- [Sowing the Seeds: Cultivating Solutions in the Fight Against Climate Change](https://www.no-burn.org/sowing-the-seeds-cultivating-solutions-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/): Bengaluru Declaration Unites Leaders and Communities for Innovative Organic Waste Management Strategies Bangalore, India — 08 October 2024 - At the First Congress on Organics and Climate, an ambitious vision for the future of climate action and waste management took root, culminating in the unanimous adoption of the Bengaluru Declaration on Organics and Climate. This
- [Media Reactive: Nature Journal - A local-to-global emissions inventory of macroplastic pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/global-south-plastic-pollution/): GAIA Reacts to ‘Narrow’ Focus and ‘Unfair’ Global South Narrative on Plastic Pollution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 10, 2024 - The latest study published in Nature on A Local-To-Global Emissions Inventory of Macroplastic Pollution ignores the injustices in the Global South from imports of waste and polluting “technofixes” such as incineration, chemical recycling, pyrolysis, Such a limited definition contradicts UNEA Resolution 5/14, which the study claims to support. This study, offered as a tool to advance the plastics treaty negotiations, clearly endorses the narrative of the major petrostates: plastic pollution is the fault of consumers, not the companies' and countries' unregulated overproduction.
- [Prórroga del contrato de basura de São Paulo: negocio millonario, ausencia de transparencia y retroceso en materia ambiental](https://www.no-burn.org/prorroga-del-contrato-de-basura-de-sao-paulo-negocio-millonario-ausencia-de-transparencia-y-retroceso-en-materia-ambiental/)
- [Governor Newsom Vetoes SB 615, Supporting Stronger EV Battery Recycling Standards](https://www.no-burn.org/governor-newsom-vetoes-sb-615-supporting-stronger-ev-battery-recycling-standards/): GAIA and Environmental Justice Organizations Applaud Governor’s Decision to Veto SB 615 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2024 Berkeley, CA — The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) commends Governor Gavin Newsom for vetoing Senate Bill 615 on September 29, 2024. The bill, which aimed to establish regulations for the reuse and recycling of electric
- [GAIA and Florida Environmental Groups Denounce Miami-Dade Mayor’s New Incinerator Site Recommendation](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-and-florida-environmental-groups-denounce-miami-dade-mayors-new-incinerator-site-recommendation/): Coalition urges shift from, toxic incineration to true sustainable, zero waste management solutions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2024 Miami, FL — The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and environmental justice groups from Florida’s anti-incineration coalition strongly oppose Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s recent memo recommending the Opa-Locka Airport West location as the site
- [GAYO Ghana: GAIA Member Celebrated as First Youth Finalist for Earthshot Prize!](https://www.no-burn.org/gayo-ghana-gaia-member-celebrated-as-first-youth-finalist-for-earthshot-prize/): In a groundbreaking achievement, the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Earthshot Prize, marking the first time a youth group has reached this stage. Founded in 2014, GAYO is a youth-led nonprofit based in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to empowering young Africans to spearhead climate action and environmental
- [Tackling Waste Management Challenges in Lagos: SRADev Nigeria's Zero Waste Initiative.](https://www.no-burn.org/tackling-waste-management-challenges-in-lagos-sradev-nigerias-zero-waste-initiative/): The current challenge of waste management in Lagos State, as well as the nation, is immense, with disposal exceeding available capacity. Zero waste, an end-to-end waste management system from resource generation, production, consumption, and end-of-life management, has raised concerns and confusion among the players. Therefore, the Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria),
- [GAIA Africa Webinar on Zero Waste Cities: Managing Organic Waste and Material Recovery Facilities.](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-africa-webinar-on-zero-waste-cities-managing-organic-waste-and-material-recovery-facilities/): Ama Acheampomaa Asiedu - GAIA Africa Program Associate: Zero Waste & Climate. The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), in collaboration with GAIA Africa, recently hosted an insightful webinar titled Zero Waste Cities: Managing Organic Waste and Material Recovery Facility. This event brought together environmental enthusiasts, community leaders, and waste management professionals to discuss the critical
- [Veto Request SB 615 : Vehicle Traction Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/veto-request-sb-615-vehicle-traction-batteries/): September 16, 2024 The Honorable Governor Gavin Newsom 1021 O Street, Suite 9000: Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Veto Request SB 615 : Vehicle Traction Batteries Dear Governor Newsom: The undersigned organizations are very concerned about environmental justice related to battery recycling and write to advise you of our strong opposition to SB 615: Vehicle traction
- [WORLD CLEAN-UP DAY 2024](https://www.no-burn.org/world-clean-up-day-2024/): Whose mess are we cleaning up? By Andrea (Andi) Dixon, Africa Programs Associate. For this year’s World Clean-Up Day, GAIA Africa ran a two-week-long social media campaign in collaboration with #BreakFreeFromPlastic to expose plastic manufacturers’ pollution across the African continent. By developing social media posts with plastic brand audit results, supplemented by powerful photos provided
- [New Report Tackles Global Food Loss and Waste: Zero Waste Solutions to Cut Methane Emissions](https://www.no-burn.org/new-report-tackles-global-food-loss-and-waste-zero-waste-solutions-to-cut-methane-emissions/): Featuring Case Studies from Chile and IndonesiaSeptember 26, 2024 - In 2022, over 1 billion tonnes of food waste were generated globally, amounting to around 132 kg per person (1). This pressing issue has severe social, economic, and environmental consequences, with the economic loss surpassing $1 trillion annually (2). Meanwhile, nearly 800 million people face
- [Encuentro junto a la compostera N°6: Agroecología, comunidad y defensa del territorio en Centroamérica](https://www.no-burn.org/compostera6-agroecologia-comunidad-y-defensa-centroamerica/): En el encuentro de septiembre contamos con la experiencia de CEIBA y CESTA, dos miembros de GAIA que trabajan incansablemente por cuidar el territorio en El Salvador y Guatemala a través del involucramiento con actores municipales, comunidades, jóvenes, productores de huertas urbanas y grupos de mujeres indígenas. Además, nos contaron sobre el intercambio que sostuvieron
- [Uganda's National Multi-Stakeholders’ Information Exchange Session on the Plastics Treaty.](https://www.no-burn.org/national-multi-stakeholders-information-exchange-session-on-the-plastics-treaty/): Written by Kaziro Douglas and Nyakahuma Edward. On 20th August 2024, Bio Vision Africa (BiVA), in collaboration with Caritas Uganda, the National EnvironmentManagement Authority (NEMA), and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), hosted a National Multi-Stakeholders’ Information Exchange Workshop on the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on the GlobalPlastics treaty. This session aimed at informing
- [Respuesta ante publicación en revista Nature sobre la contaminación por macroplásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/respuesta-sur-global-contaminacion-plasticos/): GAIA reacciona ante el enfoque “limitado” y la narrativa "injusta" del Sur global sobre la contaminación por plásticos PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024 El último estudio publicado en la revista Nature, A Local-To-Global Emissions Inventory of Macroplastics (Inventario de emisiones de macroplásticos a escala local y global) , ignora las injusticias que
- [The tenth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 1 to 6 September 2024.](https://www.no-burn.org/the-tenth-special-session-of-the-african-ministerial-conference-on-the-environment-amcen-in-abidjan-cote-divoire-1-to-6-september-2024/): Civil Society Organisations Calls on Ministers to Raise Africa’s Ambition for a Strong, Legally Binding Global Plastics Treaty ahead of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) Dear Ministers, We, the undersigned, representing 33 civil society organisations based in 15 African countries, would like to commend the African Group of Negotiators for their
- [Encuentro junto a la compostera N°5: Experiencias internacionales basura cero y compostaje en África](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-junto-a-la-compostera-n5-experiencias-internacionales-basura-cero-y-compostaje-en-afica/): En el Encuentro junto a la compostera de agosto, conocimos más sobre las experiencias vividas durante julio en África. Por un lado, Mariela Pino, campañista en mitigación de metano para GAIA América Latina compartió la experiencia vivida en la Cumbre Internacional Ciudades Basura Cero que se desarrolló en Tanzania, y por otro lado, María Isabel
- [Seminario web | Falsas soluciones en la gestión de residuos hospitalarios](https://www.no-burn.org/seminario-web-falsas-soluciones-en-la-gestion-de-residuos-hospitalarios/): El miércoles 21 de agosto se realizó el seminario web "Falsas soluciones en la gestión de residuos hospitalarios", en una actividad conjunta entre Break Free From Plastic, Salud sin Daño y la Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA). El evento contó con presentaciones de Neil Tangri, director de ciencia y política internacional de GAIA,
- [174 Civil Society Organizations Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy's Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India](https://www.no-burn.org/174-civil-society-organizations-networks-and-activists-oppose-financing-by-ifc-for-abellon-clean-energys-toxic-pollution-waste-to-energy-projects-in-gujarat-india/): August 23, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability, International Accountability Project, National Hawkers Federation, GAIA-Asia Pacific, and Break Free From Plastics and endorsed by 174 civil society organizations, regional and global networks and activists, is calling upon the World Bank board of directors to reject the financing of the
- [Green groups hail Baguio City Mayor’s decision to abandon incineration as a legacy for climate action](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-hail-baguio-city-mayors-decision-to-abandon-incineration-as-a-legacy-for-climate-action/): In a significant triumph for the residents of Baguio and its neighboring town of Sablan, Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced his decision on July 31 to abandon the planned Waste-to-Energy (WTE). incineration project. This decision followed a crucial forum organized by Zero Waste Baguio, EcoWaste Coalition, and GAIA Asia Pacific, where Dr. Jorge Emmanuel highlighted the
- [La llave del plástico sigue goteando en Chile: Decreto retrasa la tercera etapa de implementación de la Ley de plásticos de un solo uso](https://www.no-burn.org/decreto-retrasa-tercera-etapa-de-ley-plasticos-de-un-solo-uso-chile/): El pasado 7 de agosto, el Senado de Chile aprobó el proyecto que retrasa hasta febrero de 2026 la implementación de la última etapa de la Ley 21.368 de plásticos de un solo uso, con 17 votos a favor, 2 en contra y 1 abstención. Desde la Alianza Basura Cero Chile denuncian lobby de grandes
- [Nuevo libro de Fundación Basura “La basura no existe”](https://www.no-burn.org/nuevo-libro-de-fundacion-basura-la-basura-no-existe/): El nuevo libro publicado por Fundación Basura es una guía para combatir la crisis climática. La crisis climática y ecológica es una realidad que comenzamos a palpar y cada vez se nos hace más evidente. La materialización de esta crisis se relaciona, en gran parte, con el metabolismo ampliado de la sociedad a escala global,
- [The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Commends US Government Support for a Global Plastic Reduction Target](https://www.no-burn.org/us-plastic-reduction-target-inc/): This critical position shift comes ahead of the INC-5 global plastics treaty negotiations in Busan, South Korea, in November New York, NY – Reuters reported, and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) confirmed the Biden-Harris Administration’s policy shift to support a global target to reduce plastic production in the global plastics treaty. Ahead of the
- [Lowering Organic Waste Methane: Turning Organic Waste into Climate Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/lowering-organic-waste-methane-turning-organic-waste-into-climate-solutions/): Mobilizing Asia-Pacific for Rapid Methane Reduction and Sustainable Waste Management 15 August 2024 — As the climate crisis escalates, the spotlight is on a potent but often overlooked greenhouse gas: methane. With approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted annually and 2.6 million tonnes of organic waste per day globally, organic waste contributes to methane
- [Why the Global Plastics Treaty Matters: A Case for Uganda.](https://www.no-burn.org/why-the-global-plastics-treaty-matters-a-case-for-uganda/): Op-ed by Nirere Sadrach, End Plastic Pollution, Uganda. Plastics were welcomed as wonder materials believed to ease life with cheaper, convenient and flexible materials to use. However, plastics have managed to outpace our control and have colonized our day to day lives and became an increasing threat worldwide. Plastic pollution has caused the most visible
- [Zero Waste to Zero Emissions](https://www.no-burn.org/zerowaste-zero-emissions/): A new report by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) provides the clearest and most comprehensive evidence to date of how better waste management is critical to the climate fight, while building resilience, creating jobs, and promoting thriving local economies.
- [Tribunal Colegiado ordena medidas al Congreso para prohibición de plásticos de un solo uso en México](https://www.no-burn.org/tribunal-colegiado-ordena-medidas-al-congreso-para-prohibicion-de-plasticos-de-un-solo-uso-en-mexico/): Rueda de prensa Contactos de prensa: Colectiva Malditos Plásticos : Mariana Linares | linaresmorales.m@gmail.com | +52 951 532 0240 Greenpeace México: Ornela Garelli | ogarelli@greenpeace.org | +52 55 2960 4068
- [Mi experiencia en la Conferencia internacional ciudades basura cero, Tanzania 2024](https://www.no-burn.org/mi-experiencia-en-la-conferencia-internacional-ciudades-basura-cero-tanzania-2024/): Por Alicia Franco, Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador Mi experiencia comenzó unos días antes, con una inmersión en la sabana africana. Llegué a Dar es Salaam el día previo a la conferencia ya entrada la noche. Tuve la suerte de compartir habitación con la Sole Mella de Anarch Chile, recicladora de base y de las personas Blog de Alicia Franco de la Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador relatando su experiencia en la conferencia Ciudades basura cero en Tanzania.
- [Nipe Fagio's SEEP Tanzania Project: Cultivating Environmental Awareness in Dar Es Salaam Schools.](https://www.no-burn.org/nipe-fagios-seep-tanzania-project-cultivating-environmental-awareness-in-dar-es-salaam-schools/): By Olari Tomitho As the urgency of environmental issues intensifies, the Sustainable Environmental Education Program (SEEP) in Tanzania is blazing a trail in cultivating a profound sense of environmental awareness and action among the youthful population of the nation. SEEP Tanzania has elevated its mission to new heights, broadening its outreach and amplifying its influence
- [Life Before Plastics Publication: Regional Launches by GAIA Members.](https://www.no-burn.org/life-before-plastics-publication-regional-launches-by-gaia-members/): By Careen Mwakitalu In a remarkable effort to promote sustainable practices and reduce plastic pollution, GAIA members across Africa have launched the 'Life Before Plastics' publication in their respective countries. This publication highlights traditional practices of reuse and aims to inspire communities to adopt environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic. CEJAD Kenya The Center for Environmental
- [End Plastic Pollution Uganda establishes The Kollekt Village to mainstream zero waste implementation in Uganda and fight climate change.](https://www.no-burn.org/end-plastic-pollution-uganda-establishes-the-kollekt-village-to-mainstream-zero-waste-implementation-in-uganda-and-fight-climate-change/): By Patricia Namwanga Kizito.About Project Kollekt.Through the Project Kollekt initiative, End Plastic Pollution – Uganda in partnership with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free from Plastic has established The Kollekt Village in Masuulita Town, Wakiso District as a center to demonstrate, promote and mainstream zero waste model implementation in Local communities. The
- [Building Sustainable Futures: A Participatory Workshop by AEEFG.](https://www.no-burn.org/building-sustainable-futures-a-participatory-workshop-by-aeefg/): By Sarra Gharbi - Association de l’Education Environnementale pour les Futures Générations (AEEFG) Our recent project was a participatory workshop organized by the AEEFG and led by Mayssa Aloui, an architecture student passionate about eco-friendly building practices. The workshop aimed to enhance the skills of architecture students in recycling and raise awareness about eco-friendly construction
- [Bringing the World to Africa: Celebrating Milestones and Inspiring Change at the International Zero Waste Cities Conference](https://www.no-burn.org/international-zero-waste-cities-conference-2024/): The IZWCC happening in Africa is a testimony of the trust and support that the zero waste movement deposits in the work being done in the region and the hard work that African groups have dedicated to zero waste - Ana Le Rocha. In the vibrant city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from July 2-4,
- [Recicladores en crisis: ¿Por qué el reciclaje está en peligro en Argentina?](https://www.no-burn.org/reciclaje-en-peligro-argentina/): Conversamos con Francisco Dorbessan representante de la FACCyR y militante del movimiento de trabajadores excluidos, para saber por qué el reciclaje está en peligro en Argentina. Debido a esto, la Federación Argentina de Cartoneros, Carreros y Recicladores (FACCyR) junto a más de 100 organizaciones ambientalistas han denunciado la situación y presentaron las alarmas que genera las recientes decisiones políticas: La disolución
- [Plastic Free July 2024 | Adjusting the Lens on Plastics & Healthcare](https://www.no-burn.org/plastic-free-july-2024-adjusting-the-lens-on-plastics-healthcare/): Visualize this: microplastics enter your body through the water you drink, the food you eat, and air you breathe. By Andrea (Andi) Dixon and Merrisa Naidoo What was once a nightmare has now become the reality. The evidence that humans are increasingly exposed to microplastics is mounting. In recent years, microplastics have been documented in
- [Llamado urgente a las organizaciones defensoras del medio ambiente en México](https://www.no-burn.org/llamado-urgente-a-las-organizaciones-defensoras-del-medio-ambiente-en-mexico/): Organizaciones defensoras del medio ambiente iniciarán juicio de amparo contra reformas retrógradas a la ley de amparo. Las reformas publicadas el 14 de junio 2024 son regresivas y restringen las posibilidades del amparo para la defensa ambiental. Ciudad de México, 12 de julio de 2024. La Colectiva Malditos Plásticos, La Asociación Ecológica Santo Tomás, Acción
- [Encuentro junto a la compostera N°4: Reducción de pérdidas y desperdicios alimentarios en ferias y mercados](https://www.no-burn.org/junto-a-la-compostera-julio-feriasymercados/): En nuestro cuarto encuentro junto a la compostera, conversamos sobre la Reducción de pérdidas y desperdicios alimentarios en ferias y mercados con representantes de Fundación Basura, Chile y del Mercado central de Buenos Aires, Argentina. El encuentro contó con las experiencias de Fabián Rainoldi, con el Programa de reducción de pérdidas y desperdicios y valorización
- [Julio sin plástico: Un mes para cambiar hábitos y para exigir soluciones reales](https://www.no-burn.org/julio-sin-plasticos-2024/): Julio sin plásticos es una oportunidad crucial para cambiar nuestros hábitos y exigir soluciones reales y desde el origen del problema.
- [[Media Release]Local Officials and Climate Experts Advocate for Zero Waste Solutions to Global Issues](https://www.no-burn.org/media-releaselocal-officials-and-climate-experts-advocate-for-zero-waste-solutions-to-global-issues/): 03 July 2024, Dar es Salaam Tanzania- On the second day of the International Zero Waste Cities Conference hosted by GAIA and Nipe Fagio, local Tanzanian government officials as well as climate and zero waste experts gathered for a pivotal media briefing to advocate for local solutions to global problems through the advancement of zero
- [Towards Sustainability: The Zero Waste Market and Anti-Incineration Campaign at Pessu Market.](https://www.no-burn.org/towards-sustainability-the-zero-waste-market-and-anti-incineration-campaign-at-pessu-market/): In the heart of Pessu Market, a transformative initiative is underway, led by the Green Knowledge Foundation in Nigeria. The "Zero Waste Market and Anti-Incineration Campaign" aims to address the pressing issues of waste management and environmental pollution, promoting sustainable practices and raising awareness about the hazards of incineration in Nigeria.
- [Innovating Waste Management: The Journey of the Takelsa Zero Waste Project.](https://www.no-burn.org/innovating-waste-management-the-journey-of-the-takelsa-zero-waste-project/): The Association for Education and Environment in the Great Front (AEEFG), aims to revolutionize waste management through innovative technologies and community awareness efforts.
- [Building a Sustainable Future: End Plastic Pollution’s Material Recovery Facility in Uganda.](https://www.no-burn.org/building-a-sustainable-future-end-plastic-pollutions-material-recovery-facility-in-uganda/): In the heart of Masuulita Town, Wakiso District, a transformative initiative is taking shape. End Plastic Pollution – Uganda, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free From Plastic, has embarked on an ambitious journey to construct a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at Kollekt Village.
- [Encuentros junto a la compostera N°2: Sobre calidad del compost y la relevancia de construir redes](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentros-compostera-ecuador/): Alex Rocha, próximamente tecnólogo en Agropecuaria Andina, miembro de la Red de Compostaje del Ecuador, de la Red de Agricultura Urbana Agroecológica Terraza Viva y Nación Compost, inició nuestro segundo encuentro junto a la compostera contándonos más sobre la historia de la Red de compostaje en Ecuador y cómo se desarrolló el último mes del
- [Encuentros junto a la compostera N°1: De São Paulo Composta Cultiva hasta Brasil](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentros-compostera-sao-paulo/): El segundo miércoles de cada mes, nuestros miembros y aliados se reúnen para aprender sobre gestión de residuos orgánicos, imaginando un espacio presencial, tal como estuvieran conversando junto a una compostera. El objetivo es participar de un encuentro con las y los protagonistas de las soluciones basura cero relacionadas a la gestión de residuos orgánicos
- [Freedom from Pollution, Poverty, and Wasteful Systems: Waste Workers Call For Equal Rights, Push for "Magna Carta"](https://www.no-burn.org/freedom-from-pollution-poverty-and-wasteful-systems/): Quezon City, Philippines – As the Philippines approaches its 126th year of independence, the newly established Philippine National Waste Workers Alliance (PNWWA) urges lawmakers to enact a Magna Carta for Waste Workers to secure vital legislative protection. This significant move seeks to recognize the indispensable work of waste workers and waste pickers and address the
- [Flip the switch to renewables, civil society groups urge ADB ](https://www.no-burn.org/flip-the-switch-to-renewables-civil-society-groups-urge-adb/): MANILA, June 6, 2024 -- A hundred activists gathered in front of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters here urging the bank to “flip the switch to renewables”, towards a fast and equitable clean energy transition that prioritizes people and the environment. The creative action was staged by civil society groups and affected communities to
- [5 things you should know about UNEP's Global Electric Mobility Programme in Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/5-things-you-should-know-about-uneps-global-electric-mobility-programme-in-africa/): By Kenza Sara Elazkem, GAIA's North Africa Outreach Coordinator. As you might already know, GAIA launched a new program focused on batteries last April – primarily electric vehicle batteries – with an aim to understand the implications of the growing waste stream of electric vehicle batteries, and to develop a strategic framework for zero waste solutions
- [Philippine CSOs Criticize Corporate Influence and Technofixes At ACEF 2024](https://www.no-burn.org/philippine-csos-criticiize-corporate-influence-and-tehcnofixes/): Manila, 3 June 2024 – The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2024 hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is underway amid escalating climate challenges and economic pressures across low- and middle-income countries in the region. This year's forum, however, is drawing significant criticism from NGO Forum on ADB, Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), Asian Peoples
- [Mobilisation des Jeunes Volontaires pour la Protection du Lac Kivu contre la Pollution Plastique](https://www.no-burn.org/mobilisation-des-jeunes-volontaires-pour-la-protection-du-lac-kivu-contre-la-pollution-plastique/): By SOPRODE Le 27 octobre 2023, une mobilisation sans précédent a eu lieu au Sud-Kivu, en République Démocratique du Congo, impliquant des jeunes bénévoles partageant une mission commune : responsabiliser les entreprises pour leur rôle dans la pollution plastique du lac Kivu et de son bassin versant. À l'initiative de Solidarité pour la Protection des
- [Desperation under the Maple Leaf Meets a Growing Consensus to Reduce Plastic Production at the INC4](https://www.no-burn.org/desperation-under-the-maple-leaf-meets-a-growing-consensus-to-reduce-plastic-production-at-the-inc4/): Masked Industry Lobbyists sang the praises of plastic from the airport to the streets of Canada, while Human Rights Defenders marched to End the Plastic Era! By Merrisa Naidoo, GAIA’s Africa Plastic Campaigner. Amidst the pride of the maple leaf, the vision for the 4th session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC4), to develop an
- [Day of Action Against Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/day-of-action-against-incineration/): The Day of Action Against Incineration is a coordinated day of action to demonstrate wide opposition on waste incineration, including Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incinerators, two-stage incinerators (i.e. gasification, pyrolysis), waste co-incineration or co-firing (i.e. burning Refuse Derived Fuels in cement kilns, coal-fired power plants, and other industrial boilers). The day of action is an initiative aimed
- [Draft ADB Safeguards Policy Derails Achievement of Key Global Agreements](https://www.no-burn.org/draft-adb-safeguards-policy-derails-achievement-of-key-global-agreements/): We, the undersigned members of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives - Asia Pacific and its allies, call on the ADB’s Board of Directors to reject the diluted, regressive, and dangerous draft ADB Environmental and Social Framework (“draft ESF”), which is currently being presented without meaningful consultations with affected communities and civil society organizations. What
- [Informe revela alarmante impacto de grandes empresas en la contaminación por plásticos en Latinoamérica](https://www.no-burn.org/informe-revela-alarmante-impacto-de-grandes-empresas-en-la-contaminacion-por-plasticos-en-latinoamerica/): Para su publicación inmediata En un esfuerzo por abordar la creciente crisis de contaminación por plásticos en Latinoamérica, organizaciones miembros de Break Free From Plastic de nueve países desarrollaron un exhaustivo análisis de las auditorías de marca realizadas en la región durante el año 2023. Este informe, que es el primero de América Latina que Primer informe que analiza las auditorías de marca en la región de manera consolidada, revela cifras alarmantes sobre la presencia de residuos plásticos en distintos ecosistemas de América Latina
- [From Café Conversations to Advocacy Action: The Story of Taiwan Watch Institute](https://www.no-burn.org/from-cafe-conversations-to-advocacy-action-the-story-of-taiwan-watch-institute/): Interview with Yunchia Luo and Yichun Lin by Dan Abril In a small café in Taipei, a movement was born. In 1998, six individuals, primarily from academia, met to discuss a shared concern: the burgeoning issue of waste. Led by George Cheng, a finance specialist with a passion for environmental sustainability, the group embarked on
- [GAIA Café: Monitoreo espacial de emisiones de metano del sector de los residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/monitoreo-espacial-metano/): El metano, un potente gas de efecto invernadero, responsable de aproximadamente medio grado Celsius del calentamiento global que estamos experimentando actualmente. El sector de los residuos es responsable de aproximadamente el 20% de las emisiones de metano de origen humano, lo que lo convierte en un objetivo clave en los esfuerzos globales para frenar el
- [VI Encuentro nacional Ecuador basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/vi-encuentro-nacional-ecuador-basura-cero/): Juana Iza, presidenta RENAREC en el lanzamiento del libro Crecer a cielo abierto. youtopiaecuador.com Youtopía es una publicación del Consorcio de Comunicación por la Sostenibilidad. Más información: Manifiesto VI encuentro nacional basura cero Presentaciones VI encuentro nacional basura cero Magdalena Donoso: ‘Las propuestas de incineración de residuos que están apareciendo nos preocupan’
- [Crece el consenso sobre la necesidad de reducir los plásticos en el Tratado sobre plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/crece-el-consenso-sobre-la-necesidad-de-reducir-los-plasticos-en-el-tratado-sobre-plasticos/): Modestos avances en el texto del Tratado y los trabajos entre sesiones PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 30 DE ABRIL DE 2024 Ottawa, Ontario, Canadá- Después de más de un año de estancamiento, los negociadores finalmente avanzaron en la cuarta ronda de conversaciones del tratado sobre los plásticos (INC-4), con un apoyo decisivo y creciente entre las
- [Global South Voices Demand Fairness and Action in Plastics Treaty Negotiations](https://www.no-burn.org/global-south-voices-demand-fairness-and-action-in-plastics-treaty-negotiations/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 29 April 2024 29 April 2024, Ottawa, Canada - In a powerful demonstration of unity and purpose, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) hosted a media briefing on the closing day of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) on Plastic Pollution. This event brought together a coalition of
- [Growing Consensus on Need for Plastic Reduction in Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/growing-consensus-on-need-for-plastic-reduction-in-plastics-treaty/): Over 50 countries are in favor of a plastics treaty that includes plastic reduction targets at INC-4 amidst efforts from some industries and member states to stall.
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-plastics-treaty-inc4-day6/): INC-4 Day 6, April 28, 2024 Reminder: Global South Media Briefing TODAY at Shaw Center and online! Learn more. Plenary Shows Overwhelming Support for Intersessional Work on PPP On everyone’s minds going into the Shaw center on Sunday was the question of intersessional work between INC-4 and INC-5. While the discussion of “intersessional work” may
- [MEDIA ADVISORY: Global South Leaders Respond to INC-4 Negotiations](https://www.no-burn.org/media-advisory-global-south-leaders-inc4/): GAIA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 28, 2024 Ottawa, Canada– Global South leaders–including a Member State Delegate, frontline community leader, policy expert, and youth activist– will share their perspectives on the lastics treaty negotiations thus far. The stakes could not be higher–what happens in the rooms of the Shaw Center will have a direct and profound impact
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-plastics-treaty-inc4-day5/): INC-4 Day 5, April 27, 2024 PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY APRIL 29, 1 PM SHAW CENTER: Global South Leaders Respond to INC-4 Negotiations Global South leaders–including a Member State Delegate, frontline community leader, policy expert, and youth activist– will share their perspectives on the plastics treaty negotiations thus far. The stakes could not be higher–what happens
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-plastics-treaty-inc4-day4/): INC-4 Day 4, April 26, 2024 Mid-Week Plenary: The Clock is Ticking After days of slow progress in negotiations, tonight the dam seemed to break open. Many countries expressed their realization of how little time we have left to negotiate this critical, legally binding agreement to stop plastic pollution. And, observers were finally given an Plastic Treaty – News
- [Aliansi Zero Waste Indonesia: Industry lobbyist in disguise as Indonesian Delegation (DELRI) in Plastic Treaty Negotiation Meeting](https://www.no-burn.org/aliansi-zero-waste-indonesia-industry-lobbyist-in-disguise-as-indonesian-delegation-delri-in-plastic-treaty-negotiation-meeting/): Ottawa, April 25, 2024 - Currently, countries around the world are gathering in Ottawa, Canada for the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting to discuss the international agreement on plastics from April 23-29, 2024. In this session, AZWI highlights the presence of the plastic and chemical industries in the negotiation process as it poses a
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-plastics-treaty-inc4-day3/): INC-4 Day 3, April 25, 2024 GAIA Priorities Remain on the Table in Contact Groups Member States remained in contact groups for the entirety of the day, and discussions were wide-ranging. GAIA’s key priorities have remained in play: reduction of primary plastic polymers, eradication of toxic chemicals in products, scaling up reuse systems, and enshrining INC-4 Day 3, April 25, 2024 GAIA Priorities Remain on the Table in Contact Groups Member States remained in contact groups for the entirety of the day, and discussions were wide-ranging. GAIA’s key priorities have remained in play: reduction of primary plastic polymers, eradication of toxic chemicals in products, scaling up reuse systems, and enshrining
- [CSOs Denounce ADB's Draft Safeguards Policy, Call for Immediate Revisions](https://www.no-burn.org/csos-denounce-adbs-draft-safeguards-policy/): Ahead of the ADB’s Annual Meeting next month, civil society groups are firmly calling on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to go back to the drawing board and overhaul the draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) as written in its current form. To demonstrate their grave concerns that the policy provisions will undermine project-affected people
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty Policy Update](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-plastics-treaty-inc4-day1/): Plastic Treaty – News INC-4 Day 1, April 23, 2024 Setting the Stage: the Opening Plenary Today marked the first day of the fourth round of negotiations for a global plastics treaty. Member States and civil society crowded into the Shaw Center to hear the opening remarks. United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Anderson recognized the world’s 20
- [Datos recientes: La producción de plástico debe reducirse entre un 12% y un 17% anual para evitar un cambio climático catastrófico](https://www.no-burn.org/datos-recientes-la-produccion-de-plastico-debe-reducirse-entre-un-12-y-un-17-anual-para-evitar-un-cambio-climatico-catastrofico/): Para evitar superar el límite de 1,5°C establecido en el Acuerdo de París, a partir de 2024, la producción de plásticos primarios debe disminuirse entre al menos 12% y 17% por año.
- [New Data: Plastic Production Must Be Cut by 12% to 17% Per Year to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change](https://www.no-burn.org/reactive-plastics-treaty-climate/): In advance of the fourth round of United Nations negotiations for an international plastics treaty, new data finds that to breaching the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement, primary plastic production must decrease by at least 12% to 17% per year, starting in 2024.
- [Zero Waste Cities: Tackling the Global Waste Problem](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-cities-tackling-the-global-waste-problem/): By Kripa Ramachandran In 2015, a report titled ‘Stemming the Tide’ commissioned by Ocean Conservancy, an environmental advocacy group based in the United States, claimed that five Asian countries—China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand—together account for between 55 and 60 percent of the total plastic waste leakage (Ocean Conservancy, 2015). The report strongly recommended incineration
- [Unlocking Local Food Systems’ Zero Waste Potential](https://www.no-burn.org/food-systems-zero-waste-potential/): A Success Story from the Markets of Warwick Written by Lily Nobel Over the last 3 years, the Warwick zero waste composting project has taken food waste from the Early Morning Market (EMM) in the Markets of Warwick (a neighborhood in Durban, South Africa) and transformed it into nutrient-rich compost at the Durban Botanic Gardens. GAIA Africa Member Groundwork, in collaboration with Durban University of Technology and the eThekwini Municipality, is revolutionizing waste management in South Africa. Through the Warwick Composting Project where organic waste from the Early Morning Market is transformed into compost for the Durban Botanic Gardens, they show a successful, decentralized zero waste model that can be easily replicated in other markets in the region, leading to cost-savings and job growth. This project is another proof of how zero waste practices can contribute to methane mitigation and climate action anchored in environmental justice.
- [Controversy on Waste: To Burn or Not to Burn? ](https://www.no-burn.org/controversy-on-waste-to-burn-or-not-to-burn/): While Canada is set to host the next round of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations April 23-29, Canadian groups are raising an alarm about the expansion of waste incineration across the country. Dubbed “waste-to-energy” (WTE) by industry, burning waste through methods like incineration, gasification and pyrolysis is a practice that would undermine federal climate, plastics, and waste management policies.
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: Hasiru Dala - India](https://www.no-burn.org/blog-environmental-justice-hasiru-dala-india/): Contributed by Rohini Malur, Kumuda C.S. and Anil Kumar Zero Waste as a Pathway to Methane Mitigation Environmentally sustainable waste work is useless without the integration of the informal sector and the opening of opportunities for the marginalized communities who bear the brunt of climate change. For Hasiru Dala, this broadly means that we work
- [HISTORIC RECOGNITION OF WASTE PICKERS IN PLASTICS TREATY NEGOTIATIONS](https://www.no-burn.org/historic-inclusion-of-waste-pickers-in-plastics-treaty-negotiations/): The formation of a Group of Friends of Waste Pickers was announced today at the negotiations towards a global plastics treaty. This historic moment marks unprecedented recognition of the rights, skills, and importance of the informal waste sector; never before have countries formally committed to advocate on behalf of waste pickers in the context of international negotiations.
- [<strong>First Global Plastics Treaty Intergovernmental Meeting Concludes With a Mix of High and Low Points</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/first-global-plastics-treaty-intergovernmental-meeting-concludes-with-a-mix-of-high-and-low-points/): The first intergovernmental committee meeting (INC-1) for an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic pollution convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) concluded today with a mix of high and low moments, setting the stage for a two-year-long process that could result in one of the most significant multilateral environmental agreements in history.
- [El nuevo informe del PNUMA desata la polémica en vísperas de las negociaciones del Tratado global de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/el-nuevo-informe-del-pnuma-desata-la-polemica-en-visperas-de-las-negociaciones-del-tratado-mundial-de-plasticos/): La sociedad civil, el mundo académico y los grupos de primera línea denuncian la promoción de la incineración de residuos plásticos en hornos de cemento. Nueva York, NY, EE.UU.- El Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) ha publicado hoy su informe Spotlight, cuyo objetivo es ayudar a los gobiernos a negociar
- [New UNEP Report Sparks Controversy Ahead of Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations](https://www.no-burn.org/new-unep-report-sparks-controversy-ahead-of-global-plastics-treaty-negotiations/): Civil society organizations, academics, and frontline groups are expressing their concern over the report’s promotion of burning plastic waste in cement kilns as a key strategy in the design and implementation of the Global Plastics Treaty.
- [GAIA Response to New York Times Opinion: Reducing Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans Is Simpler Than You Think](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-response-to-new-york-times-opinion-reducing-plastic-pollution-in-our-oceans-is-simpler-than-you-think/): May 27, 2023 Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is compelled to respond to the harmful and damaging arguments published recently in The New York Times opinion piece by The Ocean Cleanup founder Boyan Slat. This article perpetuates the false narrative that the Global South is somehow to blame for the plastic pollution problem, and
- [Global South Voices: INC2 Media Briefing ](https://www.no-burn.org/global-south-voices-inc2-media-briefing/): Listen to the Most Impacted Community and People Leading Solutions Paris, France– The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) held a press conference along with representatives from Acción Ecológica México, Zero Waste Alliance Ecuador,, Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers, Kenya National Waste Pickers Welfare Association, and Community Action Against Plastic Waste to provide perspectives from
- [We didn't start the plastic crisis, but together, we can end it](https://www.no-burn.org/we-didnt-start-the-plastic-crisis-but-together-we-can-end-it/): GAIA members in the Global South tackle the plastic crisis head-on at INC-3 for a Globally Binding Plastics Treaty 14 November 2023 - Nairobi, Kenya - As the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution begins this week to negotiate a global plastics treaty, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
- [Plastics Treaty Negotiations Held Hostage by Small Handful of Oil-Producing Countries ](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-negotiations-held-hostage-by-small-handful-of-oil-producing-countries/): Civil Society Raises Alarm about Dysfunction in the Treaty Process Nairobi, Kenya– In the final hours closing a week of negotiations (INC-3) for a global plastics treaty, a small group of mostly oil and plastic-producing countries halted progress toward an internationally binding legal document, using shameless stalling tactics designed to ultimately weaken the treaty. As
- [Plastics Treaty INC3: The masks are off – will the gloves come off, too? ](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-treaty-inc3-the-masks-are-off-will-the-gloves-come-off-too/): By Dr. Neil Tangri, GAIA Science and Policy Director The third round of negotiations toward a global treaty to tackle the scourge of plastic did not advance as activists had hoped, but in fact went backwards. The week in Nairobi started well– countries were presented with a concise, balanced zero draft that nevertheless included the
- [Zero Waste Ramadan](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-ramadan/): By Chaima Ktaifi Ramadan is the fasting month. Fasting from eating and drinking encourages spiritual reflection and increases devotion and self-discipline. It is also the best time to stop bad habits, including food waste. Unfortunately, with increased food consumption this month, it’s easy to fall into the trap of creating more waste than necessary. In
- [The Nigerian plastics tsunami recession: New plastic policy ban in Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/the-nigerian-plastics-tsunami-recession-new-plastic-policy-ban-in-nigeria/): In the wake of the Nigerian plastic tsunami, a coalition of CSOs, including the Centre for Earth Works (CFEW) in Nigeria, have continued to amplify their voices to address this growing menace of plastic pollution, undermining sustainable growth, development, and ecological conservation. The plastic treaty has proven to be a strong framework for combating plastic
- [Zero Waste Zanzibar](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-zanzibar/): In January 2024, Nipe Fagio (NF) celebrated Zero Waste (ZW) Month in Zanzibar Island, focusing on two key programs aimed at raising awareness and promoting sustainable waste management practices. With a focus on students and households, NF conducted impactful activities that shed light on the detrimental effects of plastic on human health and the environment,
- [Reducing ocean plastic pollution in Africa: an awareness raising and clean up project in Cameroon](https://www.no-burn.org/clean-up-project-in-cameroon/): Member Opinion By Gilbert Kuepouo, CREPD Cameroon, a country with a population of around 23 million and a diverse climate, is known for its rich biodiversity and strong economy. However, waste management continues to be a significant challenge, despite the existence of policies on paper. It's really disheartening to witness the sight of plastic bottles,
- [Organizaciones se reunen en Panamá para hablar del Tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/organizaciones-se-reunen-en-panama-para-hablar-del-tratado-de-plasticos/): Panamá, 27 de marzo - De 8 a 11 millones de toneladas de desechos plásticos ingresan cada año a los espacios marinos y costeros, tendencia que sólo se triplicará en los próximos años si no se realizan cambios integrales y estructurales. Estudios científicos recientes, confirman que la probabilidad de sufrir males cardiovasculares se multiplica por
- [Igniting Change: Waste Workers in the Philippines Unite for Rights and Recognition](https://www.no-burn.org/igniting-change-waste-workers-in-the-philippines-unite-for-rights-and-recognition/): PHILIPPINES, Quezon City, 21 March 2024 – In a significant move for labor rights and environmental justice, waste workers and waste pickers from diverse regions across the Philippines gathered for a national consultation, forming a national alliance and demanding a Magna Carta for Waste Workers — marking a historic and unified call for the recognition
- [Día de la Mujer 2024: reconocimiento al trabajo y liderazgo de las mujeres de GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/diadelamujer2024/): En una nueva conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer, queremos reconocer el trabajo y liderazgo de todas las mujeres de nuestra alianza. Mujeres que no solo viven la lucha diaria por el reconocimiento de sus derechos, sino que también son defensoras de luchas ambientalistas que buscan la igualdad, el reconocimiento y la justicia social
- [Indonesia's First Ever Policy to Ban Organic Waste in Landfills](https://www.no-burn.org/indonesias-organic-waste-landfill-ban/): A significant step to comply with the Global Methane Pledge Contributed by YPBB In a significant and forward-thinking move, the West Java provincial government officially prohibited the disposal of organic waste in the Sarimukti landfill, located in the West Bandung Regency, effective January 1, 2024. This comes as a response to the August 2023 Sarimukti
- [Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Crucial Connection Between Hospitals and Waste Pickers](https://www.no-burn.org/bridging-the-gap-understanding-the-crucial-connection-between-hospitals-and-waste-pickers/): Uncover the vital link between hospitals and waste pickers. Explore HECAF360's Zero Waste initiatives, ensuring safety and sustainability.
- [Un año clave para el Tratado de plásticos: ¿Avanzando hacia metas ambiciosas o estancado en la mediocridad?](https://www.no-burn.org/un-ano-clave-para-el-tratado-de-plasticos-avanzando-hacia-metas-ambiciosas-o-estancado-en-la-mediocridad/): El miércoles 6 de marzo desarrollaremos nuestra primera jornada informativa relacionada a las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos de este año Un año clave para el Tratado de plásticos: ¿Avanzando hacia metas ambiciosas o estancado en la mediocridad? Los temas que se cubrirán son: Los límites planetarios y el tratado de plásticos. Tres representantes de
- [Malabon-Navotas Waste Workers’ Association (MaNaWWA): Meet Malabon and Navotas’ Waste Warriors](https://www.no-burn.org/malabon-navotas-waste-workers-association-manawwa-meet-malabon-and-navotas-waste-warriors/): Interview with MaNaWWA President Wilhelmina Magdaluyo by Dan Abril Emerging from the zero waste initiatives pioneered by Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) Philippines in the cities of Malabon and Navotas in the Philippines, the Malabon-Navotas Waste Workers Association (MaNaWWA) was established in November 2021 as a means to boost the morale of waste workers. Comprising collectors,
- [The Ripples of a Revolution: The Birth of an Initiative to Combat Single-Use Plastics (SUP) in Asia and the Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/the-ripples-of-a-revolution-the-birth-of-an-initiative-to-combat-single-use-plastics-sup-in-asia-and-the-pacific/): 25 January 2024- The International Zero Waste Month (IZWM) marks a critical juncture in the global fight against single-use plastics (SUPs). The Asia Reuse Consortium, a groundbreaking initiative, was established in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 11, comprising 18 individuals from 13 countries, including Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. This diverse network includes Civil Society Organizations
- [Shining the Spotlight on Waste Workers and Waste Pickers Through Just Transition](https://www.no-burn.org/shining-the-spotlight-on-waste-workers-and-waste-pickers-through-just-transition/): Yaksa Pelestari Bumi Berkelanjutan (YPBB) War on Waste - Break Free From Plastic (WOW-BFFP) - Negros Oriental Ecowaste Coalition
- [Elige reutilizar: Un camino hacia un futuro justo y basura cero ](https://www.no-burn.org/elige-reutilizar-un-camino-hacia-un-futuro-justo-y-basura-cero/): ¡Basura cero es posible, basura cero es ahora! Mientras las comunidades de todo el mundo se enfrentan a los crecientes retos de la gestión de residuos y la degradación del medio ambiente, el Mes Internacional Basura Cero (IZWM, por sus siglas en inglés) 2024 ocupa un lugar central, ofreciendo soluciones prácticas a la creciente crisis.
- [República Dominicana | Organizaciones locales e internacionales se oponen a modificación de Ley 225-20 y plantean prohibición plásticos de un solo uso ](https://www.no-burn.org/republica-dominicana-organizaciones-locales-e-internacionales-se-oponen-a-modificacion-ley-225-20-y-plantean-prohibicion-plastico/): El proyecto ya fue conocido en el Senado, y organizaciones como GAIA expresan su preocupación de que esas enmiendas sean aprobadas también en la Cámara de Diputados. La Comisión Ambiental de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), la Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA), y otras 17 organizaciones defensoras de los recursos
- [Choose Reuse: A Pathway for a Just Zero Waste Future](https://www.no-burn.org/choose-reuse-a-pathway-for-a-just-zero-waste-future/): Zero Waste Is Possible. Zero Waste Is Now! January 3, 2024 - As communities worldwide grapple with the escalating challenges of waste management and environmental degradation, International Zero Waste Month (IZWM) 2024 takes center stage, offering practical solutions to the escalating crisis. Under the theme "#ChooseReuse: A Pathway for a Just Zero Waste Future”, this
- [](https://www.no-burn.org/109381-2/): ¡En enero comienza un nuevo Mes basura cero internacional! Con el fin de promover la integración de iniciativas de basura cero como solución a los problemas de gestión de residuos y conectar con tomadores de decisiones, la ciudadanía y organizaciones que ya están implementando basura cero, iniciaremos el 2024 con un espacio global para mostrar
- [OUR HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023!](https://www.no-burn.org/our-highlights-of-2023/): 2023 has been another year of growth, collaboration and solidarity within the movement.
- [Comité de Ministros decidirá mañana si se aprueba planta incineradora de basura en Lautaro, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/comite-de-ministros-decidira-manana-si-se-aprueba-planta-incineradora-en-lautaro-chile/): Se están viviendo momentos cruciales para la ciudad de Lautaro, Chile, ya que el miércoles 20 se decidirá si finalmente se autorizará la puesta en marcha de la planta de incineración WTE Araucanía, que pretende incinerar la basura de la región de la Araucanía en la ciudad de Lautaro. El proyecto ya fue rechazado en
- [Community in NY Wins Against Lithium-Ion Battery-Burning Facility](https://www.no-burn.org/community-in-ny-wins-against-lithium-ion-battery-burning-facility/): The No Burn Broome Campaign for Health and Environmental Protection In Endicott, Broome County, NY, a community-led campaign achieved a remarkable victory against the construction of a battery-burning facility, illustrating the power of collective action in the fight for environmental justice. The No Burn Broome campaign's success in defeating a proposal for a lithium-ion battery In Endicott, Broome County, NY, a community-led campaign achieved a remarkable victory against the construction of a battery-burning facility.
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: National Association of Waste Pickers of Chile (ANARCH) - Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-environmental-justice-values-and-principles-for-climate-action-national-association-of-waste-pickers-of-chile-anarch-chile/): Por Soledad Mella, ANARCH. Colabora: Camila Aguilera, GAIA Latin America y Caribe. (English version follows) A veces se dice que el trabajo de las y los recicladores es una labor invisible. Sin embargo, es más apropiado decir que es una labor invisibilizada. Las y los recicladores del mundo somos tan visibles como los residuos que
- [The “Nairobi Spirit” vs The “Petrochemical Alumni” - Ambition meets a Stalled Quest for Progress at INC3 ](https://www.no-burn.org/africas-inc3-reflections/): The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on developing a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (INC3) in Nairobi, Kenya, revealed the “serpent under the innocent flower.” By Jacob Johnson Attakpah, Project Coordinator at Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) & Merrisa Naidoo, Africa Plastics Campaigner at the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). December,
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis - Brazil](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-environmental-justice-values-and-principles-for-climate-action-movimento-nacional-de-catadores-de-materiais-reciclaveis-brazil/): Contributed by Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR) The fight for environmental justice is strong in Brazil, and a powerful example is the social movement MNCR (Movimento Nacional de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis or the National Movement of Waste Pickers), which has been organizing recyclable material collectors throughout Brazil for roughly 20 years.
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: Trivandrum Municipal Corporation - India](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-environmental-justice-values-and-principles-for-climate-action-trivandrum-municipal-corporation-india/): Contributed by Trivandrum Municipal Corporation (TMC) The Zero Waste Story of Trivandrum, India Trivandrum is the capital city of Kerala, the southernmost state of India. In 2011, the city was hit hard by the shutdown of its only municipal landfill at Vilappilsala (in the city outskirts) after locals protested the mismanagement of waste at the
- [Declaración de GAIA sobre el conflicto en Palestina e Israel](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-de-gaia-sobre-el-conflicto-en-palestina-e-israel/): GAIA expresa su solidaridad con el pueblo de Palestina. Junto a nuestros miembros de Egipto, Sudáfrica, Estados Unidos y muchos otros países, condenamos las violaciones de los derechos humanos y de la ley internacional, incluidos todos los ataques en contra de civiles. Hacemos un llamado a un cese permanente de fuego, a terminar con el
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: Paryavaran Mitra - India](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-environmental-justice-values-and-principles-for-climate-action-paryavaran-mitra-india/): Contributed by Mahesh Pandya, Paryavaran Mitra Paryavaran Mitra's Efforts to Promote Zero Waste India’s remarkable journey of economic growth and development has brought with it a modern dilemma – an escalating plastic waste crisis. The rapid industrialization and urbanization of the country have significantly increased the consumption of plastic products leading to dire consequences on
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: ESDO - Bangladesh](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-environmental-justice-values-and-principles-for-climate-action-esdo-bangladesh/): Contributed by Dr. Shahriar Hossain, Environmental and Social Development Organization Empowering Communities: A Tale of Methane Reduction through Zero Waste Approaches In a world grappling with the consequences of climate change, it is imperative to celebrate the success stories that pave the way toward a sustainable and toxic-free future. Today, we share a remarkable
- [Civil Society Groups: Global Action on Methane Must Include Environmental Justice Principles](https://www.no-burn.org/civil-society-groups-global-action-on-methane-must-include-environmental-justice-principles/): GAIA Releases Guiding Principles for Decision-Makers Today FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4 December, 2023 Dubai, United Arab Emirates– Today, world leaders gathered for the second annual Methane Ministerial at the global climate summit (COP 28). The event marks the second year since United States Climate Czar John Kerry announced the launch of the Global Methane Pledge,
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador - Ecuador](https://www.no-burn.org/blog-environmental-justice-values-alianza-basura-cero-ecuador/): Contributed by ABCE The Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador (ABCE) coordinates more than 41 social and environmental organizations that collectively promote the implementation of zero waste models at the local, regional and national levels, favoring processes to reduce the amount of solid waste generated and buried, as well as to promote social, environmental and gender justice.
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: UFC and DUT - South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/blog-environmental-justice-ufc-dut-south-africa/): Contributed by UFC and DUT Over the past two years, our Warwick Zero Waste project team and partners have been implementing an innovative composting pilot – taking organic fruit and vegetable waste from the Early Morning Market (EMM) (Markets of Warwick, inner-City Durban, South Africa) and composting this with garden waste at the Durban Botanic
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: IDIS Davao - Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-environmental-justice-values-and-principles-for-climate-action-idis-philippines/): Contributed by IDIS Davao As the Philippines grapples with pressing environmental challenges, the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability, Inc. (IDIS) stands at the forefront of advocating for sustainable development in the Philippines. We advocate for a just transition and the adoption of sustainable methods that prioritize the well-being of both the environment and the Filipino
- [Stories of Environmental Justice Values and Principles for Climate Action: Instituto Polis - Brazil](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-environmental-justice-values-and-principles-for-climate-action-instituto-polis-brazil/): Contributed by Victor Hugo Argentino, Instituto Polis As the world wakes up to the critical importance of reducing methane emissions to stabilize the climate, all eyes are on Brazil. The country emits 5.5% of global methane emissions, making it the 5th largest emitter globally. The waste sector is the second largest source of methane in
- [GAIA's Statement on the Israel-Palestine Conflict](https://www.no-burn.org/solidarity-palestine/): GAIA stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine. We join our members from Egypt, South Africa, the USA, and many other countries in condemning all breaches of human rights and international law including all targeting of civilians. We call for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the illegal siege on Gaza, the unconditional
- [Las negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos fueron rehenes de un pequeño grupo de países productores de petróleo](https://www.no-burn.org/las-negociaciones-del-tratado-de-plasticos-quedaron-rehenes-de-un-pequeno-grupo-de-paises-productores-de-petroleo/): La sociedad civil alerta sobre disfunciones en el proceso del tratado Nairobi, Kenia– En el cierre una semana de negociaciones (INC-3) para un tratado global de plásticos, un pequeño grupo de países, en su mayoría productores de petróleo y plástico, detuvo los avances hacia un documento internacional jurídicamente vinculante, mediante la utilización de descaradas tácticas
- [Un paso importante para ponerle fin al colonialismo de la basura: la UE acuerda prohibir la exportación de sus desechos plásticos a países no pertenecientes a la OCDE](https://www.no-burn.org/un-paso-importante-para-ponerle-fin-al-colonialismo-de-la-basura-la-ue-acuerda-prohibir-la-exportacion-de-sus-desechos-plasticos-a-paises-no-pertenecientes-a-la-ocde/): Bruselas, 17 de noviembre de 2023 Fuente: eia-international.org Tras varios meses de negociaciones, la Comisión Europea, el Parlamento Europeo y el Consejo de la UE parecen haber llegado a un acuerdo para abordar la práctica nociva del comercio de residuos plásticos en la UE, en el contexto de la revisión del Reglamento de la UE
- [Contribuciones desde los Sistemas de Conocimiento Indígena (SCI) para frenar la contaminación plástica y sanar la madre tierra](https://www.no-burn.org/conocimiento-indigena-tratado-de-plasticos/)
- [Promoción de cambios a escala local, nacional y regional para combatir la contaminación por plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/promocion-de-cambios-a-escala-local-nacional-y-regional/): Esta tarde en un panel integrado por Clare Romanik, USAID, Mosonda Mumba Convention on wetlands, Kei Ohno Woodall BRS conventions, Alejandra Parra GAIA/RADA, Xuan Quach, Pacific Environment, Aileen Lucero Ecowaste Coalition, se habló sobre cómo se pueden promover e implementar cambios orientados a combatir la crisis de la contaminación por plásticos. Las panelistas hablaron de
- [Philippine Island Tackles the Plastic Crisis Head-On, Sets Example for the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations](https://www.no-burn.org/philippine-island-tackles-the-plastic-crisis-head-on-sets-example-for-the-global-plastics-treaty-negotiations/): The island Province of Siquijor serves as a success story in the global fight against plastic pollution 14 November 2023 - Nairobi, Kenya - As the third intergovernmental negotiations (INC-3) on plastic pollution go underway in Nairobi, Kenya; delegates and environmental advocates are made aware of the island Province of Siquijor in the Philippines as
- [Científicos alertan de los impactos de los plásticos en la salud de las personas](https://www.no-burn.org/cientificos-alertan-de-los-impactos-de-los-plasticos-en-la-salud-de-las-personas/): Hoy, en el tercer día de negociaciones del INC-3 del tratado de plásticos, se desarrolló un evento paralelo sobre el impacto de los plásticos en la salud de las personas. Peter Myers, fundador y científico director de la organización Environmental Health Sciences, y miembro de la Sociedad de Endocrinología, hizo una presentación con las enfermedades
- [No empezamos la crisis del plástico, pero juntas/os podemos ponerle fin](https://www.no-burn.org/no-empezamos-la-crisis-del-plastico-pero-juntas-os-podemos-ponerle-fin/): Miembros de GAIA del Sur global abordan la crisis del plástico en el INC-3 por un Tratado global de plásticos vinculante 14 de noviembre de 2023 – Nairobi, Kenia – Con motivo del inicio de la tercera sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC por sus siglas en inglés) para negociar un tratado mundial para prevenir
- [Miembros de GAIA hacen un llamado a que el Tratado de plásticos establezca medidas de reducción en la producción de plásticos y que se termine con el colonialismo de la basura](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-de-gaia-hacen-un-llamado-a-que-el-tratado-de-plasticos-establezca-medidas-de-reduccion-en-la-produccion-de-plasticos-y-que-se-termine-con-el-colonialismo-de-la-basura/): Nairobi, Kenia - En la reunión preparatoria de delegados/as del Grupo de Países de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC) en el marco de la tercera reunión de la Conferencia Intergubernamental de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Tratado Global de Plásticos (INC-3), miembros de la Alianza Global por Alternativas a la Incineración GAIA de América
- [Media Advisory: Global South Media Briefing on the Global Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/media-advisory-global-south-media-briefing-on-the-global-plastics-treaty/): The third session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee on plastic pollution to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will take place on 13 - 19 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. Join the Global South delegation as we put forward our demands to address the entire lifecycle of plastics, overall production reduction, putting
- [De basura cero a cero emisiones en la semana del clima América Latina y foro de ministros ](https://www.no-burn.org/de-basura-cero-a-cero-emisiones-en-la-semana-del-clima-america-latina-y-foro-de-ministros/): Durante la semana del 20 de noviembre se desarrolló en Ciudad de Panamá la semana del clima y el foro de ministros y ministras de medio ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe, eventos en los que se trataron temas fundamentales para la región en la antesala a la COP 28 y la próxima negociación
- [Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s draft Safeguards Policy Falls Short on Ambition](https://www.no-burn.org/asian-development-bank-adbs-draft-safeguards-policy-falls-short-on-ambition/): GAIA Asia Pacific calls for stronger safeguards The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific, a network of 120 grassroots alliances in the region, said that the recently released Asian Development Bank's (ADB) draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) for public commenting is failing to protect people and the environment in a world where
- [Activistas por la Justicia Climática en Latinoamérica y el Caribe se reúnen en Panamá para lanzar mapa de falsas soluciones](https://www.no-burn.org/activistas-por-la-justicia-climatica-en-latinoamerica-y-el-caribe-se-reunen-en-panama-para-lanzar-mapa-de-falsas-soluciones/): La Justicia Climática es un concepto que toma fuerza en las organizaciones que resisten a la emergencia climática en la que vivimos. En la región, dos articulaciones se reúnen en este momento para reflexionar y accionar contra las llamadas “Falsas soluciones al cambio climático” y para solidarizar con el movimiento panameño que hoy lucha contra
- [Do No Harm: GAIA Asia Pacific Pushes for Robust Environmental and Social Safeguards in Philippine Sustainable Finance Guidelines](https://www.no-burn.org/do-no-harm-gaia-asia-pacific-pushes-for-robust-environmental-and-social-safeguards-in-philippine-sustainable-finance-guidelines/): 19 October 2023 - The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific formally submitted its position on the proposed Philippine Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Guidelines (SFTG) to prevent the financing of industries that are harmful to the objectives of circular economy and just transition. Led by the Financial Sector Forum (FSF) of the Banko Sentral
- [Miembros de GAIA participan en reunión preparatoria para el INC-3 de los países miembros del Grupo de Países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (GRULAC)](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-reunion-grulac-2023/)
- [SIMPLE, ASEQUIBLE, MEJOR: CÓMO PUEDEN LAS CIUDADES DAR EL PRIMER PASO PARA FINANCIAR UN SISTEMA DE BASURA CERO](https://www.no-burn.org/simple-asequible-mejor-como-pueden-las-ciudades-dar-el-primer-paso-para-financiar-un-sistema-de-basura-cero/): Por Cecilia Allen Basura cero se está expandiendo en el mundo como un enfoque probado para resolver “el problema de la basura” desde una perspectiva integral y sencilla a la vez, situando a las personas en el centro de las soluciones e impulsando un cambio sistémico. Es también un enfoque inteligente en tanto optimiza los
- [CURE](https://www.no-burn.org/cure/): CURE is a Minnesota-based rural, nonprofit organization made up of people who care about the well-being of their neighbors, the health of the land and water, and the legacy we leave for future generations.
- [Zero Waste Network Aotearoa: Zeroing on a sustainable future](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-network-aotearoa-zeroing-on-a-sustainable-future/): Interview with Sue Coutts by Dan Abril In pursuing a greener and more sustainable future, Zero Waste Network Aotearoa (ZWNA) has emerged as a pioneering force. They opened the first community recycling center in Kaitaia in 1989, then in the late 1990s ZWNA pioneers Warren Snow and Gerry Gillespie built the Zero Waste movement in
- [Empowering Communities Through Grassroots Movement Building](https://www.no-burn.org/empowering-communities-through-grassroots-movement-building/): From shutting down incinerators to combating gentrification, these local heroes redefine narratives and challenge systemic disparities. Learn how cross-movement collaborations strengthen the larger environmental justice movement... From shutting down incinerators to combating gentrification, these local heroes redefine narratives and challenge systemic disparities. Learn how cross-movement collaborations strengthen the larger environmental justice movement, featuring real-life examples of impactful initiatives.
- [New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/new-jersey-environmental-justice-alliance/): The Minnesota Environmental Justice Table (MNEJ) is a diverse coalition of community members and organizations building an environmental justice formation across the North Star State. We work to both support base-building efforts in frontline communities and coordinate their representation at state energy and climate policy tables.
- [Waste Incineration is not a Solution; it's Pollution. We refuse to burn waste.](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-incineration-is-not-a-solution-its-pollution-we-refuse-to-burn-waste/): September 8, 2023 - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil on Wednesday (9/8/2023) has announced the name of the winner of the tender that will build and manage the Legok Nangka Waste Processing and Final Processing Site/ Tempat Pengolahan dan Pemrosesan Akhir Sampah (TPPAS) in Citaman Village, Nagreg District, Bandung Regency. Therefore, there will be a
- [Los miembros de #BreakFreeFromPlastic, optimistas por el borrador cero para un tratado global de plásticos, piden negociaciones ambiciosas](https://www.no-burn.org/breakfreefromplastic-borradorcero-tratadoplasticos/): Las próximas negociaciones del INC-3 en noviembre en Kenia determinarán la eficacia del tratado Manila - Siguiendo el mandato que surgió del segundo Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación en París para un acuerdo global que ponga fin a la contaminación por plásticos, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente y el Presidente del INC, S.E.
- [Webinar: Embracing Zero Waste: A Path to Addressing Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/webinar-embracing-zero-waste-a-path-to-addressing-climate/): During a webinar titled "Embracing Zero Waste: A Path to Addressing Climate," which was hosted by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and other member organizations, they had a discussion about zero waste systems.
- [AMCEN 2023: A GAIA AFRICA MEMBER PERSPECTIVE](https://www.no-burn.org/amcen-2023-a-gaia-africa-member-perspective/): The 19th ordinary session of the Africa Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) took place from 14-18 August 2023 at Ethiopian Skylight hotel in Addis Ababa. The session’s theme was Seizing opportunities and enhancing collaboration to address environment challenges in Africa.
- [<strong>Under the Microscope: GAIA Asia Pacific, Partners, Media Discuss Waste Colonialism</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/under-the-microscope-gaia-asia-pacific-partners-media-discuss-waste-colonialism/): Exposing the truth behind the plastic crisis through a brand audit The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific took a bold step forward in unveiling the truth behind the plastic pollution crisis through a waste assessment and brand audit (WABA)* and media briefing event on January 24, 2023 as part of International Zero
- [Global Zero Waste Cities Summit 2023](https://www.no-burn.org/global-zero-waste-cities-summit-2023/)
- [The Outcomes of Uganda’s 2022 Brand Audit](https://www.no-burn.org/no-more-empty-promises-uganda-2022-brand-audit/): Uganda's communities and people find themselves in the clutches of top-polluting corporations. Incidentally, plastic pollution is an injustice to the environment, wildlife, climate, human health and general social life, making it a growing global problem.
- [#YouthLead 2023 International Youth Day](https://www.no-burn.org/youthlead-2023-international-youth-day/): The shift towards an empowered youth population for Environmental Justice has already begun! In the struggle for environmental justice in Africa, our team is shining a light on youth activists as well as other people who are working at the grassroots level and organizing on specific issues. People working across the fields of zero waste,
- [Encuentro de Break Free From Plastic reunió por primera vez a organizaciones de América Latina en la lucha contra la contaminación por plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-de-break-free-from-plastic-reunio-por-primera-vez-a-organizaciones-de-america-latina-en-la-lucha-contra-la-contaminacion-por-plasticos/): Durante dos días 18 miembros de 15 organizaciones de 7 países de América Latina y el Caribe se reunieron en el primer encuentro regional miembros para fortalecer el movimiento, mejorar la cooperación entre organizaciones, y desarrollar estrategias conjuntas para implementar las campañas y acciones de Break Free From Plastic. Las organizaciones que asistieron al encuentro
- [The “Second Life” of Plastics?: On Toxic Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/the-second-life-of-plastics-on-toxic-recycling/): By Xavier Sun, Taiwan Zero Waste Alliance We know most plastics can be recycled, turned into recycled plastic pellets in recycling facilities, and sold to other plastic manufacturing factories (domestic or abroad) to be processed into new plastic products. However, we have very little knowledge about the (hazardous) chemicals that are also “recycled” during this
- [Health Environment and Climate Action Foundation (HECAF 360): Actions define us](https://www.no-burn.org/health-environment-and-climate-action-foundation-hecaf-360-actions-define-us/): Interview with Mahesh Nakarmi by Dan Abril Mahesh Nakarmi, professionally a Disaster Risk Management Specialist, with a qualification of Masters degree in Civil Engineering underwent a transformative experience that led him to embrace Zero Waste. While as a co-founder of the National Kidney Center, he personally encountered the improper disposal of hazardous waste, posing significant
- [Unilever sachets deface Indonesia’s beautiful rivers](https://www.no-burn.org/unilever-sachets-deface-indonesias-beautiful-rivers/): by Daru Setyorini Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (ECOTON) Indonesia At the Global Day of Action 2022, the Nusantara River Expedition Team of the Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (ECOTON) visited the head office of PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk to deliver three boxes of sachet waste to the President Director. Collected from Indonesian rivers, the
- [Sradev Nigeria at NGO Advocacy and Capacity-Building Campaign Meeting on EU Pesticides Export Ban](https://www.no-burn.org/sradev-nigeria-at-ngo-advocacy-and-capacity-building-campaign-meeting-on-eu-pesticides-export-ban/): Following a series of online meetings towards hazardous chemicals and pesticide export ban, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) hosted a face-face Advocacy and Capacity-building Campaign meeting with NGOs from the global south in Brussels, Belgium between the 12th – 14th July, 2023.
- [Sustainability Manuals for Eco-Friendly Practices and Community Sensitization in Egypt](https://www.no-burn.org/sustainability-manuals-for-eco-friendly-practices-and-community-sensitization-in-egypt/): Greenish, an organization that promotes sustainability in Egypt, has developed environmentally friendly manuals in the form of open source information pools to assist local populations in gaining knowledge regarding the effects of climate change and sustainability.
- [[Nigeria] The Environmental and Social Impacts of the Green Tax Ban on Single-Use Plastics](https://www.no-burn.org/nigeria-the-environmental-and-social-impacts-of-the-green-tax-ban-on-single-use-plastics/): The recent ban on Green taxation on single-use plastics (SUPs) by the Nigerian Government means several environmental and social impacts for grassroots individuals.
- [Four organisations share their thoughts on the state of sachets in Africa ](https://www.no-burn.org/four-organisations-share-their-thoughts-on-the-state-of-sachets-in-africa/): End Plastic Pollution, Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development, Association de l’Education Environnementale pour les Futures Générations, groundWork, and Green Africa Youth Organisation share their thoughts on the state of sachets in Africa.
- [Africa’s identity crisis amidst global corporate interests](https://www.no-burn.org/africas-identity-crisis-amidst-global-corporate-interests/): Consumer capitalism is the manipulation of consumers to make purchases on desire. Leading idealised lifestyles have come crashing against the shores of the developing world, causing us to question our identity in the face of Western ‘super brands that extract the very resources of the developing world only for it to be sold back to us at higher prices with narratives that imply progress and development.
- [Sachet Economy](https://www.no-burn.org/sachet-economy/): Sachets are widely perceived as affordable, convenient, and indispensable, but only because their true costs are externalized, unaccounted for by corporations that have profited handsomely from the sachet economy, and disproportionately paid for by society.
- [El Congreso de Oaxaca una vez más a la delantera en la lucha contra los impactos de la contaminación por plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/el-congreso-de-oaxaca-una-vez-mas-a-la-delantera-en-la-lucha-contra-los-impactos-de-la-contaminacion-por-plasticos/): Boletín de prensa. Miércoles 12 de julio 2023. Organizaciones firmantes refuerzan su apoyo a las iniciativas locales para prevenir la exposición a plásticos tóxicos y se suman a la demanda de que la autoridad ambiental revise los residuos que la industria cementera está quemando y realice monitoreo de afectaciones a poblaciones y mediciones directas en
- [Turning Back the Tide](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-bffp-respond-to-oc-apology/): Read GAIA and BFFP's response to Ocean Conservancy's apology regarding their collaboration with the plastic industry. Learn about the ongoing fight against plastic pollution.
- [Zero Waste Youth Negros Oriental, Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-youth-negros-oriental/): Discover how Zero Waste Youth in Negros Oriental, Philippines is leading the way towards a waste-free future. Learn about their initiatives and impact.
- [Global Zero Waste Cities Summit Postponement](https://www.no-burn.org/global-zero-waste-cities-summit-postponement/): The Global Zero Waste Cities Summit has been postponed due to COVID-19. Stay updated on the new dates and other important information on our website.
- [A Historic Leap in the Fight Against Waste Colonialism](https://www.no-burn.org/a-historic-leap-in-the-fight-against-waste-colonialism/): Explore how the global waste trade exploits developing countries and perpetuates environmental injustice. Learn about the fight against waste colonialism.
- [Estados Unidos sigue liderando la exportación de plásticos hacia América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/estados-unidos-sigue-liderando-la-exportacion-de-plasticos-hacia-america-latina/): Learn how the United States continues to be a major exporter of plastics to Latin America, exacerbating the plastic pollution crisis in the region.
- [The Alliance of Indian Waste-pickers: Enabling Waste Pickers to Find Their Voice](https://www.no-burn.org/aiw-enabling-waste-pickers-to-find-their-voice/): Discover how the Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers is empowering and enabling waste pickers to create a sustainable waste management system.
- [Waste Incinerators Undermine Clean Energy Goals](https://www.no-burn.org/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 materials for energy significantly hinders resource conservation, while burdening communities with pollution and climate impacts.
- [Asian Development Bank (ADB) regressing on climate commitments in Asia](https://www.no-burn.org/asian-development-bank-adb-regressing-on-climate-commitments-in-asia/): Manila, Philippines - June 16, 2023 - In an online forum with the National Press Club of the Philippines, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives - Asia Pacific stated that the amount of climate finance and complex facilities are on the rise but may end up fuelling the poly-crises shaping the majority of poor people
- [Burning waste is burning the planet and public money](https://www.no-burn.org/burning-waste-is-burning-the-planet-and-public-money/): Communities hold a Day of Action Against Incineration as the Asia Clean Energy Forum goes underway Manila, Philippines - June 13, 2023 - Representatives from affected communities and activists held a Day of Action Against Incineration on the first day of the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) in front of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- [Don’t fuel our destruction](https://www.no-burn.org/dont-fuel-our-destruction/): Communities hold a Day of Action Against Incineration as the Asia Clean Energy Forum goes underway Manila, Philippines - June 10, 2023 - The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) in Asia Pacific will hold a Day of Action Against Incineration during the Asian Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) happening from June 13 to 16, 2023
- [Journey Towards a Global Plastics Treaty: GAIA at the Forefront of History](https://www.no-burn.org/inc3-reflections/): By Claire Arkin, Global Communications Lead It was a beautiful spring day in Paris– the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and GAIA members from far and wide converged at the historic UNESCO building to advocate for the ambitious global plastics treaty that could change the course of history. What is the Global Plastics
- [Making Zero Waste Work with Waste Pickers](https://www.no-burn.org/making-zero-waste-work-with-waste-pickers/): Over the recent years, zero waste has become an important vision and action that defines how waste is managed. Zero waste is a game changer and an opportunity that plays an important role towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which accelerates climate change.
- [Tres países latinoamericanos contribuyeron a bloquear el avance del tratado de plásticos en la segunda reunión de negociación](https://www.no-burn.org/tres-paises-latinoamericanos-bloquean-el-avance-del-tratado-de-plasticos-inc2/): UNESCO, París - El lunes 29 de mayo se retomaron las negociaciones para redactar un tratado global de plásticos, pero en lugar de discutir las soluciones a la crisis de la contaminación por plásticos; los gobiernos de los países han desperdiciado dos días de los cinco con los que se cuentan para las negociaciones de
- [Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria | Zero Waste Management Model in Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-management-model-in-nigeria/): By Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has focused its efforts on promoting our zero-waste model more vigorously. The model has great appeal and enables the potential for a shift from plastic utilization and a move towards separation at source, composting, recycling, and waste reduction mechanisms in communities where the model
- [Las voces del sur global: escucha a la comunidad más afectada y a las personas que lideran las soluciones](https://www.no-burn.org/las-voces-del-sur-global-escucha-a-la-comunidad-mas-afectada-y-a-las-personas-que-lideran-las-soluciones/): París, Francia- La Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) desarrolló una conferencia de prensa junto con representantes de Acción Ecológica México, la Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador, la Alianza de recicladores de India, la Asociación de recicladores de Kenia, para ofrecer las perspectivas de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en el sur global
- [Nigeria Plastic Treaty Preparatory Session](https://www.no-burn.org/nigeria-plastic-treaty-preparatory-session/): By Ahmed Tiamiyu (CAPWS) The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) 5.2 held in Nairobi, Kenya, reached "Resolution 5/14” in March 2022, entitled “End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument”, calls for an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to start its work before the end of 2022 and end by 2024. The first session of
- [AFRICA CIVIL SOCIETY WORKSHOP ON THE GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY](https://www.no-burn.org/africa-civil-society-workshop-on-the-global-plastics-treaty/): By Centre for Environment Justice and Development Centre for Environment Justice and Development, in collaboration with the Centre for International Environmental Law, organized an Africa Civil Society Workshop on the Global Plastics Treaty held on the 13th and 14th of April with an aim to identify key priority issues for the Africa Region for the
- [DECLARACIÓN PÚBLICA EN APOYO A SOLICITUD DE LA ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE RECICLADORES DE COLOMBIA AL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-en-apoyo-a-solicitud-de-la-asociacion-nacional-de-recicladores-de-colombia-al-congreso-de-colombia/): ¡BASURA CERO NO SE LOGRA CON INCINERACIÓN! Las organizaciones firmantes queremos expresar nuestro férreo apoyo a las y los recicladores de base de Colombia, quienes en estos momentos ven su trabajo amenazado por el Programa Basura Cero en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo. El artículo 201 de dicho plan, incluye eufemísticamente el concepto “valorización de
- [THE TIDE IS TURNING ON CHEMICAL “RECYCLING” ](https://www.no-burn.org/baselcop-may2023/): This past Friday, May 12, the Parties to the Basel Convention adopted most of the text of updated technical guidelines for environmentally-sound plastic waste management. Despite intensive lobbying from the petrochemicals industry in the four years of negotiations to recognize what they call “chemical” or “advanced” “recycling,” as a solution to the plastics crisis, all that was obtained in the guidelines was mostly-unadopted, bracketed and appended text, instead of full inclusion.
- [ADB’s “just transition” harming waste pickers, environment](https://www.no-burn.org/adbs-just-transition-harming-waste-pickers-environment/): No More Excuses, ADB! Prioritize Sustainable Solutions and Stop Funding Harmful Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Incinerators 02 May 2023 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasingly promoting waste-to-energy (WtE) projects in its energy and urban development portfolios as a way to achieve low-carbon economies and sustainable cities. However, according to GAIA Asia Pacific, this approach will
- [Organizaciones civiles presentan plataforma sobre el Colonialismo de la basura plástica y su uso como combustible en México](https://www.no-burn.org/plataforma-sobre-el-colonialismo-dela-basura-plastica-en-mexico/): Las organizaciones firmantes urgen poner un alto a las importaciones de basura plástica y lo catalogan como un problema de injusticia socioambiental. En los últimos 2 años se ha incrementado la importación a México de desechos plásticos, en especial los provenientes de Estados Unidos. En el periodo de 2018 al 2021 el envío de basura
- [Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Chile marcha hasta el Congreso para entregar su petitorio](https://www.no-burn.org/asociacion-nacional-de-recicladores-de-chile-marcha-hasta-el-congreso-para-entregar-su-petitorio/): Valparaíso, Chile - Representantes de agrupaciones de recicladores de todo Chile se reunieron en Valparaíso en una jornada de dos días para seguir fortaleciendo su red de acción y para ir a entregar su petitorio al congreso, con una marcha previa que pasó por el municipio de Valparaíso y la intendencia regional. Previo a un
- [Chemical Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/chemical-recycling-resources/): Latest Resources All Resources
- [Resistencia a la Incineración en América Latina y África](https://www.no-burn.org/resistencia-a-la-incineracion-en-america-latina-y-africa/): En los países del Sur global de América Latina y África se están apareciendo cada vez más proyectos de incineración de residuos. A menudo la incineración se presenta como una solución milagrosa para los problemas de residuos de los municipios.
- [Columna | Minga Congreso de recicladores de Colombia, faro de lucha y perseverancia para los recicladores en el Sur global](https://www.no-burn.org/columna-minga-congreso-de-recicladores-de-colombia-faro-de-lucha-y-perseverancia-para-los-recicladores-en-el-sur-global/): Por Daniela Concha, directora ejecutiva Fundación El Árbol, Chile. “¡Reciclaje sin recicladores es basura!”, es la consigna que había escuchado muchas veces en Chile, pero al escucharlo de la voz de cientos de recicladores colombianos, se siente y se vuelve una, la lucha desde el sur global por el reconocimiento y la real integración de
- [ThisIsZeroWaste: International Day of Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/thisiszerowaste-international-day-of-zero-waste/): Check out our #ThisIsZeroWaste campaign to learn more about zero waste solutions, and tag your local officials: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
- [High Expectations for the BFFP 2023 Youth Summit](https://www.no-burn.org/high-expectations-for-the-bffp-2023-youth-summit/): Opinion by Zero Waste Durban Zero Waste Durban is a youth-led, youth-focused organisation, so we were ecstatic to hear the 2023 International Break Free From Plastic Youth Summit announcement! Moreover, our founder and coordinator, Taylen Reddy, was approached to be the coordinator for representation of the Africa region at the Youth Summit. We believe this
- [Independent but waste colonized? An environmental look at Ghana's 66th independence](https://www.no-burn.org/independent-but-waste-colonized-an-environmental-look-at-ghanas-66th-independence/): Opinion By Eldad Kwaku Ackom, Green Africa Youth Organisation The Green Africa Youth Organization, as part of its campaign against incineration and plastic pollution, partnered with the All-Africa Students Union (AASU) to march for climate action at Ghana's 66th Independence anniversary celebration on 06 March 2023. Highlighting the disastrous impact of climate change on the environment and the lives
- [Grupos de la sociedad civil publican declaración por el primer Día Internacional basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/grupos-de-la-sociedad-civil-publican-declaracion-por-el-primer-dia-internacional-basura-cero/): Declaración enviada a los líderes gubernamentales de todo el mundo con motivo del Día Internacional Basura Cero de la ONU. Nueva York – Con motivo del primer Día Internacional Basura Cero de las Naciones Unidas, el 30 de marzo, la Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) ha hecho pública una declaración firmada por
- [Civil Society Groups Release Day of Zero Waste Declaration](https://www.no-burn.org/civil-society-groups-release-day-of-zero-waste-declaration/): New York, NY– On the first annual United Nations International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has released a public declaration signed on by over 200 organizations in almost 60 countries representing zero waste practitioners, policy experts, and community groups. The declaration defines the principles and essential components of “zero waste” that governments must adhere to in order to successfully tackle our global waste problems.
- [El sello basura cero de Filipinas: compromiso comunitario y recicladores de base](https://www.no-burn.org/basura-cero-filipinas-compromiso-comunitario-recicladores/): Por Camila Aguilera, comunicaciones GAIA América Latina y el Caribe. A pesar de que el viaje desde Chile tomó dos días, una vez allá se siente que con Filipinas estamos mucho más cerca de lo que parece. Compartimos el lamentable pasado de la colonización, muchas palabras en español y una geografía que perfectamente se podría
- [Global Zero Waste Cities Summit](https://www.no-burn.org/gzwc-summit/)
- [Lessons from the Asia-Pacific: As Africa Journeys to host the next IZWCC](https://www.no-burn.org/lessons-from-the-asia-pacific-as-africa-journeys-to-host-the-next-izwcc/): By Careen Mwakitalu, GAIA Africa, Communications Associate The benefits of a zero waste model are a multitude. Household waste sorting, re-use and recovery of products, responsible production and consumption and even product resurrection at its end of use are some ways we can support the zero waste model. To demonstrate the power of zero waste,
- [A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE GAIA NIGERIA MEMBERS WORKSHOP](https://www.no-burn.org/a-communique-issued-at-the-gaia-nigeria-members-workshop/): PREAMBLE 1. GAIA Nigeria Members held a 2-day workshop with the theme Civil Society Organizations Engagement with National and International Plastic Policy Processes” on February 13–14, 2023, at the IBIS Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The hybrid (virtual and physical attendance) conference drew national and international stakeholders from the value chain of plastic policy processes. 2. Members
- [An Open Letter to the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/an-open-letter-to-the-japanese-international-cooperation-agency-jica-in-the-philippines/): We, the undersigned alliances and organizations, are deeply concerned about the integrity of the statements recently released by the Japan International Cooperation Agency for its lack of accountability on past and present efforts in promoting and investing in false solutions to waste management and climate in Davao City. In the articles, it has disclaimed its
- [<strong>Negotiations, World-cup glory & Industry Agendas</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/negotiations-world-cup-glory-industry-agendas/): The first intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-1) to end plastic pollution By Merrisa Naidoo (GAIA/BFFP Africa Plastics Campaigner) After more than thirty hours of flying and four connecting flights later, I was finally able to join more than 2,335 delegates and over 1,000 representatives from Civil Society, Industry, and IGOs at the first intergovernmental committee meeting
- [El 2023 comienza con el Mes internacional basura cero ¡todas las acciones cuentan!](https://www.no-burn.org/el-2023-comienza-con-el-mes-internacional-basura-cero-todas-las-acciones-cuentan/): El Mes basura cero se celebró por primera vez el año 2021 en Asia-Pacífico. Y ahora, en un intento por integrar a todas las regiones a esta iniciativa, se realizará el Mes internacional basura cero, donde miembros de todo el mundo están invitados a participar en los eventos e iniciativas, y donde el tema principal
- [<strong>Re: CSOs Response to ADB Private Sector Operations Department Letter on 7 November 2022 regarding “VIE: Binh Duong Waste Management and Energy Efficiency Project” (Project Number: 56118-001)</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/re-csos-response-to-adb-private-sector-operations-department-letter-on-7-november-2022-regarding-vie-binh-duong-waste-management-and-energy-efficiency-project-project-number-5611/): 14 December 2022 Dear Director Mark Kunzer,Transaction Support Division of Private Sector Operations Department Thank you for the response letter dated 7 November 2022. However, we found it fails to address the key concerns regarding the approval of this project: ADB approved the project against the stated order of priorities stated in the ADB Energy
- [Parlamento Europeo se libera del comercio de residuos plásticos con una prohibición total a este tipo de exportaciones](https://www.no-burn.org/parlamento-europeo-prohibe-exportacion-de-residuos-plasticos/): Fuente: Rethink Plastic, Bruselas, 01/12/2022 En una decisión histórica, la Comisión de Medio Ambiente del Parlamento Europeo (ENVI por sus siglas en inglés) votó a favor de prohibir las exportaciones de residuos plásticos de la Unión Europea y reforzar las medidas de protección para los traslados internos de residuos plásticos. En una decisión histórica, la
- [Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All | On Human Rights Day 2022 We Reflect on our Fallen Heroes](https://www.no-burn.org/dignity-freedom-and-justice-for-all-on-human-rights-day-2022-we-reflect-on-our-fallen-heros/): Bilateral and multilateral agreements between countries on environmental issues dating back to the 1800s. Previously, they focused primarily on the protection of fisheries and the conservation of flora and fauna. However, these agreements also needed to evolve with the evolution of technology, population growth, and the interconnectedness of people within their natural environment. These agreements
- [<strong>Delegación latinoamericana defiende la participación de la sociedad civil en la primera reunión de negociación del futuro Tratado global de plásticos</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-inc1-gaia-lac/): Participación, un sistema de toma de decisiones eficiente y objetivos orientados a un tratado con un enfoque de derechos humanos fueron las consignas que trajo la robusta delegación de más de una decena de representantes de organizaciones de seis países de América Latina a la primera reunión del Comité Intergubernamental sobre el tratado de plásticos,
- [RECONOCIMIENTO HISTÓRICO DE LOS RECICLADORES EN LAS NEGOCIACIONES DEL TRATADO DE PLÁSTICOS](https://www.no-burn.org/inclusion-historica-de-los-recicladores-en-las-negociaciones-del-tratado-de-plasticos/): Los recicladores de base exigen que el tratado incluya una transición justa. Punta del Este, Uruguay– Hoy se anunció la formación del Grupo de amigos de los recicladores de base en las negociaciones del tratado global de plásticos. Este momento histórico es un reconocimiento sin precedentes de los derechos, las competencias y la importancia del
- [What are the key points for the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee INC-1 to be truly successful?](https://www.no-burn.org/what-are-the-key-points-for-the-first-meeting-of-the-intergovernmental-negotiations-committee-inc-1-to-be-truly-successful/): The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC-1), the organization in charge of developing the future Global Plastics Treaty, began on November 28 in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
- [¿Cuáles son los puntos clave para que la primera reunión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociaciones INC-1 sea realmente exitosa?](https://www.no-burn.org/puntos-clave-para-el-exito-inc1/): Por: Camila Aguilera, comunicaciones GAIA LAC y Alejandra Parra, asesora de plásticos y basura cero, GAIA LAC. En marzo de este año celebramos que la quinta reunión de las Naciones Unidas culminó con la decisión de desarrollar el futuro Tratado Global de Plásticos, un instrumento global enfocado a regular la producción y acabar con la
- [Global Plastics Treaty: Recommendations for INC1 (en español)](https://www.no-burn.org/global-plastics-treaty-recommendations-for-inc1-en-espanol/): Plastic pollution knows no borders—it is in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our oceans’ deepest trenches and the highest mountain peaks.
- [Global Plastics Treaty: Recommendations for INC1](https://www.no-burn.org/global-plastics-treaty-recommendations-for-inc1/): Plastic pollution knows no borders—it is in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our oceans’ deepest trenches and the highest mountain peaks.
- [COP27: Reaction to the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial Meeting](https://www.no-burn.org/cop27-reaction-to-the-global-methane-pledge-ministerial-meeting/): The Ministerial announced that 150 countries have signed the Pledge which was launched at the Glasgow Climate Summit last year. It also announced that 95% of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) include methane or will do so by the next revision, and that 50 countries have developed national methane plans or plan to do so. These
- [Dumaguete Youth Converge for Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/dumaguete-youth-converge-for-zero-waste/): In Dumaguete, the youth are among those actively campaigning for waste reduction and management. Silliman students recently launched a campaign called STRAW WARS which calls for resort and cafeteria owners to do away with straws. Another initiative is the Plastic-Free Dumaguete, a beach cleanup held every Saturday. Supported by Wow NOr and other groups, this initiative
- [ZEROING IN ON ZERO WASTE: GAIA AT COP27](https://www.no-burn.org/cop27-zerowaste/): If we act now we can tackle our waste and climate crises while creating better jobs, more resilient cities, and a liveable future for all.
- [<strong>Civil Society: Egypt’s 50 by 2050 Initiative Highlights Urgent Need to Address Waste in Climate Plans</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/strongcivil-society-egypts-50-by-2050-initiative-highlights-urgent-need-to-address-waste-in-climate-plans-strong/): The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) held a press conference along with Friends of the Earth Nigeria at COP27 to provide civil society’s perspective on Egypt’s impending announcement of its Global Waste Initiative 50 by 2050. The initiative sets the ambition to recycle and treat at least 50% of waste produced in Africa by 2050.
- [<strong>A QUIET SOUND: MODERN JOURNEYS INSPIRED BY KEN SARO WIWA'S LEGACY</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/a-quiet-sound-modern-journeys-inspired-by-ken-saro-wiwas-legacy/): By Careen Joel Mwakitalu It is often a devastating loss when an active voice of change is silenced. To the communities, it means a weakened drive to change. To their respective families, it means a total reshaping of the dependants' lives. However, to a generation, it marks a remembrance of the possibility that change is
- [<strong>Save the Date: Civil Society will Respond to Egypt’s Anticipated Global Waste Initiative 50 by 2050 Announcement</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/save-the-date-civil-society-will-respond-to-egypts-anticipated-global-waste-initiative-50-by-2050-announcement/): The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) will be holding a press conference along with Friends of the Earth Nigeria at COP27 to provide civil society’s perspective on Egypt’s impending announcement of its Global Waste Initiative 50 by 2050. The initiative sets the ambition to treat at least 50% of waste produced in Africa by 2050 and will address mitigation, adaptation, and implementation.
- [<strong>The Alliance for a Clean Environment (ACE): We Can Be Heroes</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/the-alliance-for-a-clean-environment-ace-we-can-be-heroes/): Interview with Jane Bremmer by Dan Abril Jane Bremmer is one of Asia Pacific’s prominent and outspoken environmental advocates. However, with two Arts degrees and a Sound Design major, her involvement in environmental activism was something she didn’t quite expect or envision. She shares, “We had just moved into an old house with our 4-month-old
- [WORLD CITIES DAY 2022: ZERO WASTE IN BUSINESS](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-in-business-tanzania/): Local Business Demonstrate Packing-free Practices in Dar es Salaam GAIA member Nipe Fagio interviewed local shopkeeper Stonida P. Mwasemele, from Ubungo Msewe in Dar es Salaam. How long has your place of business been open? I’ve been part of this business for 16 years after I inherited this shop from my mother, who started the
- [Privacy](https://www.no-burn.org/privacy/): The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is committed to safeguarding the information you share with us and to ensuring transparency and responsibility in the handling of any personal data we receive. This privacy policy defines how GAIA uses and protects any information that you provide when using this website, when registering for our contact
- [WORLD CITIES DAY 2022: ZERO WASTE IN BUSINESS](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-in-business-johannesburg/): The Refillery, Johannesburg, South Africa GAIA team in Africa spoke to Dom Moleta from The Refillery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Moleta is the co-founder of The Refillery, an eco-friendly grocery store. What does zero waste mean to you? I think there's a few different ways of looking at it. Obviously, the ideal situation is that
- [World Cities Day 2022: Zero Waste in Business](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-in-business-casablanca/): NIYA, Casablanca Morocco. GAIA team in Africa spoke to Chama Tahiri Ivorra from NIYA in Casablanca, Morocco. Ivorra is the founder of NIYA, an innovative zero waste and cultural café. Can you tell us about your journey in establishing this business? I conceptualised NIYA in 2017 after working in the cultural industry in Morocco for
- [Fertile Soil: Growing the Movement for Zero Food Waste in Boston](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-food-waste-boston/): The word “cero” in spanish means “zero,” and that’s the focus of this composting cooperative in Boston: moving the city towards zero food waste, and building stronger, more equitable communities in the process.
- [Urging the ADB to Withdraw Proposed Financing for Waste-to-Energy Incineration in Viet Nam](https://www.no-burn.org/urging-the-adb-to-withdraw-proposed-financing-for-waste-to-energy-incineration-in-viet-nam/): Dear ADB President Asakawa, Managing Director Woochong Um, VP Ashok Lavasa (Private Sector Operations), and Members of the ADB Board of Directors, We are writing to collectively urge an immediate reconsideration of the proposed financing for a new waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration project in Binh Duong Province, Viet Nam (Project Number: 56118-001). Formally reported as “Viet
- [Primera asamblea nacional de delegados de la Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/primera-asamblea-nacional-recicladores-chile/): Durante tres días, 83 representantes de agrupaciones de recicladores base de todo Chile se reunieron en Santiago en su Primera asamblea nacional de delegados con el fin de seguir fortaleciendo su organización y presencia nacional. En la jornadas de trabajo se presentaron las realidades de las zonas donde trabajan los recicladores, que cubren desde Arica
- [Zero Waste to Zero Emissions Data and Methodology](https://www.no-burn.org/zwze-data-and-methodology/)
- [Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (ECOTON):  Rebels with a cause](https://www.no-burn.org/ecological-observation-and-wetlands-conservation-ecoton-rebels-with-a-cause/): Interview with Daru Rini, Prigi Arisandi, and Tonis Afianto by Sonia Astudillo Have you ever met a group of people who talk about the problems of the world, show you solutions, and suddenly you feel like there is hope for this world? That is what it felt like talking to Daru Rini, Prigi Arisandi, and
- [Reforming how world deals with waste is critical to keeping warming below 1.5°C, report finds](https://www.no-burn.org/reforming-how-world-deals-with-waste-is-critical-to-keeping-warming-below-1-5c-report-finds/): Reforming how world deals with waste is critical to keeping warming below 1.5°C, report finds
- [<strong>ADB’s climate plan riddled with false solutions- greens warn</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/adbs-climate-plan-riddled-with-false-solutions-greens-warn/): September 30, 2022 - Reacting to the conclusion of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific, said: “The ambition of the Bank to finance the requirements of meeting 1.5C goal risks create more inequities as we see continued support for false solutions with
- [How to implement zero waste](https://www.no-burn.org/zw-guides/): Below resources are practical roadmaps and guidelines on implementing zero waste strategies. The Zero Waste Masterplan: A Guide to Building Just and Resilient Zero Waste Cities (GAIA US and Canada, 2020)Companion Guide for Organizers (GAIA, 2020)The Zero Waste Masterplan:Turning the vision of the circular economy into a reality for Europe (ZWE, 2020)Enabling sustainable cities through
- [](https://www.no-burn.org/global-zero-waste-cities-summit/)
- [ECOTON (Indonesia) - Support Their Indonesia River Expedition](https://www.no-burn.org/ecoton-indonesia-river-expedition/): ECOTON is focusing on the #TolakPlastikSekaliPakai campaign, which is increasingly threatening river biodiversity.
- [Primer encuentro de miembros Break Free From Plastic México](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-bffp-mexico2022/): Los días 7 y 8 de julio se llevó a cabo en Ciudad de México el primer encuentro de miembros Break Free From Plastic México, en el que participaron 23 personas de 15 organizaciones provenientes de varios estados del país. Adicionalmente se contó con la presencia de dos científicos investigadores en el área de contaminación
- [Nipe Fagio: For a Zero Waste and Plastic-Free Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/nipe-fagio/): Directly translated as "give me the broom" in Swahili, Nipe Fagio is a true pioneer of the waste movement in Tanzania.
- [Plastics Amidst Bamboos](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-amidst-bamboos/): Srijita Patra, Zero Waste Media Advocacy Fellow Uttarakhand, also known as Devbhoomi, the land of Gods, is one of the most noted Himalayan states and considered an abode of tourist destinations. Presence of mighty mountains, rivers, lakes and pilgrimage sites, draws mass of tourists round the year. Nainital in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand has been
- [South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA)](https://www.no-burn.org/south-african-waste-pickers-association-sawpa/): Interview with Simon Mbata by Carissa Marnce Simon Mbata is the National Coordinator for the South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA). He is based at the Vaalpark Recycling Centre in Sasolburg, South Africa, where they have implemented a zero waste program, including separation at source and door-to-door collection. Simon also speaks all 11 official South
- [ End Plastic Pollution’s Plastic Free Campus Program](https://www.no-burn.org/end-plastic-pollutions-plastic-free-campus-program/): By Zamawela Shamase To celebrate Plastic Free July, End Plastic Pollution, a youth lead Ugandan environmental organisation, welcomed Kkan High School into their Plastic Free Campus Program. The organisation’s Plastic Free Campus program was launched in March 2021 in partnership with Break Free From Plastic. Since its establishment, the program has grown into a network
- [CFEW holds capacity-building training for young volunteers](https://www.no-burn.org/cfew-holds-capacity-building-training-for-young-volunteers/): By Zamawela Shamase Center For Earth Works (CFEW), a research-driven youth-led non-governmental organisation that is passionate about securing the Earth, held a two-day training for young volunteers on the 9th and 10th of June, 2022, at the Center for Earth Work office in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria. The training was created to involve youth in
- [Suprema Corte de Justicia se manifiesta en contra de los avances en la prohibición de plásticos en Oaxaca protegiendo los intereses de FEMSA Coca-Cola](https://www.no-burn.org/suprema-corte-de-justicia-mexicana-en-contra-de-avances-en-prohibicion-de-plasticos/): Notas: [1] Los proyectos aprobados pueden consultarse en las siguientes ligas: Oxxo https://www.scjn.gob.mx/sites/default/files/listas/documento_dos/2022-08/230.pdf y Propimex https://www.scjn.gob.mx/sites/default/files/listas/documento_dos/2022-08/173.pdf
- [NDC Scorecard](https://www.no-burn.org/cop26-ndcs/): According to the IPCC, waste management is one of three sectors with the greatest potential to reduce surface temperature rise in the next 10-20 years.
- [Global 1.5˚C Target will Not Be Possible Unless More Countries Commit to Reducing Plastic and Other Waste, Study Find](https://www.no-burn.org/global-1-5˚c-target-will-not-be-possible-unless-more-countries-commit-to-reducing-plastic-and-other-waste-study-find/): Glasgow, United Kingdom– An analysis published today by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) finds that more than a quarter of countries’ climate plans are neglecting an essential climate strategy: reducing waste, despite the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identifying waste management as one of three sectors with the greatest potential to reduce temperature rise in the next 10-20 years.
- [U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators: An Industry in Decline](https://www.no-burn.org/u-s-municipal-solid-waste-incinerators-an-industry-in-decline/): However, thanks to community activism, tougher legislation, and increasing awareness of the dangers of incineration and the opportunities for cities to reduce waste, the conditions that have propped up the failing industry for so long are finally changing. As these incinerators get closer to the end of their lifespans, and their contracts with cities are
- [Analysis of Plastic Pollution Investment Strategies, February 2017](https://www.no-burn.org/analysis-of-plastic-pollution-investment-strategies-february-2017/): As a network of leading zero waste implementers and advocates for pollution prevention, we believe that effective strategies to combat plastic pollution must be about more than waste management. This is not to say that dealing with waste already in the system isn’t critically important, but it must be done in a way that encourages
- [Community action defeats waste burning in cement kilns](https://www.no-burn.org/community-action-defeats-waste-burning-in-cement-kilns/): April 2017 Small community stands up to world’s largest cement company, wins Goldman Environmental Prize Thanks to Uroš S. Macerl and Eko krog, the Zasavje region of Slovenia has a reason to celebrate. These grassroots leaders stopped the world’s largest cement company.Zasavje has the nation’s highest cancer rates, and the multinational cement company Lafarge had long polluted the area.
- [SAWPA Biennial 2022: The Waste Picker Revolution](https://www.no-burn.org/sawpa-biennial-2022-the-waste-picker-revolution/): The biggest national waste pickers’ movement goes through an open and democratic process of electing its leadership structure, review past SAWPA activities from 2019 and plan for a way forward. The South African Waste Pickers Association (SAWPA) is hosting its 6th biennial national meeting. The meeting was held convened in Observatory from 2nd to 4th August 2022. Waste pickers from all
- [Plastic Bag Free July](https://www.no-burn.org/plastic-bag-free-july/): By Zamawela Shamase & Merrisa Naidoo “It’s all around us, in our homes, offices, social gatherings - you can’t help but notice the presence of plastic bags everywhere. The #BagIsStillHere in Africa, but it is not here to stay.” Weyinmi Okotie | GAIA Nigeria | Interview on Instagram | 25 July 2022. Single-use plastic (SUP)
- [Opinion | The State of Environmental Education Amongst South African Youth: A Reflection](https://www.no-burn.org/opinion-the-state-of-environmental-education-amongst-south-african-youth-a-reflection/): June 16 is an important day in South Africa's history. In 1976, more than 20 000 students from the township of Soweto stood united in protest against the passed laws oppressing their education during the Apartheid regime. The directive from the Bantu Education Act stated that Afrikaans had to be used on an equal basis
- [Strengthening local capacities for Improved Waste Management Policies](https://www.no-burn.org/strengthening-local-capacities-for-improved-waste-management-policies/): By Zamawela Shamase Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria ERA, with funding support from the Global Alliance for Incinerators Alternative (GAIA) is implementing this project, “Strengthening local capacities for Improved Waste Management Policies” designed to strengthen local capacities to effectively advance human rights and improve waste management policies in the Niger Delta. ERA/FOEN is
- [Waste Picker Integration in the Cape Agulhas Municipality, South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-picker-integration-in-the-cape-agulhas-municipality-south-africa/): By Zamawela Shamase. In partnership with the Cape Agulhas Municipality, the Zero Waste Association of South Africa (ZWASA) has made significant progress with its Zero Waste Pilot Project in Bredasdorp, a small town located in the Western Cape of South Africa. Their joint project comprises four main aspects: a zero organic waste to landfill pilot
- [Recicladores de Colombia: La termovalorización es una falsa solución al manejo de residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/recicladores-colombia-termovalorizacion-es-una-falsa-solucion/): Ante la amenaza de la licitación para implementar una planta de termovalorización en Colombia, las asociaciones de recicladores de todo el país se reunieron para discutir todas las medidas de retroceso que dificultan el futuro de su trabajo. Gracias al sistema de gestión que han desarrollado cerca de 20 mil recicladores de oficio en Bogotá,
- [APARAJITA: CHANGING WOMEN'S LIVES](https://www.no-burn.org/aparajita-changing-womens-lives/): Interview with Kalyani Rani Biswas by Samina Khondaker Aparajita began with the goal of empowering women and ensuring that they had equal environmental rights. On March 8, 2017, Kalyani Rani Biswas, the organization's founder, embarked on this path with little manpower and a heart full of dreams, ambition, and drive to empower women economically, mentally,
- [100+ Environmental Groups Urge Rep. Tonko and Pallone to Drop Waste Incineration from CLEAN Future Act](https://www.no-burn.org/100-environmental-groups-urge-rep-tonko-and-pallone-to-drop-waste-incineration-from-clean-future-act/): Waste Incineration Worsens Climate Change, Pollutes Environmental Justice Communities March 31, 2021- Over 100 environmental justice groups and environmental organizations in New York, New Jersey and around the country are demanding that Representatives Tonko (NY-20) and Pallone (NJ-06) drop “waste-to-energy” incineration from the CLEAN Future Act. The inclusion of “waste to energy” (WTE) incineration as “clean
- [69 Individuals and 136 Organizations Call on Leaders To Stop Illegal U.S. Export of Waste to Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/69-individuals-and-136-organizations-call-on-leaders-to-stop-illegal-u-s-export-of-waste-to-africa/): Civil society organizations, including the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free from Plastic, are calling on leaders in the U.S. and Africa to stop waste colonialism—the illegal importing of waste from countries in the Global North to African nations already impacted by the waste and climate crises.
- [Asian Development Bank Must Stop Undermining Climate and Health Goals: Withdraw from Waste-to-Energy Incinerators, Now!](https://www.no-burn.org/asian-development-bank-must-stop-undermining-climate-and-health-goals-withdraw-from-waste-to-energy-incinerators-now/): Manila - The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) - Asia Pacific condemns the continued promotion and commitment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to invest in Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incinerators. It has also relentlessly shaped country and regional energy and climate policies and guidelines to include this polluting technology as a renewable or clean source
- [“¿Gran contaminación o gran solución?”: En el Día Mundial del Reuso una coalición global de más de 400 organizaciones exige que los 5 mayores contaminadores de plástico del mundo  cambien a envases recargables y reutilizables](https://www.no-burn.org/diareuso2022/): Estas medidas no solo son esenciales sino también populares. Encuestas recientes en 28 países de todo el mundo encontraron que la gran mayoría de las personas está de acuerdo en que los fabricantes y minoristas deben asumir la responsabilidad de reducir, reutilizar y reciclar los envases de plástico, con un promedio mundial del 85 %.
- [Serie de podcast Planeta plástico, cuando la utilidad se volvió extinción](https://www.no-burn.org/planetaplastico/): Episodio 1
- [#CBIGreenwashing](https://www.no-burn.org/cbi-greenwash-cement/): Financing cement kiln waste-burning would incentivize toxic pollution that threatens public health, human rights, and the planet. If Climate Bonds Initiative moves forward as planned, millions of dollars meant for climate mitigation will prop up one of the world’s most climate-polluting industries.
- [Concrete vs. Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/concrete-vs-climate/): Enormous amounts of climate finance investments are needed to create the essential just transition as the world faces up to impacts from climate change. CBI and other climate financing institutions have a tremendous responsibility to cut through the industry greenwashing and make sure funding is going to the right place, not to waste-burning in cement kilns.
- [#StopWasteColonialism | Africa Day 2022](https://www.no-burn.org/stopwastecolonialism-africa-day-2022/): The term decolonisation describes the process of indigenous people achieving sovereignty over their land, culture, political and economic systems.
- [Denuncia abusiva (SLAPP) de Votora Cosmos contra Bierzo Aire Limpio](https://www.no-burn.org/slapp-contra-bierzo-aire-limpio/): La asamblea de Bierzo Aire Limpio ratifica sus denuncias: “No consentiremos un abuso de la Justicia con denuncias inventadas para intimidar a cientos de personas preocupadas por nuestra salud”. Es un caso claro de SLAPP: denuncia infundada y abusiva para silenciar las voces críticas ante sus delitos ecológicos. Ponferrada, 10, V.- La multinacional Votorantim Cimentos
- [Catadoras e a ressignificação dos resíduos: fotos etnográficas recebedora de menção honrosa no I Concurso Internacional de Fotografia Etnográfica – UrbanAct](https://www.no-burn.org/catadoras-ressignificacao-dos-residuos/): Alexandro Cardoso As histórias articulam nossas imagética, como processos que acompanham o nosso viver. Aprendi que as imagens nos contam e nos escondem coisas, que as fotos etnográficas são carregadas de outras histórias as quais suscitam nossa memória e fazem com que possamos compreender, como códigos decodificados – que ajudam a desvendar fatos do presente
- [Italian Company Caught Illegally Dumping Plastic and other Municipal Waste in Tunisia](https://www.no-burn.org/italian-company-caught-illegally-dumping-plastic-and-other-municipal-waste-in-tunisia/): Demand for the EU and Italy to Ensure Wastes are Returned ImmediatelyRéseau Tunisie Verte - Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) - Basel Action Network (BAN) - Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) - European Environmental Bureau (EEB) - Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) - Greenpeace MENA - Rethink Plastic alliance (RPa) Brussels, March 3, 2021.
- [IV Encuentro Basura Cero en Ecuador: Consolidando estrategias y acciones para soluciones de base ante la crisis de los residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-basura-cero-ecuador-2022/): El 5 y 6 de mayo se desarrolló el IV Encuentro Nacional Basura Cero Ecuador, un evento que tuvo por objetivo aportar al diseño de estrategias y acciones para avanzar hacia el manejo sostenible de los residuos, la implementación de modelos basura cero y el desarrollo de mejores legislaciones en Ecuador. El evento fue organizado
- [Día Mundial del Reciclaje: el alumno favorito de la clase necesita ser tomado en serio para avanzar](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-del-reciclaje-2022/): Se podría decir que en la escuela de los residuos, el reciclaje ha sido el alumno bueno de la clase, el ordenado, al que todos les simpatiza, el que nunca se ausenta, al que invitan a participar en todos los actos oficiales, y por supuesto, del que se espera que tenga un futuro próspero y
- [Asamblea de recicladores de América Latina en Panamá:  hacia la profesionalización y el reconocimiento del trabajo de los recicladores](https://www.no-burn.org/asamblea-de-recicladores-de-america-latina-en-panama-hacia-la-profesionalizacion-y-reconocimiento-del-movimiento-reciclador/): Del 21 al 23 de abril, Ciudad de Panamá recibió a representantes de agrupaciones de recicladores de 15 países que, después de estos años de pandemia, volvieron a reunirse en persona en una nueva Asamblea de la Red de recicladores de América Latina y el Caribe. La reunión tuvo por objetivo centrarse en la profesionalización
- [An Open Letter to Climate Bonds Initiative: Climate Financing for False Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/an-open-letter-to-climate-bonds-initiative-climate-financing-for-false-solutions/): An Open Letter to Climate Bonds Initiative: Climate Financing for False Solutions
- [New Report Brings to Light Illegal Trade of Plastic in East Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/new-report-brings-to-light-illegal-trade-of-plastic-in-east-africa/): Nipe Fagio in collaboration with Bio Vision Africa in Uganda, Global Initiative for Environment & Reconciliation in Rwanda, and the Centre for Environmental Justice and Development in Kenya, recently released an investigative report on the illegal trade and smuggling of plastic bags in the East African Community. The report analyses the state of single-use plastic
- [Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal Launches Saint-Louis Branch](https://www.no-burn.org/association-zero-dechet-senegal-launches-saint-louis-branch/): Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal was formally established in March 2018, when it opened its first branch in the capital city Dakar. The organisation’s top objective is to reduce waste and wastefulness by addressing the root cause of waste production and improving the reuse of what is produced. To contribute to addressing the waste management issues
- [An opportunity in climate crisis for all of us to work for a better future](https://www.no-burn.org/an-opportunity-in-climate-crisis-for-all-of-us-to-work-for-a-better-future/): Opinion | Bobby Peek, Director of groundWork South Africa On Tuesday morning, April 12, around 1.15am a neighbour called my mother-in-law warning her of the rising water in their semi-detached house. Getting out of bed, she stepped into already knee-high water. Panic-stricken, the family gathered a few essentials and got their car out of the
- [<strong>La Iniciativa de Bonos Climáticos (CBI) es criticada por apoyar la incineración de residuos en hornos de cemento</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/la-iniciativa-de-bonos-climaticos-cbi-es-criticada-por-apoyar-la-incineracion-de-residuos-en-hornos-de-cemento/): Para su publicación inmediata: 25 de abril, 2022. Más de 175 organizaciones de la sociedad civil se manifiestan contra los criterios de financiamiento de la Iniciativa de Bonos Climáticos (CBI). Hoy, la Alianza Global por Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) publicó una carta abierta firmada por más de 175 organizaciones de la sociedad civil de
- [CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL OUT AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL’S DECEPTIVE “POLL” ON CHEMICAL “RECYCLING”](https://www.no-burn.org/civil-society-organizations-call-out-american-chemistry-councils-deceptive-poll-on-chemical-recycling/): The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, #breakfreefromplastic, and Beyond Plastics have denounced the American Chemistry Council’s statement regarding New York State voters’ supposed support for chemical “recycling,” as state lawmakers consider bills SB 7891 and AB 9495, which would pave the way for the industry to build these largely plastic incineration plants.
- [CLIMATE BONDS INITIATIVE UNDER FIRE FOR SUPPORTING WASTE-BURNING IN CEMENT KILNS](https://www.no-burn.org/climate-bonds-initiative-under-fire-for-supporting-waste-burning-in-cement-kilns/): The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) released a public letter signed by over 150 civil society organizations in 30+ countries denouncing the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) for considering the inclusion of burning of waste as “alternative fuels” in cement kilns as part of its climate financing recommendations.
- [Actúa contra la alarmante contaminación de la industria cementera: necesitamos tu apoyo](https://www.no-burn.org/actua-contra-la-alarmante-contaminacion-de-la-industria-cementera-necesitamos-tu-apoyo/): Actúa contra la alarmante contaminación de la industria cementera: necesitamos tu apoyo
- [INFORME DEL IPCC SOBRE LA MITIGACIÓN: 5 PUNTOS CLAVES PARA LAS CIUDADES HACIA BASURA CERO](https://www.no-burn.org/basura-cero-ipcc/): ¿Qué opina el IPCC sobre los residuos? Tal como señala el informe, el sector de residuos continúa siendo el que más contribuye a las emisiones urbanas después del sector energético, aún en las ciudades con bajas emisiones de carbono.
- [Plan de acción del metano lograría que las emisiones se reduzcan un 45% durante esta década, manteniendo la meta bajo los 1,5º C](https://www.no-burn.org/plan-de-accion-del-metano-lograria-que-las-emisiones-se-reduzcan-un-45-durante-esta-decada-manteniendo-la-meta-bajo-los-15o-c/): Para su publicación inmediata: jueves 31 de marzo de 2022 Un nuevo informe publicado hoy por grupos ecologistas (Methane Matters: A comprehensive approach to methane mitigation, pronto disponible en español), expone las medidas más rápidas y rentables que los gobiernos pueden adoptar para reducir las emisiones de metano y cumplir con el Compromiso Mundial sobre
- [IPCC’s Mitigation Report: 5 takeaways for zero waste cities](https://www.no-burn.org/ipcc-takeaways-zw/): Get the five key takeaways from the latest IPCC report that are relevant for the decarbonisation agenda of cities and what opportunities can be seized by working on the waste sector.
- [Hasta pronto Cristina, ¡gracias por tu lucha!](https://www.no-burn.org/hasta-pronto-cristina-gracias-por-tu-lucha/): Lamentamos profundamente el fallecimiento de Cristina Lescano, recicladora líder de la cooperativa de recicladores El Ceibo de Buenos Aires. Desde nuestra alianza en América Latina y el Caribe, enviamos nuestra solidaridad con sus familiares y compañeros, y un agradecimiento eterno por su lucha por la ley basura cero. Cristina era fundadora de la cooperativa El
- [ZERO WASTE FOR ALL COMMUNITIES](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-for-all-communities/): The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) has been working with the La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) to implement the "Zero Waste Accra project". This project aims to pilot a Zero Waste management strategy to deliver green jobs in the La Municipality.
- [METHANE ACTION PLAN CAN CUT EMISSIONS BY 45% THIS DECADE AND KEEP WORLD ON TRACK FOR 1.5C](https://www.no-burn.org/methane-matters/): The quickest and most cost-effective action which governments can take to cut methane emissions and deliver on the Global Methane Pledge are set out in a new report released by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Changing Markets Foundation, and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
- [Plastic-to-Fuel: A Losing Proposition](https://www.no-burn.org/plastic-to-fuel-losing-proposition/): Amid the industry hype for plastic-to-fuel schemes, this advocacy brief highlights the climate, environmental, and health risks from these processes that outweigh any supposed benefits.
- [Necesitamos un tratado mundial sobre plásticos ahora ya](https://www.no-burn.org/necesitamos-un-tratado-mundial-sobre-plasticos/): El Protocolo de Montreal logró que las sustancias químicas que gastan la capa de ozono se eliminaran de forma gradual. Deberíamos copiar esta medida para enfrentar la crisis del plástico. Por Alejandra Parra, asesora de GAIA para Latinoamérica y el Caribe y Claire Arkin, directora de comunicaciones de GAIA Global. Traducción de la publicación de
- [Centre for Social Research and Development: Women empowering women](https://www.no-burn.org/csrd-women-empowering-women/): Interview with Nguyen Thi Nhat Anh by Sonia G. Astudillo and Dan Abril The Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD), a self-funded NGO based in Hue Vietnam, works to seek justice for vulnerable communities, especially women. A team of four women with diverse backgrounds from environmental science, economics, and public policy, these women are
- [EL MANDATO DEL TRATADO MUNDIAL SOBRE PLÁSTICOS ES UNA VICTORIA HISTÓRICA PARA NUESTRO MOVIMIENTO](https://www.no-burn.org/el-mandato-del-tratado-mundial-sobre-plasticos-es-una-victoria-historica-para-nuestro-movimiento/): Por Neil Tangri, director de Ciencia y política en GAIA. A veces, la esperanza viene de los lugares menos pensados. En un momento en el que muchos países se enfrentan cada vez más intensamente, esta semana, en una reunión de las Naciones Unidas celebrada en Nairobi los gobiernos demostraron que pueden unirse y actuar con
- [History Made: Governments Move Towards a Legally Binding Plastics Treaty at UNEA-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/history-made-governments-move-towards-a-legally-binding-plastics-treaty-at-unea-5-2/): The United Nations Environment Assembly adopts the proposal to create a mandate addressing plastic pollution at every stage and recognizes role of informal waste workers during its fifth session in Nairobi (UNEA 5.2) MANILA— The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the #breakfreefromplastic movement welcome the adoption of the landmark mandate calling for the
- [UNEA 5.2 | EL TEXTO FINAL EXIGE UN TRATADO JURÍDICAMENTE VINCULANTE QUE ABORDE EL CICLO DE VIDA COMPLETO DEL PLÁSTICO](https://www.no-burn.org/unea5-tratadoplasticos/): Para su publicación inmediata: 2 de marzo, 2022. Nairobi, Kenia - Hoy, las partes del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) han acordado un mandato para negociar un tratado jurídicamente vinculante que aborde el ciclo de vida completo del plástico, desde su producción hasta su eliminación. El mandato guiará el texto
- [MANDATE FOR GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY A HISTORIC STEP FORWARD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION](https://www.no-burn.org/mandate-for-global-plastics-treaty-a-historic-step-forward-in-the-fight-against-plastic-pollution/): Today, parties to the United Nations Environment Assembly agreed upon a mandate to negotiate a legally binding treaty addressing the full life cycle of plastic, from production to disposal. Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and other members of the #breakfreefromplastic movement are heralding this win as the culmination of years of tireless organizing around the world to expose the full scope of the plastic pollution crisis, and the need for urgent international action.
- [The Global Plastics Treaty Mandate is a Historic Win for Our Movement](https://www.no-burn.org/globalplasticstreaty-blog/): A Global Plastics Treaty mandate this strong represents an enormous victory for civil society, for human health, and for the planet. It is a testament to the dedicated organizing efforts of global civil society, brought together under the Break Free From Plastic umbrella, which has consistently forced this issue into the limelight and onto governments’ agendas.
- [#breakfreefromplastic Movement Members respond to government announcements ahead of UNEA-5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/breakfreefromplastic-movement-members-respond-to-government-announcements-ahead-of-unea-5-2/): Organizations support government endorsement of a full life cycle approach to a Global Plastics Treaty, urge governments to follow through with legally binding commitments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11 February, 2022 WASHINGTON — Following the announcements from governments, including the United States, France, Canada, and South Korea, supporting a full life cycle approach to a plastics
- [Meet Our Members - The Sustainable Development Policy Institute](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-the-sustainable-development-policy-institute/): The Sustainable Development Policy Institute: A holistic approach to sustainability Interview with Dr Mahmood A. Khwaja and Ms Maryam Shabbir by Sonia Astudillo and Dan Abril With its strong credentials, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is Pakistan’s most sought-after NGO on social and environmental issues. Two of its prominent figures – Dr Mahmood A.
- [Meet Our Members - The Ecowaste Coalition](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-the-ecowaste-coalition/): The EcoWaste Coalition: A Formidable Coalition of Environment and Social Justice Advocates Interview with Aileen Lucero by Dan Abril Discussing environment groups in the Philippines would not be complete without putting the spotlight on the EcoWaste Coalition. Always the face of environmental activism in the country, any venture of the coalition - with their placards,
- [Meet Our Members - Wild at Heart Legal Defense Action](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-wild-at-heart-legal-defense-action/): Wild at Heart: Meet Them and Know Why They are Wildly Ambitious Interview with Robin Winkler by Sonia Astudillo and Dan Abril Taiwan’s Wild at Heart’s story is as provocative as its name suggests. Founded by a former commercial lawyer turned environment activist, the organization is driven by its philosophy of respect for all life.
- [Chemical Recycling Technical Assessment and Briefing](https://www.no-burn.org/cr-technical-assessment/): GAIA has released a new technical analysis authored by chemical engineers Dr. Andrew Neil Rollinson and Dr. Jumoke Oladejo. The report reveals that chemical recycling is polluting, energy intensive, and has a track record of technical failures, and concludes that it is impossible for chemical recycling to be a viable solution in the short window
- [Strengthening Our Network](https://www.no-burn.org/strengthening-our-network/): Redistribution of Funds by Countries Loading...
- [Meet Our Members - EARTH Thailand](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-earth-thailand/): EARTH Thailand: Banking on citizen science towards environmental activism and protection Interview with Penchom Saetang by Sonia G. Astudillo and Dan Abril For Penchom Saetang, Executive Director of EARTH Thailand, it all started in the 1991 chemical explosion in the port of Klong Toey in Bangkok that ripped chemical warehouses and shanties in the area.
- [Más de una docena de comunidades de primera línea exponen los impactos locales de la producción del plástico mediante la plataforma de Toxic Tours](https://www.no-burn.org/break-free-from-plastic-toxic-tours/): El proyecto de Toxic Tours lleva el concepto de hacer un tour tóxico por una comunidad y llevarlo al espacio digital con el fin de llegar a una audiencia global, como preparación de UNEA-5 y del objetivo de garantizar la protección permanente del planeta y sus recursos naturales. MANILA – La industria petroquímica está en
- [Ocho preguntas que se deberían hacer al enfrentar proyectos de conversión de plástico a combustible](https://www.no-burn.org/ocho-preguntas-que-se-deberian-hacer-al-enfrentar-proyectos-de-plastico-a-combustible/): A la luz de la crisis mundial del plástico, tecnologías como la de convertir los residuos plásticos en combustible e incinerarlos, se comercializan falsamente como circulares, respetuosas con el clima y sostenibles. Estas tecnologías de incineración -incluyendo la gasificación y la pirólisis- están apareciendo en todo el mundo, tanto en forma de inversiones industriales a
- [Encuentro regional 2021 ¿Cuándo se encendió tu chispa de activismo?](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-regional-2021-cuando-se-encendio-tu-chispa-de-activismo/): A mediados del 2020 nos reunimos en medio de una tremenda incertidumbre para las organizaciones que componen nuestra red y durísimos momentos para los recicladores de base con los que trabajamos. El encuentro de entonces fue un espacio de contención y también de mirar y conversar líneas de acción que a ustedes les parecían importantes.
- [Investigation Reveals: Unilever’s Expensive Plastic Sachet Chemical "Recycling" Failure](https://www.no-burn.org/investigation-reveals-unilevers-expensive-plastic-sachet-chemical-recycling-failure/): An investigation from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) in Asia Pacific of Unilever’s sachet recycling efforts in Indonesia revealed that the company’s claims of the recyclability of sachets using a controversial method that industry calls “chemical recycling” has been largely a failure.
- [Durban’s informal market street drives innovative zero waste solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/durbans-innovative-zero-waste-solutions/): In waste management, the term zero waste has become an ethos, as shifts away from landfills and incinerators are gaining traction globally, largely because of the negative socio-economic and environmental impacts associated with these current disposal methods.
- [On Earth Day, new report highlights Rwanda’s journey of successfully reducing plastic pollution over two decades, through strict bans on single-use plastic.](https://www.no-burn.org/rwanda-plastic-ban-pr/)
- [RWANDA: A GLOBAL LEADER IN PLASTIC POLLUTION REDUCTION](https://www.no-burn.org/rwanda-plastic-ban/): Since 2004, Rwanda began a process of carrying out national bans to reduce the consumption and manufacturing of single-use plastic in the country. In contrast to polluting approaches like “waste-to-energy” incinerators and landfills, the approach to tackling plastic waste management entailed the enforcement of strong policies, which has reaped environmental, social and economic benefits. The
- [The folly of waste-to-energy incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/the-folly-of-waste-to-energy-incineration/): As the Philippines grapples with plastic pollution, lawmakers are proposing Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incineration as the panacea to the waste crisis.
- [Wellington Community Defeats Waste Incinerator in South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/wellington-community-defeats-incinerator/): Communities of Wellington, in the Western Cape of South Africa, have successfully pushed against the Drakenstein Municipalities plans to build a Municipal Waste Incinerator.
- [Our Year Recap!](https://www.no-burn.org/our-year-recap/): Our members have confronted multiple threats to their communities and organizing efforts in the past year. Despite these significant odds, members took collective action to put people-powered solutions at the forefront, demonstrating the power of solidarity in practice!
- [Plastic Waste Has Arrived in Latin America: Trends and Challenges in the Region](https://www.no-burn.org/wastecolonialismlac/): Between January and August 2020, the United States shipped 44,173 tons of plastic waste, the same tonnage as almost 300 blue whales, to 15 Latin American countries, approximately 35 containers per day.
- [New Case Study | Strengthening Waste Picker Organising in Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/strengthening-waste-picker-organising-in-africa/): Waste pickers from South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco and Zambia have demonstrated the common need for official recognition from national and municipal governments, better working conditions, PPE, improved payment for their recovered materials and collection and processing service, and an end to social stigmatisation. The experience of organising shows that these needs are achievable
- [Community Tools for Anti-Incineration Organizing](https://www.no-burn.org/community-tools-for-anti-incineration-organizing/): GAIA US Canada’s Community Tools for Anti-Incineration Organizing resource designed to support community organizers and advocates in both new and existing incineration campaigns.
- [Global Methane Pledge is Not Enough to Stop Climate Catastrophe](https://www.no-burn.org/methanepledge/): Glasgow, Scotland-Today at COP26, world leaders announced that over 100 countries have committed to a pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030 (compared to 2020 baseline)
- [Declaración pública: América Latina no es un basurero. Rechazamos el comercio transfronterizo de desechos plásticos en nuestro territorio](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-rechazamos-comercio-transfronterizo-de-desechos-plasticos/): En una reciente investigación de organizaciones miembro de GAIA en México, Ecuador, Argentina y Chile, se alertó que en 2020, en plena pandemia, las exportaciones de residuos plásticos desde Estados Unidos hacia algunos países de América Latina aumentaron en más del 100%. Por eso, las organizaciones que conforman la Alianza Global por Alternativas a la
- [Waste to Energy Incineration, an increasing threat to Zimbabwe](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-to-energy-incineration-an-increasing-threat-to-zimbabwe/): Earlier this year an entrepreneur from Harare, Zimbabwe, won an award for a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) project that incinerates waste for energy production. The WtE project is still at its initial stage, and there is little information available on the project in the public domain. Sadly, this is not the first proposal for a WtE project in Zimbabwe. This technology has been proposed on different platforms in the country and is seen as a positive development to the public, unaware of the ramifications.
- [Break Free From Plastic Advocates Protest at COP26 Against Corporate Sponsor, Unilever: Top Plastic and Climate Polluter](https://www.no-burn.org/unileveroutofcop/): GLASGOW – On Wednesday, November 10 at 09:30 GMT, on the COP26 climate conference grounds, advocates from the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) protested the involvement of Unilever as a Principal Partner of the UN summit, condemning the company’s role as a top plastic and climate polluter.
- [Semana Global de la Solidaridad y la Celebración](https://www.no-burn.org/calendario_semana_global/)
- [<strong>Extinguishing Waste-to-Energy incineration myths</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-burning-exposed/): November 24, 2021 – In a new Public Service Announcement (PSA), Waste Burning Exposed, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific revealed truths regarding waste-to-energy (WtE) incinerators. Featuring distinguished professor and environmental scientist, Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, the PSA deflates the arguments offered by proponents of incinerators. “WtE is simply waste incineration in disguise.
- [Environmental Rights Action, Friends of the Earth Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/environmental-rights-action-friends-of-the-earth-nigeria/): Environmental Rights Action (ERA) is a Nigerian advocacy non-governmental organisation founded on January 11, 1993, to deal with environmental human rights issues in Nigeria.
- [<strong>Proyecto de Ley de Envases en Argentina</strong><strong><br></strong><strong> Un modelo orientado a mejorar los sistemas municipales y a avanzar en la inclusión de las y los recicladores de base </strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/recicladores-y-la-ley-de-envases-en-argentina/): Movilización Federación Argentina de Cartoneros, Carreros y Recicladores - UTEP.
- [REGULATING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS IN THE PHILIPPINES](https://www.no-burn.org/policybriefsup2020/): Against the backdrop of a global plastic pollution crisis, a growing number of cities and municipalities in the Philippines have passed ordinances that ban shopping bags and other single-use plastics (SUPs).
- [YPBB: Indonesia’s Pioneer in Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/meetourmembers-ypbb/): When you talk of Zero Waste communities in Indonesia, three cities come to mind: Bandung, Cimahi, and Soreang. These cities, which used to struggle with managing their waste, have in recent years become leaders in Zero Waste program implementation. The implementation was so impressive that, just a year after the cities started their pilot, they
- [Plastic is Carbon](https://www.no-burn.org/plasticiscarbon/): Under the cover of “net zero,” the plastics and petrochemical industry is trying to greenwash expanded plastic production. Plastic is carbon. It is bad for climate change and could never be a part of any realistic solution.
- [Global Week of Solidarity and Celebration Calendar](https://www.no-burn.org/global_week_calendar/)
- [Agreements Fall Short in Glasgow, But Waste and Climate Activists Fight On](https://www.no-burn.org/cop26_gaia/): While the outcome of COP26 is disappointing, the voices of waste and climate activists resounded in the streets.
- [Jet Fuels](https://www.no-burn.org/jetfuels/): In light of recent promotional statements from technology providers, governments, and academic and research institutions, these publications look at the proposed application of converting municipal waste into fuel, namely for gas turbine aircraft engines
- [A Tale of 5 Cities: Plastic Barriers to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/a-tale-of-5-cities-plastic-barriers-to-zero-waste/): For decades, U.S. cities have collected mixed plastic in recycling programs in an unsuccessful attempt to solve the plastic waste crisis. Analyzing the municipal solid waste (MSW) streams of five U.S. cities, this new report sheds light on the different ways legitimate recycling efforts are undermined, and how the simplest and most ethical solution to our plastic problem is to remove all non-recyclable plastic from the system.
- [La UE ha sido clara: No hay espacio para los incineradores en la agenda por la sustentabilidad](https://www.no-burn.org/la-ue-ha-sido-clara-no-hay-espacio-para-los-incineradores-en-la-agenda-por-la-sustentabilidad/): Por Kassandra Makavou. Traducción de: The EU is clear: Waste-To-Energy incineration has no place in the sustainability agenda No hay espacio para los incineradores en la agenda por la sustentabilidad La Unión Europea se está desmarcando poco a poco de la incineración de residuos para obtener energía (WTE, por sus siglas en inglés), y
- [South Baltimore Community Land Trust](https://www.no-burn.org/south-baltimore-community-land-trust/): The South Baltimore Community Land Trust (SBCLT) is a group of Baltimore organizers serving and uplifting the communities of South, Central, and West Baltimore. SBCLT’s mission is to transform Baltimore City’s racist and inequitable waste and housing systems into ones that are just and regenerative. We work to change our neighborhoods from dumping grounds surrounded by polluting industries, to healthy zero waste communities.
- [Breathe Free Detroit](https://www.no-burn.org/breathe-free-detroit/): Breathe Free Detroit is a community- and grassroots-led campaign formed to shut down the Detroit incinerator, Detroit Renewable Power (DWP). For nine of the last ten years, we worked with communities around DWP to uncover its financial ties, research the impact of its pollution on public health, and encourage decision-makers to shut it down.
- [Ironbound Community Corporation](https://www.no-burn.org/ironbound-community-corporation/): Founded in 1969, Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) is based in and named after the Ironbound community of Newark, New Jersey. ICC’s mission is to engage and empower individuals, families, and groups in realizing their aspirations and, together, work to create a just, vibrant, and sustainable community.
- [Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)](https://www.no-burn.org/oregon-physicians-for-social-responsibility-psr/): We are an organization of health professionals and public health advocates working collaboratively with community partners to educate and advocate for societal and policy change that protects human health at the local, state, national, and international level. Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, we work to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival, including pollution and climate change.
- [Minnesota Environmental Justice Table](https://www.no-burn.org/minnesota-environmental-justice-table/): The Minnesota Environmental Justice Table (MNEJ) is a diverse coalition of community members and organizations building an environmental justice formation across the North Star State. We work to both support base-building efforts in frontline communities and coordinate their representation at state energy and climate policy tables.
- [East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/east-yard-communities-for-environmental-justice/): East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ) is a community-based environmental health and justice organization working toward a safe, healthy environment for communities disproportionately suffering the impacts of industrial pollution. We serve communities in East Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles, and Long Beach, promoting full and authentic community participation in policymaking.
- [Aliansi Zero Waste Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/aliansi-zero-waste-indonesia/): Whenever we meet our members from Indonesia, I am always in awe. At first, I thought it was my fascination with Indonesian books and authors like Pulang by Leila Chudori and Vengeance is Mine by Eka Kurniawan but the more I got to know them, the more I know the reasons behind it.
- [The Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance. Bringing the arts, sciences, and zero waste advocacy into harmony](https://www.no-burn.org/the-aotearoa-plastic-pollution-alliance-bringing-the-arts-sciences-and-zero-waste-advocacy-into-harmony/): Troubled by mounting plastic waste, Liam Prince, a music major and jazz artist – together with his partner Hannah Blumhardt made the life-changing switch to go Zero Waste (ZW). Beginning with the goal of living without producing any rubbish, Liam and Hannah soon discovered that going Zero Waste was not at all arduous and in return, they found that the project allowed them to save money and eat healthily. “It was a positive experience and we wanted to learn more about Zero Waste solutions.”
- [To Solve the Climate Crisis, We Must Solve the Plastic Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/to-solve-the-climate-crisis-we-must-solve-the-plastic-crisis/): As the 26th annual UN climate talks, COP 26, once again turn the international spotlight on classic carbon culprits like energy, transportation, and land use, one major contributor to climate change appears to have slinked away into the shadows. Ubiquitous and looming, this unheralded contributor is part and parcel of fossil fuel use, carbon emissions, and environmental injustice, and can be summed up in just one word: plastic.
- [Meet our Members: Surfrider Maroc](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-surfrider-maroc/): Sufrider Maroc: protecting our oceans, beaches and waves The world’s toxic romance with plastic started in the early 20th century, when this synthetic material was first manufactured. As the century progressed, plastics quickly became ubiquitous in our everyday lives, and since that point, we have produced, used, and thrown away over 8 billion metric tons
- [Keeping Dirty Energy Out Of The Clean Power Plan](https://www.no-burn.org/keeping-dirty-energy-out-of-the-clean-power-plan/): Activists Petition White House to Prevent Incentives for Burning Biomass & Waste Contact: Monica Wilson, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives With President Obama’s Clean Power Plan expected to roll out next week, thousands of people across the country are demanding the plan not incentivize one of the dirtiest forms of energy—burning biomass and waste. “If
- [Dumaguete LGU Urged to Enforce Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance, Residents to Segregate Trash](https://www.no-burn.org/dumaguete-lgu-urged-to-enforce-plastic-bag-ban-ordinance-residents-to-segregate-trash/): Since July 18, WOW-BFFP-NegrosOr, together with participants of the Zero Waste Academy (ZWA) which include representatives from Barangays Looc, Piapi and Bantayan, as well as from the City Environment Office and DILG, have been working with the three barangays conducting baseline surveys, IECs on waste segregation, and actual garbage collection to prime the residents about
- [GAIA Response to World Bank Report, "What a Waste 2.0"](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-response-to-world-bank-report-what-a-waste-2-0/): For Immediate Release October 2, 2018 Contact:Claire Arkin, Campaign and Communications Associate, GAIA, claire@no-burn.org, 510-883-9490 ext: 111 Experts Urge Drastic Waste Reduction Measures Following Release of World Bank Waste Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2018, 10:00 am Pacific Standard Time The new World Bank report, “What a Waste 2.0,” gives a clear and indisputable
- [Meet our Members ZWE edition - ZW North West](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zwe-edition-zw-north-west/): Interview with Maeve O'Neil, chair of Zero Waste North West by Yianna Sigalou Hi Maeve, can you give us a brief introduction to Zero Waste North West’s focus? Zero Waste North West formed in March 2013 to oppose plans for a municipal waste incinerator at Strathfoyle, just outside Derry City in the North West of Ireland.
- [Meet Our Members: Earthlife Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-earthlife-africa/): Earthlife Africa: 30 years of Environmental Justice activism by Makoma Lekalakala and Muna Lakhani 30 years ago, at the height of the state of emergency and oppressive apartheid system in Souht Africa, a small and diverse group of people founded Earthlife Africa (ELA) an environmental justice organization that since day one has been fighting pollution
- [“Zero Waste Cities Forum” gathers LGUs to take on plastic challenge](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-cities-forum-gathers-lgus-to-take-on-plastic-challenge/): \r\n\r\nThe report “Enabling sustainable cities through Zero Waste: A guide for decision- and policy-makers.” is available at https:\/\/no-burn.mystagingwebsite.com\/\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFOR MORE INFORMATION:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSherma Benosa, Communications Officer, GAIA-AP, +63 917 815 7570, sherma@no-burn.org\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is a global network of more than 800 grassroots groups, NGOs and individuals. We envision a just,
- [Campaign Statement Celebrates Detroit Incinerator Closure as Step Toward Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/campaign-statement-celebrates-detroit-incinerator-closure-as-step-toward-environmental-justice/): Protections for workers, residents and move toward zero waste still crucial For Immediate Release News from Breathe Free Detroit Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Contact: Kim Hunter kim@engagemichigan.org | 313-287-2992 DETROIT – With the advent of the sudden scheduled closing, the Breathe Free Detroit Campaign has issued the following statement. move away from incinerators and landfills and
- [Learn by the nugget - AP webinars](https://www.no-burn.org/learn-by-the-nugget-ap-webinars/): GAIA Asia Pacific webinar series Learn by the nuggets: GAIA AP webinar/webshop series Learn by the nuggets webinar series features the work of GAIA members, and offers a deep dive on the latest reports and campaigns. This webshop series takes follows a workshop format with lectures, breakout sessions and, in some cases, homework assignments. Materials
- [Meet Our Members - Go Green OC](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-go-green-oc/): What challenges are you facing? Raising funds has always been a challenge in order to support our programs. What are the main environmental issues that your region is facing? Because Ocean City is a beach resort, the region faces rising sea levels. By sending their waste to an incinerator, which turns trash into climate pollution,
- [EU Double Standards on Waste Management & Climate Policy](https://www.no-burn.org/eu-double-standards-on-waste-management-climate-policy/): GAIA's new report, The European Union’s Double Standards on Waste and Climate Policy, reveals serious flaws in CDM-backed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) projects. Most of these projects support incineration technology to burn waste and landfill gas systems (LFG) to bury waste, which ultimately increase greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and displace informal workers communities’ livelihoods, amongst
- [Vegetable Waste to Zero Waste in La Pintana, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/vegetable-waste-to-zero-waste-in-la-pintana-chile/): by Cecilia Allen and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Other Worlds The Chilean community of La Pintana has found that recycling the largest segment of their waste – fruits, vegetables, and yard clippings – can save them money, produce valuable compost, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The program cost very little to initiate and is already
- [Including Grassroots Recyclers in Buenos Aires, Argentina](https://www.no-burn.org/including-grassroots-recyclers-in-buenos-aires-argentina/): The Implementation of a Legal Framework Traditionally, the city of Buenos Aires relied on landfilling to deal with its waste, and cartoneros operated without public recognition or legal sanction. In 2001, Argentina’s serious socioeconomic crisis led to a dramatic increase in unemployment, and many people in the city resorted to collecting and selling recyclable materials
- [Acceptance Speech by Nohra Padilla, 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner](https://www.no-burn.org/acceptance-speech-by-nohra-padilla-2013-goldman-environmental-prize-winner/)
- [Toxic Air and Ash Emissions from U.S. Covanta and Wheelabrator incinerators: dioxin, mercury, and other toxic contaminants](https://www.no-burn.org/toxic-air-and-ash-emissions-from-u-s-covanta-and-wheelabrator-incinerators-dioxin-mercury-and-other-toxic-contaminants/): Covanta and other incinerator companies continue to have problems with dioxin, mercury, and other contaminants. Covanta reached a settlement with the Connecticut Attorney General to pay $400,000 for dioxin emission violations at an incinerator. The problems were serious enough to have forced a temporary closure of the incinerator. This BBC article includes an interview with
- [What you need to know about waste incineration and the Clean Power Plan](https://www.no-burn.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-waste-incineration-and-the-clean-power-plan/): UPDATE: In February 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court announced their decision to stay the Clean Power Plan (CPP) pending the final resolution of appeals. In addition, the U.S.’s next president has vowed to prevent the Clean Power Plan from being implemented. Despite these developments, GAIA will carry on in its Clean Power Plan work to
- [Destiny Watford wins 2016 Goldman Prize for defeating trash burning incinerator!](https://www.no-burn.org/destiny-watford-wins-2016-goldman-prize-for-defeating-trash-burning-incinerator/): \r\n\r\n\"I am proud to serve as a representative of Free Your Voice, my city, and state as we continue to build a movement to change our city and nation towards environmental justice, truly green living-wage jobs, and affordable housing, to ensure that our basic human rights to live in a healthy, sustainable community are met.” said Destiny.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDuring their
- [Gasification, Pyrolysis, Plasma Arc: False Solutions to Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/gasification-pyrolysis-plasma-arc-false-solutions-to-plastic-pollution/): Plastic waste constitutes between 60% and 80% of marine debris and is “one of the world’s most pervasive pollution problems impacting our oceans and waterways,” according to the U.N. Over the past 60 years, plastics production and waste have dramatically increased, part of a global waste crisis whose drivers have included rapid urbanization, increasing consumption
- [Informe revela miles de millones de dólares perdidos en 30 años de proyectos de “residuos para energía” fracasados](https://www.no-burn.org/informe-revela-miles-de-millones-de-dolares-perdidos-en-30-anos-de-proyectos-de-residuos-para-energia-fracasados/): Contacto: magdalena@no-burn.orgGAIA, Marzo 2017. Un nuevo informe de la Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) reveló que las empresas que promueven proyectos de "residuos para energía" como gasificación y pirólisis tienen un historial de más 30 años de fracasos y promesas incumplidas. Después de décadas de promesas de soluciones por parte de esta industria
- [Swept under the carpet: exposing the greenwash of the U.S. carpet industry](https://www.no-burn.org/swept-under-the-carpet-exposing-the-greenwash-of-the-u-s-carpet-industry/): Read Our Partner Changing Markets’ 2017 Annual ReportNew Report: The CAREless California carpet industry & its reliance on incinerationSign the petition to Shaw carpet companyCalifornia’s failed Carpet Stewardship programRead our letter to Mohawk carpet companyRead our letter to Shaw carpet companyDownload our December 2016 report on industry greenwashingRead the Healthy Building Network Report on Toxics
- [Red LACRE lanza inédito documento sobre reciclaje inclusivo y políticas públicas en 18 países de América Latina y El Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/red-lacre-lanza-inedito-documento-sobre-reciclaje-inclusivo-y-politicas-publicas-en-18-paises-de-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): El Programa de Incidencia de la Red Latinoamericana de Recicladores (Red LACRE), apoyado por la Iniciativa Regional para el Reciclaje Inclusivo, ha elaborado el documento “Análisis de Políticas Públicas para el Reciclaje Inclusivo en América Latina”, un primer esfuerzo por tener un diagnóstico de la situación. Con este objetivo, el equipo del proyecto levantó información secundaria,
- [Incinerador en México: Completo análisis](https://www.no-burn.org/incinerador-en-mexico-completo-analisis/): Incineradores en México: todo menos “economía circular” La propuesta de construir una planta para incinerar los residuos que se generan en Ciudad de México y que hasta hace 5 años fueron depositados en el Relleno Sanitario Bordo Poniente tiene en estado de alerta máxima a las organizaciones ambientalistas del país así como a los ciudadanos
- [MÉXICO: DECLARACIÓN DEL TERCER ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL CONTRA LA INCINERACIÓN DE RESIDUOS Y POR BASURA CERO](https://www.no-burn.org/mexico-declaracion-del-tercer-encuentro-internacional-contra-la-incineracion-de-residuos-y-por-basura-cero/): 26 de noviembre de 2017. Reunidos en Apaxco, Estado de México, comunidades de los estados de Hidalgo, Morelos, Puebla, México, Ciudad de México, San Luis Potosí, y de los países de Chile, Catalunya, Italia y El Salvador, con el apoyo de la Alianza Global para Alternativas a la Incineración –GAIA- y de Zero Waste Europe,
- [Corporations Told: Own Up to Global Plastic Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/corporations-told-own-up-to-global-plastic-crisis/): He also called on the government officials present to help them in demanding responsibility from these companies. “We hope cities would step up and be our partners in calling on these companies to take responsibility for the products that they sell and the waste they create. They cannot pass the work of managing waste that
- [Implementing Zero Waste: Challenging But Doable](https://www.no-burn.org/implementing-zero-waste-challenging-but-doable/): By Sherma E. Benosa As the world scrambles to solve the plastic waste crisis, two Asian cities stand tall for having made huge strides not only in waste management but also in waste reduction. Trivandrum City in Kerala, India, and the City of San Fernando in Pampanga, Philippines, are hailed as Zero Waste model communities
- [#Youth For Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/youth-for-zero-waste/): By Paula de Castro The youth are a crucial force in Zero Waste implementation in the Asia Pacific region. And to highlight just how important their roles are, three youth-centered initiatives were given the spotlight during the recent International Zero Waste Cities Conference held in Indonesia: Mother Earth Foundation’s Zero Waste Youth Pilipinas, Consumers Association
- [Taiwan Soon to be Plastic Free](https://www.no-burn.org/taiwan-soon-to-be-plastic-free/): By Xavier Sun Taiwan was once famously known for having a big plastic production industry, especially the “Formosa Plastics.” But citizens’ mindsets have gradually changed: people are more aware about plastic pollution, the toxic materials embedded in plastic products, and the effects of marine plastic litter on the environment and human health.Today, Taiwan is among
- [The Story of Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/the-story-of-incineration/): By Lea Guerrero The story of waste incineration doesn’t start at the incinerator facility. Nor does it start the minute we throw something in the waste bin. The story of incineration starts with “stuff” (as The Story of Stuff would put it). More precisely, the story of incineration starts the moment stuff is produced. When
- [Find out which companies are responsible for plastic pollution in Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/find-out-which-companies-are-responsible-for-plastic-pollution-in-asia-pacific/): Are you sick and tired of the constant beach clean-ups with no end to plastic pollution in sight? So are we. In time for World Environment Day, hosted in India this year, GAIA members across India, the Philippines and Indonesia are releasing the results from a new kind of clean-up called a brand audit, where
- [Big brands shamed for plastic pollution at global summit: Green groups call for accountability, drastic reduction](https://www.no-burn.org/big-brands-shamed-for-plastic-pollution-at-global-summit-green-groups-call-for-accountability-drastic-reduction/): Vancouver, 6 June 2017—At the Global Sustainable Brands Summit today, evidence from brand audits exposed top global manufacturing companies Pepsi, Unilever, Nestle, and Coke amongst the companies most responsible for plastic pollution in India, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Speaking at the summit, Froilan Grate of the environmental non-profit GAIA, or the Global Alliance for Incinerator
- [Día Sin Bolsas Plásticas 2018, una oportunidad para desechar un mal hábito](https://www.no-burn.org/dia-sin-bolsas-plasticas-2018-una-oportunidad-para-desechar-un-mal-habito/): Si necesitas si inspiración o ayuda, aquí tienes disponible un Documento de apoyo para tu acción local y material gráfico para compartir. Recuerda compartir en las redes sociales utilizando #DiaSinBolsas Material gráfico ➡️ AQUÍ
- [Gran Acción por los Océanos en Brasil, 16 organizaciones firmaron Compromiso por un “Movimento Livre-se de plásticos”](https://www.no-burn.org/gran-accion-por-los-oceanos-en-brasil-16-organizaciones-firmaron-compromiso-por-un-movimento-livre-se-de-plasticos/): Exposición en el museo de la pesca La primera actividad de la Gran Acción por los océanos fue una exposición y muestra de videos en el Instituto de Pesca, un lugar de comunicación y educación sobre la diversidad y el valor del ambiente marino. La exposición que por éxito de visitas se extenderá hasta el
- [Ataque a líderes comunitarios contra cementera deja 17 heridos en Guatemala - Miembros de GAIA contactan a Embajadas](https://www.no-burn.org/ataque-a-lideres-comunitarios-contra-cementera-deja-17-heridos-en-guatemala-miembros-de-gaia-contactan-a-embajadas/): Carta a Embajadas Carta para Embajada de Guatemala ante los recientes actos de violencia contra comunidades maya afectadas por proyecto de construcción de planta de cemento de CEMPRO en San Juan Sacatepéquez Embajador:Embajada de Guatemala en:De nuestra consideración:El pasado cinco de julio se dio una situación de violencia en la comunidad de San Juan Sacatepéquez,
- [New York City Environmental Justice Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/new-york-city-environmental-justice-alliance/): New York City Environmental Justice Alliance: 26 Years fighting for waste equity For over two decades, the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA) has been uniting grassroots organizations in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color throughout the city to support them in their struggle for environmental justice. Founded in 1991, NYC-EJA is engaged with
- [Representante de GAIA LAC participa en reunión de expertos en Asamblea de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente](https://www.no-burn.org/representante-de-gaia-lac-participa-en-reunion-de-expertos-en-asamblea-de-naciones-unidas-para-el-medio-ambiente/): Diciembre 11, 2018. Alejandra Parra de la Red de Acción por los derechos Ambientales (RADA), Chile, llevó testimonio a la reunión de expertos sobre contaminación por plásticos en ambientes marinos de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Medio Ambiente (UNEA) desarrollada la semana pasada en Ginebra. Por otro lado, también se abordó la gobernanza y
- [Implementing Zero Waste: Easier over Time](https://www.no-burn.org/implementing-zero-waste-easier-over-time/): By Sherma E Benosa “I’ve already got loads of things to do, and you also want me to segregate my waste?” The man, perhaps in his mid-60s, sounded and looked annoyed. We asked him to segregate their waste before giving them to the waste collector next time. “It’s only difficult in the beginning, ‘Tay,” our
- [Press Release: C40 Declaration Signals International Shift Away from Waste Incineration and Towards Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-c40-declaration-signals-international-shift-away-from-waste-incineration-and-towards-zero-waste/): For Immediate Release September 13, 2018 Contact: Claire Arkin, Campaign and Communications Associate, GAIA, claire@no-burn.org, 973-444-4869 C40 Declaration Signals International Shift Away from Waste Incineration and Towards Zero Waste FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2018, 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time San Francisco, CA. Today at the Global Climate Action Summit, the C40 network launched
- [[PROFILE] Taking on Giants](https://www.no-burn.org/profile-taking-on-giants/): By Sherma E. Benosa It was like a modern version of the biblical story of David and Goliath, where the young boy David took on the giant Goliath—an uneven battle that saw the underdog eventually emerging victorious. In our version, Froilan Grate, regional coordinator of GAIA Asia Pacific and president of Mother Earth Foundation, was
- [Plastics and health](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-and-health/): We Can’t Burn Away Our Plastic Problem By Claire Arkin, Communications Coordinator When we hear about plastic pollution, it often takes the form of sea turtles with straws up their noses, seals with plastic nets around their necks, and seabirds with soda caps in their stomachs. But as horrible as those images are, unfortunately there
- [Tercer taller internacional Caribe y Centroamérica: “Políticas públicas para el reciclaje inclusivo"](https://www.no-burn.org/tercer-taller-internacional-caribe-y-centroamerica-politicas-publicas-para-el-reciclaje-inclusivo/): Otras actividades organizadas en la región hasta ahora suman a: Chile: Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Chie AG. - Caravana + Conversatorio. Desde las 9:00 hrs en el paseo Bulnes, Santiago.Ecuador: Asociación de recicladores 17 de septiembre - Marcha + entrega de carta a autoridades.Colombia: Asociación nacional de recicladores - Marcha desde la plaza del planetario calle
- [Why I Am Joining the Greenpeace Ships](https://www.no-burn.org/why-i-am-joining-the-greenpeace-ships/): By Froilan Grate Guimaras—that’s the name of the island where I grew up. Located in Central Philippines, it is blessed with powdery white sand beaches, the sweetest mangoes, and some of the warmest people in the planet. I remember spending my childhood in the island—going on easy hikes and discovering hidden waterfalls and swimming holes,
- [GAIA Report | Plastics Exposed: How Waste Assessments and Brand Audits are Helping Philippine Cities Fight Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-report-plastics-exposed-how-waste-assessments-and-brand-audits-are-helping-philippine-cities-fight-plastic-pollution/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Year’s worth of sachet use in the Philippines can cover entire Metro Manila 1 foot deep in plastic waste* New quantitative evidence reveals the extent of plastic pollution in the Philippines Manila, Philippines (March 7, 2019) ---Filipinos use more than 163 million plastic sachet packets, 48 million shopping bags and 45 million
- [Plastics Exposed: How Waste Assessments and Brand Audits are Helping Philippine Cities Fight Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/plastics-exposed-how-waste-assessments-and-brand-audits-are-helping-philippine-cities-fight-plastic-pollution/): [This Executive Summary has been updated to reflect the correct figures on plastic bag use in the Philippines: every day, almost 48 million shopping bags are used throughout the Philippines, or roughly 17.5 billion pieces a year.] \r\n\r\nSingle-use disposable plastic is the greatest obstacle to sound waste and resource management. Inadequate waste management systems and human negligence
- [Reporte de GAIA | Plásticos al descubierto: cómo los análisis  de desechos y las auditorias de marca están ayudando a combatir la contaminación plástica.](https://www.no-burn.org/reporte-de-gaia-plasticos-al-descubierto-como-los-analisis-de-desechos-y-las-auditorias-de-marca-estan-ayudando-a-combatir-la-contaminacion-plastica/): El equivalente a un año de uso de sachets en Filipinas puede cubrir toda la red de Metro de Manila a poco más de 30 cm de profundidad. Nueva evidencia cuantitativa revela el alcance de la contaminación plástica en Filipinas. Manila, Filipinas (marzo, 2019) - En Filipinas se usan más de 163 millones de envases sachet
- [Diálogo con candidatos a alcaldía de Quito ¿Qué tan Basura Cero es el futuro alcalde?](https://www.no-burn.org/dialogo-con-candidatos-a-alcaldia-de-quito-que-tan-basura-cero-es-el-futuro-alcalde/): (English below) Con el fin de abrir el debate entre los candidatos a alcalde por Quito para el periodo 2019-2023 y que la comunidad cuestionara qué tan basura cero eran los candidatos, la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Flacso Ecuador, la Red Nacional de Recicladores del Ecuador (Renarec), Acción Ecológica, ReciVeci y Pueblo Kitu Kara hicieron
- [Miembros de GAIA LAC representaron a las organizaciones ciudadanas de Latinoamérica en UNEA-4](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-de-gaia-lac-representaron-a-las-organizaciones-ciudadanas-de-latinoamerica-en-unea-4/): Alejandra Parra de la Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales RADA y Alex Cardoso del Mncr- Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis, representaron a las organizaciones ciudadanas de Latinoamérica en la IV reunión de la Asamblea de Naciones Unidas por el Medio Ambiente UNEA-4. Nairobi, Kenia – La IV sesión de la Asamblea de las Naciones
- [Declaración pública: Organizaciones ciudadanas del mundo rechazan la incineración de residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-organizaciones-ciudadanas-del-mundo-rechazan-la-incineracion-de-residuos/): La Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales RADA de Temuco, Chile, hace un llamado a quienes rechacen la instalación de plantas incineradoras y la promoción de la incineración de residuos como medio para tratar los RSU a que adhieran la siguiente declaración en apoyo a la lucha que llevan contra el proyecto WtE Araucanía
- [[Reporte] DESECHADOS: Comunidades en primera línea de la crisis global del plástico](https://www.no-burn.org/reporte-desechados-comunidades-en-primera-linea-de-la-crisis-global-del-plastico/): La casa de Lily binty Kamal está ahora a la sombra de la planta de reciclaje de plásticos en Telok Gong. Ella creció ahí y comentó que cuando era niña, su casa estaba rodeada de bosques, el aire era limpio, podía sentir el olor de las hojas y de las flores y solía pescar en
- [Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet](https://www.no-burn.org/plastic-climate-the-hidden-costs-of-a-plastic-planet/): Everyone knows what causes climate change: fossil fuels. What’s less known is that plastic is also a climate polluter, as it is made from fossil fuels, such as crude oil, coal, and natural gas. New research published by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) makes this inextricable link visible, by examining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- [New Report: The Age of Incinerators in the U.S. is Ending](https://www.no-burn.org/new-report-the-age-of-incinerators-in-the-u-s-is-ending/): One thing that the report makes abundantly clear is that government regulations and enforcement aren’t doing enough to protect people from incinerator pollution. In addition to neglecting cumulative impacts of pollution when setting emissions limits, most of an incinerator’s emissions are reported to the U.S. EPA by the facilities themselves, and the operators often test
- [Nuevo reporte sobre el impacto Ambiental global del plástico revela daños severos sobre el medio ambiente](https://www.no-burn.org/nuevo-reporte-sobre-el-impacto-ambiental-global-del-plastico-revela-danos-severos-sobre-el-medio-ambiente/): La investigación recomienda soluciones, que incluyen la reducción progresiva de plásticos de un solo uso. Según el nuevo reporte Plásticos y clima: los costos ocultos de un planeta plástico, solo en 2019, la producción e incineración de plástico va a sumar más de 850 millones de toneladas métricas de gases efecto invernadero a la atmósfera
- [Encuentro Alianza Basura Cero Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-alianza-basura-cero-chile/): [ English below] Del 31 de mayo al 2 de junio representantes de siete organizaciones y recicladores de base miembros de la Alianza Basura Cero Chile se reunieron con el fin de reconocer y fortalecer lazos entre las organizaciones miembro, definir los ejes temáticos, co-crear un plan estratégico, repasar los lineamientos organizacionales internos y repasar
- [Sociedad civil y recicladores de Brasil inician organización en torno a nuevas amenazas](https://www.no-burn.org/sociedad-civil-y-recicladores-de-brasil-inician-organizacion-en-torno-a-nuevas-amenazas/): Masivo plan de cierre de vertederos de Brasil activa planes pro incineración. (English below) Brasil ha conseguido interesantes avances en materia de residuos en los últimos 10 años, desde la aprobación de la Ley n° 12.305 de 2010 que crea la Política Nacional de resíduos Sólidos (PNRS). Entre los aspectos positivos de la Ley se
- [La Red Basura Cero Ecuador se pronuncia frente a la Importación de plásticos en Ecuador](https://www.no-burn.org/la-red-basura-cero-ecuador-se-pronuncia-frente-a-la-importacion-de-plasticos-en-ecuador/): En el marco de las últimas noticias con respecto a la importación de plásticos en Ecuador por la investigación de The Guardian, la Red Basura Cero Ecuador manifiesta: 1) Ecuador enfrenta desde hace varias décadas, una profunda crisis en la Gestión Integral de Residuos Sólidos (GIRS) por lo que desde el año 2011, el movimiento
- [Iniciativa presentada en Legislatura de Hidalgo propone prohibir la incineración de residuos sólidos urbanos y de manejo especial](https://www.no-burn.org/iniciativa-presentada-en-legislatura-de-hidalgo-propone-prohibir-la-incineracion-de-residuos-solidos-urbanos-y-de-manejo-especial/): Pachuca, Hidalgo. Julio 2019. Con la activa colaboración de organizaciones de la sociedad civil y activistas de la región, diputados de la LXIV Legislatura del Congreso del Estado de Hidalgo presentaron una iniciativa en contra de la incineración a través de la reforma y suma de artículos de la Ley para la Protección al Ambiente
- [COP 25: A Failure to Face the Climate Emergency](https://www.no-burn.org/cop-25-a-failure-to-face-the-climate-emergency/): By Sirine Rached, GAIA Global Policy Advocate 2019 saw intensifying climate chaos and mobilization for decisive action. Days before COP25 was due to start in Madrid under Chile’s presidency, the UN Environment Programme announced that countries had to cut their global greenhouse gas emissions by 7.6% every year until 2030 to get on track for
- [It’s Time for America to Wake Up and Smell the Garbage](https://www.no-burn.org/its-time-for-america-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-garbage/): U.S. & Canada Regional Coordinator Denise Patel To Speak Out on Waste, Climate, and Environmental Justice at the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Wednesday, March 4 As the U.S. grapples with more and more climate-related disasters, along with a floundering recycling system and pile-up of plastic garbage, it’s no wonder that members of Congress are
- [International experts call for food packaging safety measures](https://www.no-burn.org/international-experts-call-for-food-packaging-safety-measures/): Philippine press contact: Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, Silliman University, Dumaguete, Philippines; +63 917 778 5866; jorgeemmanuel@su.edu.ph International press contacts (see below for the full list): Dr. Jane Muncke, Food Packaging Forum, Zurich, Switzerland; +41 44 515 52 55; info@fp-forum.org Thirty-three international scientists published a consensus statement urging decision makers in government, industry and civil society to reduce exposure
- [Meet Our Members - AEEFG](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-aeefg/): Association de l’Education Environnementale pour les Futures Générations (AEEFG) Interview with Semia Gharbi by Carissa Marnce Semia Gharbi is an environmental science and management expert, she is also an educator who specialized in Life Sciences and Geology. As chairperson of the AEEFG, Gharbi develops environmental studies on subjects like pesticides, marine litter and education. The
- [Keep incineration ban intact, eco-groups to Philippine President Aquino](https://www.no-burn.org/keep-incineration-ban-intact-eco-groups-to-philippine-president-aquino/): “P-Noy should make it his legacy to defend the Clean Air Act from attempts to lift the ban on the burn and to uphold it through genuine implementation,” she added. Despite failure to reach consensus during 3 consultation meetings of the Committee on Ecology of the Philippine Congress on Cong. Edgar Erice’s proposed bill amending
- [Press Release: Safe and Sustainable Recycling, Protecting Workers who Protect the Planet](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-safe-and-sustainable-recycling-protecting-workers-who-protect-the-planet/): Media contacts:Rachele Huennekens, GAIA and Partnership for Working Families, 703-470-2454; 703-470-2454, rachele.huennekens@gmail.comDavid Isaacson, National Council on Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) 773-593.2741 david@rkcommunications.net New Report: U.S. Recycling Workers Exposed to Safety Hazards and High Injury Rates, But Cities Can Protect the Workers Who Protect the Planet 17 Recent Fatalities; Injured at Twice the Rate as
- [PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Mayors Stand Up to Incinerator Industry in Landmark Renewable Energy Resolution](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-u-s-mayors-stand-up-to-incinerator-industry-in-landmark-renewable-energy-resolution/): In blow to the polluting incinerator industry, 250 mayors unanimously vote for renewable energy plan that does not include municipal waste burning FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 8:00 am U.S. Eastern Time The incinerator industry attempted to derail a historic resolution put before the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week which advocated for
- [VICTORY FOR HEALTH OF LA RESIDENTS: DINOSAUR INCINERATOR IN COMMERCE GOES EXTINCT](https://www.no-burn.org/victory-for-health-of-la-residents-dinosaur-incinerator-in-commerce-goes-extinct/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 27, 8:00 am U.S. Pacific Time Commerce, CA, U.S. June 27, 2018--The city of Commerce has announced that the Commerce “Refuse to Energy” Facility will be decommissioned, citing inefficient operating costs as the primary cause. The plant will close on June 30, 2018. Environmental Justice groups including East Yard Communities
- [Repeal of the incineration ban to worsen waste woes, expert warns](https://www.no-burn.org/repeal-of-the-incineration-ban-to-worsen-waste-woes-expert-warns/): MANILA, Philippines (July 3, 2018) — Filipinos should prepare for the worst impacts of dirty disposal technologies if the government decides to repeal the ban on waste incineration, Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, a former DOST Balik Scientist and expert on waste management warned. “Thermal waste-to-energy facilities will not solve our waste problems but rather make things
- [Industry needs to step up its game and design plastic out of our systems](https://www.no-burn.org/industry-needs-to-step-up-its-game-and-design-plastic-out-of-our-systems/): While the Maharashtra State Government’s move to ban single-use plastic is applauded nationally and internationally, the poor record of the plastic ban implementation in the country, along with the several exemptions, raises several concerns about its rigour and seriousness in addressing the plastic problem effectively. Case in point: India’s commitment to phase out non-recyclable multi-layered
- [Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales (RADA)](https://www.no-burn.org/red-de-accion-por-los-derechos-ambientales-rada/): Interview with Alejandra Parra by Camila Aguilera [read article in Spanish] Alejandra is a biologist, specialized in natural resources management, holds a Master’s degree in regional planning from the University of Otago, and is one of the founders of RADA. She has actively participated in GAIA’s international bodies, and taken part in the formation of
- [National Toxics Network](https://www.no-burn.org/national-toxics-network/): National Toxics Network (Australia) More committed than ever…. Interview with Jane Bremmer by Sonia G. Astudillo Over 25 years of fighting pollution and protecting environmental health and justice in Australia and the rest of the Oceana region, the National Toxics Network is more committed than ever to realizing the Zero Waste goal. GAIA Asia Pacific
- [Chemicals in food packaging: a global health threat](https://www.no-burn.org/chemicals-in-food-packaging-a-global-health-threat/): Environment groups in Asia Pacific call on policy makers to beef up single-use plastics ban; phase-out toxic chemicals from food packaging; and mandate safe, reusable alternatives Australia/India/Malaysia/Nepal/Philippines—Close to 200 environmental and public health organizations led by the UNWRAPPED Project (UPSTREAM, Zero Waste Europe, and GAIA) released a Call to Action in response to a recently
- [Meet Our Members - ESDO](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-esdo/): Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) Bangladesh Harvesting ideas and securing a better home for all Interview with Siddika Sultana by Sonia G. Astudillo Best known to be the 1st NGO in the world to push for plastic shopping bag ban in Bangladesh way back when plastic pollution was not yet discussed anywhere else, GAIA
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- [Meet Our Members - Zero Waste British Columbia](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zero-waste-british-columbia/): Working Together for System Change Interview with Sue Maxwell by Claire Arkin How was Zero Waste British Columbia founded? Zero Waste BC has been around since 2008. It was formed by a group of people committed to zero waste who were facing the threat of a new incinerator. In fact, there was a proposal for
- [Meet Our Members - CSARO](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-csaro/): Community Sanitation and Recycling Organization (CSARO) Cambodia Bringing waste pickers and the community together Interview with Heng Yonkora by Sonia G. Astudillo When we think of Cambodia, we think of temples, old civilizations, and Tomb Raider. Unknown to many, right in the heart of Phnom Penh is an organization committed to bringing our almost magical
- [EU Promotes Greater Global Responsibility on Plastic Waste — But Not for Internal Market!](https://www.no-burn.org/eu-promotes-greater-global-responsibility-on-plastic-waste-but-not-for-internal-market/): Green Groups Denounce Europe's "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" Policy In April of last year, the European Union joined Norway in co-sponsoring amendments to the world's only waste treaty to establish new trade controls on the dirtiest and most unrecyclable plastic wastes. These amendments were passed in response to countless human rights
- [Sachets fuel plastic waste crisis in the Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/sachets-fuel-plastic-waste-crisis-in-the-philippines/): New GAIA report exposes big problems in small packets Quezon City, Philippines (July 14, 2020) —New findings and recommendations for companies and policymakers to address the onslaught of plastic sachet waste were revealed in a new report, SACHET ECONOMY: Big Problems in Small Packets released today by environmental organization Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and
- [House Democrats Fall for Fossil Fuel Industry Greenwashing Scheme, “Chemical Recycling” in Climate Plan](https://www.no-burn.org/house-democrats-fall-for-fossil-fuel-industry-greenwashing-scheme-chemical-recycling-in-climate-plan/): Report: “Chemical Recycling” Will Make the Plastic and Climate Crises Worse July, 27, 8am EST, Berkeley, CA—Amid overwhelming plastic pollution and an exponential rise in plastic production, the fossil fuel industry has touted chemical or "advanced" recycling as a solution to the plastic crisis. "Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan For a Clean
- [Back to Basics](https://www.no-burn.org/back-to-basics/): Multinational companies have been flooding the Philippines with plastic sachets, uprooting traditional packaging and delivery systems. It’s time to go back to what works. By Sherma Benosa, Knowledge Management Officer, GAIA Asia Pacific Glaiza Lee, a writer in her mid-30s, still remembers her family owning and managing a sari-sari store in their home in Caloocan
- [Meet Our Members – Greeners Action](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-greeners-action/): Greeners Action, Hong Kong From a school organization to a national environment frontliner Interview with Angus Ho by Sonia G. Astudillo Hong Kong has been on the news of late due to the political unrest happening in the city and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic. GAIA Asia Pacific sat down with Angus Ho, Executive Director
- [Meet Our Members - DLR Prerna](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-dlr-prerna/): Darjeeling Ladenla Road (DLR) Prerna Inspiring people to go beyond the broom and the dustbin Interview with Roshan Rai by Sonia G. Astudillo Prerna means inspiration. Established in 1993, DLR Prerna sought to figure out what autonomy means for the marginalized within the context of Darjeeling’s regional autonomy demands. Darjeeling is a Himalayan district in
- [Meet Our Members - Aliansi Zero Waste Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-aliansi-zero-waste-indonesia/): Tapping its members expertise for a good cause, always for a good cause Interview with Nindhita Proboretno and A. Vancher Dipatiukur by Sonia G. Astudillo Whenever we meet our members from Indonesia, I am always in awe. At first, I thought it was my fascination with Indonesian books and authors like Pulang by Leila Chudori
- [ZERO, Portugal](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-portugal/): Interview with Susana Fonseca by Rossella Recupero Hi Susana, can you give us a brief introduction to ZERO’s focus? ZERO – Association for the Sustainability of the Earth System is a Portuguese environmental NGO created at the end of 2015. Our ambition is to intervene in the Portuguese society through proactive participation in the defense of
- [Meet Our Members - Zero Waste Japan](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zero-waste-japan/): The new Zero Waste group on the block Interview with Mitsuhisa Okuno by Sonia G. Astudillo When we hear of Japan, we envision clean cities, picturesque scenery, and disciplined citizens. Not much has been said about the Zero Waste movement happening there except for a few great articles on Kamikatsu Town. GAIA sat down with
- [GAIA Paris Declaration on Zero Waste for Climate Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-paris-declaration-on-zero-waste-for-climate-justice/): Statement of GAIA participating organisations agreed in Paris on the occasion of the twenty first Conference of Parties (COP21) on the 5th December 2015. The participating organisations of GAIA stand in solidarity with Paris frontline communities carrying the pollution burdens and health impacts associated with waste incinerators. The Ivry incinerator reconstruction project represents a step in the wrong
- [Destiny Watford exposes “waste-­to­-energy” scam in her community, wins Goldman Environmental Prize at age 20](https://www.no-burn.org/destiny-watford-exposes-waste-to-energy-scam-in-her-community-wins-goldman-environmental-prize-at-age-20/): Contact: Greg Sawtell, 513-638-7107 United Workers greggalen@gmail.com Ahmina Maxey, 510-463-1308 Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives ahmina@no-burn.org “Decades ago, when the tide starting turning against incineration in the U.S, and coal and oil were getting a bad rap, trash burning companies rebranded themselves as “waste-to-energy,” claiming that they can renewably produce energy from waste. But burning
- [For immediate release: UNFCCC is supporting a toxic disaster in Delhi](https://www.no-burn.org/for-immediate-release-unfccc-is-supporting-a-toxic-disaster-in-delhi/): Press Contact: Mariel Vilella Climate Campaigner Zero Waste Europe Phone # 0044 07847079154 mariel@zerowasteeurope.eu Pratibha Sharma GAIA Phone # +91 8411008973 pratibha@no-burn.org Umesh Bahri Scientist and Resident, Sukhdev Vihar Resident Welfare Association, Delhi, India Phone # +91 9811773129 bahriuc@rediffmail.com What was touted by the UNFCCC as a clean and renewable energy project to manage Delhi’s
- [Tragedy in Ethiopia: zero waste could have saved recyclers´ lives](https://www.no-burn.org/tragedy-in-ethiopia-zero-waste-could-have-saved-recyclers-lives/): GAIA, March 15th, 2017. More than 70 recyclers were killed and others are still missing after the collapse of tons of waste at the Koshe landfill of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last Saturday. The landfill has been receiving waste from the Ethiopian capital for more than 50 years — though for more than 7 years they
- [GAIA Statement on Sri Lanka Garbage Landslide](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-statement-on-sri-lanka-garbage-landslide/): On April 14, 2017, as Sri Lanka was celebrating local New Year's Day, Sri Lankan lives were unnecessarily lost when a massive garbage dump collapsed, burying more than a hundred people alive and killing at least 28 so far. The death toll is expected to rise. It is horrifying that those killed had to die
- [Press release: Slovenian community stands up to the cement industry, wins Goldman Environmental Prize](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-slovenian-community-stands-up-to-the-cement-industry-wins-goldman-environmental-prize/): April 24, 2017 Press Contacts:Europe: Mariel Vilella, Zero Waste Europe and GAIA, +44 7847 079154United States: Antonia Bruno, GAIA, +1 510 859-4730 Today, on the 24th of April, Uroš Macerl, a Slovenian anti-incineration campaigner has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for the successful campaign of Uroš and Eko krog halting the Trbovlje Cement Plant.
- [Monday, June 19: Members of Global Movement #breakfreefromplastic Confront American Chemistry Council](https://www.no-burn.org/monday-june-19-members-of-global-movement-breakfreefromplastic-confront-american-chemistry-council/): PRESS RELEASE: Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) Speaks at American Chemistry Council Conference; Addresses Plastic Pollution Groups Representing 800+ NGOs Globally Urge End to Production of Single-Use Plastics FOR RELEASE: Monday June 19, 2017, 8:00 am U.S. Eastern Time NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND June 19, 2017–Monday morning, attendees of an American Chemistry Council-sponsored conference in Newport, Rhode Island, who
- [California passes strong new carpet stewardship policy!](https://www.no-burn.org/california-passes-strong-new-carpet-stewardship-policy/): Read the full Press Release We applaud the signing of California’s AB 1158 into law as a significant step for the state and a new global standard in producer responsibility. California’s AB 1158 repairs the state’s Carpet Stewardship Program. As cities and states struggle with increasing waste generation and the cost of waste management programs, this
- [Incineration Not a Solution, Green Groups Warn Western Brands Found Polluting the Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/incineration-not-a-solution-green-groups-warn-western-brands-found-polluting-the-philippines/): The groups are pushing for the strict implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management law which reinforces the ban on incineration, decentralizes waste management from the city to the barangay (village), requires waste separation at source, and door-to-door collection, and the creation of materials recovery facility in every barangay for composting and storage of residuals
- [NGOs Working with Cities in Asia Pledge to Work on Zero Waste, Prevent Nearly 1M Tons of Waste from Entering the Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/ngos-working-with-cities-in-asia-pledge-to-work-on-zero-waste-prevent-nearly-1m-tons-of-waste-from-entering-the-environment/): Part of the commitment read: Zero Waste Europe, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives in the Philippines and 9 other partners in Asia, announced the allocation of EUR 300.000 to involve 16 cities in Southeast Asia to implement a Zero Waste strategy by 2020, preventing more than 868,000 tons of annual waste
- [Organizations Resist Dow Chemical and Keep America Beautiful’s “Hefty Energy Bag” Program](https://www.no-burn.org/organizations-resist-dow-chemical-and-keep-america-beautifuls-hefty-energy-bag-program/): Organizations Resist Dow Chemical and Keep America Beautiful’s “Hefty Energy Bag” Program October 12, 2017- Over 40 organizations across the country, from major environmental organizations to city agencies to academic institutions have signed a pledge stating that they will not support Dow Chemical and Keep America Beautiful’s “Hefty Energy Bag” program if it comes to
- [Civil Society Coalition Slams Moves to Repeal Incineration Ban and Promote WtE](https://www.no-burn.org/civil-society-coalition-slams-moves-to-repeal-incineration-ban-and-promote-wte/): "The push to revoke the incineration ban will undermine source segregation, recycling and other Zero Waste strategies that conserve resources, avoid toxic pollution and generate livelihoods and jobs. Instead of overturning the prohibition on waste burning, Congress should, in fact, strengthen it by passing waste prevention and reduction measures complementing RA 9003 such as banning single-use
- [Congressional briefing on Zero Waste Development & Expansion Act of 2017](https://www.no-burn.org/congressional-briefing-on-zero-waste-development-expansion-act-of-2017/): In a major step for zero waste efforts nationally, Congressman Keith Ellison has introduced the Zero Waste Development & Expansion Act of 2017 (HR 1034). Watch the November 8, 2017 Zero Waste Act Congressional Briefing here! Share the briefing on Facebook, Twitter, download the flyer.
- [New Data from Five Philippine Cities Reveal Multinational Brands are the Country’s Top Plastic Polluters](https://www.no-burn.org/new-data-from-five-philippine-cities-reveal-multinational-brands-are-the-countrys-top-plastic-polluters/): The audit results are consistent with findings from coastal waste and brand audits conducted in Freedom Island in September 2017 which showed that the same international companies are among the top plastic polluters. “On land and in oceans, these companies are choking the environment with their problematic packaging. It’s time we hold these companies accountable.
- [On World Environment Day, green groups in  India tell corporations: Stop causing plastic pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/on-world-environment-day-green-groups-in-india-tell-corporations-stop-causing-plastic-pollution/): Results showed that both local and international brands are responsible for the plastic waste pollution in the country. PepsiCo India topped the multinational polluters list, followed by Perfetti van Melle and Hindustan Unilever, an Indian subsidiary of Unilever, as second and third, respectively. Other multinational brands in the top 10 list of polluters are Coca-Cola,
- [On World Environment Day, green groups in  Asia call for corporations to clean up their mess](https://www.no-burn.org/on-world-environment-day-green-groups-in-asia-call-for-corporations-to-clean-up-their-mess/): While clean-ups tend to be a feel-good activity that help raise awareness about plastic pollution, they fail to stop plastic pollution or identify and hold accountable those responsible for pollution. “We’re sick and tired of being blamed and of cleaning up the mess produced by corporations. By identifying who’s behind the waste that’s polluting our
- [Global Leaders Enable Dangerous Waste Burning Practices in G7 Plastics Charter](https://www.no-burn.org/global-leaders-enable-dangerous-waste-burning-practices-in-g7-plastics-charter/): June 13, 2018 - The G7 Ocean Plastics Charter, signed by five nations, has already been criticized as “tepid,” and inadequate to the scale of the plastic pollution problem. Despite advocates calling for governments to set clear, binding targets for reduction of virgin plastics, the G7 charter embraces weak “end of pipe” waste management approaches.
- [Meet our Members ZWE - Za Zemiata](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zwe-za-zemiata/): We reach out to decision-makers, from municipalities to European officials, raising issues, such as the unrecognised role of the ‘invisible hands’ of informal recyclables collectors and the unacceptability of incineration projects. We promote good practices from the Zero Waste Europe network that inspire Bulgarian municipalities, such as Svilengrad, to get on the road to Zero
- [Meet Our Members - Mother Earth Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-mother-earth-foundation/): Mother Earth Foundation, Adressing Solid Waste Management in the Philippines Maria Sonia G. Astudillo If one talks of Zero Waste program implementation in Southeast Asia, one organization readily comes to mind: Mother Earth Foundation (MEF). MEF was set up in the Philippines in September 1998 by a group of 15 women and men passionate about
- [Meet Our Members - PlastiCo](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-plastico/): PlastiCo Project, Ecuador The beginning: from frustration to action PlastiCo Project is an organization from Ecuador that through its three main programs: education, consulting, and production, seeks to raise awareness about the problem of single-use plastics, reduce its consumption, and promote zero waste models. Everything started back in 2017, when Andrea Lema (founder) was
- [Meet Our Members - Hnutí DUHA](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-hnuti-duha/): Interview with Romana Kacklíková from Hnutí DUHA, by Rossella Recupero Hi Romana, can you give us a brief introduction to Hnuti’ DUHA’s focus? Hnutí DUHA was founded in 1989, 30 years ago, since then, we have been working to solve some of the most serious environmental problems in the Czech Republic. For more than 15
- [GREEN GROUPS PUSH BACK ON INCINERATION PLANS IN AUSTRALIA, Calls on waste take back](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-push-back-on-incineration-plans-in-australia-calls-on-waste-take-back/): MANILA, Philippines (August 15, 2019)—Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently announced that they will stop export of recyclable waste amid rising global plastic pollution concern and pushback from Asian countries who are at the receiving end of the waste trade. Green groups in and around the region are wary of the pronouncement that can be
- [Meet Our Members - CESTA](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-cesta/): CESTA, Amigos de la Tierra, El Salvador Interview with Ricardo Navarro, founder and president of CESTA and 1995 Goldman Prize recipient, by Camila Aguilera CESTA, the Salvadoran Center for Appropriate Technology, was founded in 1980 and it is El Salvador's first environmental NGO. The organization, initially formed by university professors, focused on promoting projects, movements,
- [Asia city officials, groups showcase solutions to plastic pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/asia-city-officials-groups-showcase-solutions-to-plastic-pollution/): Penang, Malaysia (13 October 2019) — Hundreds of local government officials and non-government organizations (NGOs) in Asia met in a two-day international conference in Penang, Malaysia to showcase solutions and discuss policies that will help bring an end to plastic pollution — and usher in sustainable, Zero Waste Cities in the region. The conference organized by GAIA Asia
- [Meet Our Members - Zero Waste Kiel](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zero-waste-kiel/): Zero Waste Kiel e.V., Germany Interview with Marc Delapierrière from Zero Waste Kiel, by Rossella Recupero Hi Marc, can you give us a brief introduction to Zero Waste Kiel e.V.? Hi, of course! Zero Waste Kiel e.V. was founded in 2016 and has been a member of the Zero Waste Europe Network since 2017. Kiel is a
- [Texas Campaign for the Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/texas-campaign-for-the-environment/): A Texas Free From Pollution Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) has been organizing around its vision for a “Texas free from pollution” since 1991. In its early years, TCE helped get recycling and household waste in major Texas cities. In 2001, TCE helped close a grandfather loophole in the Texas Clean Air Act, which
- [Press Release: Environmental Advocates Call for Greater Vigilance against Foreign Waste Dumping](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-environmental-advocates-call-for-greater-vigilance-against-foreign-waste-dumping/): EcoWaste Coalition, Phone/Fax: 84411846 E-Mail: info@ecowastecoalition.org Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), Phone/Fax: 082-2994552 E-Mail: webmail@idisphil.org Press Release: Environmental Advocates Call for Greater Vigilance against Foreign Waste Dumping (Groups Insist: Mindanao Dili Basurahan, Bar Waste Imports, Ratify the Basel Ban Amendment) 19 January 2020, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental/Davao City/Quezon City: Environmental health and justice advocates called for greater vigilance against
- [Founding Member: Bobby Peek, groundWork, South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/founding-member-bobby-peek-groundwork-south-africa/): 20 years ago this month, a group of fiercely dedicated activists from across the globe had a vision: to create a cross-regional, grassroots network to stop the threat of incineration and build a just, zero waste future. Over the course of December, we will be featuring stories from GAIA's founding members in five continents on
- [Sustainable Finance IPR](https://www.no-burn.org/sustainable-finance-ipr/): Zero Waste Circular Economy: ‘game-changer’ for Sustainable Finance, experts say European Commission has opened a public consultation on Sustainable Finance Taxonomy until December 18 Brussels, Belgium– Zero Waste Europe released today a report highlighting the importance of Sustainable Finance for a Zero Waste Circular Economy in the post-COVID-19 recovery, as the European Commission has opened
- [Founding Member: Huub Scheele, ZWE](https://www.no-burn.org/founding-member-huub-scheele-zwe/): 20 years ago this month, a group of fiercely dedicated activists from across the globe had a vision: to create a cross-regional, grassroots network to stop the threat of incineration and build a just, zero waste future. Over the course of December, we will be featuring stories from GAIA's founding members in five continents on
- [Founding Member: Shahriar Hossain, ESDO](https://www.no-burn.org/founding-member-shahriar-hossain-esdo/): 20 years ago this month, a group of fiercely dedicated activists from across the globe had a vision: to create a cross-regional, grassroots network to stop the threat of incineration and build a just, zero waste future. Over the course of December, we will be featuring stories from GAIA's founding members in five continents on
- [Founding Member: Verónica Odriozola](https://www.no-burn.org/founding-member-veronica-odriozola/): For that reason, she participated in an international workshop for clean production that was key in forging GAIA. “We went to the university of Lowell, which was a reference point. And for those of us who participated in that meeting, which were basically just activists working in issues with trash, toxics, and incineration, it was
- [Meet Our Members - Korea Zero Waste Movement Network](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-korea-zero-waste-movement-network/): Showing the world that Zero Waste is possible Interview with the Korea Zero Waste Movement Network team The Korea Zero Waste Movement Network started with 31 grassroots organizations in Seoul way back in 1997. It has then expanded to a national network with 180 organizations including environment, citizens, and women’s movement. The key role of
- [International Zero Waste Cities Conference 2021](https://www.no-burn.org/international-zero-waste-cities-conference-2021/): Zero Waste challenges the “take-make-waste” mode, focusing on collective responsibility and waste prevention. To date, more than 25 cities across the region have established Zero Waste models, showcasing innovations in source separation, organics management, materials recovery, and plastic regulation. Several of these cities have also incorporated brand audits in their baseline studies, exposing plastic waste
- [New Study: Zero Waste Systems Creates up to 200 Times More Jobs than Landfills and Incinerators ](https://www.no-burn.org/93816-2/): Zero Waste Found to Be a Key Strategy to Build Strong, Sustainable Economies 15 February 2021– A new study from GAIA finds that cities that invest in zero waste programs and policies create good green jobs, in addition to known benefits of reducing pollution and improving community health. This report comes as municipal governments worldwide are
- [Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-alliance-ukraine/): Interview with Anastasiia Martynenko by Rossella Recupero Hi Anastasiia, can you give us a brief introduction to Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine‘s focus? Our Alliance was registered at the beginning of 2019 by three NGOs: Zero Waste Kharkiv, Zero Waste Society (Kyiv) and Zero Waste Lviv. We have united to represent Ukraine in the Zero Waste Europe Movement (ZWE)
- [Meet Our Members - Consumers’ Association of Penang](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-consumers-association-of-penang/): Over 50 years later, CAP has grown its work and reach as a grassroots non-profit, civil society organization based in Malaysia that aims to promote critical awareness and action among people to uphold consumer rights and interests. The group is focused on education, community mobilization, research, advocacy, training, and publication. “Unlike other consumer organizations, CAP’s
- [Green groups urge ADB to stop lending for Waste-to-Energy incinerators as response to climate and health crises](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-urge-adb-to-stop-lending-for-waste-to-energy-incinerators-as-response-to-climate-and-health-crises/): March 24, 2021--More than 50 environmental and human rights groups have urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to stop funding waste-to-energy incinerators as the world faces climate, health, and economic crises. In a letter addressed to the Bank, the groups called on ADB to exclude waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration and other thermal-based technologies from the list
- [Global Day of Action: A Call for Leaders to Go #BeyondRecovery  to a Zero Waste Future](https://www.no-burn.org/global-day-of-action-a-call-for-leaders-to-go-beyondrecovery-to-a-zero-waste-future/): Zero Waste Proven Strategy for COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Mitigating Climate Change, Creating Good Jobs, and Revitalizing Local Economies March 31, 2021- Environmental Justice groups around the world are joining a Global Day of Action to demand that our leaders go beyond recovery, to a future where zero waste practices drive clean air and water, more
- [Meet Our Members - Zero Waste Maldives](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zero-waste-maldives/): Another new project is the Fenveshi funded by the CFLI. The project aims to help everyone in Male to stop drinking from plastic bottled water and start drinking in the city’s tap water in their homes and via public water fountains. We encourage the building of water fountains while educating the people and building trust
- [Groups call for ban on toxic chemicals in food packaging and single-use plastics: Tag it a pandemic waiting to happen](https://www.no-burn.org/groups-call-for-ban-on-toxic-chemicals-in-food-packaging-and-single-use-plastics-tag-it-a-pandemic-waiting-to-happen/): World Health Day, Apr 7, 2021—The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific, together with #breakfreefromplastic, Greeners Actions (Hong Kong), Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia, and UPSTREAM warn the public of another pandemic waiting to happen: diseases borne out of toxic chemicals present in most food packaging. “The dramatic rise in the use of
- [Wellington Community Defeats Waste Incinerator in South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/wellington-community-defeats-waste-incinerator-in-south-africa/): Keith Roman of WAAI said that their “strategy was to intervene using the legal route to highlight the administrative flaws of the process conducted by the Drakenstein Municipality”. Caron Potocnik of DEW identified the human rights violations related to this project as their main concern “the municipality has to consider the impacts on the people
- [Study Tour of Indian Organics Management Models: Learning from Best Practices](https://www.no-burn.org/study-tour-of-indian-organics-management-models-learning-from-best-practices/): “I think this will work very well in Tacloban,” shared Jonathan Hijada, Department Head of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office, Tacloban City, Philippines. “It does not smell, and it works well. But instead of using cement bars, I may explore using indigenous materials,” he added. As of this writing, the participants are already
- [From Bali to Manila Bay to Malta: How we Turn the Tide on Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/from-bali-to-manila-bay-to-malta-how-we-turn-the-tide-on-plastic-pollution/): By Jed Alegado Waste-to-energy. Zero waste. Incinerators. Words that I have encountered in my almost a month of working for the #breakfreefromplastic (BFFP) movement. These are also concepts which the communications team have been trying to explain to the public through stories, photos, press releases, and blogs. My baptism of fire for this new position was during the
- [Dumaguete Youth to Lawmakers: Ban Plastic Bags Now](https://www.no-burn.org/dumaguete-youth-to-lawmakers-ban-plastic-bags-now/): Started in 2017, the petition has thus far gathered nearly 40,000 signatures from students across the country. “Plastic waste not only pollute the environment; they also pose health risks to humans and kill marine lives. Current estimates indicate that unless we act and change now, there would be more plastic than fish in our seas
- [Putting the Social Justice into Zero Waste: Highlights from the Design, Justice and Zero Waste Conference](https://www.no-burn.org/putting-the-social-justice-into-zero-waste-highlights-from-the-design-justice-and-zero-waste-conference/): On May 8th and 9th, social justice activists, zero waste practitioners, academics, design nerds, architects and business leaders gathered at the New School in New York to learn about each others’ work and find ways to join forces to build a zero waste system with social justice at its center. GAIA members from across the
- [No Borders: There is no Environmental Justice without Immigrant Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/no-borders-there-is-no-environmental-justice-without-immigrant-justice/): In his piece, Arnoldo Garcia writes, “over 85 percent of immigrants in the U.S are considered “people of color,” hailing from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, and other parts of the world.” This shows us that as we resist environmental racism impacting communities of color, in many instances we need to also advocate for
- [GAIA Members At the Frontlines of the Brand Audit Revolution](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-members-at-the-frontlines-of-the-brand-audit-revolution/): When it comes to plastic pollution, all too often consumers are the ones who get the blame. Not anymore. The #breakfreefromplastic movement has taken the same-old beach clean-up—where citizens gather to pick up trash—and added a twist: the brand audit. Now instead of just throwing that trash away, we look at which companies’ names are
- [The Chemicals Lurking in Your Carpet](https://www.no-burn.org/the-chemicals-lurking-in-your-carpet/): What's a consumer to do when carpets-- even those with the most "environmentally friendly" certifications-- are shown to contain toxic chemicals that could threaten your and your family's health? Toxics and recycling policy expert Miriam Gordon warns of the dangerous substances hidden in the carpets we walk on every day, and a way forward for a toxic-free
- [Meet our Members ZWE - Ecological Recycling Society](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zwe-ecological-recycling-society/): Ecological Recycling Society (ECOREC) Interview with Eugenia Skoufi, from ECOREC by Yianna Sigalou Hi Eugenia, can you give us a brief introduction to Ecorec’s focus? The Ecological Recycling Society was founded in 1990, as a response to the narrative at the time that said that, “there’s no point is setting up recycling programs in Greece, because Greeks
- [The Hidden Climate Polluter: Plastic Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/the-hidden-climate-polluter-plastic-incineration/): Everyone knows what causes climate change: fossil fuels. What’s less known is that plastic is also a climate polluter, as it is made from fossil fuels, such as crude oil, coal, and natural gas. New research published by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) makes this inextricable link visible, by examining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- [No Time to Waste: GAIA, the Goldman Environmental Prize, and a Movement to Eliminate Waste Incinerators](https://www.no-burn.org/no-time-to-waste-gaia-the-goldman-environmental-prize-and-a-movement-to-eliminate-waste-incinerators/): By Claire Arkin This piece was originally published on the Goldman Environmental Prize website. Do you know where your waste goes? While we’d like to think that most of it gets recycled into a new product, in reality the U.S. recycles only 25.8% of waste and 12.8% gets burned in incinerators. Incinerators are one of the
- [Going Zero Waste in Denpasar](https://www.no-burn.org/going-zero-waste-in-denpasar/): Contributed by Ni Putu Bella Yuliana Dewi and Catur Yudha Hariani, PPLH Bali (Denpasar, Indonesia) We live in a time where people are encouraged to buy and consume goods wrapped in disposable single-use plastics in the name of convenience. In this “convenient” life, without us realizing it, we have caused damage to our immediate environment
- [Beyond Recycling: On the Road to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/beyond-recycling-on-the-road-to-zero-waste/): Originally published in the Huffington Post a few months ago, this introduction to the zero waste case studies in GAIA's On the Road to Zero Waste: Successes and Lessons from Around the World contains some crucial ideas about moving beyond recycling. Zero waste is both a goal and a plan of action. The goal is
- [Urban Poor Communities Care about Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/urban-poor-communities-care-about-waste/): Life in most urban poor communities in poor and developing countries is intimately tied to activities and issues related to waste. Trash tends to be ubiquitous and very visible; basic waste management services tend to be inadequate, if not completely lacking. For many in these communities, waste is a problem but it is also a
- [Oneida Nation & Green Bay ban the burning of waste](https://www.no-burn.org/oneida-nation-green-bay-ban-the-burning-of-waste/): Kristen A. Johnson | Ananda Lee Tan Last month, members of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin hammered the final nail in the coffin for waste incinerator proposals on the Oneida lands, including parts of Brown and Outagamie Counties. On May 5, more than 1800 Oneida General Tribal Council members overwhelmingly voted to reject the
- [Cultivating Climate Justice: Brazilian Workers Leading the Charge Toward Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/cultivating-climate-justice-brazilian-workers-leading-the-charge-toward-zero-waste/): This is part 1 of a four-part article series “Cultivating Climate Justice” which tells the stories of community groups on the frontlines of the pollution, waste and climate crises, working together for systems change. United across six continents, these grassroots groups are defending community rights to clean air, clean water, zero waste, environmental justice, and
- [Cultivating Climate Justice from the Frontlines of the Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/cultivating-climate-justice-from-the-frontlines-of-the-crisis/): This is part 2 of a four-part article series “Cultivating Climate Justice” which tells the stories of community groups on the frontlines of the pollution, waste and climate crises, working together for systems change. United across six continents, these grassroots groups are defending community rights to clean air, clean water, zero waste, environmental justice, and
- [Nepal: Waste and Transformation in the Himalayas](https://www.no-burn.org/nepal-waste-and-transformation-in-the-himalayas/): It wasn’t too long ago that a popular movement ousted a 250 year old monarchy to establish the Democratic Republic of Nepal. For this Himalayan mountain nation, its been a difficult transition as they continue to struggle to find political consensus on a federal constitution. It is not easy being surrounded by geopolitical behemoths like China and
- [Our thoughts following the United States elections](https://www.no-burn.org/our-thoughts-following-the-united-states-elections/): Dear friends of GAIA in the U.S. and around the world, As many of you awoke to the news that Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, we're sure you were in shock. We were too. Today we affirm GAIA's commitment to unity, equity, and justice in the face of the racism, misogyny,
- [Why Incineration Won't Solve #APlasticOcean — And The Beautiful Solutions We Do Have](https://www.no-burn.org/why-incineration-wont-solve-aplasticocean-and-the-beautiful-solutions-we-do-have/): Plastic waste constitutes between 60% and 80% of marine debris and is “one of the world’s most pervasive pollution problems impacting our oceans and waterways,” according to the U.N. Over the past 60 years, plastics production and waste have dramatically increased. From raw material extraction through to plastic polluting the ocean, plastics represent the failure of a
- [Filipino Barangays - Leading the Way in Zero Waste Models](https://www.no-burn.org/filipino-barangays-leading-the-way-in-zero-waste-models/): Communities in the Philippines that were once riddled with trash are being recognized for their revolutionary zero waste models. By implementing a combination of effective policy advocacy, powerful grassroots organizing, and meaningful community education on ecological waste management, these communities decreased their waste in landfills, generated more jobs, and enhanced community safety. In this year’s
- [LA PANDEMIA ACENTÚA LA DEUDA HISTÓRICA CON LOS RECICLADORES DE BASE – ES HORA DE DEVOLVERLES LA MANO](https://www.no-burn.org/la-pandemia-acentua-la-deuda-historica-con-los-recicladores-de-base-es-hora-de-devolverles-la-mano/): por Magdalena Donoso, Coordinador de GAIA América Latina y El Caribe La pandemia Covid-19 ha tenido un profundo impacto en la forma en la que manejamos los residuos trayendo consigo desafíos ambientales, sociales y culturales. Para millones de personas que se ganan la vida en el sector informal, las medidas de aislamiento que garanticen su
- [PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTS SOCIETY’S HISTORICAL DEBT TO WASTE PICKERS - IT’S TIME TO MAKE IT UP TO THEM.](https://www.no-burn.org/pandemic-highlights-societys-historical-debt-to-waste-pickers-its-time-to-make-it-up-to-them/): By Magdalena Donoso, Regional Coordinator for Latin America and The Caribbean The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the way we handle our waste, bringing with it a host of environmental, social and cultural challenges. For millions of people who make a living in the informal sector, isolation measures that guarantee their safety
- [Waste workers in the frontline](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-workers-in-the-frontline/): Contributed by Suchismita Pai, SWaCH Outreach Quit your work or move, when faced with this tough option, Anjana Ghorke chose to move rather than quit. In these times of the Corona Virus when most of us are afraid to move outside our homes and have work-from-home options, Anjana had to move her home so she
- [Waste Picker Exchange in Kenya](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-picker-exchange-in-kenya/): By Carissa Marnce, GAIA Africa Communications Officer From social stigmatization to exploitation from the private sector, Waste Pickers face many challenges in their line of work. Determined to prevail over these challenges, Waste Pickers from Kenya and South Africa gathered at the Grace House Resort in Nairobi Kenya on 11 March 2020, where they participated
- [Plastic Task Force: new citizen muscles in Kerala](https://www.no-burn.org/plastic-task-force-new-citizen-muscles-in-kerala/): Contributed by Sangeetha Pradeep, Thanal Zero-Waste team, Thrissur On September 19, 2019, 110 youth volunteers from the nine coastal districts of Kerala formed the Plastic Task Force. Just like friends from the larger Break Free From Plastic movement, they dream of making beach and community clean-ups a thing of the past, especially in the beautiful
- [The Dem’s Massive New Climate Plan Wastes an Opportunity on Trash](https://www.no-burn.org/the-dems-massive-new-climate-plan-wastes-an-opportunity-on-trash/): Photo Courtesy of Santiago Vivacqua/GAIA By Dr. Neil Tangri,Science and Policy Director 30 June 2020 The House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Climate Crisis just dropped its report, titled “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America” and, like any good policy
- [Celebrating Nelson Mandela Day](https://www.no-burn.org/celebrating-nelson-mandela-day/): Youth surrounding the Nelson Mandela memorial site in Wentworth, Durban South Africa (Credits: SDCEA 2019) By Carissa Marnce, GAIA Africa Communications Officer The 18th of July 2020 is celebrated as International Mandela Day, this year marks the 11th anniversary since the day was declared by the United Nations in 2009. People across the world are
- [Winning the war on waste](https://www.no-burn.org/winning-the-war-on-waste/): Photo blog contributed by Merci Ferrer, War or Waste (WOW) Negros Oriental Preventing the creation of waste is first and foremost in waste management. In 2018, War on Waste (WOW) Negros Oriental mobilized groups and submitted petitions, urging the city government of Dumaguete to enforce its nine-year-old ban on plastic bags. The Dumaguete City Council
- [Kenya’s Coastal Women for Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/kenyas-coastal-women-for-zero-waste/): By Carissa Marnce, GAIA Africa Communications Officer In the coastal area of Old Town Mombasa Kenya, 40 female artisans were given an opportunity to partake in a pilot project developed by the Centre for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD), in partnership with Kisiwani Conservation Network to reduce marine plastic pollution. The project aims to promote
- [GAYO launches campus eco-clubs](https://www.no-burn.org/gayo-launches-campus-eco-clubs/): By Carissa Marnce, GAIA Africa Communications Officer In an age where environmental issues such as desertification and a shortage of water and food supply are becoming more pressing, groups like Ghana’s Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) are at the forefront to find solutions to these challenges through environmental education. The youth-led environmental advocacy group, recently
- [Protecting the Parisar Bhagini (women waste pickers) in India](https://www.no-burn.org/protecting-the-parisar-bhagini-women-waste-pickers-in-india/): Contributed by Jyoti Mhapsekar (Stree Mukti Sanghatana) The issue of urban poverty is intricately linked with solid waste. Although not generally recognized, self-employed workers or the informal sector make a major contribution to the economy, public health, and a sustainable environment, as well as provide cost-effective raw materials to the industry. In most cities in
- [Virtual Member Engagement Sessions](https://www.no-burn.org/virtual-member-engagement-sessions/): [et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_image _builder_version="3.10.1" src="https://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Virtual-Exchanges.png" /][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.10.1"] The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the harsh realities of the unjust world that we live in. Despite these challenges, GAIA has been in a fortunate position to play a role in connecting people across borders, to show the value of having global solidarity and working together as a
- [This is How We Roll: Waste Collection Vehicles in Asia](https://www.no-burn.org/this-is-how-we-roll-waste-collection-vehicles-in-asia/): Check out GAIA AP’s 1st virtual exhibit, This is how we roll: waste collection vehicles in Asia. It highlights decentralized waste collection systems in India, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. This collection will be included in the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) training module on marine waste, specifically under the
- [The journey to enforcing DRC’s plastic ban](https://www.no-burn.org/the-journey-to-enforcing-drcs-plastic-ban/): The issue of plastic pollution is one of our most pressing environmental issues and calls for radical policies to be implemented by governments to solve this crisis. Determined to follow in the footsteps of other pioneering African countries, the Centre for Human Rights & Governance convened a plastic ban gathering with individuals from the ministry
- [Creative Ways to Promote Zero Waste in Pandemic-Hit Communities](https://www.no-burn.org/creative-ways-to-promote-zero-waste-in-pandemic-hit-communities/): Field officers maximize the use of phone calls and Whatsapp groups to reduce the need for in-person meetings. They also use their social media accounts to post updates, based on a landing page prepared by the Zero Waste Cities project team. Internal training and briefing activities, meanwhile, are conducted online using Google Meet. In community
- [Quick Response to Support Waste Pickers and Waste Workers in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.no-burn.org/quick-response-to-support-waste-pickers-and-waste-workers-in-the-time-of-covid-19-pandemic/): At present, the majority of the waste pickers and workers continue to do their job by collecting segregated wastes from the households and maintaining proper hygiene and cleanliness in the community. Being one of the frontliners, the daily task of waste pickers and workers' has become riskier because of the threat of COVID-19. In solidarity
- [Working towards a plastic-free Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/working-towards-a-plastic-free-nigeria/): The African continent is urbanizing rapidly, and with that reality has come the very urban challenge of dealing with plastic waste. For countries like Nigeria, plastic pollution from multinational brand corporations is having a detrimental impact on the environmental health of citizens. Determined to tackle this pressing issue, GAIA members from Nigeria held a workshop
- [Preventing Plastic Waste Leakage to Rivers by Strengthening Decentralized Waste Management System at Village Level in Gresik Municipality Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/preventing-plastic-waste-leakage-to-rivers-by-strengthening-decentralized-waste-management-system-at-village-level-in-gresik-municipality-indonesia/): Gresik City has a population of 1.35 million, producing 388 tons of waste per day, or around 1.2 kg of waste per household. Like many cities in Indonesia, Gresik City has only enough resources to provide adequate management services to less than 50% of the population. Thus, many areas of the city, particularly those situated
- [Environmental matters makes waves in Zambia](https://www.no-burn.org/environmental-matters-makes-waves-in-zambia/): In an effort to educate and empower communities in Zambia, the Citizen’s Environmental and Social Concern (CESCo) has established a weekly radio programme that aims to unpack a range of environmental topics. The programme known as the ‘Real Environmental Justice’ show, was developed to address the need for awareness on environmental issues, as well as
- [Celebrating International Women’s Day](https://www.no-burn.org/celebrating-international-womens-day/): Josephine Agbeko, Green Africa Youth Organization, Ghana “It’s impractical to be a feminist and not be an environmental activist. There is growing evidence that gender inequality compounds the impact of climate risks for women, especially women who typically have reduced access to inclusive spaces, resources, education, financing, etc. Thus, it is impossible to solve the
- [Recognizing efforts of Hoi An's community and government toward a Zero Waste City](https://www.no-burn.org/recognizing-efforts-of-hoi-ans-community-and-government-toward-a-zero-waste-city/): During the International Zero Waste Cities Conference 2021 (IZWCC 2021), Nguyen Minh Ly, Vice Chairman of Hoi An’s People’s Committee, shared this statement in support of a Zero Waste Hoi An: “One of Hoi An's priorities in the next period is to build a green, clean city with a special attention on reducing waste. This
- [New MRF in Tanzania - a beacon of hope to vulnerable communities](https://www.no-burn.org/new-mrf-in-tanzania-a-beacon-of-hope-to-vulnerable-communities/): Ana Le Rocha, director of the organisation, stated that: “Our zero waste model is developed to allow vulnerable populations, such as waste pickers and female community members, to own and lead waste management and earn an income from it. The decentralised framework reduces the burden of waste management on municipal services and allows integration between
- [Argentina: Organizaciones rechazan la modificación a la Ley de Basura Cero que habilita la incineración](https://www.no-burn.org/argentina-organizaciones-rechazan-la-modificacion-a-la-ley-de-basura-cero-que-habilita-la-incineracion/): Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 27 de marzo de 2018.- Organizaciones sociales y ambientales manifestaron hoy su rechazo a la modificación a la Ley de Basura Cero enviada hoy por el Horacio Rodríguez Larreta que busca habilitar la incineración, prohibida por la ley vigente. “Las organizaciones y personas abajo firmantes manifestamos nuestro rechazo a la habilitación
- [Miembros de GAIA sufren amedrentamientos por su trabajo activista](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-de-gaia-sufren-amedrentamientos-por-su-trabajo-activista/): A nuestros amigos y compañeros de trabajo y de lucha. Ante las constantes amenazas que se han venido presentando en el colectivo en el que participamos tanto Brisa Violeta Carrasco Gallegos y yo Jorge Tadeo Vargas, mismas amenazas que nos han llevado a tomar medidas drásticas para la protección de nuestra familia, queremos hacer una
- [En México dicen: La incineración no es la solución, quemar basura mata](https://www.no-burn.org/en-mexico-dicen-la-incineracion-no-es-la-solucion-quemar-basura-mata/): Boletín de prensa El siete de febrero del 2019, el gobierno federal por medio de la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) presento su “Visión para una Gestión Sustentable: Cero Residuos” donde promueve la transformación de basura en energía por medio de la incineración/termovalorización de los Residuos Sólidos Urbanos (RSU). Mejor conocida como
- [Alianza Basura Cero Chile: Aclaración pública sobre tecnología ZEG](https://www.no-burn.org/alianza-basura-cero-chile-aclaracion-publica-sobre-tecnologia-zeg/): Chile, septiembre de 2019 La Alianza Basura Cero Chile, formada por organizaciones de distintas regiones de Chile, quiere aclarar en este comunicado público lo siguiente: La Tecnología ZEG, ampliamente difundida en un video que circula por redes sociales con miles de visitas, es simplemente incineración de residuos. Toda forma de destrucción de materiales mediante calor
- [Declaración Pública Alianza Basura Cero Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-alianza-basura-cero-chile/): Ante las sostenidas y masivas manifestaciones ciudadanas ocurridas en el país y las crecientes violaciones a los derechos humanos que están ocurriendo hoy, declaramos lo siguiente: Interpretamos la explosión social de la que hemos sido testigos como la respuesta a una violencia estructural que ha hecho crecer el descontento y sensación de injusticia y abuso
- [Experta estadounidense habla sobre peligros de incineración de residuos e inaugura misión internacional de observación de derechos humanos en Temuco](https://www.no-burn.org/experta-estadounidense-habla-sobre-peligros-de-incineracion-de-residuos-e-inaugura-mision-internacional-de-observacion-de-derechos-humanos-en-temuco/): Christine Keith, Coordinadora Internacional de GAIA (Alianza global por alternativas a la incineración) y miembro del Comité Directivo de Break Free From Plastic (Libérate del plástico), estará en la región de La Araucanía los días 4 y 5 de noviembre para hablar sobre los riesgos de la incineración de residuos y las ventajas de la
- [Comienza Misión Internacional de Observación sobre la situación de Derechos Humanos en Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/comienza-mision-internacional-de-observacion-sobre-la-situacion-de-derechos-humanos-en-chile/): Santiago 06 de noviembre de 2019.- Durante esta mañana comenzó el trabajo de la Misión Internacional de Observación sobre la situación de Derechos Humanos en Chile, a la que se unió Christine Keith, coordinadora internacional de GAIA, con la finalidad de reunirse con diversas organizaciones sociales, de mujeres, de derechos humanos y autoridades, entre otros encuentros, para
- [Buenos Aires: Inclusión de recicladores de base en los programas de Basura Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/buenos-aires-inclusion-de-recicladores-de-base-en-los-programas-de-basura-cero/): "Reciclaje sin recicladores es basura". La frase, que resuena entre las organizaciones de recicladores de base - o "recicladores informales" - de América Latina y el Caribe, se vuelve indispensable a la hora de planificar cualquier política de manejo de residuos en una región donde se calcula que 4 millones de personas trabajan de la
- [Sistema integral de manejo de residuos: La experiencia de Futaleufú](https://www.no-burn.org/sistema-integral-de-manejo-de-residuos-la-experiencia-de-futaleufu/): Futaleufú, que significa "río grande" en mapudungún - füta (grande) lewfu (río) - es una localidad ubicada en la Provincia de la Palena, al norte de la Patagonia chilena. Rodeada de atractivos naturales y con una geografía que hace muy difícil su acceso, Futaleufú se está convirtiendo en un ejemplo para la gestión integral de
- [Reducción y recuperación de residuos orgánicos: desperdicio de alimentos](https://www.no-burn.org/reduccion-y-recuperacion-de-residuos-organicos-desperdicio-de-alimentos-las-experiencias-de-sinba-banco-de-alimentos-y-plato-lleno/): Las experiencias de Sinba, Banco de alimentos y Plato lleno En América Latina y el Caribe los residuos orgánicos representan, en promedio, el 50% de los residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU). En consecuencia, aplicar políticas públicas que prioricen reducir y aprovechar esta fracción puede llevar a disminuir a la mitad la disposición de RSU. En este
- [Reducción y recuperación de residuos orgánicos: compostaje](https://www.no-burn.org/reduccion-y-recuperacion-de-residuos-organicos-compostaje-las-experiencias-de-suchitoto-y-carhuaz/): Las experiencias de Suchitoto y Carhuaz En América Latina y el Caribe los residuos orgánicos representan, en promedio, el 50% de los residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU). En consecuencia, aplicar políticas públicas que prioricen reducir y aprovechar esta fracción puede llevar a disminuir a la mitad la disposición de RSU. En esta publicación presentamos la experiencia
- [Basura Cero en América Latina y el Caribe Paso a paso creando una nueva relación con los residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/basura-cero-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-paso-a-paso-creando-una-nueva-relacion-con-los-residuos/): [in English below] La estrategia de basura cero tiene por objetivo construir una sociedad donde el uso de recursos respete los límites ecológicos, y todo lo que se produce vuelve al sistema productivo o a la naturaleza de manera segura, y ambiental y socialmente justa; y cuando esto no es posible, dichos materiales se rediseñan
- [Basura Cero en la Cumbre de los pueblos, salvemos la tierra, cambiemos el sistema](https://www.no-burn.org/basura-cero-en-la-cumbre-de-los-pueblos-salvemos-la-tierra-cambiemos-el-sistema/): (English below) Hasta antes de la crisis social que estalló en Chile el viernes 18 de octubre, el país iba a ser el escenario para el desarrollo de la COP 25, a la que asistirían más de 190 países miembro de la ONU; sin embargo, debido a la masiva protesta social, que ha dado lugar
- [Cumbre de los pueblos 2019: Basura Cero, una estretegia para resistir el extractivismo y por la justicia climática](https://www.no-burn.org/cumbre-de-los-pueblos-2019-basura-cero-una-estretegia-para-resistir-el-extractivismo-y-por-la-justicia-climatica/): GAIA/Break Free from Plastic/ Red Latinoamericana de Recicladores / Alianza Basura Cero Chile/ Acción Ecológica Ecuador/Climate Justice Alliance. No hay COP, sí hay Cumbre La Cumbre de los Pueblos, que se convoca todos los años, para congregar a organizaciones y articulaciones sociales de diversos territorios y sectores del mundo, para compartir experiencias y fortalecer la organización
- [Auditorías de marca 2019, ¿cuáles son las empresas detrás de la mayor contaminación plástica en el mundo?](https://www.no-burn.org/auditorias-de-marca-2019-cuales-son-las-empresas-detras-de-la-mayor-contaminacion-plastica-en-el-mundo/): En el marco del Día mundial de la limpieza realizado el 21 de septiembre, personas y organizaciones de todo el mundo movilizaron a sus comunidades para desarrollar limpiezas y auditorías de marca para que las empresas se hagan responsables por el excesivo uso de envases de plástico de un solo uso que tienen sus productos.
- [COP25: Un fracaso para enfrentar la emergencia climática](https://www.no-burn.org/cop25-un-fracaso-para-enfrentar-la-emergencia-climatica/): Por Sirine Rached, GAIA Global Policy Advocate En 2019 se vio un incremento en el caos ambiental y en las movilizaciones para tomar medidas decisivas. Días antes de que comenzara la COP25 en Madrid bajo la presidencia de Chile, el Programa para el medio ambiente de la ONU anunció que los países tenían que reducir
- [Adiós querido compañero Exequiel](https://www.no-burn.org/adios-querido-companero-exequiel/): Adiós querido compañero reciclador. Exequiel Estay fue de esos seres humanos que no tienen miedo a mover el límite de “lo posible”. Nos deja un inmenso legado, pues su incansable trabajo es parte de la historia de reconocimiento de los recicladores de base en Chile, América Latina y el mundo. El luchó porque el reciclaje
- [Concluye reunión contra cementeras y por basura cero en El Salvador](https://www.no-burn.org/concluye-reunion-contra-cementeras-y-por-basura-cero-en-el-salvador/): Anfitriones de CESTA parten su año número 40 abriendo las puertas a más de una decena de organizaciones. Magdalena DonosoSan Salvador, 5 de febrero 2020. Entre el 1 y el 3 de febrero nos congregamos en San Salvador junto con 12 organizaciones que se hicieron parte del Cuarto Encuentro contra la Incineración en Cementeras.
- [Sistema integral de manejo de residuos: La experiencia de Rafaela](https://www.no-burn.org/sistema-integral-de-manejo-de-residuos-la-experiencia-de-rafaela/): Puede decirse que la ciudad de Rafaela es una rara avis en el mundo del manejo de residuos. En el año 2003, cuando el municipio decidió cerrar el antiguo basural a cielo abierto, inició un nuevo camino hacia la recuperación de los residuos urbanos que sostiene y mejora ininterrumpidamente hasta hoy. A fuerza de persistencia,
- [Inclusion of waste pickers in Zero Waste programs: the case of Buenos Aires City](https://www.no-burn.org/inclusion-of-waste-pickers-in-zero-waste-programs-the-case-of-buenos-aires-city/): “Recycling without recyclers is garbage”. This phrase, which echoes throughout waste picker or “informal recycler” organizations in Latina America and The Caribbean, is essential when it comes to planning any waste management policy in a region which has around 4 million people working in the collection and processing of recyclable materials. Today, the region has
- [La RADA celebra término de contrato de la Municipalidad de Temuco con Waste to Energy Araucanía](https://www.no-burn.org/la-rada-celebra-termino-de-contrato-de-la-municipalidad-de-temuco-con-waste-to-energy-araucania/): Temuco, Chile, 12 de marzo de 2020. La Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales RADA, celebra la decisión de la Municipalidad de Temuco de poner término al contrato con WTE Araucanía, empresa que pretende instalar una incineradora de residuos en Lautaro para quemar la basura de Temuco. Comunicado: En Mayo de 2018 la RADA
- [Covid-19 en América Latina: nuevas respuestas para otro futuro](https://www.no-burn.org/covid-19-en-america-latina-nuevas-respuestas-para-otro-futuro/): English below No es necesario esperar sentados a que pase esta pandemia para volver a promover sistemas de basura cero participativos y amables con el entorno. Las formas de decisión y los sistemas que promovemos, donde prima lo colectivo y el bien común, son más urgentes y relevantes que nunca. Por Magdalena Donoso Cuando recién
- [Fondo Solidario de Emergencia, un apoyo para nuestros miembros y l@s trabajadores esenciales](https://www.no-burn.org/fondo-solidario-de-emergencia-un-apoyo-para-nuestros-miembros-y-ls-trabajadores-esenciales/): A medida que el COVID-19 se propaga a través de nuestras comunidades, se hace más evidente que los peligros que este virus representa no nos impactarán a todas/os por igual. Por eso, GAIA creó un Fondo Solidario de Emergencia para ir en ayuda de sus miembros y de quienes trabajan en la primera línea con
- [Coca Cola, PepsiCo y Nestlé nombrados como los principales contaminadores de plástico por tercer año consecutivo](https://www.no-burn.org/coca-cola-pepsico-y-nestle-nombrados-como-los-principales-contaminadores-de-plastico-por-tercer-ano-consecutivo/): Manila, Filipinas - Coca Cola, PepsiCo y Nestlé se clasifican como los principales contaminadores de plástico del mundo por tercer año consecutivo de acuerdo con el informe de Break Free From Plastic “BRANDED Vol III: Exigiendo responsabilidad corporativa por la contaminación por plástico” publicado hoy, durante una conferencia de prensa virtual. Este año, las auditorías
- [Miembros Fundadores: Verónica Odriozola](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-fundadores-veronica-odriozola/): Por el año 94, Verónica vio que no existía forma de enfrentar el tema de la basura si no era trabajando en colaboración, por lo que se unió a otras personas para crear la Coalición argentina anti incineración luego de que invitaran al Dr. Paul Connett a dar una charla para que varias comunidades pudieran
- [Mapa de políticas para plásticos en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/mapa-de-politicas-para-plasticos-en-america-latina/): Acceder al Mapa de políticas para plásticos en América Latina AQUÍResumen en español: Inventario de políticas para plásticos Webinar de lanzamiento Lanzamiento del Mapa de Políticas para Plásticos en América Latina y El Caribe
- [Coalicion Argentina Anti-incineracion cuestiona recomendaciones del Consejo Economico y Social sobre la gestion de residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/coalicion-argentina-anti-incineracion-cuestiona-recomendaciones-del-consejo-economico-y-social-sobre-la-gestion-de-residuos/): Por este motivo las organizaciones cuestionaron que las recomendaciones mantengan la práctica actual de considerar que la separación en origen debe ser sólo en secos y húmedos. Hoy en día la categoría de ‘residuos húmedos’ contiene materiales muy diversos, entre ellos los materiales orgánicos. “De acuerdo a esto el decreto 639 del año 2007, que
- [México: Cooperación Alemana Promueve Quema de Residuos en Cementeras y Sociedad](https://www.no-burn.org/mexico-cooperacion-alemana-promueve-quema-de-residuos-en-cementeras-y-sociedad/): Es lamentable que una Agencia de Cooperación sea capaz de tal nivel de intervencionismo en la discusión y elaboración de propuestas para un tema de interés ciudadano como el de los residuos, y financie un espacio de negocios irreflexivo e irresponsable en torno a los residuos. Este evento se ha convertido ademas en una ventana
- [Una estupenda retorica, una desierta promesa: juntos, debemos llenar el vacio que dejan los compromisos del Acuerdo de Paris](https://www.no-burn.org/una-estupenda-retorica-una-desierta-promesa-juntos-debemos-llenar-el-vacio-que-dejan-los-compromisos-del-acuerdo-de-paris/): El acuerdo climático alcanzado en París parece ambicioso pero en realidad está hueco. El acuerdo se basa en gran medida en las Contribuciones Previstas y Determinadas a Nivel Nacional (INDCs), que en nuestros propios países a menudo han sido consideradas inadecuadas o equivocadas. El acuerdo tampoco aborda la deuda climática y no garantiza el suficiente
- [Acción Ecológica -miembro de GAIA en Ecuador- enfrenta amenaza de disolución por  parte del Gobierno](https://www.no-burn.org/accion-ecologica-miembro-de-gaia-en-ecuador-enfrenta-amenaza-de-disolucion-por-parte-del-gobierno/): Actualización: El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente desestima pedido de disolución! Tras decretar el cierre de Acción Ecológica, uno de nuestras más activos miembros en GAIA, el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente desestima pedido de disolución. Gracias miembros y amigos de GAIA por su solidaridad y apoyo. Acción Ecológica sigue en la defense de las comunidades y la
- [La tragedia del vertedero de Etiopía: sólo la punta del iceberg](https://www.no-burn.org/la-tragedia-del-vertedero-de-etiopia-solo-la-punta-del-iceberg/): (Este artículo es de autoría de Mariel Vilella, Directora de Gestión de Basura Cero Europa/GAIA, y fue publicado originalmente en inglés en el Huffiington Post.) Terminar la vida enterrado bajo toneladas de basura en un vertedero es sólo uno de los riesgos mortales que enfrentan los recolectores de residuos, los que ganan la vida recuperando,
- [Prohibir las bolsas plásticas: un primer paso para la desaparición de plásticos de un solo uso en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/prohibir-las-bolsas-plasticas-un-primer-paso-para-la-desaparicion-de-plasticos-de-un-solo-uso-en-america-latina/): Uno va y se compra, digamos, un chocolate. Bota el papel, la bolsa plástica que le entregaron en el negocio y disfruta de esa delicia derivada del cacao. ¿Alguna vez te has puesto a pensar en el costo de ese disfrute? No del precio que pagaste...del costo… Ese costo económico, social y ambiental ya se
- [Propuesta de incinerador en Chile sufre su primera derrota tras fuerte oposición ciudadana](https://www.no-burn.org/propuesta-de-incinerador-en-chile-sufre-su-primera-derrota-tras-fuerte-oposicion-ciudadana/): La solicitud del titular señala expresamente que el plazo solicitado (hasta febrero del 2019) es para el desarrollo de la línea de base del componente aire. Es decir, el Estudio de Impacto Ambiental de este proyecto carece completamente de esta información fundamental para evaluar un proyecto que generaría emisiones tóxicas a la atmósfera. La información
- [Como la esperanza, somos tercos, no pesados.](https://www.no-burn.org/como-la-esperanza-somos-tercos-no-pesados/): Magdalena Donoso, Coordinadora de GAIA América Latina Alguien dijo alguna vez que la naturaleza ha estado operando el modelo más antiguo y exitoso de todos. Qué duda cabe. Y esa persona agregó que para alcanzar la sustentabilidad, los seres humanos tendremos que aprender algo muy sencillo, que está en nuestro centro como especie que cohabita
- [En México: tiempo de terminar con las “zonas de sacrificio”](https://www.no-burn.org/en-mexico-tiempo-de-terminar-con-las-zonas-de-sacrificio/): Aumenta la quema en cementeras En 2011 el gobierno de la Ciudad de México firmó un convenio con CEMEX para que una parte de la basura producida en esta gran urbe fuera incinerada en plantas de la transnacional ubicadas en los estados de Hidalgo y Puebla. Yendo más lejos, este 2017 fue firmado un convenio entre
- [DECLARACIÓN PÚBLICA DE GAIA EN REPUDIO A LA BRUTAL REFORMA A LA LEY DE BASURA CERO DE LA CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES 4 DE MAYO 2018](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-de-gaia-en-repudio-a-la-brutal-reforma-a-la-ley-de-basura-cero-de-la-ciudad-de-buenos-aires-4-de-mayo-2018/): La Ley Basura Cero de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires fue aprobada en el 2005, fruto de un proceso largo de reflexión y participación de los más diversos sectores. Gracias a su gestación era una ley respetada y querida por muchos, a pesar de la falta de voluntad política que sufrió para su implementación. La
- [Carta a los estados de América Latina y El Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/carta-a-los-estados-de-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Recicladores -Red LACRE- es una organización integrada por movimientos nacionales de recicladores de base del continente, compuesta por delegados de 17 países. Participamos en iniciativas, alianzas y plataformas regionales y globales, buscando generar las condiciones para el efectivo reconocimiento e inclusión económica, social, técnica y ambiental de los recicladores
- [Reciclaje químico: ¿solución milagrosa o venta de humo?](https://www.no-burn.org/reciclaje-quimico-solucion-milagrosa-o-venta-de-humo/): Por Claire Arkin, Coordinadora de comunicaciones Mientras las personas de todo el mundo piden que termine la contaminación plástica, la industria del plástico y la petroquímica han aprovechado una solución milagrosa: el reciclaje químico o el “reciclaje avanzado”. Esta tecnología antigua y fallida ha sido desempolvada y promovida enérgicamente en los círculos de la industria
- [Nuevo libro “El Derecho a la salud en el oficio del reciclaje: Acciones comunitarias frente al COVID-19”](https://www.no-burn.org/nuevo-libro-el-derecho-a-la-salud-en-el-oficio-del-reciclaje-acciones-comunitarias-frente-al-covid-19/): Por Magdalena Donoso, Coordinadora de GAIA para América Latina. El libro “El Derecho a la salud en el oficio del reciclaje: Acciones comunitarias frente al COVID-19”, es un esfuerzo por desmantelar el miedo como motor para enfrentar la pandemia que experimenta el mundo hoy, y en particular las recicladoras y recicladores de base en Ecuador
- [Brasil se moviliza en defensa de los y las recicladoras y de las estrategias basura cero para el país](https://www.no-burn.org/brasil-se-moviliza-en-defensa-de-los-y-las-recicladoras-y-de-las-estrategias-basura-cero-para-el-pais/): English below La Declaración publicada esta semana en el sitio web del Instituto Polis titulada “Moción para fortalecer la recolección selectiva”, es el resultado de reuniones y seguimiento a las diversas señales entregadas por la industria y autoridades de Brasil que ponen en riesgo los avances de Brasil en materia de gestión de residuos. Uno
- [Encuentro virtual GAIA América Latina y El Caribe Junio 2020](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-virtual-gaia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-junio-2020/): Dicen que la tercera es la vencida. Y para nuestro encuentro regional esto no pudo ser más cierto, ya que intentamos encontrarnos en dos oportunidades en persona. Sin embargo, ante los nuevos escenarios sociales y sanitarios, adaptarse era la única forma para sacar adelante el encuentro. Por fortuna, incluso en los contextos más adversos
- [Miembros de GAIA de Chile y México inciden para plena integración de enmiendas del Convenio de Basilea](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-de-gaia-de-chile-y-mexico-inciden-para-plena-integracion-de-enmiendas-del-convenio-de-basilea/): Antes de abril de 2019, no existían regulaciones internacionales para los flujos de plásticos no peligrosos entre los países. Los países que exportan residuos plásticos peligrosos tenían que obtener el consentimiento previo de los países importadores, en virtud del Convenio de Basilea, de la misma manera que para todos los residuos peligrosos. Pero se evidenció
- [¡Reutilicemos para proteger a las personas y al planeta!](https://www.no-burn.org/reutilicemos-para-proteger-a-las-personas-y-al-planeta/): Con el Covid-19 alterando profundamente la forma en la que podemos interactuar en forma segura con el mundo que nos rodea en el futuro próximo, tal como recomiendan los expertos en salud pública, el Equipo de Protección Personal (EPP) se está convirtiendo en parte de nuestras vidas diarias. Sin embargo, si toda la población usara
- [Los artículos reutilizables se pueden usar en forma segura: más de 125 expertos en salud le responden a la industria del plástico](https://www.no-burn.org/los-articulos-reutilizables-se-pueden-usar-en-forma-segura-mas-de-125-expertos-en-salud-le-responden-a-la-industria-del-plastico/): La pandemia del Covid-19 ha gatillado la discusión sobre cómo garantizar la seguridad de los sistemas reutilizables en una crisis de salud pública, mientras las compañías petroleras están presionando más que nunca para fabricar más plásticos de un solo uso. Pero debemos creer en la ciencia, no en el lobby de la industria, que quiere
- [Personas de todo el mundo se unen para alcanzar una Recuperación Justa](https://www.no-burn.org/personas-de-todo-el-mundo-se-unen-para-alcanzar-una-recuperacion-justa/): Estos cinco principios de Recuperación justa se alinean con la promoción de #BreakFreeFromPlastic para lograr un cambio sistémico y una nueva normalidad. La crisis del Covid-19 ha confirmado la urgencia de unirnos como una comunidad global. En este momento de la historia, el mundo se está dando cuenta realmente de lo interconectados y dependientes que
- [Informe expone la hipocresía de la industria del plástico con contundentes datos](https://www.no-burn.org/informe-expone-la-hipocresia-de-la-industria-del-plastico-con-contundentes-datos/): Un reciente informe de la fundación holandesa Changing Markets expone que las iniciativas voluntarias y los compromisos de la industria del plástico no funcionan sin aplicación o legislación. Por esta razón, los responsables de la formulación de políticas deben mirar más allá de la cortina de humo de la industria y adoptar las legislaciones para
- [GAIA LAC 2020: hilos de afecto y mucha fibra óptica](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-lac-2020-hilos-de-afecto-y-mucha-fibra-optica/): Por Magdalena Donoso, Coordinadora de GAIA LAC El año 2020 está llegando a su fin y ponemos en sus manos el último Newsletter de este extrañísimo periodo que nos ha tocado vivir. El origen de la pandemia y sus consencuencias tan brutales como desiguales en el mundo dan cuenta una vez más de los cambios
- [Miembros Fundadores: Bobby Peak, groundWork, South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-fundadores-bobby-peak-groundwork-south-africa/): Este mes, hace 20 años, un grupo de activistas provenientes de diferentes partes del mundo tuvieron una visión común: crear una red de base interregional para detener la amenaza de la incineración y construir un futuro justo y sin residuos. A lo largo de este mes de diciembre, compartiremos las historias de miembros fundadores de
- [Cartografía de los residuos sólidos en Ecuador 2020](https://www.no-burn.org/cartografia-de-los-residuos-solidos-en-ecuador-2020/): PRÓLOGOEl análisis desde la perspectiva de la ecología política y la geografía crítica en este valioso libro revela el problema de la basura como consecuencia de una crisis civilizatoria. El modelo lineal de “extracción–producción–distribución–consumo–eliminación” genera enormes basurales que se ubican de forma inconsulta en los llamados “territorios de sacrificio” que por lo general corresponden a
- [Coprocesamiento como forma de manejo de los residuos: una amenaza en curso en la región](https://www.no-burn.org/coprocesamiento-como-forma-de-manejo-de-los-residuos-una-amenaza-en-curso-en-la-region/): México, noviembre 2020. Ignorando las advertencias de expertos en materia de gestión de residuos, el Senado de la República de México aprobó el pasado mes de noviembre, por unanimidad, una modificación a la Ley General para la Prevención y Gestión Integral de los Residuos (LGPGIR) con el objetivo de incluir el coprocesamiento como un método
- [Memoria GAIA América Latina y el Caribe 2020](https://www.no-burn.org/memoria-gaia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2020/): El sello indeleble del 2020 fue la pandemia, que particularmente expuso las desigualdades existentes en este mundo, al afectar de manera mucho más rápida y dramática a nuestras regiones del sur. La pandemia se ha convertido en otra señal inequívoca de la urgencia con la que necesitamos que ocurran los cambios estructurales urgentes por los
- [La cementera Lafarge ubicada en Montcada llega a su fin tras serio revés legal](https://www.no-burn.org/la-cementera-lafarge-ubicada-en-montcada-llega-a-su-fin-tras-serio-reves-legal/): Operations by the cement company Lafarge located in Montcada comes to an end after legal setback Image caption: Participating organizations during the Second International Meeting against Incineration and for Zero Waste in 2015 came together to protest in front of the cement company Lafarge. The citizen group that has fought widely against the cement
- [Proyecto Unwrapped: herramientas para exponer los riesgos a la salud de los envases plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/proyecto-unwrapped-herramientas-para-exponer-los-riesgos-a-la-salud-de-los-envases-plasticos/): UNWRAPPED es un proyecto del que GAIA ha participado activamente y que tiene como objetivo crear conciencia en todo el mundo sobre los riesgos para la salud humana que plantean los plásticos y otros materiales de envasado de alimentos. En el marco del proyecto, se desarrollaron herramientas que ilustran dichos riesgos. Las 9 cartillas informativas que
- [Mesoamérica, un nicho de conflictos, luchas y esperanzas](https://www.no-burn.org/mesoamerica-un-nicho-de-conflictos-luchas-y-esperanzas/): Cuestiones tan fundamentales como aire limpio, derechos humanos y trabajo digno se contraponen en Mesoamérica cuando enfrentados a los residuos. En la región se concentran decenas de propuestas de incineración de residuos domiciliarios—un proceso que contamina y hace daño al clima y a la salud — tanto en instalaciones que pretenden construirse como en cementeras
- [Los y las recicladores, agentes ambientales contra el Cambio Climático y por Basura Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/los-y-las-recicladores-agentes-ambientales-contra-el-cambio-climatico-y-por-basura-cero/): Ver y descargar aquí: infografia Los y las recicladores
- [VIDEOS | Ruta del colibrí: audiencia de basurales a cielo abierto en Ecuador](https://www.no-burn.org/videos-ruta-del-colibri-audiencia-de-basurales-a-cielo-abierto-en-ecuador/): Caso 1: Santo Domingo de Tsachilas Caso 2: Otoncito Caso 3: Portoviejo
- [Infografía -  Convenio de Basilea: historia y desafíos](https://www.no-burn.org/infografia-convenio-de-basilea-historia-y-desafios/)
- [Reducción de plásticos: el caso de San Pedro La Laguna](https://www.no-burn.org/reduccion-de-plasticos-el-caso-de-san-pedro-la-laguna/): El Municipio de San Pedro La Laguna se ubica en el Departamento de Sololá, en Guatemala. De población indígena, Tzutuhil, es uno de los 14 municipios que integran la cuenca del Lago Atitlán, uno de los cuerpos de agua más bellos del país. En septiembre de 2016, el Alcalde Municipal tomó una propuesta ciudadana y
- [Incinerators in trouble](https://www.no-burn.org/incinerators-in-trouble/): As part of a series of projects planned to support and elevate grassroots efforts against trash incinerators in the U.S., GAIA released a factsheet on failing incinerators, featuring five key locations. Commerce Refuse-to-Waste Facility (CREF) in Commerce, CaliforniaHennepin Energy Resource Center (HERC) in Minneapolis, MinnesotaWheelabrator Baltimore (BRESCO) in Baltimore, MarylandSoutheast Resource Recovery in Long Beach,
- [Are Businesses Ready to Beat Plastic Pollution?](https://www.no-burn.org/are-businesses-ready-to-beat-plastic-pollution/): Millions of tonnes of plastic waste leaks into the world’s oceans every year. Though these are local, the problem of plastic production, waste generation, and plastic pollution is global. Global plastic production has increased steadily and has reached 320 million tonnes a year. Of the estimated 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic produced since the 1950s, only
- [Fact Sheet: Chemical Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/fact-sheet-chemical-recycling/): Questions and Answers: Chemical Recycling Industry is now pushing for a new technological fix for plastic waste, called "chemical recycling." New proposals are popping up in Australia, the EU, Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand, and the U.S., increasingly supported by favorable legislation. While plastics-to-plastics (P2P) and plastics-to-fuel (PTF) facilities are in principle different, industry increasingly touts certain facilities
- [Chemical Recycling: Miracle Cure, or Snake Oil?](https://www.no-burn.org/chemical-recycling-miracle-cure-or-snake-oil/): By Claire Arkin, Communications Coordinator As people around the world call for an end to plastic pollution, the plastic and petrochemical industry has seized upon a silver bullet solution: chemical recycling, or “advanced recycling.” This older, failed technology has been dusted off and breathlessly promoted in industry circles as the answer to plastic pollution, but
- [Chemical Recycling: Distraction, Not Solution](https://www.no-burn.org/chemical-recycling-distraction-not-solution/): GAIA has released a new technical analysis authored by chemical engineers Dr. Andrew Neil Rollinson and Dr. Jumoke Oladejo. The report reveals that chemical recycling is polluting, energy intensive, and has a track record of technical failures. The plastic pollution problem is getting out of control, with the plastic industry planning on drastically increasing production
- [Africa Plastic Policy Map](https://www.no-burn.org/africa-plastic-policy-map/): Plastic pollution is a major threat to human health and environmental sustainability. Government policies that restrict plastic production is one way we can tackle this issue. Africa has made incredible strides in the fight against plastic, while not all bans on plastic have been effectively enforced, countries like Rwanda and Kenya have championed strong enforcement
- [All Talk and No Recycling: An Investigation of the U.S. "Chemical Recycling" Industry](https://www.no-burn.org/all-talk-and-no-recycling-an-investigation-of-the-u-s-chemical-recycling-industry/): Amid overwhelming plastic pollution and an exponential rise in plastic production, the fossil fuel industry has touted chemical or "advanced" recycling as a solution to the plastic crisis. However, a new report by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) reveals that what industry in the U.S. calls “advanced recycling” is largely the opposite— turning
- [US Legislation Alert: American Chemistry Council's Effort to Push "Plastic-to-fuel" Bills](https://www.no-burn.org/us-legislation-alert-american-chemistry-councils-effort-to-push-plastic-to-fuel-bills/): In 2017-2020, the plastics and chemical industry, represented by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), led an effort to make legislative changes to statewide policies to promote pyrolysis or "plastic-to-fuel" (PTF). This strategy not only promotes a techno-fix with a history of technical and economic failures, it undermines the real solution to the plastic pollution crisis —
- [Fact Sheet: False solutions to the Plastic Pollution Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/fact-sheet-false-solutions-to-the-plastic-pollution-crisis/): As the global plastic pollution crisis continues to grow, so does industry hype around techno-fixes, including waste-to-energy incineration and chemical processing of plastic waste. Such downstream approaches create more problems and distract from the real imperatives, however, by emitting more pollutants and perpetuating overproduction of plastic. Real solutions to the plastic pollution crisis lie in:
- [Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Chemical Recycling – Ten concerns with existing life cycle assessments](https://www.no-burn.org/understanding-the-environmental-impacts-of-chemical-recycling-ten-concerns-with-existing-life-cycle-assessments/): This joint paper presents key findings from a review of some of the most commonly cited chemical recycling and recovery LCAs, which reveal major flaws and weaknesses regarding scientific rigour, data quality, calculation methods, and interpretations of the results. Available in English
- [Building Alliances to End Plastic Pollution in Kenya](https://www.no-burn.org/building-alliances-to-end-plastic-pollution-in-kenya/): Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of this century. In response to this, the Centre for Environmental Justice and Development (CEJAD) hosted various stakeholders in the waste management sector to form a unified stance on plastic pollution elimination.
- [5 Things Plastic Polluters Don't Want you to Know about Chemical Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/5things/): Imagine if we could solve plastic pollution with one miracle technology. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Here are 5 things plastic polluters don’t want you to know about chemical “recycling.” Produced in collaboration with Changing Markets Foundation and Zero Waste Europe. Animation by Miritte Ben Yitzchak.
- [Meet Our Members - Instituto Polis](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-instituto-polis/): Instituto Polis, Brazil: Defending the Right to the City The Polis Institute - Institute for Studies, Training and Advice on Social Policies - was created in 1987 by a group of civil society institutions, leaders of popular movements and organisations to promote local development in the construction of more just, sustainable and democratic cities. Through
- [Got Heart Shop: An Enterprise with a Heart](https://www.no-burn.org/business-unusual-got-heart-shop/): by Marlet Salazar Got Heart Shop has set its heart on helping micro-enterprises and the indigenous peoples. A social enterprise that curates local food and non-food products from their partners, the shop does not only provide a venue for farmers to sell their products but also assists them in developing what it calls "businesses that
- [GreenCare: From Family Farm to the Family Store](https://www.no-burn.org/business-unusual-greencare/): by Marlet D. Salazar It was a couple of advocacies that led to the founding of the family-owned GreenCare Organic store in Sri Lanka. The owners wanted to sell organic vegetables grown on their family’s farm and promote the Zero Waste principle. Udara Rathnayake, the co-founder of GreenCare, said that the store or supermarket which
- [Enviu: Normalizing Sustainability](https://www.no-burn.org/business-unusual-enviu/): by Johanna Poblete How do you create positive change and a more inclusive world? Start by supporting sustainable ventures, Anne Poggenpohl shared, a venture builder at Enviu. To date, Enviu has grown 18 world-changing companies in the Netherlands, Kenya, India, Chile, and Indonesia. “When we founded Enviu in 2004, our dream was the same as
- [Achieving Climate Justice and Ocean Health with Education](https://www.no-burn.org/achieving-climate-justice-and-ocean-health-with-education/): The Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) and the Centre for Coastal Management (CCM) joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Oceans Day, on the 8th of June 2021, with a call on individuals, organisations, industries and world leaders to protect world oceans.
- [ADB draft energy policy](https://www.no-burn.org/adb-draftenergypolicy/): The ADB plays a critical role in this historic period of greater need for development finance in the transition to a green, just and resilient future for the region. As ADB and governments are pursuing COVID-19-related stimulus and recovery initiatives, it is increasingly important to factor in economic and social costs so solutions that are
- [Meet Our Members - Zéro Déchet Sénégal](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-zero-dechet-senegal/): Zéro Déchet Sénégal Interview with Farima Tidjani, Zéro Déchet Sénégal’s Vice President of International Relations Brief history of Zéro Déchet Sénégal? The organization was formally established in March 2018, by Charlotte Spinazé (former president of Zéro Déchet Sénégal) when she gave birth to her first baby and realized the overconsumption in her baby's world. She
- [Break Free from Single Use Plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/zerowastehimalaya-zero-waste-events/): Zero Waste events - One of the best ways to beat plastic pollution at an organizational and community level Contributed by Abishek Pradhan (Zero Waste Himalaya) A report by the United Nations Environment Program says, 'Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute, while 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used
- [On the front lines of zero waste islands - ’Taka ni mali designers’](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-islands-kenya/): At least eight million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans every year. Floating plastic debris is currently the most abundant item of marine litter. To address this plastic menace, the Centre for Environmental Justice and Development (CEJAD) has partnered with the Wasini Island and Shimoni community to establish a demonstration centre for plastic reuse, recovery, and recycling.
- [Instituto Polis, Brasil: por la defensa del derecho a la ciudad](https://www.no-burn.org/instituto-polis-brasil-por-la-defensa-del-derecho-a-la-ciudad/): El Instituto Polis - Instituto de Estudios, Formación y Asesoramiento en Políticas Sociales - fue creado en 1987 por un conjunto de instituciones de la sociedad civil, líderes de movimientos populares y organizaciones para promover el desarrollo local en la construcción de ciudades más justas, sostenibles y democráticas. A través de la investigación, formación y
- [GAIA-BFFP Asia Pacific Media Fellowship](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-bffp-asia-pacific-media-fellowship/): GAIA-BFFP Asia Pacific Media Fellowship reaches out to key media professionals and creates awareness on environmental issues rarely covered by the media.
- [Resilience in the midst of turbulent circumstances:](https://www.no-burn.org/covid-19-relief-in-drc/): One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced a resurgence of infections and dramatic loss of human life, as a result of a third wave that colossally hit many Africa countries in the past months.
- [Climate education, for a better tomorrow](https://www.no-burn.org/climate-education-for-a-better-tomorrow/): Zero Waste Tunisia (ZWT) believes that environmental education, more specifically climate education, is essential to mitigate climate change and ensure a sustainable future. Ignoring climate change and keeping the 'business as usual' approach has caused irreversible changes to our world, which we have witnessed over the past century. It is time to think and act differently!
- [Declaración pública en repudio al asesinato de Rodrigo Morales, activista mexicano](https://www.no-burn.org/declaracion-publica-en-repudio-al-asesinato-de-rodrigo-morales-activista-mexicano/): (English below) 6 de septiembre, 2021. Las organizaciones firmantes manifestamos nuestro total repudio por el asesinato de Rodrigo Morales Vázquez cometido el jueves 2 de septiembre en Cuernavaca, capital de Morelos en México. Desde 2008 Rodrigo fue un férreo opositor al funcionamiento del tiradero de Loma de Mejía, a cargo de la firma PASA, responsables
- [Meet Our Members - Minnesota Environmental Justice Table](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-minnesota-environmental-justice-table/): Minnesota Environmental Justice Table We caught up with GAIA US member, Akira Yano, Community Organizer with the Minnesota Environmental Justice Table. Learn more about the transformative work they’re doing in the state to transition away from waste incineration and towards a zero waste future! What are your main ongoing campaigns (please describe)? The main campaign
- [Meet Our Members - The Centre for Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-the-centre-for-environmental-justice/): Championing environmental rights in Sri Lanka: The Centre for Environmental Justice Interview with Indika Rajapaksha by Rohini Malur of Hasiru Dula The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ)’s vision is quite straightforward: “Justice for all.” And for over 15 years, the organisation has proven its commitment to its vision and goals. From addressing deforestation
- [](https://www.no-burn.org/cop26demands/): To all Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), As your government starts to solidify its nationally determined contributions (NDC’s) in line with the Paris Agreement, it is important to avoid some misleading measures masquerading as climate solutions under the framework of net zero. The burning of
- [](https://www.no-burn.org/cop26demands-es/): A todas las partes del Convenio Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (UNFCCC) A medida que cada país consolide las Contribuciones Determinadas a Nivel Nacional (NDC, por sus siglas en inglés) en línea con el Acuerdo de París, urge evitar algunas medidas equívocas que se disfrazan de soluciones
- [](https://www.no-burn.org/cop26demands-por/): Para todas as partes da Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre Mudanças Climáticas (UNFCCC), À medida que seu governo começa a solidificar as contribuições determinadas a nível nacional (NDC's) em consonância com o Acordo de Paris, é importante evitar algumas medidas enganosas disfarçadas de soluções climáticas no âmbito do net zero. A
- [TOKO ORGANIS: From Research to Pioneering Zero Waste Store](https://www.no-burn.org/toko-organis-from-research-to-pioneering-zero-waste-store/): by Salve Canale Bandung, Indonesia, home of the non-profit Yayasan Pengembangan Biosains dan Bioteknologi (YPBB), one of the pioneering Zero Waste organizations in Indonesia, is also home to Zero Waste stores. Refill centers, bulk stores, and organic stores dot the area. Pioneering of these stores is YPBB’s very own, Toko Organis (organic shop). Established in
- [BAREPACK: Building A Reusable System](https://www.no-burn.org/barepack-building-a-reusable-system/): By Marlet Salazar Coming from a career in fashion and graphic design, Roxane Uzureau introduced in 2019 a novel food delivery idea—a membership-based service wherein customers can order their food in reusable containers using an app. Wanting to embrace the local culture but struggling with the disposable packaging and vast amount of waste from the
- [Plásticos: un enfoque basado en los derechos humanos](https://www.no-burn.org/plasticos-un-enfoque-basado-en-los-derechos-humanos/): Fuente: CIEL Un nuevo informe del relator especial de la ONU sobre tóxicos y derechos humanos, Marcos Orellana, deja claro que todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos desde la extracción a la producción, el transporte, uso y eliminación, representa una amenaza para el disfrute de los derechos humanos. Ya sea mediante aditivos tóxicos,
- [El plan climático de Chile de cara a la COP-26 aborda el tema de los residuos, pero con pasos en falso y oportunidades perdidas, según informe](https://www.no-burn.org/ndcchile_cop26/): 25 de octubre, 2021 El plan climático de Chile de cara a la COP-26 aborda el tema de los residuos, pero con pasos en falso y oportunidades perdidas, según informe Organizaciones civiles de Chile firman una carta abierta junto a más de 70 países donde se exige el cese de quemas y vertederos y pasar
- [Africa Climate Week](https://www.no-burn.org/africa-climate-week/): Opinion by Lorraine Chiponda, Zimbabwe As we are approaching the 26th meeting of governments under the banner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, Scotland in November, we reflect on a dismal record of inaction by governments to take bold climate justice action and to hold themselves and corporates accountable
- [Show Solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives](https://www.no-burn.org/show-solidarity-with-the-movement-for-black-lives/): Dear Friends, The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN is a horrific act of police brutality in a long history of horrific violence against Black, people of color, and indigenous people in America. The state continues to systemically murder, surveil, incarcerate, pollute, and otherwise harm the bodies and psyches of Black, POC, and indigenous
- [Did our Tingi Culture Pave the Way for Plastic Sachets?](https://www.no-burn.org/did-our-tingi-culture-pave-the-way-for-plastic-sachets/): By Sherma E Benosa In his essay, “A Heritage of Smallness,” National Artist for Literature, Nick Joaquin, wrote: “Enterprise for the Filipino is small stall: the sari-sari… Commerce for the Filipino is the smallest degree of retail: the tingi. What most astonishes foreigners in the Philippines is that this is a country, perhaps the only
- [International groups condemn Australia's stealthy waste export plans](https://www.no-burn.org/international-groups-condemn-australias-stealthy-waste-export-plans/): The Australian Governments Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill is progressing through the Australian Parliament. The bill is designed to strengthen product stewardship laws and prevent the export of Australian waste in response to the international condemnation of waste dumping by OECD countries like Australia in the Asia Pacific region and to support a much needed Australian recycling
- [THAT LITTLE EXTRA: The Heart and Soul of Zero Waste Enterprises in Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/that-little-extra-the-heart-and-soul-of-zero-waste-enterprises-in-asia-pacific/): by Sherma E Benosa Once considered exclusive and primarily associated with privilege, Zero Waste stores have come a long way. Newer breeds of entrepreneurs have made it their mission to address this major criticism of Zero Waste stores being “too niche” by making them more accessible to the general public. But more importantly, these stores
- [Evolving Benchmarks for Zero Waste Businesses in Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/evolving-benchmarks-for-zero-waste-businesses-in-asia-pacific/): by Edel S. Garingan Getting into business is no walk in the park. It takes more than just putting your product in the market and expecting people to buy it. It is even harder if your business involves confronting culture, systems, and lifestyles—the very concerns of Zero Waste stores in Asia Pacific, especially during these
- [GAIA Asia Pacific launches Business Unusual: Enterprises paving the way to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/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. Meanwhile, small enterprises, many of them start-ups, have been showing how present and future sustainable alternative product delivery systems look like. The
- [WORKINGMUM: Empowering Period](https://www.no-burn.org/workingmum-empowering-period/): by Beryl Tranco Periods are challenging. Besides the menstrual cramps that some women experience during this time of the month, single-use napkins that many women use to maintain their hygiene are also polluting the environment. But these disposable napkins are products of the modern world’s fixation on convenience. Women just a few decades back used
- [AMGU: A Small Step for Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/amgu-a-small-step-for-zero-waste/): by Framelia Anonas “Little steps will go a long way.” This is what Rangi Jory Madarang, or simply Ranj, always reminds herself as she and her business partner Ivy Jane Sumabong strive to influence people with their Zero Waste advocacy through their store called “Amgu” located in Cebu City, Philippines. In this generation that lives
- [Going BACK TO THE BASICS to Move Forward](https://www.no-burn.org/going-back-to-the-basics-to-move-forward/): by Georgina Ortiz It is a project close to their hearts, their proverbial dream-come-true. And those familiar with their story would even dare to say that the whole Back to Basics Ecostore idea is aligned with the stars. After all, the initials of the BtB’s five founders—Tanya Conlu, Abi Aguilar, Kate Galido, Arnie Cancio, and
- [SLOWOOD: One Zero Waste Step at a Time](https://www.no-burn.org/slowood-one-zero-waste-step-at-a-time/): by Margaux Ortiz Fabreag The seed was first planted in a rural village in New Zealand, where Slowood founders Dora Lam and Kai Chan had stayed during a trip there. In that small village, they experienced firsthand how to live with nature harmoniously and to practice sustainable living—a concept which had initially astonished them. “New
- [LIPAY MUNDO: Time to #DoTheSwitch](https://www.no-burn.org/lipay-mundo-time-to-dotheswitch/): by Beryl Tranco After a year of waiting for someone else to open a Zero Waste store in Dumaguete City, Philippines, Eula Rae Libo-on turned her dream of owning a Zero Waste store into reality. Together with her two closest friends, she invested in something that could possibly impact her community and the future generations.
- [WALA USIK: Zero Waste Sari-Sari Stores](https://www.no-burn.org/wala-usik-zero-waste-sari-sari-stores/): by Beryl Tranco Sari-sari or neighborhood stores are the go-to for most Filipinos for their daily necessities. By selling products in small quantities, sari-sari stores enable households with a meager income to purchase their needs for the day. Sadly, these neighborhood stores also serve as a major point of sale for problematic products. Most of
- [SIERREZA: Connecting with People](https://www.no-burn.org/sierreza-connecting-with-people/): by Salve Canale “They now hope, have higher self-esteem, and they have developed confidence. They used not to have dreams for themselves, now they do,” Che Abrigo said about the indigenous farmers in the mountainous parts of the provinces of Rizal and Tarlac in the Philippines who inspired the livelihood initiative she started in 2016
- [7-9 GREEN STORE: Transforming Shoppers](https://www.no-burn.org/7-9-green-store-transforming-shoppers/)
- [JuanaZero, the community’s Zero Waste Hero](https://www.no-burn.org/juanazero-the-communitys-zero-waste-hero/): by Margaux Ortiz Fabreag While it has been said that imitation is the best form of flattery, JuanaZero’s Mary Grace Draper sees replication as the best manifestation of victory. Mary Grace knew that JuanaZero, the Zero Waste shop of Mother Earth Foundation (MEF), was one step closer to achieving its goal of making more people
- [SALIN PH and THE REFILLERY: Refill is the Way](https://www.no-burn.org/salin-ph-and-the-refillery-refill-is-the-way/): by Marlet Salazar The tingi or retail economy has been blamed for the proliferation of plastic sachets in the market. These two Philippine initiatives show that retail without plastic sachets is not only possible; they are the way. Salin PH: Mobile Retail Store The desire to debunk the myth that going Zero Waste is expensive
- [OLD MANILA ECO-MARKET: Building Zero Waste Communities](https://www.no-burn.org/old-manila-eco-market-building-zero-waste-communities/): Facebook Instagram ___________________ This article is part of the book, BUSINESS UNUSUAL: Enterprises paving the way to Zero Waste, a collection of feature articles on select enterprises in Asia Pacific that practice and promote Zero Waste principles. Published by Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, the publication may be downloaded for free at no-burn.org/business-unusual
- [NUDE: Bare Essentials](https://www.no-burn.org/nude-bare-essentials/): “Our prices are comparable to, if not better than, supermarket prices, which helps our customers go Zero Waste without burning a hole in their pockets…The fact that you don’t need to buy pre-packaged quantities allows you to dictate exactly how much you need to consume and spend,” Cheryl said. According to Cheryl, finding quality products
- [Zambia’s First National Symposium for Waste Pickers on Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/zambias-first-national-symposium-for-waste-pickers-on-plastic-pollution/): Centre for Zero Waste & Development in Africa (CZWDA) and Citizens Environmental & Social Concern (CESCo) held a joint national symposium for waste pickers on plastic pollution. The event which was held on 22 October, was the first national symposium for waste pickers in Lusaka, Zambia.
- [Bredasdorp: An Exciting Journey to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/bredasdorp-an-exciting-journey-to-zero-waste/): The Cape Agulhas Municipality and the Zero Waste Association of South Africa (ZWASA) have embarked on an innovative Zero Organic Waste to Landfill Pilot Project in Bredasdorp, a small town located in the Western Cape of South Africa, with the ambitious goal to divert 100% of organic waste from the landfill by the year 2027.
- [Call to Suspend the Asian Development Bank’s Board Deliberations on the Energy Policy 2021](https://www.no-burn.org/call-to-suspend-the-asian-development-banks-board-deliberations-on-the-energy-policy-2021/): We, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives-Asia Pacific, strongly urge the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank to conduct a more rigorous examination of the final revised version of the ADB Energy Policy (R-Paper).
- [Casos de Basura Cero: Pune, India. Los Recicladores Abren el Camino hacia Basura Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/casos-de-basura-cero-pune-india-los-recicladores-abren-el-camino-hacia-basura-cero/)
- [Nuevos estudios de caso muestran exitosas experiencias de Basura Cero en Europa](https://www.no-burn.org/nuevos-estudios-de-caso-muestran-exitosas-experiencias-de-basura-cero-en-europa/): Algunos de los aspectos más destacados de estos estudios de caso son: La ciudad italiana de Capannori fue la primera ciudad de Europa que se comprometió a alcanzar la meta de Basura Cero. Se ha logrado alcanzar el 82% de los residuos sólidos urbanos recogidos selectivamente y una reducción del 39% entre 2006 y 2011.Cuando
- [Mumbai, India - Plantas de biogás operadas por recicladores como solución descentralizada](https://www.no-burn.org/mumbai-india-plantas-de-biogas-operadas-por-recicladores-como-solucion-descentralizada/): El rapido crecimiento de Mumbai, su alta densidad y gran tamaño presentan desafios significativos a su sistema de gestion de los residuos. La enorme cantidad de residuos que se genera en la ciudad hace tentadora la utilizacion de “soluciones” tecnologicas a gran escala. Sin embargo, el enfoque opuesto, una gestion de los residuos altamente descentralizada
- [La Pintana, Chile - Priorizando la recuperación de residuos vegetales](https://www.no-burn.org/la-pintana-chile-priorizando-la-recuperacion-de-residuos-vegetales/): La comuna de La Pintana, ubicada en Chile, descubrió que a través del reciclaje de la porción más grande de residuos –frutas, vegetales y restos de poda- ahorraba dinero, producía compost y reducía las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Fue muy barato iniciar el programa y ha crecido sistemáticamente por 8 años, a través
- [Alianza Basura Cero Chile llega a más de 120 municipalidades, personas naturales y organizaciones en el marco de proyecto “Propuesta de Ordenanza Basura Cero”](https://www.no-burn.org/alianza-basura-cero-chile-llega-a-mas-de-120-municipalidades-personas-naturales-y-organizaciones-en-el-marco-de-proyecto-propuesta-de-ordenanza-basura-cero/): [Article in English below] \r\n\r\nDurante el 2020, integrantes de la Alianza Basura Cero Chile redactaron la “Propuesta de Ordenanza Basura Cero” junto con un Documento complementario, con el objetivo de apoyar la gestión municipal, promoviendo y facilitando la implementación de la estrategia Basura Cero con un modelo de instrumento legal. Esta herramienta busca que los
- [Miembros fundadores: Shahriar Hossain, ESDO](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-fundadores-shahriar-hossain-esdo/): Este mes, hace 20 años, un grupo de activistas provenientes de diferentes partes del mundo tuvieron una visión común: crear una red de base interregional para detener la amenaza de la incineración y construir un futuro justo y sin residuos. A lo largo de este mes de diciembre, compartiremos las historias de miembros fundadores de
- [New analysis reveals zero waste certification standards legitimizing harmful environmental practices](https://www.no-burn.org/new-analysis-reveals-zero-waste-certification-standards-legitimizing-harmful-environmental-practices/): For Immediate Release January 22, 2019, 10AM Pacific Standard Time Contact: Claire Arkin, Campaign and Communications Associate, GAIA claire@no-burn.org, 510-883-9490 ext: 111 San Francisco, Jan. 9, 2019 – Today, environmental justice nonprofit, GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) released an analysis detailing eight zero waste certification programs that evaluate businesses’ recovery and disposal practices. The
- [Green groups to Nestlé: “Own up, pay up, clean up your act!”](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-to-nestle-own-up-pay-up-clean-up-your-act/): MANILA, Philippines (April 10, 2019) — A day before Nestlé’s Annual General Meeting, over a hundred activists belonging to the global #breakfreefromplastic movement trooped to Nestlé’s Philippine headquarters today to demand accountability for their role in abetting the country’s plastic pollution crisis. NOTES: Last year, brand audits led by Break Free From Plastic member organizations
- [Our Care for Waste Workers](https://www.no-burn.org/our-care-for-waste-workers/): Contributed by Iwut Wulandari, YPBB - Indonesia Who makes sure your home's waste is managed, so you don't have to litter or burn trash that can produce toxic gases that are harmful to you? It is the waste workers. They make sure that our waste is collected and, even better, quite a lot of them
- [Zero Waste dreams in Hoi An](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-dreams-in-hoi-an/): By Le Thi Trang, GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre (GreenViet) Hoi An City and Cu Lao Cham Island have been well known for starting the first plastic-free movement in VietNam in 2009. Its slogans such as “Cu Lao Cham Says No to Plastic Bags” and “Carrying Basket to Market is in Style” have inspired neighboring provinces,
- [Stories of Resilience During Lockdown](https://www.no-burn.org/stories-of-resilience-during-lockdown/): Kumudha, an informal waste worker who operated the DWCC in Ward 177, created awareness videos about the effects of irresponsible disposal of PPE on workers with clear instructions on proper disposal of PPE and other potentially infectious materials to educate the citizens around her area who regularly gave waste to her. Her awareness videos went
- [Rwanda now seen as Global Leader in the fight to end plastic waste](https://www.no-burn.org/93789-2/): In contrast to polluting approaches like “waste-to-energy” incinerators and landfills, since 2004, Rwanda began a process of carrying out national bans to reduce the consumption and manufacturing of single-use plastic in the country. The adverse health and environmental effects of plastic pollution is one of the most pressing issues of this time.
- [Italy and the EU must take back waste dumped in Tunisia Now](https://www.no-burn.org/italy-must-take-back-waste-dumped-in-tunisia/): Environmental groups: further delay is unacceptable Photo credits: Réseau Tunisie Verte Tunis, Rome and Brussels, 3 May 2021 – Forty-four Tunisian, Italian, European and international environmental groups have demanded today that Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius cease delay and order the immediate return of Italian municipal waste illegally shipped to
- [Press Statement on the 54th ADB Annual Governors’ Meeting](https://www.no-burn.org/press-statement-on-the-54th-adb-annual-governors-meeting/): 07 May 2021 Background. Asia’s leading development financial institution, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), held its 54th ADB Annual Government Meeting on 3-5 May 2021 to discuss priority investments and critical issues affecting the region, such as climate change, post-pandemic recovery, and environmental sustainability. The annual meeting, which serves as a policy-setting space, convenes representatives
- [Press Statement on ADB Energy Policy draft](https://www.no-burn.org/press-statement-on-adb-energy-policy-draft/): 12 May 2021 The Global Alliance on Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific welcomes the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) rapid phaseout of coal towards a low-carbon transition in the region, as stated in its draft Energy Policy. It is a victory for environmental and social justice advocates and affected communities worldwide. Yet, we believe that the
- [NO TRASH TALK: Unmasking ADB’s proposed energy policy as a greenwashed plan toward a low-carbon future](https://www.no-burn.org/no-trash-talk/): 10 June 2021 - In line with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual Asia Clean Energy Forum in June 14-17 in which waste incinerators aka Waste-to-Energy (WtE) figures prominently as a renewable source of energy and a solution to a low-carbon future in its released draft Energy Policy, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
- [Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2021 Energy Policy Consultation Decline Statement](https://www.no-burn.org/asia-clean-energy-forum-acef-2021-energy-policy-consultation-decline-statement/): 15 June 2021 YONGPING ZHAI Chief of Energy Sector Group Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC) Asian Development Bank Dear Dr. Zhai, Congratulations on convening this virtual Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2021 amid challenging conditions related to the ongoing pandemic. In this context, we write to raise specific concerns after having been informed
- [New report finds that in five major US cities, 64% of plastic collected is not recyclable](https://www.no-burn.org/5cities-pr/): Cities can #BreakFreeFromPlastic by banning non-recyclable plastic and ending waste incineration. July 28, 2021--Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has released a report analyzing the challenges of recycling plastic in five major U.S. cities, closing out Plastic Free July. Today, solid waste disposal costs cities and residents - with their health and their pocketbooks. The
- [GAIA Joins International Civil Society to Call for COP 26 Postponement](https://www.no-burn.org/postponecop26/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 September, 2021 GAIA Joins International Civil Society to Call for COP 26 Postponement Manchester, UK–GAIA joins international civil society in calling on the UK Government and the UNFCCC Bureau to postpone COP 26 until they can ensure a genuinely inclusive and safe summit. The historical inequities in terms of access to
- [Dousing the flames and exposing the facts GAIA Asia Pacific and Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance reveals the truth on Waste Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/dousing-the-flames-and-exposing-the-facts-gaia-asia-pacific-and-vietnam-zero-waste-alliance-reveals-the-truth-on-waste-incineration/): September 15, 2021 – In a media briefing exclusive for Vietnam journalists, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific and the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance (VZWA) launched a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video revealing uncomfortable truths about waste incineration, also known as Waste-to-Energy incinerators. Featuring distinguished professor and environmental scientist, Dr. Jorge Emmanuel,
- [A milestone worth celebrating: Apo Island is PH's first Zero Waste Island Barangay](https://www.no-burn.org/a-milestone-worth-celebrating-apo-island-is-phs-first-zero-waste-island/): 18 September 2021, Philippines--After a year of successfully sustaining its Zero Waste efforts, Apo Island—a barangay (village) in Dauin municipality in Negros Oriental, Philippines—is now tagged as the county’s 1st Zero Waste Island Barangay. "The community is proud of what they have achieved in their first year of adopting Zero Waste system and practices," said
- [Vietnam’s Climate Plan Ahead of COP-26 Seriously Undermined by Waste-Burning Schemes, Report Finds](https://www.no-burn.org/vietnams-climate-plan-ahead-of-cop-26-seriously-undermined-by-waste-burning-schemes-report-finds/): Vietnamese Civil Society Organization Joins Groups in Over 70 Countries in Open Letter Demanding Leaders Stop Burning and Dumping and Transition to a Just Circular Economy Hanoi, Vietnam– An analysis published today by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) finds that while Vietnam is embracing several waste reduction strategies in its climate plans, its
- [Trick or Treat: Nightmare of Plastic Pollution Haunts Top Corporate Polluters](https://www.no-burn.org/trick-or-treat-nightmare-of-plastic-pollution-haunts-top-corporate-polluters/): Top corporate plastic polluters told: "Own up, pay up, clean up your act!" MANILA, Philippines (October 30, 2017) – Green groups belonging to the #breakfreefromplastic movement today went trick-or-treating at the headquarters of top corporations responsible for plastic pollution in Freedom Island on Manila Bay. Instead of asking for treats, the groups, accompanied by “plastic
- [International Zero Waste Cities Conference 2019](https://www.no-burn.org/international-zero-waste-cities-conference-2019/): Organized by GAIA and Consumers’ Association of Penang Hosted by Seberang Perai Municipal Council 14-15 October 2019 | Penang, Malaysia Zero Waste challenges the “take-make-waste” mode, focusing on collective responsibility and waste prevention. To date, more than 25 cities across the region have established Zero Waste models, showcasing innovations in source separation, organics management, materials
- [A Global Waste Shell Game:  "Returned" Illegal Waste Shipments from U.S., Diverted from Indonesia to other Asian Countries](https://www.no-burn.org/a-global-waste-shell-game-returned-illegal-waste-shipments-from-u-s-diverted-from-indonesia-to-other-asian-countries/): 28 October 2019 – Jakarta, Indonesia. In what environmental watchdogs are calling a global pollution shell game, Indonesian officials have been caught approving re-exports of illegal U.S. waste shipments to other Asian countries instead of returning them to the U.S. as promised. Instead of being returned to their senders, the waste containers have been diverted
- [Green groups to DENR: Stop being an apologist for the  plastics industry!](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-to-denr-stop-being-an-apologist-for-the-plastics-industry/): Plastic Monster-in-the-box installations delivered at the DENR headquarters Quezon City, Philippines (November 14, 2019) — Environmental groups belonging to the global #breakfreefromplastic movement today delivered monstrous plastic installations at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to expose the agency’s hypocritical and pro-industry stance on plastic pollution. Representatives of environmental organizations Ecowaste Coalition, Greenpeace
- [Green groups question Government’s sinister moves to lift the ban on incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-question-governments-sinister-moves-to-lift-the-ban-on-incineration/): (Quezon City, Philippines, December 16, 2019)— Environment groups today lambasted the Philippine government’s moves to lift the anti-incineration provisions of the Clean Air Act and Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. On November 13, the bills amending these laws passed at the committee level in Congress to make way for thermal waste-to-energy facilities, which are essentially
- [WTE or WOE? An Academic Forum on Solutions to the Philippine Waste Problem](https://www.no-burn.org/wte-or-woe-an-academic-forum-on-solutions-to-the-philippine-waste-problem/): Amendments to Philippine Clean Air Act are under deliberation in Congress. A huge percentage of Congressmen wants it repealed to re-allow waste incineration in the country and once and for all remove the national ban. To date, the Philippines is the only country in the world that has a ban on incineration. This move is
- [Solidarity and care in the middle of this pandemic](https://www.no-burn.org/solidarity-and-care-in-the-middle-of-this-pandemic/): Dear GAIA members, Given the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19 pandemic, the GAIA coordination team wants to let you know that we care greatly about your safety and we are monitoring the situation as best we can. We have taken several precautionary measures to protect the health of staff, members and our loved ones, such
- [COVID heroes from India](https://www.no-burn.org/covid-heroes-from-india/): Videos by Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group At the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, Chintan responded by raising funds to help waste pickers in Delhi, India. They distributed over 2000+ ration kits in 23 worst hit areas of Delhi, reaching almost 12,500 individuals. The work continues and it will not be possible without the
- [Meet the Zero Waste bloggers from Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-the-zero-waste-bloggers-from-indonesia/): Donny, who frequently writes about his travels, showed his readers how he started home composting using biopore holes. Amir also tried his hand on managing organic waste using a composter bucket. Bandung resident Benawati felt inspired to join the competition, knowing that her city is considered as one of the Zero Waste Cities models
- [Say NO to Dow's Dirty Energy Bag!](https://www.no-burn.org/say-no-to-dows-dirty-energy-bag/): We all know that single-use plastics are a big problem: they crowd our landfills, pollute our waterways, and are a contributor to toxic pollution when burned. When it comes to throwaway plastics, the good news is, we don’t need them in the first place! The bad news is, the plastic industry wants to continue producing
- [Zero Waste from Dream to Reality in the Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-from-dream-to-reality-in-the-philippines/): Planning for the Future As is typical for a fast-growing city, non-biodegradable packaging and products have become a part of everyday life in Alaminos. In recent years, non-recyclable products have spread, their problematic effects compounded by a large tourist population that brings in and disposes plastic packaging. Until recently, waste was managed almost wholly by
- [Wastepickers run biogas plants in Mumbai, India](https://www.no-burn.org/wastepickers-run-biogas-plants-in-mumbai-india/): The Indian Municipal Solid Waste Rules of 2000 require source separation of waste and prohibit landfilling of biodegradable waste, but there is no formal recycling or composting program in Mumbai. There is, however, a thriving informal recycling economy. A large percentage of dry recyclables—meaning paper, plastic, metals, and glass—are recycled by waste pickers. This recycling
- [Europe's Best Recycling and Prevention Program](https://www.no-burn.org/europes-best-recycling-and-prevention-program/): The first plan for vegetable, fruit, and garden (VFG) waste, developed between 1991 and 1995, led to the creation of the non-profit Flemish compost organization, VLACO. VLACO encourages organic waste prevention, promotes composting at all levels, certifies compost, and operates as a reference and assistance entity on organic waste materials. Organic materials are treated through
- [Zero Waste Tunisia](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-tunisia/): Interview with Insaf Ben Rehouma by Carissa Marnce Insaf is a Hydraulic engineer, interested in hydraulic resources management and environment protection. She is the founder of Zero Waste Tunisia and aims to steer the female headed organisation to be among the environmental pioneers. Brief history of Zero Waste Tunisia? Zero Waste Tunisia was established in
- [SPANISH - Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales (RADA)](https://www.no-burn.org/spanish-red-de-accion-por-los-derechos-ambientales-rada/): Entrevista con Alejandra Parra by Camila Aguilera Alejandra es bióloga en gestión de recursos naturales y máster en planificación regional de la Universidad de Otago, es una de las fundadoras de la RADA y ha participado activamente en instancias internacionales de GAIA y en la formación de la Alianza Basura Cero Chile. La RADA desarrolla
- [Scientific Consensus on Chemicals in Food Packaging Leads Environmental and Public Health Groups Around the World to Declare Global Health Threat](https://www.no-burn.org/scientific-consensus-on-chemicals-in-food-packaging-leads-environmental-and-public-health-groups-around-the-world-to-declare-global-health-threat/): PRESS RELEASE: Scientific Consensus on Chemicals in Food Packaging Leads Environmental and Public Health Groups Around the World to Declare Global Health Threat Groups call for policymakers to protect families’ health by phasing out toxic chemicals from food packaging and mandating safe, reusable alternatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 1:00 am GMT Today, nearly 200
- [Thanking our waste pickers and workers in time of COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.no-burn.org/thanking-our-waste-pickers-and-workers-in-time-of-covid-19-pandemic/): By Edel S. Garingan, GAIA Resource Mobilization Associate for Asia and the Pacific On December 20, 2019, amid the festivities and preparation for the holiday season, when people were already lining up in the malls to buy gifts and are musing about their menus for the special dinner and reunions, I found myself gazing at
- [Miembros fundadores: Huub Scheele, ZWE](https://www.no-burn.org/miembros-fundadores-huub-scheele-zwe/): Este mes, hace 20 años, un grupo de activistas provenientes de diferentes partes del mundo tuvieron una visión común: crear una red de base interregional para detener la amenaza de la incineración y construir un futuro justo y sin residuos. A lo largo de este mes de diciembre, compartiremos las historias de miembros fundadores de
- [4,4 millones de personas en Estados Unidos están expuestas a la contaminación de incineradores de residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/44-millones-de-personas-en-estados-unidos-estan-expuestas-a-la-contaminacion-de-incineradores-de-residuos/): El 79% de las plantas incineradoras están ubicadas en comunidades marginadas y de escasos recursos. Nueva York/Berkeley, Estados Unidos, mayo de 2019 – El centro de medio ambiente y diseño Tishman de The New School en la ciudad de Nueva York ha revelado por primera vez que aproximadamente 8 de 10 incineradores de residuos en
- [GAIA is Hiring a Communications, Marketing and Digital Strategy Consultant](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-is-hiring-a-communications-marketing-and-digital-strategy-consultant/): COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, AND DIGITAL STRATEGY CONSULTANT: CROSS-REGIONAL COVID RECOVERY + ZERO WASTE CAMPAIGN WHO WE ARE GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) is a worldwide alliance of more than 800 grassroots groups, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in over 90 countries whose ultimate vision is a just, toxic-free world without incineration. PROJECT OVERVIEW GAIA seeks a
- [Meet Our Members - Inland Ocean Coalition](https://www.no-burn.org/meet-our-members-inland-ocean-coalition/): A Conversation with Christine Evans and Vicki Goldstein of Inland Ocean Coalition Tell us more about the history of your organization! The Inland Ocean Coalition (IOC) is a grassroots network of individuals and communities across the country fighting for a healthy, sustainable, and just future on our ocean planet. The IOC builds chapters, leads campaigns,
- [Innovate, don’t Incinerate!  Environmental Justice Groups Call on Int’l finance Institutions to Support Zero Waste Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/innovate-dont-incinerate-environmental-justice-groups-call-on-intl-finance-institutions-to-support-zero-waste-solutions/): Bali, Indonesia, 12 Oct 2018 — Today, over 400 organizations and individuals in more than 50 countries called on international financial institutions (IFIs) meeting this week in Bali, Indonesia, to stop funding waste incinerators, and instead prioritize projects that focus on Zero Waste solutions. The call came ahead of the Global Infrastructure Forum on 13
- [Open Letter to Erik Solheim: UNEP Should Not Support Incineration in Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/open-letter-to-erik-solheim-unep-should-not-support-incineration-in-africa/): Monday, September 17, 2018 Mr. Erik Solheim United Nations Avenue, Gigiri PO Box 30552, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya cc: United Nations Environment Program Dear Erik Solheim, We were dismayed to see that the United Nations Environment has expressed its support for the controversial Reppie Waste-to-Energy Project. This misguided plan is setting the region on the wrong
- [Anything but Reduction: The American Chemistry Council's Empty "Circular Economy" Promises](https://www.no-burn.org/anything-but-reduction-the-american-chemistry-councils-empty-circular-economy-promises/): Wednesday, May 23, 2018--This month, the American Chemistry Council, representing the plastic producers most responsible for the plastic pollution crisis--Dow, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Procter & Gamble, Chemicals Division, among others-- has pledged to recycle or “recover” 100% of plastic packaging by 2040. First and foremost, we cannot wait until 2040.
- [GAIA Rejects Dangerous Reform of Buenos Aires Zero Waste Law](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-rejects-dangerous-reform-of-buenos-aires-zero-waste-law/): MAY 4, 2018 The Zero Waste Law of the City of Buenos Aires was approved in 2005, following a long and highly participatory process which included diverse sectors. Thanks to this process, the law was respected and loved by many, in spite of the lack of political will that it suffered during its implementation. The
- [Green groups question Palawan, DOE “waste-to-energy” deal; Warn LGUs on possible “waste-to-energy” scams](https://www.no-burn.org/green-groups-question-palawan-doe-waste-to-energy-deal-warn-lgus-on-possible-waste-to-energy-scams/): “The planned ‘waste-to-energy’ incinerator in Puerto Princesa is patently illegal under Philippine law,” said Ruel Cabili, WTE campaigner of EcoWaste Coalition. “It is a clear violation of the ban on incineration enshrined in the Clean Air Act. It also contravenes the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act which the government should be strengthening. Pursuing “waste-to-energy” incineration undermines segregation, recycling and
- [130+ Organizations Demand a Just Harvey Relief Effort](https://www.no-burn.org/130-organizations-demand-a-just-harvey-relief-effort/): NGO Statement on Fossil Fuels, Petrochemicals, and a Just Recovery from Hurricane Harvey September 21, 2017 We, the undersigned organizations stand in support and solidarity with the thousands of Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey and the hazardous chemical releases that followed. While the full extent of the damage to these communities will not be known
- [Broad Opposition to state money for burning waste](https://www.no-burn.org/broad-opposition-to-state-money-for-burning-waste/): UPDATE! (Dated June 16, 2017) Thank you all for your advocacy to help stop subsidization for incineration in California! In the spring, you helped defeat AB 655 by keeping the bill from moving out of committee. AB 655 would have given climate subsidies to the state's three waste burning incinerators. And just last week we learned
- [Fuera las incineradoras de la COP 31: la crisis climática no se resuelve quemando residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/fuera-las-incineradoras-de-la-cop-31-la-crisis-climatica-no-se-resuelve-quemando-residuos/): Declaración de GAIA ante la COP31: por qué la incineración agrava la crisis climática y la financiación climática debe apoyar la basura cero, no la quema.
- [Incinerators Out of COP31: The Climate Crisis Cannot Be Solved by Burning Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/incinerators-out-of-cop31-the-climate-crisis-cannot-be-solved-by-burning-waste/): GAIA's COP31 statement: why waste-to-energy incineration fuels the climate crisis, and why climate finance must fund zero waste, not burning.
- [Why Burning Plastic Won’t Solve the Plastic Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/burning-plastic-wont-solve-the-plastic-crisis/): Burning plastic releases dioxins, toxic gases and over 2 tonnes of CO2 per tonne burned. Here's why incineration isn't the answer to the plastic crisis.
- [Croissants, Geopolitics & Honest Brokers](https://www.no-burn.org/croissants-geopolitics-honest-brokers/): An African Reflection INC2 By Merrisa Naidoo Against the backdrop of one of the world’s most iconic towers, world leaders gathered in the French Capital from the 29th of May to the 2nd of June 2023 for the 2nd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC2) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic
- [Grün Fête: A celebration of music and the environment! ](https://www.no-burn.org/grun-fete-a-celebration-of-music-and-the-environment/): Greenish, our friends from Egypt rooted in environmental sustainability and creative community-empowered climate action, were the co-organisers of the apprising Grün Fête Festival, which took place from 22nd - 24th June 2023 at Al-Azhar park - Cairo, Egypt, where 5000+ people participated. Greenish is a foundation that aims to achieve sustainable development through interactive educational
- [Encuentro regional de GAIA en Lima: impulsando soluciones para un futuro basura cero y sin incineración](https://www.no-burn.org/encuentro-regional-de-gaia-en-lima-impulsando-soluciones-para-un-futuro-basura-cero-y-sin-incineracion/): En un momento donde la crisis climática y la contaminación por plástico son asuntos que hay que atender con urgencia, es crucial encontrar soluciones reales y locales para abordar estos desafíos ambientales que enfrentamos. En ese sentido, los miembros de GAIA, están a punto de celebrar su encuentro regional en Lima, Perú, desde el viernes
- [Chile | ¿La Ley REP se comenzó a escribir en las oficinas de la Asociación de Industriales del Plástico?](https://www.no-burn.org/chile-la-ley-rep-se-comenzo-a-escribir-en-las-oficinas-de-la-asociacion-de-industriales-del-plastico/): Por Alianza basura cero Chile15 de junio de 2023 Esa fue la afirmación de Magdalena Balcells, gerente general de ASIPLA, la Asociación de Industriales del Plástico en Chile, el 13 de junio de 2023. ¿Y a pito de qué? Divers@s actores fueron convocad@s a una reunión con representantes del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y de

## Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.no-burn.org/): Join GAIA, a global alliance advancing zero waste solutions, environmental justice, and a world free from waste pollution through community-led action.
- [Global Climate–Zero Waste Storytelling Day](https://www.no-burn.org/cop31-storytelling/): 1 DAY. 100 STORIES. 1 MILLION PEOPLE REACHED. Let’s show the world what zero waste climate action looks like. One day. Communities around the world. Stories that show what climate action looks like in practice. On October 23, GAIA is organizing a Global Climate-Zero Waste Storytelling Day — to showcase what zero waste and climate
- [Join the Global Week of Action to Stop Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/global-week-action-stop-incineration/): Communities worldwide are mobilizing to stop waste incineration this October 13–16. Explore the global map, join free events, and take action with GAIA.
- [Citizens’ Atlas: World Bank Group Fact Sheet](https://www.no-burn.org/citizens-atlas-world-bank-group-fact-sheet/): Citizens’ Atlas on False Climate and Circularity SolutionsIn Focus: World Bank Group GAIA Asia Pacific DOWNLOAD More Than Just Numbers The World Bank’s own financing footprint demands scrutiny. GAIA Asia Pacific’s Citizens’ Atlas on False Climate and Circularity Solutions assessed 59 World Bank Group projects from January 2015 to August 2026 and found: 42 out
- [GAIA Technical Guidance Series for Policymakers and Financiers on Zero Waste and Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/tech-guide-zerowaste-climate/): GAIA's technical guidance series on zero waste as climate action: financing zero waste, separation at source, and organics. Free reports for policymakers.
- [The Smokey Mountain Waste-to-Energy Project: Arrested development and environmental justice in urban Manila](https://www.no-burn.org/the-smokey-mountain-waste-to-energy-project-arrested-development-and-environmental-justice-in-urban-manila/): REPORT The Smokey Mountain Waste-to-Energy Project Arrested development and environmental justice in urban Manila GAIA Asia Pacific DOWNLOAD About the Report About the Publication This document shows the proposed ₱26-billion waste-to-energy incinerator in Tondo, Manila, threatens to deepen displacement, pollution, and injustice in a community long shaped by poverty, waste work, and grassroots resilience. It
- [GAIA ASIA PACIFIC’S SECOND REGIONAL ORGANICS CONGRESS](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-asia-pacifics-second-organics-congress-announcement/): GAIA Asia Pacific's 2nd Regional Organics Congress, 23–25 Sept 2026 in Jakarta. Zero waste solutions to cut methane from organic waste. Plenaries livestreamed.
- [Building Community Resilience and Green Jobs through Organic Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-business-models/): How Bandung, Durban, Accra, Buenos Aires and Quezon City turned organic waste into green jobs and methane cuts. Free zero waste case studies from GAIA.
- [ZWA](https://www.no-burn.org/zwa/)
- [Zero Waste Islands Framework](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-island-framework-publication-launch/): PUBLICATION Zero Waste Islands Framework PATHWAYS TOWARDS CIRCULARITY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR CIRCULAR AND RESILIENT ISLAND SYSTEMS GAIA Asia Pacific DOWNLOAD About the Publication Check Publication Highlights Key Highlights of the Publication Holistic System Integration. The framework moves beyond simple waste collection by interlinking municipal solid waste systems with food, water, and energy to build
- [Academia Basura Cero Latinoamérica  LAC](https://www.no-burn.org/academia-basura-cero-latinoamerica-lac/)
- [GAIA at the Global Zero Waste Forum in Turkiye](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-global-zerowaste-forum/): Learn how GAIA is advancing community-led zero waste solutions at the Global Zero Waste Forum 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
- [United Nations Day of Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/united-nations-day-of-zero-waste/): On this UN Day of Zero Waste, we celebrate zero waste food systems that prevent food waste and protect our climate for future generations.
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- [Burning the Future: Policy inconsistencies in Maldives' climate and resource management](https://www.no-burn.org/burning-the-future-policy-inconsistencies-in-maldives-climate-and-resource-management-2/): REPORT Burning the Future: Policy Inconsistencies in Maldives' climate and resource management GAIA Asia Pacific | Zero Waste Maldives DOWNLOAD About the Report About the Report This paper looks at the policy, technical, financial, and social risks of the Maldives’ Thilafushi waste-to-energy incineration project and the potential and ongoing harms from this ADB- and AIIB-funded
- [Electric Vehicle Battery End-Of-Life Management in Malaysia](https://www.no-burn.org/electric-vehicle-battery-end-of-life-management-in-malaysia/): REPORT Electric Vehicle Battery End-Of-Life Management in Malaysia GAIA Asia Pacific | Consumers’ Association of Penang DOWNLOAD About the Report About the Report This landscape report, a collaborative research with the Consumers’ Association of Penang, examines the environmental, social, and policy challenges behind the country’s growing shift to electric vehicles. The publication urges Malaysia to
- [25 Years of Movement-Building](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-25/): Celebrating 25 years of GAIA’s global movement for zero waste, environmental justice, and community-led solutions to pollution and incineration.
- [Failing Incinerators Project](https://www.no-burn.org/failing-incinerators-project/): The Problem Environmental Racism Approximately 8 out of 10 incinerators in the U.S. are sited in majority-BIPOC, immigrant, and low-income communities, and approximately 4.4 million Americans live within a 3-mile radius of an incinerator. Bad For The Climate They are a major contributor to climate change, emitting 68% more greenhouse gases per unit of energy
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- [GAIA@COP30](https://www.no-burn.org/gaia-cop30/): Explore GAIA’s call for climate finance, methane reduction, and zero waste solutions at COP30. Learn how community-led NDCs can drive real climate action.
- [Zero Waste Academy Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-academy-africa/)
- [NDC-Tracker](https://www.no-burn.org/ndc-tracker/)
- [Climate Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/climate/)
- [Zero Waste Academy Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-academy-asia-pacific/)
- [Zero Waste Academy US/CAN](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-academy-us-can/)
- [Climate Finance for Zero Waste and Just Transition](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-climate-finance/): The waste sector is one of the world’s most powerful but overlooked levers for climate action and social justice. It contributes nearly 20 percent of global methane emissions, yet received less than 1.5 percent of climate finance in 2023 (Climate Policy Initiative [CPI], 2025a, p.4). Ninety-nine percent of it goes to waste-to-energy (WTE) projects and
- [# Test - Feed Block](https://www.no-burn.org/test-feed-block/)
- [South Africa’s 2025 NDC: Prioritizing the Waste Sector for Methane Reduction and a Just Transition](https://www.no-burn.org/ndc3-south-africa/): South Africa’s waste sector presents both a climate challenge and an opportunity for social equity. Landfills are a major source of methane, threatening public health and the environment, particularly in vulnerable communities. At the same time, informal waste workers—waste pickers, also referred to as waste reclaimers—play a vital role in recycling and resource recovery but
- [NDC 3.0: Incorporating Municipal Solid Waste Management into Chile’s Climate Justice Agenda](https://www.no-burn.org/ndc3-chile/): Following the Guidelines of the Social Pillar and Promoting a Socio-Ecological Transition to Reduce Methane Emissions Chile faces a decisive moment in its climate history. The new NDC 3.0 and the passage of the Organic Waste Recovery Law represent a unique opportunity to transform not only the way we manage waste, but also our development
- [Clearing the Air: The Truth Behind Waste Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/clearing-the-air/): News September 5, 2025: Merci Ferrer named a Clean Air Fund 2025 Urban Clean Air Champion September 3, 2025: Habitat Map features project in their citizen scientists blog July 22, 2025: ALFIKR-- WALHI Gugat Pemkot Surabaya: Dokumen AMDAL PLTSa Benowo Masih Dirahasiakan July 19, 2025: Mayor of Dumaguete, Philippines shuts incinerator for ECC violations July
- [PRESS RELEASE: ZERO WASTE ISLANDS PUBLICATION LAUNCH](https://www.no-burn.org/press-release-zwi-in-asia/): 1 Isla Verde, Philippines ACCESS PUBLICATION 2 Siquijor Island, Philippines ACCESS PUBLICATION 3 Apo Island, Philippines ACCESS PUBLICATION DOWNLOAD THE REPORTS Island Solutions: Three Philippine Islands Show What Real Zero Waste Looks Like Proving Zero Waste works—even in islands PRESS RELEASE 08 June 2025 - Philippines - Island communities face extra challenges in waste management,
- [INC 5.2: 06 Aug 2025](https://www.no-burn.org/inc-5-2-06-aug-2025/): The latest round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC-5.2), held in Geneva, has been marked by slow progress and clear divisions among countries on key issues. Disagreements surfaced early over Article 6, which covers sustainable production. Few countries argued that the article does not belong in the treaty at all. Japan proposed changing the
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- [Clearing the Air: The Truth Behind Waste Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/clearingtheair/): About the campaign For too long, communities living near waste incinerators in the Global South have suffered in the dark. Local governments and regulatory agencies charged with protecting their health have failed to monitor these facilities’ pollution levels, allowing them to continue unchecked. Thick clouds of smoke choke up the places where children play, where
- [Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Waste and Methane](https://www.no-burn.org/environmentaljustice-methane/): #NEWS Press Release: Global Action on Methane Must Include Environmental Justice Principles On the day of the Methane Ministerial at COP28, GAIA released Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Waste and Methane, a resource for policymakers that provides guidance on how to craft programs and policies for tackling methane that can also help address
- [Keeping Marine Life Safe through Zero Waste Publication Launch](https://www.no-burn.org/apo-island-zero-waste/): REPORT Keeping Marine Life Safethrough Zero Waste APO ISLAND, NEGROS ORIENTAL, PHILIPPINES GAIA Asia Pacific DOWNLOAD Read the Press Release Check Publication Highlights Key Highlights of the Publication Strong Local Leadership and Community Involvement: A community survey conducted in 2018 identifying waste as a key issue started Apo Island’s journey to Zero Waste. The following
- [Averting Tides of Crises through Zero Waste Publication Launch](https://www.no-burn.org/siquijor-zero-waste/): REPORT Averting Tides of Crises through Zero Waste THE CASE OF SIQUIJOR ISLAND, PHILIPPINES GAIA Asia Pacific DOWNLOAD Read the Press Release Check Publication Highlights Key Highlights of the Publication Lead with Policy, but Anchor in Implementation: Siquijor’s success began with solid policy: provincial ordinances mandating at-source segregation and banning single-use plastics. But what made
- [Reaching New Heights through Zero Waste Publication Launch](https://www.no-burn.org/batangas-city-zero-waste/): REPORT Reaching New Heights through Zero Waste THE CASE OF BATANGAS CITY, PHILIPPINES GAIA Asia Pacific DOWNLOAD Read the Press Release Check Publication Highlights Key Highlights of the Publication Start with a Strong Local Policy—but Keep Evolving: Batangas City had a solid foundation with its Environment Code (E-Code), a comprehensive set of policies that regulate
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- [Community Engagement](https://www.no-burn.org/community-engagement/): Implementing the plan This includes reducing waste generation (through conscious consumption, reuse and repair), separating discards at the source, home composting, and entrepreneurial activity such as creating new businesses out of recyclables or organic material. Educating the public It is imperative to increase participation in reduction, reuse, recycling and composting programs through public education. This
- [Unpacking Reuse in Asia - Publication Launch](https://www.no-burn.org/reuse-in-asia/): Unpacking Reuse in Asia celebrates the diverse and vibrant reuse solutions across Asia, highlighting community- led refill initiatives, return systems...
- [GAIA ASIA PACIFIC'S FIRST ORGANICS CONGRESS IS HERE!](https://www.no-burn.org/organics-congress/): First Regional Congress on Organics and Climate Change Check the Program Schedule Livestream Link Download Resources from the Conference Sign the pledge Sowing the Seeds:Cultivating Solutions in the Fight Against Climate Change Read more Resources - Organics Congress Conference
- [GAIA ASIA PACIFIC’S FIRST ORGANICS CONGRESS IS HERE!](https://www.no-burn.org/organics-congress-2/): Are you passionate about sustainability, climate action, and solutions for organics waste management? A business-owner that wants to be part of the solution?
- [Resources - Asia Pacific Regional Organics Conference](https://www.no-burn.org/resources-asia-pacific-regional-organics-conference/): GAIA Asia Pacific is bringing together CSOs, government leaders, policy advocates, businesses, academics, and the public to talk about and inspire action for climate change mitigation through reduction of methane emissions from organic waste.
- [Global Zero Waste Conferences](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-conferences/): Zero Waste is On the Global Agenda July 2 - 5, 2024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Youtube playlist of the IZWCC Go to the playlist for the IZWCC IZWCC Playlist Why GAIA? The International Zero Waste Cities Conference Methane Action and Environmental Justice Summit Resources About Our Host
- [ZERO WASTE TO ZERO EMISSIONS: GAIA AT COP](https://www.no-burn.org/cop-waste-and-climate/): GAIA AT COP28 NEWS Press Release: Global Action on Methane Must Include Environmental Justice Principles On the day of the Methane Ministerial at COP28, GAIA released Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Waste and Methane, a resource for policymakers that provides guidance on how to craft programs and policies for tackling methane that can
- [Events](https://www.no-burn.org/events_calendar/): Check out No Burn's past events and learn about our previous efforts towards a waste-free future. Visit our website now for more information.
- [Waste Pickers, How to Partner With Them?](https://www.no-burn.org/waste-pickers-in-africa/): Visit the Virtual Photo Exhibit
- [06-Going Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/06-going-zero-waste/)
- [Zero Waste and Economic Recovery](https://www.no-burn.org/zerowastejobs/): What’s good for the environment is good for the economy Studies show that zero waste strategies score highest on environmental benefits and create the most jobs of any waste management approach. Zero waste systems not only create more jobs, they create better jobs Jobs in zero waste go beyond basic manual labor, provide higher wages,
- [Justice & Equity](https://www.no-burn.org/justice-equity/): A SOCIETY BASED ON HUMAN VALUES & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE A zero waste society isn’t based on values related to corporate profit, but on human values related to community, culture, health, respect, and equity. As much as zero waste is about conserving resources, it is equally about the inclusive, equitable, and just manner by which we
- [Stop Waste Colonialism](https://www.no-burn.org/stop-waste-colonialism/)
- [Beyond Recovery](https://www.no-burn.org/beyondrecovery/): About the Campaign Zero waste furthers economic justice Between 12.6 & 56 million people work in the informal recycling sector. The job creation potential for inclusive recycling systems is estimated to be on average 321 jobs per 10,000 tonnes per year of recyclables. Zero waste revitalizes local economies Studies show that zero waste strategies score
- [Our Global Community](https://www.no-burn.org/global-community/)
- [An Inclusive Recovery](https://www.no-burn.org/wastepickerjustice/): Cost-Savings Quantifiable savings in waste management and reduced social assistance costs. Healthier Environment Better environmental outcomes by extending the life of disposal sites and reducing greenhouse gases. Economic Justice Greater economic and social justice for an important percentage of the population performing an essential service. Zero Waste Expertise A powerful foundation upon which governments can
- [Europe](https://www.no-burn.org/europe/)
- [Plastic Fuels the Climate Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/cop26-plasticburns/): 0% Of plastic is made of fossil fuels. 0% Of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from the materials economy, from extraction to manufacturing to disposal. 0% of the carbon budget will be used up by the plastic industry by 2100, according to current projections. 0x As many jobs can be created through zero waste, compared
- [Smarter Infrastructure](https://www.no-burn.org/smarter-infrastructure/)
- [News & Alerts](https://www.no-burn.org/news-alerts/)
- [Production & Consumption](https://www.no-burn.org/production-consumption/): DISRUPTING PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION Currently, the corporate drive for profit spurs an unsustainable cycle of drilling, clearcutting, and mining of our natural resources that companies push on consumers at unsustainable rates before burning or burying the waste, and dumping toxic incinerator ash in landfills. Not only does this linear economic model violate the principles of
- [Zero Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-incineration/)
- [Climate Resilience](https://www.no-burn.org/climate-resilience/): A SOLUTION TO OUR CLIMATE CRISIS Zero waste is a fundamental solution to the climate crisis — waste reduction, composting, recycling, and other hallmarks of a zero waste system are proven to both prevent emissions and sequester existing carbon. Emissions reduction, however, is only part of the equation. The economic, social, and health benefits that
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- [Latin America & The Caribbean](https://www.no-burn.org/latin-america-the-caribbean/): GAIA works across Latin America and the Caribbean to stop incineration, support waste pickers and build zero waste solutions in the region's cities.
- [Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/africa/): GAIA Africa unites members across the continent to challenge incineration, advance zero waste and demand climate justice. See our campaigns and resources.
- [Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/asia-pacific/): GAIA Asia Pacific works with members across the region to stop incineration, end waste trade and scale zero waste. Explore our campaigns and resources.
- [Contact Us](https://www.no-burn.org/contact-us/): Get in touch with GAIA. With regional offices across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the U.S., we're rooted in community needs worldwide.
- [Become a Member](https://www.no-burn.org/become-a-member/): Ready to join GAIA? Complete the membership application to become part of a global network working for a just, zero waste world free of incineration.
- [Join GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/join-gaia/): See the benefits of GAIA membership — connections, visibility, capacity building and campaign support — and who qualifies to join our global network.
- [Get Involved](https://www.no-burn.org/get-involved/): Join GAIA's movement for a zero waste world — take part in webinars and events, support grassroots leaders with a donation, or act on live campaigns.
- [Going Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/going-zero-waste/): What is zero waste? The internationally recognized definition, the principles behind it, and how communities put zero waste into practice.
- [Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/zero-waste/): Zero waste is more than recycling — it's a climate solution. See how GAIA advances zero waste policy to cut emissions and build resilient cities.
- [Plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/plastic/): GAIA fights plastic pollution at the source — from the Global Plastics Treaty to city solutions — and exposes false fixes like chemical recycling.
- [Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/incineration/): Waste incinerators are among the most toxic, costly and climate-harming industries — dirtier than coal. Learn the real impacts and zero waste alternatives.
- [Tools & Resources](https://www.no-burn.org/tools-resources/): Browse GAIA's library of reports, factsheets, case studies and campaign tools on zero waste, incineration and plastic — available in multiple languages.
- [Our Work](https://www.no-burn.org/our-work/): See how GAIA works across incineration, zero waste, plastic, batteries and climate justice — through local campaigns, policy and grassroots solutions.
- [Who We Are](https://www.no-burn.org/who-we-are/): Meet the people behind GAIA: a multidisciplinary team working with members across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the U.S.
- [About](https://www.no-burn.org/about/): GAIA is a global alliance of grassroots groups in 5 regions working to end waste incineration and plastic pollution and build a just, zero waste world.

## Jobs

- [Responsable de fortalecimiento del movimiento y desarrollo de redes para Break Free From Plastic y GAIA en América Latina y el Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/job/responsable-de-fortalecimiento-del-movimiento-y-desarrollo-de-redes-para-break-free-from-plastic-y-gaia-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): QUIÉNES SOMOS La Alianza Global por Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) es una red mundial que trabaja por un mundo justo y sin residuos, sin incineración. La misión de GAIA es impulsar un cambio global hacia la justicia medioambiental mediante el fortalecimiento de los movimientos sociales de base que promueven soluciones a los residuos y

## Resources

- [Waste-Burning 101: What You Need to Know about So-Called Waste-to-Energy Incinerators](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-burning-101/): What is waste-to-energy and why do communities oppose it? GAIA's Waste-Burning 101 guide explains how incinerators work and their real costs.
- [Africa’s Waste Crisis Is Attracting the Wrong Solution: Waste-To-Energy Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/africas-waste-crisis-is-attracting-the-wrong-solution/): GAIA's new report reviews 15 waste-to-energy projects across 10 African countries and why incineration is the wrong answer to Africa's waste crisis.
- [The Burn Book: Incinerators that Threaten the Climate, Public Health, and our Finances](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/burn-book-stop-incineration/): Download GAIA's Burn Book: data on 20 waste incinerators and proposals worldwide and their impacts on public finances, climate and health.
- [Info Sheet: Collection and Transportation Logistics of Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-collection-and-transportation-logistics-of-electric-vehicle-battery-recycling/): The Collection and Transportation Logistics of Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Info Sheet outlines main barriers to efficient battery collection systems, including high costs for long-distance transportation, complexity of handling battery scrap, and lack of policy and regulation. Such lack of a coordinated collection and transportation network has environmental justice implications, especially in countries in the
- [Info Sheet: Electric Vehicle Batteries and Waste Colonialism](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-electric-vehicle-batteries-and-waste-colonialism/): The Electric Vehicle Batteries and Waste Colonialism Info Sheet emphasizes that transnational movements of spent electric vehicle (EV) batteries from high-income countries to countries in the Global South raise concerns on waste colonialism, when the destination countries are ill-equipped to safely handle this toxic waste. Major loops exist in international and regional frameworks such as
- [Info Sheet: Electric Vehicle Battery Repurposing and Second Life](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-ev-battery-repurposing-and-second-life/): The Repurposing and Second Life Info Sheet highlights the opportunities for EV batteries retired from a vehicle when they are at about 80% capacity to have a second life for another 10+ years and addressing environmental justice concerns, providing energy storage for residences, microgrids, and charging stations. Repurposing a used EV battery involves four steps:
- [Info Sheet: Electric Vehicle battery Disassembly](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-ev-battery-disassembly/): The EV battery Disassembly infosheet exposes the complex and often destructive process with proprietary tools required to disassemble a typical EV battery with cell-pack-module construction for repair, reuse, repurposing or material recovery. A host of recommendations are outlined ranging from streamlining access to the battery pack and modules with linear design and standardized components, reducing
- [Info Sheet: The Right to Repair of Electric Vehicle Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-the-right-to-repair-of-electric-vehicle-batteries/): The right to repair infosheet highlights that EV batteries risk having an artificially limited life in the vehicle given significant barriers to repair. Repair of EV batteries is very challenging requiring additional training or specialized service centers, prohibitively costly meaning consumers or insurers opt to scrap rather than repair the battery, and sometimes impossible due
- [Info Sheet: Understanding Basics of Electric Vehicle Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-understanding-basics-of-ev-batteries/): While most attention on EV batteries concerns minerals such as their cobalt, nickel and lithium content, the battery basics infosheet highlights that these materials make up less than half of a typical 1,000 lb battery, meaning that any discussion of material recovery must look at the fate of all 1,000 lbs, and not only those
- [Info Sheet: Battery Passports](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-battery-passports/): The Battery Passports Info Sheet defines a battery passport as a digital twin of a physical battery, storing information including the battery's label, manufacturing history and origin of its materials, battery chemistry, state of health, use history, safe handling and end-of-life (EoL) management. The battery passport is a means to support end-to-end traceability, and provides
- [Building Community Resilience and Green Jobs through Organic Waste: The Case of Bandung, Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/building-community-resilience-and-green-jobs-through-organic-waste-the-case-of-bandung-indonesia/): The Neglasari pilot project in Bandung, Indonesia demonstrates that community-based organic waste management can be financially feasible when the government finances the public-service functions that markets do not pay for, particularly land, source-separated organics collection, education, and waste treatment. This model is financially attractive as it generates public goods such as recoverable organic products, local
- [Building Community Resilience and Green Jobs through Organic Waste: Climate Benefits and Economic Model of Just Organic Waste Management in Quezon City](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/building-community-resilience-and-green-jobs-through-organic-waste-climate-benefits-and-economic-model-of-just-organic-waste-management-in-quezon-city/): The organics diversion project in Quezon City demonstrates how decentralized, community-based waste systems can advance both climate action and social inclusion. The Barangay Payatas Zero Waste and Urban Farming Project, launched in 2024, stands as a model of how cities can integrate organic waste management, food production, and livelihood creation to achieve just and sustainable
- [Citizens' Atlas on False Climate and Circularity Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/citizens-atlas-on-false-climate-and-circularity-solutions/): This factsheet assesses 49 “false solutions” projects by ADB that were active or approved between 2015 and 2025. It highlights total financing by solution, recipient countries, the largest funded projects, funding types and financial instruments, project timelines, and environmental and social risk categories these projects belong to. Since 2015, the bank has supported USD 15.3
- [Blending More Problems: Co-firing Biomass with Power Plants](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/blending-more-problems-co-firing-biomass-with-power-plants/): Co-firing biomass is a technology that burns biomass alongside other fuels, typically coal, in existing power plants. This technology presents a different set of complexities and harms. In the context of ADB’s policy to support the early retirement of coal-based power plants—including decommissioning of coal-fired power plants and site redevelopment for new economic activity—co-firing of
- [¿Necesitamos un tratado sobre el reciclaje deplásticos y puede este poner fin a lacontaminación por plásticos?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/necesitamos-un-tratado-sobre-el-reciclaje-deplasticos-y-puede-este-poner-fin-a-lacontaminacion-por-plasticos/): El mundo exigió —y la Resolución 5/14 del PNUMA lo dispuso— un instrumento global para poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos, que incluyera medidas a lo largo de todo el ciclo de vida de los plásticos. ¿Puede cumplir con este objetivo un tratado que evita los controles sobre la producción de plástico y, en
- [Nous faut-il un traité sur le recyclage duplastique - et peut-il mettre fin à la pollution plastique ?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/nous-faut-il-un-traite-sur-le-recyclage-duplastique-et-peut-il-mettre-fin-a-la-pollution-plastique/): La communauté internationale a réclamé un instrument mondial pour mettre fin à la pollution par les plastique, équipé de mesures couvrant l’ensemble de leur cycle de vie - et la résolution 5/14 du PNUE a ordonné a ordonné sa mise en place. Un traité qui laisse le champ libre à la surproduction, et se focalise
- [Do we need a plastic recycling treaty -and can it end plastic pollution?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/do-we-need-a-plastic-recycling-treaty-and-can-it-end-plastic-pollution/): The world demanded - and UNEP Resolution 5/14 mandated - a global instrument to end plastic pollution, including measures along the full life cycle of plastics. Can a treaty that avoids controls on plastic production, and instead focuses only on recycling and burning plastics, deliver? Is a recycling-first approach serious and effective, or deceptive framing
- [Building Community Resilience and Green Jobs through Organic Waste: The Case of Durban, South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/building-community-resilience-and-green-jobs-through-organic-waste-the-case-of-durban-south-africa/): Building Community Resilience and Green Jobs through Organic Waste: The Case of Durban, South Africa
- [Separation at Source (S@S): 12 Real-World Zero Waste Practices That Work](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/separation-at-source-ss-12-real-world-zero-waste-practices-that-work/): Establishing waste separation at source (S@S) is the foundation of zero waste systems. It means separating different types of waste—such as organic, recyclable, and residual materials—at the point where waste is generated, keeping materials clean and preventing contamination. This publication presents 12 diverse successful cases from five regions: Africa (Tanzania), Asia (India, The Philippines), Europe
- [Financing Zero Waste: A High-Level Synthesis Report](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financing-zero-waste-a-high-level-synthesis-report/): Zero waste is increasingly recognized as a strategic public investment, not a cost burden. This high‑level synthesis distills the core insights from Financing Zero Waste: Practical Guidance for Immediate Action by Local and National Governments, showing how governments can finance zero waste systems by aligning local implementation with national enabling conditions—and by recognizing the broader
- [Financing Zero Waste: Practical Guidance for Immediate Action by Local and National Governments](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financing-zero-waste-practical-guidance-for-immediate-action-by-local-and-national-governments/): Zero waste is emerging as one of the most powerful, immediate climate actions available to governments. This publication provides practical, context‑specific guidance to help local and national governments finance and sustain zero waste systems that cut methane, improve public health, strengthen livelihoods, and build fiscal resilience.
- [Discussion Paper: Lithium Ion Overproduction](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/discussion-paper-lithium-ion-overproduction/): Definitions, Drivers, and Strategies for Impact In this discussion paper, GAIA and SOMO synthesise insights from our June 2026 virtual learning circle on lithium-ion battery overproduction. The session brought together more than twenty participants from industry, research, civil society, labour organisations, and affected community advocates — spanning China, Latin America, Europe, and the United States.
- [UNEA 5: Recicladores](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-recicladores/): Las y los recicladores constituyen la columna vertebral del sistema de reciclaje en muchos países, al recolectar, clasificar y vender los materiales desechados. Existen aproximadamente 20 millones de recicladores a nivel mundial, y son predominantemente mujeres de comunidades social y étnicamente marginadas. Los plásticos representan entre 20 a 40 por ciento aproximadamente, e incluso más
- [El colonialismo de la basura no se detiene en América Latina: informes investigativos comercio transfronterizo de plásticos 2022](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/comercio-transfronterizo-plasticos-2022/): En 2021 GAIA presentó gracias al trabajo de sus miembros en cuatro países, una investigación crítica con información inédita sobre las importaciones de residuos plásticos que estaban ingresando a países de América Latina. En esta oportunidad, compartiremos los principales hallazgos de la segunda ronda de reportes investigativos realizados por dichos miembros de GAIA en cuatro
- [Fiche d'information: Les Bioplastiques](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fiche-dinformation-les-bioplastiques-2/): « Bio » ne signifie pas « bon » ou « sans danger ». Trop souvent, l’accent mis sur les bioplastiques sert à masquer la surproduction massive de plastiques jetables ou à usage unique. Les bioplastiques actuels sont, dans leur grande majorité, des substituts regrettables aux plastiques conventionnels, destinés à finir en décharge et à
- [Fact Sheet: Bioplastics](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fact-sheet-bioplastics/): This fact sheet details the impacts of bioplastics on human health and the environment, and how it replaces one form of single-use pollution with another.
- [Exploración de los impactos de los plásticos en comunidades rurales del centro sur de Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/impactos-plasticos-centrosur-chile/): Exploración de las formas en que se ven afectadas las comunidades mapuche y campesinas del Centro Sur de Chile debido a los plásticos.
- [Memoria GAIA América Latina y el Caribe 2024](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/memoria-gaia-lac-2024/): Les invitamos a leer el trabajo y logros de nuestra alianza en 2024. En estas páginas está la mejor e irrefutable prueba de que no nos doblegarán.
- [Risks of Lithium-Ion Battery Facilities to Workers and Communities in Reno, Nevada: A Case Study Supporting Community Right-to-Know](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/crtk2026/): Lithium-ion battery recycling is increasingly framed as a critical climate solution. However, without strong transparency and accountability standards, this emerging industry risks generating new environmental health harms even as it claims to address others. The concept of Community Right-to-Know highlights the importance of public access to environmental data collected by recycling facilities to ensure meaningful
- [Ficha informativa: bioplásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ficha-informativa-bioplasticos/): «Bio» no significa que sea bueno o seguro. Con demasiada frecuencia, el énfasis en el uso de los bioplásticos sirve sólo para encubrir con argumentos ecológicos la sobreproducción masiva de plásticos de un solo uso o de corta vida útil. Los bioplásticos actuales son, en su gran mayoría, sustitutos lamentables de los plásticos convencionales de
- [5 Key Takeaways of Case Study: Risks of Lithium-ion Battery Facilities to Workers and Communities in Reno, NV](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/5-key-takeaways-of-crtk-case-study/): The concept of Community Right-to-Know underscores the importance of public access to environmental data collected by recycling facilities to ensure meaningful public participation in decision-making processes that affect local environments and communities. This fact sheet highlights the five key takeaways of the report, Risks of Lithium-ion Battery Facilities to Workers and Communities in Reno, which
- [Info Sheet: The Waste Trade of Electric Vehicle Battery Scrap](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-the-waste-trade-of-electric-vehicle-battery-scrap/): This infosheet explains the growing issue of "black mass," the hazardous byproduct created when electric vehicle (EV) batteries are shredded and treated for recycling. Black mass contains a mix of valuable but toxic materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and fluorine compounds, yet there is no standard definition or classification for it across countries.
- [Info Sheet: PFAS in Electric Vehicle Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/info-sheet-pfas-in-electric-vehicle-batteries/): The PFAS in Electric Vehicle Batteries Info Sheet sheds light on the risks associated with per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. A subset of PFAS, polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), is widely used in binders, separators, and electrolytes in EV batteries, which presents significant risks of PFAS exposure to facility workers
- [Melipeuco cero basura | Las claves del éxito y los aprendizajes para la región de La Araucanía](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/melipeuco-cero-basura-2026/): Sintesis de las acciones realizadas por el municipio de Melipeuco y que han resultado en una drástica reducción de la disposición final de basura.
- [Comercio de residuos plásticos en América Latina y el Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/comercio-de-residuos-plasticos-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): A cinco años de la entrada en vigor de la enmienda de plásticos del Convenio de Basilea, conversaremos en un panel con miembros de GAIA y Break Free From Plastic sobre comercio de residuos plásticos, análisis de datos y regulación regional, además de las principales tendencias, desafíos e impactos de este fenómeno en América Latina
- [Managing Organics with Waste Pickers: A Briefing for Policymakers](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/managing-organics-with-waste-pickers-a-briefing-for-policymakers/): Learn how waste pickers help reduce methane emissions through organic waste management and why policymakers should support inclusive waste systems.
- [Submission to the U.N. Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the implications of plastic pollution for the full enjoyment of human rights](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/submission-to-the-u-n-human-rights-council-advisory-committee-on-the-implications-of-plastic-pollution-for-the-full-enjoyment-of-human-rights/): This submission details the myriad ways that plastic pollution violates human rights at every stage from extraction to disposal, and identifies the specific groups most impacted. The reader can also find proposals for how to address these human rights abuses through policy fora such as the Basel Convention and the plastics treaty, and regional and
- [Views on the development of UNFCCC roadmaps for a Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in a Just, Orderly and Equitable Manner, and for Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/views-on-the-development-of-unfccc-roadmaps-for-a-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels-in-a-just-orderly-and-equitable-manner-and-for-halting-and-reversing-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-by-2030/): GAIA proposes the following material economy shifts as solutions for the roadmaps to deliver a Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in a Just, Orderly and Equitable Manner, as well as Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030: -solutions to shift the material economy from single-use to reuse: -a declining cap on plastic production;
- [Stitching up the textile loophole in the Basel Convention](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/stitching-up-the-textile-loophole-in-the-basel-convention/): This briefing, developed with the support of more than 70 civil society organisations ahead of OEWG-15 to the Basel Convention, outlines why textile waste has become a major governance gap in the global waste trade system. It highlights serious concerns for environmentally sound management and calls on Parties to the Basel Convention to close this loophole
- [Comments on the Basel Convention plastic waste amendments: implementation, challenges, impacts, and possible further activities](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/comments-on-the-basel-convention-plastic-waste-amendments-implementation-challenges-impacts-and-possible-further-activities/): The Basel Convention plastic amendments were historic, and were followed by a reduction in global plastic waste traded under the HS 3915 code. Still, the plastic pollution and related health crisis continues unabated, harming human health, the climate, planetary boundaries and human rights. Microplastics are everywhere, including in our own bodies. As plastic treaty negotiations
- [Memoria GAIA América Latina y el Caribe 2025](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/memoria-2025-gaia-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): Se cumple un nuevo año de trabajo y fortalecimiento de nuestro movimiento, superando ya los 25 años de colaboración y acción ininterrumpida. Debemos sentirnos orgullosos de haber logrado sostener ese tejido con espíritu de resistencia, convicción, creatividad, autocrítica y enorme aprecio mutuo. Aunque a veces podamos sentirnos frágiles en un mundo complejo, nuestra alianza es
- [Submission to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the right to development on participation in development and peace for development](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/submission-to-the-u-n-special-rapporteur-on-the-right-to-development-on-participation-in-development-and-peace-for-development/): Representatives from civil society and Indigenous Peoples must be given direct access to environmental decision-making. This includes access to international negotiations on environmental agreements, regional and national discussions that shape environmental policies. This submission provides more details on what this participation must look like in practice.
- [Memoria GAIA América Latina y el Caribe 2023](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/memoria-2023-gaia-lac/): Esta memoria es un compilado del trabajo realizado por GAIA y sus miembros en América Latina durante el año 2023. Magdalena Donoso, Coordinadora regional 2023 fue un año turbulento al que miramos con perplejidad, mientras nos volvemos a componer para enfrentar con realismo un mundo que nos sigue sorprendiendo con su belleza, el milagro de
- [Q&A: Electric Vehicles Battery Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/qa-electric-vehicles-battery-recycling/): This GAIA publication answers key questions about what happens to EV batteries after use, the challenges of current recycling technologies, and the solutions needed for a truly circular system. Learn about pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, direct recycling, and GAIA’s recommendations for a just and effective approach.
- [LA PARTIDA 3915: Importación de desechos plásticos en Ecuador](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/partida-3915-ecuador-importacion-de-desechos-plasticos-en-ecuador/): A unque el Convenio internacional de Basilea parece que debiera prohibir la exportación de desechos tóxicos, en la práctica esto no siempre ocurre. EE. UU. sigue sin ratificar ese acuerdo internacional. Y además se recurre a subterfugios lingüísticos, como ocurre en Ecuador en la importación de basura plástica, reclasificando tales residuos como “materia prima” de
- [Retrospectiva del despliege basura cero en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/retrospectiva-del-despliege-basura-cero-en-america-latina/): Informe de actividades para la mitigación de emisiones de metano en los últimos 15 meses. Si bien GAIA trabaja hace casi 25 años visibilizando, y ayudando a articular proyectos basura cero para poner en vitrina. El lanzamiento de la Global Methane Pledge (el compromiso global del metano) en Glasgow en 2021 cataliza una serie de
- [Fighting climate change, one bio-waste bin at a time – how the #ForkToFarm project supports Montenegro’s environmental transition](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fighting-climate-change-one-bio-waste-bin-at-a-time-how-the-forktofarm-project-supports-montenegros-environmental-transition/): In this interactive case study, we try to bring to life the work led by our member Zero Waste Montenegro during the #ForkToFarm project between 2024-25. Montenegro continues to face significant pressure when it comes to its waste management, with organic waste central to this challenge as it represents around 40% of Montenegro’s waste stream.
- [De los datos a la acción: Guía para usar la base de datos anti-incineración](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/de-los-datos-a-la-accion-guia-para-usar-la-base-de-datos-anti-incineracion/): Guía práctica para usar una base de datos que fortalece la incidencia contra la incineración y falsas soluciones en residuos.
- [RIGGING THE NUMBERS: Questions and Answers on Biogenic Carbon in Waste and Climate Change](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/rigging-the-numbers-questions-and-answers-on-biogenic-carbon-in-waste-and-climate-change/): This brief Q&A explains why biogenic CO2 is not inherently climate-neutral, how IPCC inventory guidance is frequently misinterpreted to justify these exclusions, and how waste facilities must report biogenic carbon emissions as well as fossil carbon emissions.
- [Lutter contre les émissions de méthane des décharges grâce à la justice environnementale](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/lutter-contre-les-emissions-de-methane-des-decharges-grace-a-la-justice-environnementale/): Le présent rapport décrit les risques liés aux approches habituelles (« Business As Usual » ou BAU) en matière de réduction des émissions de méthane provenant des décharges et plaide en faveur d'une réponse durable et axée sur la justice. Il s'appuie sur des données internationales, sur les tendances politiques actuelles et sur l'expérience des
- [Le zéro déchet comme stratégie climatique efficace : éviter les compromis de réchauffement liés à l'incinération](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/le-zero-dechet-comme-strategie-climatique-efficace-eviter-les-compromis-de-rechauffement-lies-a-lincineration/): Le présent rapport évalue les impacts à long terme sur le réchauffement climatique de trois stratégies de gestion des déchets : les pratiques basées sur l’élimination classique (« Business As Usual » ou BAU) comme la mise en dépotoir ou en décharge, l’incinération et les pratiques zéro déchet comme le tri à la source ou
- [Reducing food waste at the local level](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reducing-food-waste-at-the-local-level/): Zero Waste Europe, together with Slow Food created a briefing, aimed at providing support to local municipalities to help reduce food waste through a holistic approach enabling the transition towards a sustainable food system. The guidance outlines the various actions that a municipality can implement to influence food waste reduction and stimulate its sustainable local food system. The guidance
- [Comprehensive Guidance for effective bio-waste management in the EU](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/comprehensive-guidance-for-effective-bio-waste-management-in-the-eu/): The LIFE BIOBEST Comprehensive Guidance presents key policy recommendations to strengthen the EU legal framework for bio-waste management. Drawing from extensive research and stakeholder consultation, this document outlines three interconnected areas for improvement: boosting effective models for separate collection and recycling, promoting reliable markets for compost and digestate, and enhancing monitoring and enforcement of bio-waste regulations. The
- [Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Waste and Methane](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/environmental-justice-principles-for-fast-action-on-waste-and-methane/): Environmental justice is key to ensuring climate solutions that are fair, just, and sustainable in the future. Up until now, and despite its importance, there has been no central set of values and principles to guide decision-makers in order to ensure that the right steps are being taken to incorporate justice into national plans for
- [Zero Waste to Zero Emissions: How Reducing Waste is a Climate Gamechanger](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-to-zero-emissions-how-reducing-waste-is-a-climate-gamechanger/): A new report by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) provides the clearest and most comprehensive evidence to date of how better waste management is critical to the climate fight, while building resilience, creating jobs, and promoting thriving local economies.
- [Municipal Strategies for Organic Waste: A Toolkit to Cut Methane Emissions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/municipal-strategies-for-organic-waste-a-toolkit-to-cut-methane-emissions/): Municipal Strategies for Organic Waste: A Toolkit to Cut Methane Emissions is the 1st of the GAIA Technical Guidance Series for Policymakers and Financiers on Fast Action on Waste and Methane. Following commitments within the Global Methane Pledge and the COP29 Declaration to Reduce Methane from Organic Waste (ROW declaration), signatory countries have pledged to
- [Nourishing Communities: Gita Pertiwi’s Justice-Centered Food Sharing Model in Surakarta, Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/nourishing-communities-gita-pertiwis-justice-centered-food-sharing-model-in-surakarta-indonesia/): According to the UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2021, Indonesia is the largest food waste producer in Southeast Asia. The report found that around 20.93 million tons of food waste are produced annually in Indonesia. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia (Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan), in
- [Back to Earth: Composting for Various Contexts](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/back-to-earth/): With organics making up more than 50% of solid waste in Asia, managing this waste stream will have a huge impact on waste management and the reduction of methane emissions. With superb illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions, “Back to Earth” encourages people to explore every facet of composting: whether in a sprawling backyard or in a
- [Zero Waste Stories From Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-stories-in-africa/): Zero Waste Stories From Africa is a compilation of zero waste case studies from six different African countries. This publication celebrates the grassroots organisations leading these zero waste initiatives by documenting how their zero waste models work, best practices and the milestones in these projects. These organisations include: Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal, Centre for Environment
- [Greening Kerala. The Zero Waste Way](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/greening-kerala-the-zero-waste-way/): Facing public pressure, the capital of Kerala introduced a decentralised system for waste management, which later resulted in a successful model where waste is neither burned nor buried. Their decentralisation model offers an excellent lens to understand the implementation challenges, politics of priorities, and the roles of different stakeholders in the road towards zero waste.
- [PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS: Reciclaje de Baterías de vehículos eléctricos (VE)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/preguntas-y-respuestas-reciclaje-de-baterias-de-vehiculos-electricos-ve/): Esta publicación de preguntas y respuestas responde a preguntas clave sobre lo que ocurre con las baterías de los vehículos eléctricos (VE) después de su uso, los retos de las tecnologías de reciclaje actuales y las soluciones necesarias para un sistema verdaderamente circular. Conozca la pirometalurgia, la hidrometalurgia, el reciclaje directo y las recomendaciones de
- [Community Guide to Dealing with an Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Facility](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/community-guide-to-dealing-with-an-electric-vehicle-battery-recycling-facility/): This guide is intended to support communities that are facing a new battery recycling facility proposal or dealing with impacts of an existing project.
- [NDC Tracker](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ndc-tracker/): GAIA’s NDC Tracker aims to provide quick data and country profiles through the lens of the Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Waste and Methane, which guides policymakers on how to craft programs and policies for tackling methane that can also help address interconnected equity issues. With this tracker, we hope to support communities with
- [Infografía | Mosca soldado negra: una alternativa poco conocida en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/infografia-mosca-soldado-negra/): Usada de forma controlada, convierte residuos orgánicos en proteína para alimentación animal y en biomasa que mejora los suelos.
- [Diagnóstico sobre el manejo de residuos orgánicos en Panamá](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/diagnostico-sobre-el-manejo-de-residuos-organicos-en-panama/): El Diagnóstico sobre el Manejo de residuos orgánicos en Panamá, su impacto en la reducción de metano y en la agenda climática nacional establece la línea base nacional sobre la gestión de residuos orgánicos en Panamá, conecta compromisos internacionales (París, GMP, ROW, ODS) con marcos legales y planes (Ley 33/2018, Ley 276/2021, PNAC, Hoja de
- [REPPIE WASTE INCINERATOR: A Case Study Examining Social and Environmental Implications](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reppie-incinerator-report/): The Reppie Waste-to-Energy Facility in Addis Ababa was conceived as a modern solution to the city’s waste crisis and a step toward a greener economy. Since the plant’s inception, there have been concerns about equity and community health. This study examines the project’s social and ecological impacts through research and local perspectives, offering insights for
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Waste Incineration and Burning Waste in Cement Kilns](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-waste-incineration-and-burning-waste-in-cement-kilns/): Burning waste emits climate pollution and other toxic chemicals, and is the least energy efficient and most costly method of energy production. A plastics treaty must adopt a moratorium on new incinerators and encourage a roadmap to phase out all existing incinerators by 2030.
- [Community-Led Zero Waste Systems for Just Methane Mitigation](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/community-led-zero-waste-systems-for-just-methane-mitigation/): These cities show that community-rooted zero waste systems—when supported by public waste management programs— can bring about a holistic and effective waste management system that yields both environmental and social benefits. They turn climate ambition into tangible results: recovered resources, dignified work, just transition, resilient food systems, reduced waste disposal, community ownerships and measurable methane
- [Sistemas de basura cero con arraigo comunitario para una mitigación justa del metano](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sistemas-de-basura-cero-con-arraigo-comunitario-para-una-mitigacion-justa-del-metano/): En conjunto, estas ciudades demuestran que los sistemas de basura cero con arraigo en la comunidad, cuando cuentan con el respaldo de programas públicos de gestión de residuos, pueden dar lugar a un sistema de manejo de residuos holístico y eficaz que reporta beneficios tanto ambientales como sociales. Convierten la ambición climática en resultados tangibles:
- [Climate Finance for Zero Waste and Just Transition: Driving Implementation towards Equitable and Just Solutions in the Waste Sector](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/climate-finance-for-zero-waste-and-just-transition-driving-implementation-towards-equitable-and-just-solutions-in-the-waste-sector/): The waste sector is one of the world’s most powerful but overlooked levers for climate action and social justice. It contributes nearly 20 percent of global methane emissions, yet received less than 1.5 percent of climate finance in 2023 (Climate Policy Initiative [CPI], 2025a, p.4). Ninety-nine percent of it goes to waste-to-energy (WTE) projects and
- [Financiación climática para basura cero y Transición Justa: Impulsar la implementación hacia soluciones equitativas y justas en el sector de los residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financiacion-climatica-para-basura-cero-y-transicion-justa-impulsar-la-implementacion-hacia-soluciones-equitativas-y-justas-en-el-sector-de-los-residuos/): El sector de los residuos es uno de los más poderosos, pero también uno de los más ignorados, en lo que respecta a la acción climática y la justicia social. Contribuye con casi el 20 % de las emisiones mundiales de metano, pero recibió menos del 1,5% de la financiación climática en 2023 (Climate Policy
- [Building Community Resilience and Green Jobs through Organic Waste: Climate Benefits and Economic Model of Just Organic Waste Management in Accra](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/building-community-resilience-and-green-jobs-through-organic-waste-climate-benefits-and-economic-model-of-just-organic-waste-management-in-accra/): Accra is paving a path toward climate resilience and social equity through community-led zero waste initiatives. The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) has pioneered a decentralized waste management model that demonstrates how organic waste diversion can create green jobs, reduce methane emissions, and strengthen local governance.
- [Building Community Resilience and Green Jobs through Organic Waste: Climate Benefits and Economic Model of Just Organic Waste Management in Buenos Aires City](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/building-community-resilience-and-green-jobs-through-organic-waste-climate-benefits-and-economic-model-of-just-organic-waste-management-in-buenos-aires-city/): The Recuperadores Urbanos del Oeste (RUO) cooperative exemplifies how waste picker-led waste management can generate green jobs, strengthen climate resilience, and build social cohesion while supporting the city’s ambitious landfill diversion and climate goals.
- [Construyendo resiliencia comunitaria y empleos verdes a través de los residuos orgánicos: Beneficios climáticos y modelo económico de la gestión justa de los residuos orgánicos en la ciudad de Buenos Aires](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/construyendo-resiliencia-comunitaria-y-empleos-verdes-a-traves-de-los-residuos-organicos-beneficios-climaticos-y-modelo-economico-de-la-gestion-justa-de-los-residuos-organicos-en-la-ciudad-de-buenos/): El trabajo de la cooperativa de recicladores de base (cartoneros), Recuperadores Urbanos del Oeste (RUO) es un ejemplo de cómo un sistema de manejo de residuos liderado por recicladores de base puede generar empleos verdes, mejorar la resiliencia climática y fortalecer el tejido social, y a su vez contribuir al cumplimiento de los ambiciosos objetivos
- [Metano, residuos y justicia climática en Latinoamérica.](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/metano-residuos-y-justicia-climatica-en-latinoamerica/): En los 25 años de trabajo de GAIA en el mundo entero, no se había observado tanto interés en la gestión y valorización de residuos orgánicos en la forma que se ha evidenciado en los últimos 4 años. En este informe refl exionamos sobre las iniciativas que existen entre las membresías de GAIA en América
- [NDC Tracker Detailed Methodological Note](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ndc-tracker-methodology/): Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of GAIA's priority countries that were submitted on or after November 13, 2024, were searched for keywords related to municipal solid waste production and management and rated based on a set of criteria anchored to the five EJ principles for Fast Action on Waste and Methane.
- [Panorama normativo de los plásticos en América Latina y el Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/panorama-normativo-de-los-plasticos-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): Si bien América Latina y el Caribe muestra avances notables con un 74% de países regulando plásticos de alguna forma, persiste considerable heterogeneidad en enfoques, alcances y capacidades de implementación. La próxima década será decisiva para consolidar los marcos regulatorios existentes, mejorar la implementación efectiva mediante fiscalización robusta, y avanzar hacia una mayor armonización regional
- [NDC de Sudáfrica para 2025: Prioridades en el sector de residuos para la reducción del metano y una transición justa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ndc-de-sudafrica-para-2025-prioridades-en-el-sector-de-residuos-para-la-reduccion-del-metano-y-una-transicion-justa/): El sector de los residuos de Sudáfrica presenta tanto un desafío climático como una oportunidad para la equidad social. Los rellenos sanitarios son una fuente importante de metano, lo que supone una amenaza para la salud pública y el medio ambiente, especialmente en las comunidades vulnerables. Al mismo tiempo, los trabajadores informales del sector de
- [South Africa’s 2025: NDCPrioritizing the Waste Sector for Methane Reduction and a Just Transition](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/south-africas-2025-ndcprioritizing-the-waste-sector-for-methane-reduction-and-a-just-transition/): South Africa’s waste sector presents both a climate challenge and an opportunity for social equity. Landfills are a major source of methane, threatening public health and the environment, particularly in vulnerable communities. At the same time, informal waste workers—waste pickers, also referred to as waste reclaimers—play a vital role in recycling and resource recovery but
- [NDC 3.0: Una oportunidad clave para incorporar la gestión de residuos sólidos municipales en la agenda de justicia climática en Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ndc-3-0-una-oportunidad-clave-para-incorporar-la-gestion-de-residuos-solidos-municipales-en-la-agenda-de-justicia-climatica-en-chile/): Chile enfrenta un momento decisivo en su historia climática. La nueva NDC 3.0 y la tramitación de la Ley de Valorización de Residuos Orgánicos representan una oportunidad única para transformar no sólo la forma en que gestionamos los residuos, sino también nuestro modelo de desarrollo y nuestra relación con el medio ambiente. En este contexto,
- [NDC 3.0: Incorporating Municipal Solid Waste Management into Chile’s Climate Justice Agenda](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ndc-3-0-incorporating-municipal-solid-waste-management-into-chiles-climate-justice-agenda/): Chile faces a decisive moment in its climate history. The new NDC 3.0 and the passage of the Organic Waste Recovery Law represent a unique opportunity to transform not only the way we manage waste, but also our development model and our relationship with the environment. In this context, the zero waste strategy presents itself
- [Addressing Landfill Methane Emissions with Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/addressing-landfill-methane-emissions-with-environmental-justice/): As governments respond to the growing pressure to reduce methane emissions under the Global Methane Pledge and broader climate goals, landfills and dumpsites have emerged as a critical point of intervention for climate mitigation. These sites, many of which are uncontrolled, decades old, and located near marginalized communities, pose serious environmental, social, and public health
- [Financial Analysis of Solid Waste Management Business Models: Case Studies in Indonesia and Brazil](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financial-analysis-of-solid-waste-management-business-models-case-studies-in-indonesia-and-brazil/): A new report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) reveals that community-led decentralized waste management models are not only more cost-efficient but also deliver multiple benefits beyond waste and methane emissions reduction, underscoring the urgent need for greater investment. [DOWNLOAD THE REPORT]
- [Reducing Food Waste and Food Loss: Case Studies to Inspire Global Action](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reducing-food-waste-and-food-loss-case-studies-to-inspire-global-action/): Food waste and food loss is a pressing global issue with significant social, economic, and environmental implications if unaddressed. With increased awareness of its role in a zero waste system and the numerous projects and initiatives to combat food waste worldwide, it remains overlooked and often takes a backseat in the array of waste issues
- [Zero Waste as An Effective Climate Strategy: Avoiding Warming Tradeoffs from Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-as-an-effective-climate-strategyavoiding-warming-tradeoffs-from-incineration/): As global temperatures continue to rise, cutting methane emissions has become an urgent global priority. Methane traps over 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide (CO ) over a 20-year period and is responsible for roughly a quarter of current global warming. The waste sector, particularly the uncontrolled decomposition of organic waste in landfills and
- [🌍 Africa’s Youth Is Rising — The World Must Listen!](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/africas-youth-is-rising-the-world-must-listen/): Watch the Youth's Message for a Strong Global Plastics Treaty! ▶️ Africa is drowning in Plastic - We produce just 5% of the world’s plastic and consume only 4%—yet suffer some of the worst consequences of plastic pollution. It's choking, Our rivers & oceans, Its toxic chemicals are poisoning our food, our water and even
- [Analysis of the INC Chair’s Text by the Latin American and the Caribbean Member Organizations of GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/analysis-of-the-inc-chairs-text-by-the-latin-american-and-the-caribbean-member-organizations-of-gaia/): The Latin American and Caribbean organizations that have been monitoring negotiations for a Legally Binding Instrument to stop Plastic Pollution, including in the Marine Environment, organized under GAIA, have analyzed the text by the INC Chair, Ambassador Luis Vayas, and would like to underscore the following matters, which are especially relevant to our region. Recognizing
- [Análisis del texto del presidente del INC del Tratado de plásticos desde las organizaciones latinoamericanas y del Caribe miembros de GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/analisis-texto-del-presidente-del-inc-del-tratado-de-plasticos-desde-organizaciones-de-gaia/): Análisis del texto del presidente del INC del Tratado de Plásticos desde las organizaciones latinoamericanas y del Caribe miembros de GAIA.
- [93 Organisations and 147 Individuals from 51 Countries Unite to Demand a Global Plastics Treaty that Firmly Rejects Waste-to-Energy!](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/93-organisations-and-147-individuals-from-51-countries-unite-to-demand-a-global-plastics-treaty-that-firmly-rejects-waste-to-energy/): We, the youth of Africa, the largest, most vibrant, and most impacted generation, stand united with the undersigned 93 organisations and 147 change-makers based in 51 countries across Africa and around the world. Together, we call on our leaders, ministries, and national focal points to firmly reject and exclude references to Waste-to-Energy and energy recovery
- [Ramping Up Ambition on Waste Methane and Just Transition in Indonesia: Recommendations for Indonesia’s Second NDC](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ramping-up-ambition-on-waste-methane-and-justtransition-in-indonesia-recommendations-for-indonesias-second-ndc/): In 2025, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) is scheduled to submit its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). This presents a crucial opportunity for the government to enhance its ambition regarding emissions mitigation in the waste sector and to mobilize significant climate finance specifically for methane emissions.
- [Pathways to an Effective Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/pathways-to-an-effective-plastics-treaty/): As INC-5.2 approaches, negotiators have several decisive choices to make that this briefing seeks to highlight: how to consolidate elements of a deal on the treaty that can unite a critical mass of countries; what elements of flexibility can be included without sacrificing effectiveness; how to ensure efficient annex amendments and the role of choice
- [Pathways to an Effective Plastics Treaty (Bahasa Melayu)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/pathways-to-an-effective-plastics-treaty-bahasa-melayu/): Laluan kepada Perjanjian Plastik yang Berkesan - Plastik - 5 Jun 2025 Menjelang INC-5.2, para perunding perlu membuat beberapa keputusan penting, dan dokumen ini mengetengahkan beberapa perkara seperti berikut:· bagaimana untuk menyepadukan unsur-unsur dalam perjanjian yang boleh menyatukan bilangan besar negara;· apakah elemen fleksibiliti yang boleh dimasukkan tanpa mengorbankan
- [Vías para lograr un tratado eficaz sobre plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/vias-para-lograr-un-tratado-eficaz-sobre-plasticos/): A medida que se acerca el INC-5, los negociadores tienen que tomar varias decisiones cruciales que este informe pretende destacar: De qué manera se pueden consolidar los diversos elementos de un acuerdo sobre el tratado que puedan unir a una masa crítica de países; Qué elementos de flexibilidad pueden incluirse sin sacrificar la eficacia; De
- [Trajectoires vers un traité efficace sur les plastiques](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/les-voies-vers-un-traite-efficace-sur-les-plastiques/): À l'approche de l'INC-5.2, les négociateurs doivent trancher un certain nombre de questions décisives, que cette note d’information se propose de mettre en lumière : comment consolider les éléments d’un accord sur le traité capable de rallier une masse critique de pays ; quels éléments de flexibilité peuvent être intégrés sans compromettre l’efficacité ; comment garantir l'efficacité des
- [Clearing the Air: The Truth Behind Waste Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/clearing-the-air-the-truth-behind-waste-incineration/): All too often, local governments and regulatory agencies charged with protecting community health have failed to properly monitor incinerator facilities’ pollution levels, allowing them to continue unchecked. In three such communities, GAIA members decided to take matters into their own hands. War on Waste (WOW) Negros Oriental (Dumaguete City, Philippines), Green Knowledge Foundation (Ogijo, Ogun State
- [Fundación Reverdesierto | Basura Cero: Agricultura natural para el desierto](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/basura-cero-agricultura-natural-para-el-desierto/): Guía práctica y educativa creada por Fundación Reverdesierto, centrada en el uso de bombas de semillas como herramienta de restauración ecológica y soberanía alimentaria en zonas áridas.
- [Recap & Policy Recommendations: Environmental Justice Standards for EV Battery Repurposing Workshop](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/recap-policy-recommendations-environmental-justice-standards-for-ev-battery-repurposing-workshop/): This resource provides policy recommendations on Environmental Justice (EJ) Standards for repurposing electric vehicle (EV) batteries. It also summarizes a one-day technical workshop on EJ Standards for the Repurposing of Used EV Batteries, co-hosted by GAIA and ClimateWorks. The event gathered clean energy advocates, environmental justice representatives, labor representatives, industry experts, researchers, and policymakers to discuss the
- [Reciclar para transformar: Guía para una transición justa y colectiva](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reciclar-para-transformar-guia-para-una-transicion-justa-y-colectiva/): “Fortalecimiento de las capacidades municipales para la gestión de residuos sólidos a través de sistemas Basura Cero” Comunidades Basura Cero. El manual didáctico “Reciclar para transformar: guía para una transición justa y colectiva” constituye un documento relevante para la educación ambiental. Diseñado específicamente para apoyar la labor de los recicladores, quienes actualmente conforman el movimiento
- [Tackling Textile Waste in Africa: Activist Toolkit](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/tackling-textile-waste-in-africa/): The Tackling Textile Waste in Africa: Activist Toolkit aims to empower activists to take action against the growing crisis of textile waste. Filled with campaign strategies, compelling facts, real-world case studies, and creative ideas, it serves as your essential guide to challenging fast fashion’s environmental impact and drive meaningful change.
- [DRAPED IN INJUSTICE— UNRAVELLING THE TEXTILE WASTE CRISIS IN AFRICA](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/draped-in-injustice-unravelling-the-textile-waste-crisis-in-africa/): DRAPED IN INJUSTICE: Unravelling the Textile Waste Crisis GAIA Africa and Greenpeace Africa have joined forces to release a compelling new resource that exposes the hidden impacts of textile waste across the continent. Draped in Injustice breaks down the key facts, impacts, policy issues, and recommendations related to textile waste across the continent. Each year,
- [Comentarios de GAIA sobre el texto de la Presidencia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/comentarios-de-gaia-sobre-el-texto-de-la-presidencia/): El texto del tratado propuesto por el Presidente del INC al finalizar el INC-5 (Texto de la Presidencia) es el punto de partida para las consultas que se llevan a cabo durante el período entre sesiones hasta que las negociaciones se reanuden formalmente en el INC-5.2, en el mes de agosto de 2025. Dicho documento
- [GAIA Comments on the Chair's Text- April 2025](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-comments-on-the-chairs-text-april-2025/): The treaty text proposed by the INC Chair at the end of the INC-5 (Chair’s Text) is the baseline for consultations taking place during the intersessional period until negotiations formally resume at the INC-5.2 in August 2025 and has been accepted as a basis for negotiations moving forward. The Chair’s Text needs significant adjustments to
- [Sowing the Seeds of Destruction: Review of Waste-to-Energy National Strategic Project in Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sowing-the-seeds-of-destruction-review-of-waste-to-energy-national-strategic-project-in-indonesia/): Indonesia is pushing Waste-to-Energy (WtE) as a core waste management strategy, especially in major cities like Jakarta, framing it as a climate-friendly and technologically advanced solution. Backed by presidential decrees and supported by international finance institutions like the Asian Development Bank (ADB), WtE is included in the country’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and Just
- [GAIA Global Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-global-submission-to-the-un-special-rapporteur-on-climate-change/): On April 30, GAIA sent two submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, responding to her call for inputs on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals. These inputs, one global and one specific to Asia-Pacific, highlight evidence-based risks and recommendations to reduce harm and advance a just transition in battery
- [GAIA Asia-Pacific Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-ap-submission-to-unsr-on-climate-change/): On April 30, GAIA sent two submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, responding to her call for inputs on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals. These inputs, one global and one specific to Asia-Pacific, highlight evidence-based risks and recommendations to reduce harm and advance a just transition in battery
- [Commentaires de GAIA sur le texte du Président](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/commentaires-de-gaia-sur-le-texte-du-president/): Le texte du traité proposé par le Président du CIN à la fin de la cinquième session du CIN (le texte du Président) constitue la base de référence pour les consultations menées pendant la période intersessions jusqu'à la reprise officielle des négociations lors du CIN-5.2 en août 2025. Ce texte a été accepté comme fondement
- [Guía práctica para enfrentar una propuesta de incineración](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/guia-para-enfrentar-propuestas-de-incinerac/): Enfrentar una propuesta de incineración en nuestros territorios es siempre un desafío que requiere mucha energía, convicción y perseverancia. Quienes promueven la incineración de basura en cualquiera de sus formas1 son por lo general personajes poderosos, con dinero e influencias, que usan la ignorancia y volatilidad de las autoridades para lograr acuerdos sin el respaldo
- [[Spanish] Zero Waste Model Dar es Salaam Case Study](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/spanish-zero-waste-model-dar-es-salaam-case-study/): La gestión de residuos es un importante desafío medioambiental en Tanzania, especialmente en ciudades de rápido crecimiento como Dar es Salaam. Las infraestructuras inadecuadas provocan el vertido generalizado de residuos sólidos, aumentando las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, especialmente proveniente de residuos orgánicos que se descomponen en vertederos a cielo abierto. En respuesta a
- [Financiando Basura Cero en tu Municipio: 3 pasos hacia el éxito](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financiando-basura-cero-en-tu-municipio-3-pasos-hacia-el-exito/): En términos económicos, los sistemas de basura cero son los métodos más eficientes para el manejo de residuos, y además contribuyen a reducir la contaminación ambiental y a mitigar el cambio climático. Además, las comunidades con sistemas de basura cero generan una cantidad mínima debasura, que va disminuyendo cada vez más, privando así de insumos
- [Funding Zero Waste in Your Municipality: 3 Steps to Success](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/funding-zero-waste-in-your-municipality-3-steps-to-success-2/): Zero waste systems are the most cost-effective approach to waste management, while also contributing to reducing pollution and mitigating climate change. Furthermore, communities with zero waste systems produce a minimal and continually decreasing quantity of residual waste, depriving incinerators and other industrial-scale waste management systems of their feedstock. If every community practiced zero waste, then
- [Reducción de la producciónde plásticos: El imperativo climático](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/tratado-plasticos-imperativo-climatico/): Antes de la cuarta ronda de negociaciones de las Naciones Unidas para un tratado global sobre plásticos que se llevará a cabo del 23 al 29 de abril en Ottawa, el Laboratorio Nacional Lawrence Berkeley (LBNL) publicó un estudio pionero que revela el enorme impacto climático de la producción de plástico. La Alianza Global para
- [Plastic Production Reduction: The Climate Imperative](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastics-treaty-climate-imperative/): GAIA's plastics treaty policy brief sheds light on the science behind the call for plastic production cuts in the global plastics treaty– and why plastic is a major climate threat.
- [Réduction de la production de plastique: l’impératif climatique](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reduction-de-la-production-de-plastique-limperatif-climatique/): Des négociations sont en cours pour élaborer un nouveau traité mondial visant à mettre fin à la pollution plastique, l’un des problèmes environnementaux dont la croissance est la plus rapide au monde. L’une des questions les plus difficiles est de savoir comment faire face à l’expansion rapide et continue de la production de plastique. Des
- [De l’engagement à l’action: Créer unmécanisme financier juste et efficace pour le traitémondial sur les plastiques](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/de-lengagement-a-laction/): Le financement de l’instrument international juridiquement contraignant sur les plastiques sera crucial pour son succès. L’expérience avec les accords multilatéraux sur l’environnement précédents amontré qu’un financement adéquat et prévisible est un élément clé pour le succès d’un instrument international juridiquement contraignant alors que les traités qui ne réussissent pas à générer un soutien financier suffisant,
- [From Commitment to Action: Designing a Just and Effective Financial Mechanism for the Global Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financing-for-global-plastics-treaty/): The success of the global plastics treaty hinges on a dedicated mechanism that guarantees justice for the most impacted. Our new policy brief, "From Commitment to Action: Designing a Just and Effective Financial Mechanism for the Global Plastics Treaty," lays out a bold financial roadmap for the treaty including sources, mechanisms, and matching finance to treaty
- [Zero Waste Hierarchy for Batteries (French)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-hierarchy-for-batteries-french/): Now is the critical moment for the battery industry to adopt zero waste solutions from the outset. By integrating environmental justice and end-of-life considerations into the design of systems, products and access to information, we can drive innovation that supports true circularity and a just transition, ensuring that no communities are left behind while advancing
- [Zero Waste Hierarchy for Batteries (Spanish)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-hierarchy-for-batteries-spanish/): Now is the critical moment for the battery industry to adopt zero waste solutions from the outset. By integrating environmental justice and end-of-life considerations into the design of systems, products and access to information, we can drive innovation that supports true circularity and a just transition, ensuring that no communities are left behind while advancing
- [GAIA’s NDC Checklist: Guidance on integrating waste and methane reduction into the NDCs 3.0 in alignment with Environmental Justice Principles](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/guidance-on-integrating-waste-and-methane-reduction-into-the-ndcs-3-0-in-alignment-with-environmental-justice-principles-2/): Zero waste solutions are a fundamental part of the efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience and ensure justice and equity at the heart of the transition to a sustainable planet. These are versatile strategies that aim to continually reduce waste through source reduction, separate collection, composting and recycling, ensuring that all discarded materials
- [Plastic Credits in the Global Plastics Treaty - a Dangerous Distraction](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastic-credits-in-the-global-plastics-treaty-a-dangerous-distraction/): Plastic offsets and credits will not tackle plastic pollution or channel finance to where it is most needed in a stable, long term and reliable way. Multiple investigations and reports have found that the burgeoning plastic credits and offsetting system is flawed and does nothing to avoid the generation of plastic pollution, nor does it
- [El Libro del INC-5](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/el-libro-del-inc-5/): Para ayudar a los negociadores, este cuadernillo ofrece: En relación con las prioridades para el INC-5: Una evaluación de la tercera iteración del documento oficioso de la presidencia, seguido de un cronograma propuesto para completar y complementar las negociaciones hasta la primera Conferencia de las Partes (COP) en el marco del tratado; En relación con
- [Del compromiso a la acción: Diseño de un mecanismo financiero justo y eficaz para el instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/del-compromiso-a-la-accion/): El financiamiento será fundamental para el éxito del instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre plásticos. La experiencia conanteriores acuerdos multilaterales sobre el medio ambiente (AMMA) ha demostrado que un financiamiento adecuado y previsible es un elementoclave para el éxito de un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante, mientras que aquellos tratados que no logran generar suficiente apoyofinanciero, o
- [Livret CIN-5](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/livret-cin-5/): Ce livret vise à assister les négociateurs en leur fournissant : concernant les priorités pour le CIN-5 : une évaluation de la troisième édition du document officieux de la présidence, suivis d’une proposition de calendrier pour compléter et affiner les négociations jusqu’à la première Conférence des Parties (COP) du traité; concernant la production : un
- [INC-5 Booklet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/inc-5-booklet/): To assist negotiators, this booklet provides: On priorities for INC-5: An assessment of the third iteration of the Chair’s non-paper, followed by a proposed timeline to complete and complement negotiations until the treaty’s first Conference of Parties (COP); On production: A closer look at the challenges and opportunities around a treaty that includes a plastics
- [[SWAHILI] Zero Waste Model Dar es Salaam Case Study](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/swahili-zero-waste-model-dar-es-salaam-case-study/): Usimamizi wa taka ni changamoto kubwa ya kimazingira nchini Tanzania, hususani katika miji inayokua kwa kasi kama jiji la Dar es Salaam. Miundombinu duni husabisha utupaji holela wa taka ngumu, kuongezeka kwa uzalishaji wa hewa chafu kutokana na taka ozo ambazo hutupwa katika dampo na maeneo yaliyo wazi. Katika kukabiliana na hizi changamoto, Nipe Fagio
- [[Portuguese] Zero Waste Model Dar es Salaam Case Study](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/portuguese-zero-waste-model-dar-es-salaam-case-study/): A gestão de resíduos é um desafio ambiental significativo na Tanzânia, especialmente nas cidades em rápido crescimento como Dar Es Salaam. Ainfraestrutura inadequada leva ao descarte generalizado de resíduos sólidos, aumentando as emissões de gases de efeito estufa, principalmente, deresíduos orgânicos que se decompõem em lixões a céu aberto. Em resposta a esses desafios, a
- [La contaminación y los efectos sobre la salud de la incineración de residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/la-contaminacion-y-los-efectos-sobre-la-salud-de-la-incineracion-de-residuos/): Los estudios epidemiológicos aportan pruebas suficientes de las repercusiones directas de las incineradoras sobre la salud, que van desde neoplasias hasta anomalías congénitas, muertes infantiles y abortos espontáneos. Aunque se podrá investigar más sobre las incineradoras más recientes cuando se recojan datos suficientes a lo largo del tiempo, las conclusiones de los estudios existentes sugieren
- [CLIMATE FINANCE: FROM HARMFUL TO IMPACTFUL: Driving transformative action on waste methane and environmental justice ](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/climate-finance-from-harmful-to-helpful-driving-transformative-action-on-waste-methane-and-environmental-justice/): Climate finance needs to move from harmful to impactful - also in the waste sector, where 99% of climate finance for methane reduction goes to waste-to-energy incineration, a highly problematic industry responsible for climate change, air pollution, indebtedness of global south countries, and loss of livelihoods in vulnerable communities.
- [Lista de verificación de las NDC / GAIA: Guía para la integración de la reducción de residuos y metano en las NDC 3.0 en consonancia con los Principios de Justicia Ambiental](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/lista-de-verificacion-de-las-ndc-gaia-guia-para-la-integracion-de-la-reduccion-de-residuos-y-metano-en-las-ndc-3-0-en-consonancia-con-los-principios-de-justicia-ambiental/): Las soluciones basura cero son una parte fundamental de los esfuerzos por reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, aumentar la resiliencia y garantizar la justicia y la equidad en el centro de la transición hacia un planeta sostenible. Se trata de estrategias versátiles cuyo objetivo es reducir continuamente los residuos en el origen,
- [Cutting Methane Emissions through Zero Food Waste Systems](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/cutting-methane-emissions-through-zero-food-waste-systems/): In 2022, over 1 billion tonnes of food waste was produced worldwide—equivalent to around 132 kg per person. Food loss and waste is an urgent global issue with significant social, economic, and environmental implications. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, this represents an economic loss of more than 1 trillion dollars, affecting actors throughout
- [Reducción de las emisiones de metano mediante sistemas de desperdicio cero de alimentos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reduccion-de-las-emisiones-de-metano-mediante-sistemas-de-desperdicio-cero-de-alimentos/): In 2022, over 1 billion tonnes of food waste was produced worldwide—equivalent to around 132 kg per person. Food loss and waste is an urgent global issue with significant social, economic, and environmental implications. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, this represents an economic loss of more than 1 trillion dollars, affecting actors throughout
- [Mengurangi Emisi Metana melalui Sistem Zero Food Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/mengurangi-emisi-metana-melalui-sistem-zero-food-waste/): In 2022, over 1 billion tonnes of food waste was produced worldwide—equivalent to around 132 kg per person. Food loss and waste is an urgent global issue with significant social, economic, and environmental implications. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, this represents an economic loss of more than 1 trillion dollars, affecting actors throughout
- [Avoiding Food Waste in Weekly Outdoor Markets, Fundación Basura’s Experience in the Metropolitan Region,  Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/avoiding-food-waste-in-weekly-outdoor-markets-fundacion-basuras-experience-in-the-metropolitan-region-chile/): Outdoor markets are spaces to commercialize fresh food in different neighborhoods in Chile. They take place weekly and are also used as opportunities for gatherings, civic development, and artistic expression in the different territories. The Zero Food Waste Outdoor Market project developed by Fundación Basura is an initiative that applies the waste hierarchy framework, combining
- [Evitando el desperdicio alimentario en ferias libres, experiencia de Fundación Basura en la Región Metropolitana, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/evitando-el-desperdicio-alimentario-en-ferias-libres-experiencia-de-fundacion-basura-en-la-region-metropolitana-chile/): Las ferias libres son espacios de comercialización de alimentos frescos en distintos barrios de Chile. Se realizan cada semana y se utilizan además como un lugar de encuentro, desarrollo cívico y expresión artística para los territorios. El proyecto “Ferias libres Cero Desperdicio” que lleva adelante la Fundación Basura es una iniciativa enmarcada en la jerarquía
- [Upaya Pencegahan Sampah Makanan di Pasar Terbuka Mingguan, Pengalaman Fundación Basura di Wilayah Metropolitan, Chili](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/upaya-pencegahan-sampah-makanan-di-pasar-terbuka-mingguan-pengalaman-fundacion-basura-di-wilayah-metropolitan-chili/): Pasar terbuka merupakan pasar tradisional di luar ruangan yang berfungsi untuk kegiatan jual beli makanan segar di berbagai lingkungan komunitas di Chili. Pasar terbuka biasanya hadir setiap minggu dan memegang peranan penting sebagai wadah bagi masyarakat setempat untuk berkumpul, melakukan kegiatan pengembangan masyarakat, dan mengekspresikan seni, pasar ini juga hadir di berbagai wilayah. Proyek Zero
- [Avoiding Food Waste in Outdoor Markets, Fundación Basura’s Experience in the Metropolitan Region, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/avoiding-food-waste-in-outdoor-markets-fundacion-basuras-experience-in-the-metropolitan-region-chile/): This case study presents the issues of food loss and waste in the Chilean context, raises visibility about different initiatives and organizations that address the problem, and discusses the Zero Food Waste Outdoor Markets project, implemented by the Fundación Basura in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. These initiatives consist of campaigns to collect second-choice foods
- [Evitando el desperdicio alimentario en ferias libres, experiencia de Fundación Basura en la Región Metropolitana, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/evitando-el-desperdicio-alimentario-en-ferias-libres-experiencia-de-fundacion-basura-en-la-region-metropolitana-chile-2/): Este estudio de caso presenta el contexto chileno sobre pérdida y desperdicio de alimentos, la visibilización de distintas iniciativas y organizaciones que trabajan para combatir la problemática y la exposición del proyecto Ferias Libres Cero Desperdicio, implementado por Fundación Basura en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago. Estas consisten en jornadas de recolección de alimentos de
- [FINANCIAMIENTO CLIMÁTICO: DE PERJUDICIAL A IMPACTANTE: actuar con rapidez contra el metano y por la justicia ambiental](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financiamiento-climatico-de-perjudicial-a-impactante-actuar-con-rapidez-contra-el-metano-y-por-la-justicia-ambiental/): El financiamiento climático debe pasar de ser perjudicial a ser impactante, también en el sector de los residuos, donde el 99% del financiamiento climático para la reducción del metano se destina a la incineración de residuos o waste to energy (WTE), una industria muy problemática, responsable del cambio climático, la contaminación atmosférica, el endeudamiento de
- [Mensejahterakan Komunitas: Model Berbagi Makanan Berbasis Prinsip Keadilan oleh Gita Pertiwi di Surakarta, Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/mensejahterakan-komunitas-model-berbagi-makanan-berbasis-prinsip-keadilan-oleh-gita-pertiwi-di-surakarta-indonesia/): Menurut Laporan Indeks Sampah Makanan 2021 dari United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Indonesia merupakan produsen sampah makanan terbesar di Asia Tenggara. Laporan tersebut menunjukan bahwa Indonesia menghasilkan sekitar 20,93 juta ton sampah makanan setiap tahun. Tak hanya itu, menurut data dari Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) pada tahun 2023, sampah makanan menyumbang 40,73% dari
- [Fiche d’Information sur la Politique Africaine sur le Plastique](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fiche-dinformation-sur-la-politique-africaine-sur-le-plastique/): Un aperçu des recherches récentes sur la pollution plastique en Afrique. L’Afrique est mise à rude épreuve par les impacts sociaux, économiques et environnementaux de la crise de la pollution plastique. Cette fiche d’information dynamique souligne les ressources clés, les statistiques et les cas d’études afin d’illustrer l’étendue de cette crise sur le continent. Son
- [[English] Africa Plastic Policy Factsheet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/english-africa-plastic-policy-factsheet/): An Overview of Recent Research on Plastic Pollution in Africa. Context | Africa is extremely challenged by the social, economic and environmental impacts of the plastic pollution crisis. This living factsheet highlights key resources, statistics, and case studies to illustrate the extent of the crisis on the continent. It is intended to provide a snapshot
- [Zero Waste Hierarchy for Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zw-hierarchy-for-batteries/): Now is the critical moment for the battery industry to adopt zero waste solutions from the outset. By integrating environmental justice and end-of-life considerations into the design of systems, products and access to information, we can drive innovation that supports true circularity and a just transition, ensuring that no communities are left behind while advancing
- [Resumen del estudio: La incineración de residuos y el medio ambiente ](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/resumen-del-estudio-la-incineracion-de-residuos-y-el-medio-ambiente/): Conclusiones clave La incineración de residuos no es una solución a la triple crisis planetaria, sino que, de hecho, contribuye a agravarla. La incineración de residuos emite grandes volúmenes de CO2, contamina el medio ambiente con una variedad de sustancias químicas tóxicas, como dioxinas, mercurio y muchas otras, en cantidades que superan los límites planetarios,
- [On the Ground: Stories of Waste Workers and Waste Pickers in Asia (Volume 1: India)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/on-the-ground-stories-of-waste-workers-and-waste-pickers-in-asia-volume-1-india/): A publication highlighting the work and realities of waste pickers in India.
- [Africa Community Sensitisation Guidebook](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/africa-community-sensitisation-guidebook/): 101 to Organising for the Global Plastics Treaty The Global Plastic Treaty Africa Community Sensitisation Guidebook is a comprehensive resource designed to empower community-driven initiatives by enhancing the understanding of the Global Plastic Treaty and facilitating effective advocacy campaigns. Within this guidebook, you’ll find a wealth of downloadable resources tailored for printing, along with versatile
- [Zero Waste Model Dar es Salaam Case Study](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-model-dar-es-salaam-case-study/): Waste management is a significant environmental challenge in Tanzania, especially in rapidly growing cities like Dar es Salaam. Inadequate infrastructure leads to widespread dumping of solid waste, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from organic waste that decomposes in open dumps. In response to these challenges, Nipe Fagio pioneered the Zero Waste system, first implemented in
- [Historia: Alternativas tradicionales al plástico en América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/historia-alternativas-tradicionales-al-plastico-en-america-latina/): Hemos vivido y podemos vivir sin plásticos de un solo uso. En América Latina no hace falta volver al pasado para encontrar alternativas tradicionales al plástico, tenemos muchas opciones que están vigentes y que usamos en nuestras vidas diarias. En nuestros países contamos con una serie de artículos fabricados a partir de fibras vegetales, barro,
- [Plastic-to-Fuel: A Losing Proposition](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastic-to-fuel-a-losing-proposition/): In light of the global plastic crisis, technologies such as turning plastic waste into fuel and burning it are being falsely marketed as circular, climate-friendly, and sustainable. Such incineration technologies -including gasification and pyrolysis- are popping up across the globe, both as large-scale industrial investments and small-scale, backyard projects. Amid the industry hype for plastic-to-fuel
- [A 10-Step Manual to Implementing a Community Zero Waste Program](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/a-10-step-manual-to-implementing-a-community-zero-waste-program/): Establishing Zero Waste Communities seemed like a very daunting task some 10 years ago. Thanks to the determination and commitment of the Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) team, led by its president and GAIA Asia Pacific's Regional Coordinator, Mr. Froilan Grate, the steps to achieve this are now available in the "10 Steps in Establishing a
- [Life Before Plastic Case Study [English & French]](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/life-before-plastic-africa/): Plastic has taken over the world in the past few decades and has burdened Africa’s environments and waste management systems. Africa is no stranger to the plastic problem even if it accounts for only 5% of the global plastic production rates and consumes only 4% of global plastics volumes. In this publication on, The Life
- [GAIA -Remarques choisies de GAIA sur le Document d’Options (INC-2)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-remarques-choisies-de-gaia-sur-le-document-doptions-inc-2/): Les remarques de GAIA sur le document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 Options envisageables concernant les moyens de progresser vers un instrument international juridiquementcontraignant qui reposerait sur une approche globale portant sur l’ensemble du cycle de vie des plastiques, comme le demande la résolution 5/14 de l’Assemblée desNations Unies pour l’environnement (Documents d’Options) concernent les éléments suivants : des
- [Submission to the INC process on plastic pollution (INC-1)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/submission-to-the-inc-process-on-plastic-pollution-inc-1/): GAIA’s recommendations for the negotiation process towards a global instrument on plastic pollution.
- [GAIA Submission to INC-2](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-submission-to-inc-2/): Read GAIA’s key recommendations for INC-2 from May 29-June 2 2023.
- [GAIA's Key Demands for INC-2](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaias-key-demands-for-inc-2/): This document is an overview of the key GAIA asks for INC2. More detail can be found in the GAIA INC-2submission.
- [Principales revendications de l’Alliance mondiale pour les alternatives à l’incinération concernant le CIN-2](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/principales-revendications-de-lalliance-mondiale-pour-les-alternatives-a-lincineration-concernant-le-cin-2/): Ce document offre une vue d’ensemble des principales attentes de GAIA envers le CIN-2. Vous trouverez de plusamples renseignements dans la soumission de GAIA pour le CIN-2.
- [Principales demandas de la Alianza Global por Alternativas a la Incineración para el INC-2](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/principales-demandas-de-la-alianza-global-por-alternativas-a-la-incineracion-para-el-inc-2/): Este documento es un resumen de las principales demandas de GAIA para el INC-2. Se puede encontrar másinformación en este documento.
- [GAIA Commentary on INC-2 Options Paper](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-commentary-on-inc-2-options-paper/): Read GAIA’s select comments on document UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 Potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics (Options Paper).
- [Comentarios generales sobre el documento de opciones (INC-2) GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/comentarios-generales-sobre-el-documento-de-opciones-inc-2-gaia/): Los comentarios escogidos de GAIA sobre el documento UNEP/PP/INC.2/4 Posibles opciones de elementos hacia un instrumento internacional jurídicamentevinculante, basado en un enfoque global que aborde el ciclo de vida completo de los plásticos (Documento de opciones) se centran en los siguientes elementos: Objetivos sólidos para un tratado impactante que consagre la salud humana, los derechos
- [Déroulement des négociations du traité sur les plastiques](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/deroulement-des-negociations-du-traite-sur-les-plastiques/): Des négociations en vue d'un traité international visant à "mettre fin à la pollution plastique" sontactuellement en cours au sein du Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN, INC en anglais) sur lapollution plastique, mandaté par la résolution 5/14 de l'Assemblée des Nations unies pour l'environnement(ANUE) adoptée en mars 2022. L'objectif est de disposer d'un texte de
- [Navigating the plastic treaty negotiations process](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/navigating-the-plastic-treaty-negotiations-process/): This document contains an overview of the status of the negotiations thus far, as well as a negotiations timeline.
- [Defining plastic products, materials and polymers: a proposal](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/defining-plastic-products-materials-and-polymers-a-proposal/): To fulfill the UNEA mandate of covering pollution across the lifecycle of plastics, a global treatymust regulate plastics first and foremost as a material. Adequate definitions of plastic productsand polymers will also be needed to capture the full range of sources of plastic pollution.
- [Recorrido por el proceso de negociación del Tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/recorrido-por-el-proceso-de-negociacion-del-tratado-de-plasticos/): El Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC por sus siglas en inglés) sobre la contaminación porplásticos está negociando un tratado mundial para "poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos", en virtudde la Resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEA) adoptada enmarzo de 2022. La intención es tener un texto
- [Cómo definir los productos, materiales y polímeros de plástico: una propuesta](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/como-definir-los-productos-materialesy-polimeros-de-plastico-una-propuesta/): Para cumplir con el mandato de la ANUMA de abarcar la contaminación durante todo el ciclo de vidadel plástico, un tratado mundial tiene que regular el plástico ante todo como material. Esto requerirádefiniciones claras de los productos plásticos y polímeros para captar toda la variedad de fuentes decontaminación por plásticos.
- [The Pros and Cons of EPR: Lessons from France](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-pros-and-cons-of-epr-lessons-from-france/): In the context of the upcoming plastic treaty negotiations in Paris (INC-2, May-June 2023), Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are often put forward as an essential policy approach to address the global plastic pollution crisis, especially as a source of funding and a way to incentivize redesign for reuse and plastic waste prevention. France is
- [Points forts et limites de la REP: retour d’expérience français](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/points-forts-et-limites-de-la-rep-retour-dexperience-francais/): Cette note présente des enseignements et recommandations concernant la conception etmise en œuvre de filières de Responsabilité Élargie du Producteur (REP), tirés de l’expériencefrançaise des REP depuis 1992. Elle s’appuie en particulier sur l’analyse du fonctionnementdes filières Emballages ménagers, Textiles, linge et chaussures, et Jouets.
- [GAIA submission: Part A - Scope and Principles](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-submission-part-a-scope-and-principles/): The future plastics treaty’s scope agreed in UNEA resolution 5/14 covers all plastics and all plastic pollution across the full lifecycle of plastics. In addition to the Rio Principles, human rights, the principle of prevention and inter-generational equity must also be reflected in treaty control measures and means of implementation.
- [Presentación de GAIA Parte A - Alcance y principios](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/presentacion-de-gaia-parte-a-alcance-y-principios/)
- [GAIA submission: Part B - Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the INC-3: A roadmap for intersessional work](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-submission-part-b-input-on-the-potential-areas-of-intersessional-work-to-inform-the-inc-3-a-roadmap-for-intersessional-work/): In this brief, GAIA recommends how to approach the list of potential areas for possible intersessional workcompiled by the co-facilitators of the two INC-2 contact groups. Intersessional work must prioritizeupstream measures, starting with the package of measures for a phasedown of plastic production tosustainable levels.
- [Presentación de GAIA: Parte B - Aportes relacionados a posibles áreas detrabajo entre sesiones para informar el INC-3: hoja de ruta para el trabajo entresesiones](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/presentacion-de-gaia-parte-b-aportes-relacionados-a-posibles-areas-detrabajo-entre-sesiones-para-informar-el-inc-3-hoja-de-ruta-para-el-trabajo-entresesiones/)
- [Proposition de GAIA : Partie B - Contribution sur les domaines potentiels detravail intersessions à l’attention du CIN-3 : Feuille de route pour le travail intersessions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/proposition-de-gaia-partie-b-contribution-sur-les-domaines-potentiels-detravail-intersessions-a-lattention-du-cin-3-feuille-de-route-pour-le-travail-intersessions/)
- [GAIA submission: Part B - Input on the potential areas of intersessional work to inform the INC-3: Further information](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-submission-part-b-input-on-the-potential-areas-of-intersessional-work-to-inform-the-inc-3-further-information/): This submission provides detailed GAIA recommendations to orient intersessional work and global plastics treaty negotiations. It includes criteria and processes to set plastic production freeze and phasedown targets and schedules and their supporting measures, and a framework to identify high-risk plastic products and materials for priority action, as well as polymers and other chemicals of
- [Presentación de GAIA, Parte B – Aportes respecto de las posibles áreas detrabajo entre sesiones para contribuir al INC-3: Información adicional](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/presentacion-de-gaia-parte-b-aportes-respecto-de-las-posibles-areas-detrabajo-entre-sesiones-para-contribuir-al-inc-3-informacion-adicional/)
- [Proposition de GAIA : Partie B - Contribution sur les domaines potentiels detravail intersessions à l’attention du CIN-3 : Informations complémentaires](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/proposition-de-gaia-partie-b-contribution-sur-les-domaines-potentiels-detravail-intersessions-a-lattention-du-cin-3-informations-complementaires/)
- [Aspectos destacados del borrador cero del Tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/aspectos-destacados-del-borrador-cero-del-tratado-de-plasticos/): El borrador cero del tratado de plásticos es un documento equilibrado que incluye una serie deopiniones expresadas por los gobiernos durante los INC 1 y 2 y debería constituir la base para lasnegociaciones del INC-3. Incluye opciones tanto fuertes como débiles para todas las medidas de controly los medios de implementación, desde la reducción de
- [Points clés de l’avant-projet de traité sur les plastiques](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/points-cles-de-lavant-projet-de-traite-sur-les-plastiques/): L’avant-projet de traité sur les plastiques est un document équilibré qui inclut l'ensemble des pointsde vue exprimés par les gouvernements lors des INC-1 et 2; il fournit donc une excellente base desnégociations de l’INC-3. L’éventail des points de vue comprend des options à la fois faibles et fortes pourchacune des mesures de contrôle et chacun
- [Carta a ministras y ministros del medio ambiente presentes en la pre-conferencia de los océanos de Naciones Unidas](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/carta-conferencia-oceanos/): Carta de organizaciones de la Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe por la Reducción de la Producción de Plásticos con Metas Globales Vinculantes a Ministras y Ministros del Medio Ambiente Presentes en la Pre-conferencia de los Océanos de Naciones Unidas.
- [Letter to Environment Ministers Attending the United Nations Oceans Pre-Conference](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/letter-environment-ministers-oceans-preconference/): Letter from organisations of the Latin American and Caribbean Network for the Reduction of Plastic Production with Global Binding Targets to Environment Ministers Present at the UN Oceans Pre-Conference.
- [Declaración pública por el Día mundial del medio ambiente y el Día de los océanos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/declaracion-dia-medioambiente-y-oceanos/): “Para proteger el medio ambiente y los océanos, necesitamos metas globales vinculantes para la reducción de la producción de plásticos.” No podremos abordar ni la crisis climática ni la de biodiversidad ni la de contaminación marina por plásticos, sin reducir los niveles de producción de plásticos. Es una condición ineludible para que cualquier iniciativa de
- [Joint Statement from Just Transition Coalition of Indigenous Peoples, waste pickers and other frontline communities](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/joint-statement-from-just-transition-coalition-of-indigenous-peoples-waste-pickers-and-other-frontline-communities/): This joint statement on demands for just transition in the plastics treaty context was delivered on behalf of the Just Transition Coalition of Indigenous Peoples, waste pickers and other frontline communities at the closing of INC-4.
- [Electric Vehicle Battery Repair, Reuse and Repurpose Teach-In Recap](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/electric-vehicle-battery-repair-reuse-and-repurpose-teach-in-recap/): GAIA's February 2024 Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Repair, Reuse and Repurpose Teach-In helped GAIA members and partnering organizations learn more about the EV battery supply chain, how they are recycled, and why design for repair, reuse, and repurpose is so important. This publication compiles the key takeaways for each panel.
- [Los riesgos del uso del término Economía Circular del Plástico en América Latina y el Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/los-riesgos-del-uso-del-termino-economia-circulardel-plastico-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): La “economía circular del plástico” ha sido difundida como un modelo que busca imitar los ciclos de la naturaleza; disminuir o eliminar la extracción de recursos naturales y evitar los desechos y la contaminación en su ciclo de producción y uso. Sin embargo, en nuestra región ha sido utilizada para avalar prácticas y tecnologías de
- [Kanuni za haki kwa Mazingira: kwa Hatua ya Dharura kuhusu Taka na Methani](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/kanuni-za-haki-kwa-mazingira-kwa-hatua-ya-dharura-kuhusu-taka-na-methani/)
- [Prinsip Keadilan Lingkungan: Untuk Aksi Cepat pada Sampah dan Metan](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/prinsip-keadilan-lingkungan-untuk-aksi-cepat-pada-sampah-dan-metan/)
- [Fundación Lenga: Kit de turismo hacia basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fundacion-lenga-kit-turismo-hacia-basura-cero/): Esta guía forma parte de un kit de herramientas diseñado para orientar a los actores del turismo, como tour operadores, alojamientos, restaurantes, hoteles, guías de turismo y la comunidad en general, hacia hábitos de Basura Cero. Su objetivo es facilitar la adopción de prácticas regenerativas y fomentar cambios significativos para reducir los residuos. La guía
- [En el día mundial de la biodiversidad, organizaciones piden reducción de la producción de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plasticos-peligro-inminente-a-la-biodiversidad-a-proposito-del-dia-mundial-de-la-diversidad-biologica/): Este 22 de mayo, en el Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica, las organizaciones de América Latina y el Caribe de GAIA vemos la ocasión para reflexionar y celebrar vivir en una de las regiones más biodiversas del planeta. Somos territorios ricos en bosques, mares, lagos, selvas, ríos, suelos fértiles, humedales, que albergan cientos de
- [Textile Waste in Africa | Google Map](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/textile-waste-in-africa-google-map/): Textile waste poses significant environmental, economic and social challenges for Africa. Some of these impacts include: large amounts of textile waste in Africa’s landfills, and burning of textile waste causing air pollution and the release of toxic substances. Communities near landfills and waste disposal sites face health risks from contaminated water and air. Check out
- [Princípios de justiça ambiental para uma ação rápida sobre resíduos e metano](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/principios-de-justica-ambiental-para-uma-acao-rapida-sobre-residuos-e-metano/)
- [Principios de justicia ambiental por una acción rápida en materia de residuos y metano](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/principios-de-justicia-ambiental-por-una-accion-rapida-en-materia-de-residuos-y-metano/)
- [Factsheet: Economic Benefits of Phasing Out Plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/economic-benefits-phasing-out-plastic/): Contrary to the plastic industry’s claims about their contribution to the global economy, plastic has high environmental, social, and health costs and brings limited economic benefits. Plastic reduction, in fact, offers greater economic opportunities through the creation of new, local businesses and reduction in public spending on pollution management.
- [CSOs Call for ASEAN Leadership for a Successful Global Plastics Treaty to End Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/csos-call-for-asean-leadership-for-a-successful-global-plastics-treaty-to-end-plastic-pollution/): CSOs urge ASEAN leaders to take a strong stance in the ongoing negotiations to develop an international legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. 18 April 2024; Jakarta, Indonesia— Today, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific, together with other civil society organizations including Environmental Justice Foundation and
- [Plastics circularity: beyond the hype](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastics-circularity-beyond-the-hype/): References to the “circular economy of plastics” and “plastics circularity” have multiplied around theplastic treaty negotiations. This brief considers the following questions: What is circularity – is it the same as recycling? Is circularity always good for the environment? For whose profit and at whose expense is plastic waste traded for “global plastics circularity”? What
- [Circularidad de los plásticos: más allá del bombo publicitario](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/circularidad-de-los-plasticos-mas-alla-del-bombo-publicitario/)
- [Circularité du plastique : au-delà du battage médiatique](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/circularite-du-plastique-au-dela-du-battage-mediatique/)
- [Bridging the Basel Convention Gaps with the Future Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/bridging-the-basel-convention-gaps-with-the-future-plastics-treaty/): While recognising and supporting the need to avoid duplication of mandates,institutions and resources between treaties, the new legally binding international instrument to end plastic pollution (“Plastics Treaty” or “the Treaty”) offers an excellent opportunity to highlight and fill gaps that either fall outside the scope of the Basel Convention or that the Basel Convention is
- [Plastics Treaty Zero Draft Highlights](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastics-treaty-zero-draft-highlights/): The plastics treaty zero draft is a balanced document that includes the full range of views expressed by governments during INCs 1 and 2 and should be the basis for negotiations at INC-3. This full range includes both strong and weak options for all control measures and means of implementation, from reducing plastic production to a
- [Livret CNI-3](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/livret-cni-3/)
- [GAIA Plastics Treaty INC-3 Booklet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-plastics-treaty-inc-3-booklet/): This booklet serves as a comprehensive guide, complete with primers on: what the plastics treaty INC-3 could achieve the rules of procedure scope and principles priorities for zero draft discussion in contact groups the plastics circularity trap the plastics treaty and the Basel Convention Definitions
- [El libro del INC-3](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/el-libro-del-inc-3/)
- [Plastics Treaty INC-4 Booklet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastics-treaty-inc-4-booklet/): This booklet serves as a comprehensive guide to the plastics treaty negotiations (INC-4) in Ottawa, complete with primers on: What the INC-4 could achieve The rules of procedure Priorities for zero draft discussion in contact groups A global plastics tax Extended Producer Responsibility plastics offsetting, credits, and neutrality: false claims and polluting practices Just Transition
- [El libro del INC-4: tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/el-libro-del-inc-4-tratado-de-plasticos/): Cuadernillo INC-4: Qué se podría lograr en el INC-4 Reglas de procedimiento Prioridades para el debate sobre el Borrador Cero revisado en grupos de contacto Un impuesto global a los plásticos Responsabilidad extendida del productor Compensación plástica, créditos y neutralidad: afirmaciones falsas y prácticas contaminantes Transición Justa ¿Cambio de materiales o sistemas? La trampa de
- [Livret CNI-4: Le traité sur les matières plastiques](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/livret-cni-4-le-traite-sur-les-matieres-plastiques/): Ce que le CIN-4 pourrait accomplir Règlement intérieur Priorités pour la discussion de l'avant-projet révisé en groupes de contact Un impôt mondial sur les plastiques Responsabilité élargie du producteur Compensation, crédits et neutralité plastiques : déclarations fallacieuses et pratiques polluantes Transition juste Changer les matières ou les systèmes? Le piège de la circularité des plastiques
- [Reaching New Heights Through Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reaching-new-heights-through-zero-waste/): Batangas City, close to Manila, is popular for short visits due to its mix of city life and coastal beauty. It's a hub for many activities like recreation, business, and education. The city covers a large area with many neighborhoods, including some on Verde Island, a famous marine reserve. You can reach Batangas City from
- [LETTER TO THE HIGH AMBITION COALITION ON INC-3](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/letter-to-the-high-ambition-coalition-on-inc-3/)
- [Instituto Pólis | Nuevos modelos de compostaje en las ciudades: Integrando reciclaje, agricultura y vivienda](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/instituto-polis-nuevos-modelos-de-compostaje-en-las-ciudades-integrando-reciclaje-agricultura-y-vivienda/): AutoresVictor Hugo Argentino de Morais VieiraLaís Ferreira dos Santos El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo realizar una investigación de carácter exploratoria y no exhaustiva para identificar los sistemas de compostaje en las comunidades brasileñas que operan fuera de la lógica convencional pública y/o privada. Específicamente, el enfoque del estudio está en los sistemas de compostaje
- [EcoWaste Coalition: Building a Stronger Environmental Movement](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ecowaste-coalition-building-a-stronger-environmental-movement/): The EcoWaste Coalition emerged as a pivotal force in the Philippine environmental landscape, originating from the victory of the Clean Air Act in 1999, which banned incineration. Initially known as the Clean Air Coalition, it comprised various environmental groups, communities, and support organizations advocating clean air legislation. Its members included Greenpeace International, Mother Earth Foundation,
- [AZWI: Bridging Differences for a Common Zero Waste Goal](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/azwi-bridging-differences-for-a-common-zero-waste-goal/): Aliansi Zero Waste Indonesia (AZWI) is an alliance of organizations in Indonesia dedicated to advancing the implementation of the Zero Waste concept. Facing the persistent challenge of waste pollution amidst governmental support for waste-to-energy facilities, AZWI emerged from the collaborative efforts of diverse organizations with a shared vision. The alliance, born from conversations initiated during
- [¿De quiénes hablamos cuando hablamos de recicladores?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/de-quienes-hablamos-cuando-hablamos-de-recicladores/): Como parte de la conmemoración del Día Internacional de las y los Recicladores, realizamos esta infografía para ilustrar de quiénes hablamos cuando hablamos de recicladores en América Latina y el Caribe. Las y los recicladores son los principales responsables de la recuperación de material reciclable en nuestra región, por lo tanto, son una parte fundamental
- [Crecer a cielo abierto: Salud colectiva y psicosocial de infantes, escolares yadolescentes de familias recicladoras](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/crecer-a-cielo-abierto-familias-recicladoras/): La presente investigación realiza, desde un enfoque de salud colectiva y psicología comunitaria, un diagnóstico participativo del estado nutricional, psicomadurativo, psicoemocional y psicosocial de niños, niñas y adolescentes (NNA) que pertenecen al núcleo familiar de personas recicladoras de la Asociación 17 de Septiembre en Portoviejo. Se estructura en cuatro fases: un prediagnóstico participativo para definir
- [No a la Incineración en América Latina: Caso de León Cortés, Costa Rica](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/no-a-la-incineracion-en-america-latina-caso-de-leon-cortes-costa-rica/): León Cortés está localizado en la provincia de San José, Costa Rica y compone junto con los cantones Tarrazú y Dota a la Zona de Los Santos, una región 100% basada en la economía agrícola reconocida a nivel mundial por la producción de café, aguacate y frutas de altura. Según el Censo Nacional del año
- [CESTA El Salvador: Los desechos plásticos invaden El Salvador](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/desechos-plasticos-invaden-el-salvador/): El reciclaje de plástico en El Salvador surge en la década de los 90 con La Asociación Salvadoreña de la Industria del Plástico (ASIPLASTIC), la cual ha mantenido y desarrollado la producción de plástico en el país. Esa Asociación es miembro de la Asociación Latinoamericana del Plástico (ALIPLAST) y aglutina a todas las Industrias Productoras
- [Fundación Basura | Proyecto de Ley contra el Greenwashing en Chile y América Latina](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fundacion-basura-proyecto-ley-greenwashing/): El presente documento tiene como propósito utilizar la legislación chilena como referencia para la creación de leyes similares en otros países de la región. Cada nación deberá adaptar estas normas a su propia realidad, considerando las particularidades de su sistema legal y ambiental, así como las necesidades específicas de su población y entorno natural. A
- [GUIDE PRATIQUE POUR CONTRERUNE PROPOSITION D’INCINÉRATION](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/guide-pratique-pour-contrerune-proposition-dincineration/): Contrer une proposition d’incinération dans nos communautés est toujours un défi qui demande beaucoup d’énergie, de conviction et de persévérance. Ceux qui promeuvent l’incinération des déchets sous quelque forme que ce soit sont généralement des personnalités puissantes, dotées de ressources financières et d’influence, qui utilisent l’ignorance et la volatilité des autorités pour parvenir à des
- [UM GUIA PRÁTICO PARA LIDAR COMUMA PROPOSTA DE INCINERAÇÃO](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/guia-pratico-para-lidar-comuma-proposta-de-incineracao/): Enfrentar uma proposta de incineração em nossos territórios é sempre um desafio que requer muita energia, convicção e perseverança. Aqueles que promovem a incineração de resíduos sob qualquer forma são geralmente pessoas poderosas com dinheiro e influência, que usam a ignorância e a volatilidade das autoridades para chegar a acordos sem o apoio e o
- [Practical Guide to Dealing with an Incineration Proposal](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/guide-to-dealing-with-incineration-proposal/): Countering a proposal for incineration in our communities is always a challenge that requires a lot of energy, conviction and perseverance. Those who promote the incineration of waste in any of its forms are usually powerful figures, with financial resources and influence, who use the ignorance and volatility of the authorities to reach agreements without
- [GAIA and BFFP Latin American Member Organisations' Analysis of the Zero Draft of the Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zer-draft-analysis-lac/): The Latin American and Caribbean organisations that have been jointly monitoring the global plastics treaty process since the adoption of UNEA resolution 5/14 in 2022, would like to express the following views on the zero draft of the legally binding instrument to stop plastic pollution.
- [Análisis de Organizaciones Latinoamericanas miembr@s de GAIA y BFFP sobre el borrador cero del tratado de plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/analisis-borrador-cero-lac/): Las organizaciones Latinoamericanas y del Caribe que hacemos seguimiento en conjunto al proceso del tratado global de plásticos desde la adopción de la resolución UNEA 5/14 del 2022, queremos expresar las siguientes opiniones respecto del borrador cero del instrumento legalmente vinculante para detener la contaminación por plásticos.
- [Methane Matters: Towards a Global Methane Agreement](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/methane-matters-towards-a-global-methane-agreement/): To keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, methane emissions must be cut by 45% this decade. Read more about how emissions can be cut in the three top emitting sectors: energy, agriculture, and waste .
- [Fact Sheet: Inflation Reduction Act](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fact-sheet-inflation-reduction-act/): The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) channels $270 billion in tax credits for climate investments but raises concerns about incineration—a false solution to waste disposal that could generate 637.7 million tonnes of CO2e emissions over two decades, further harming the environment and disadvantaged communities. This resource highlights the key points of our recent article, including available
- [REDUCCIÓN DE PLÁSTICOS: EL CASO DE SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/estudio-caso-san-pedro-laguna-guatemala/): El Municipio de San Pedro La Laguna se ubica en el Departamento de Sololá, en Guatemala. De población indígena, Tzutuhil, es uno de los 14 municipios que integran la cuenca del Lago Atitlán, uno de los cuerpos de agua más bellos del país. En septiembre de 2016, el Alcalde Municipal tomó una propuesta ciudadana y
- [Reducing the Use of Disposable Plastic: San Pedro La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reducing-the-use-of-disposable-plastic-san-pedro-la-laguna-solola-guatemala/): San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala, ordered the prohibition of single-use straws and plastic bags, including polystyrene products. This case study features all the work done prior to the approval of the initiative.
- [Memoria 2022 taller agroecología "Despastificando nuestros alimentos"](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/memoria-agroecologia-2022/): En 2021 el equipo regional de GAIA LAC junto al ingeniero agrónomo y miembro de GAIA Javier Souzaidearon una fórmula de trabajo que explora en dichas intersecciones y promueve la interacción y el diálogoentre actores diversos, desde temáticas diversas que en el diálogo y el aprendizaje encuentran poderosospuntos de encuentro. Este primer proceso se desarrolló
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Chemical "recycling" and plastic-to-fuel](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-chemical-recycling-and-plastic-to-fuel/): Faced with increasing pressure from lawmakers and civil society to reduce plastic production and greater awareness of the limits of mechanical recycling, the petrochemical industry has been peddling chemical “recycling” and “plastic-to-fuel” as a primary solution to plastic pollution. However, after billions of dollars and decades of development, these approaches do not work as advertised. A
- [Zero Waste Systems: Small Investment, Big Payoff](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-systems-small-investment-big-payoff/): "Zero waste systems: small investment, big payoff" highlights the cost-effectiveness and benefits of implementing zero waste systems.
- [Rwanda: A Global Leader in Plastic Pollution Reduction](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/rwanda-a-global-leader-in-plastic-pollution-reduction/): Rwanda: A Global Leader in Plastic Pollution Reduction" highlights Rwanda's commitment to a plastic-free future through its policies and practices.
- [The Zero Waste Masterplan. Companion Guide for Organizers](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-zero-waste-masterplan-companion-guide-for-organizers/): Guide to organizing for Zero Waste: Learn how to create a Zero Waste Master Plan for your community with this companion guide from GAIA and Zero Waste Europe.
- [Sistemas de Basura Cero: Poca Inversión, Grandes Beneficios](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sistemas-de-basura-cero-poca-inversion-grandes-beneficios/): Discover how zero waste systems can yield big benefits with low investment, creating sustainable solutions to waste and pollution.
- [Basura Cero y Reactivación Económica. El potencial de creación de empleos de las soluciones basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/basura-cero-y-reactivacion-economica-el-potencial-de-creacion-de-empleos-de-las-soluciones-basura-cero/): Explore the potential for job creation through Zero Waste solutions and economic reactivation in Latin America. Learn about successful case studies and strategies.
- [Situação da Coleta Seletiva na cidade de Londrina Paraná, Brasil](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/situacao-da-coleta-seletiva-na-cidade-de-londrina-parana-brasil/): Discover the state of selective waste collection in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. Explore challenges, initiatives, and potential for progress in this informative report.
- [Situação da Coleta Seletiva na cidade de Araraquara São Paulo](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/situacao-da-coleta-seletiva-na-cidade-de-araraquara-sao-paulo/): Learn about the state of selective waste collection in Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil. Discover challenges, successful initiatives, and opportunities for improvement.
- [Zero Waste City Manual. A toolkit to establish city and community zero waste systems](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-city-manual-a-toolkit-to-establish-city-and-community-zero-waste-systems/): Learn about the Zero Waste City Manual, a toolkit for establishing community and city-wide Zero Waste systems. Explore case studies and implementation strategies.
- [Africa Plastic Policy Map](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/africa-plastic-policy-map/): Explore No Burn's Africa Plastic Policy Map, a comprehensive tool for understanding the plastic policies of African nations. Discover trends and opportunities.
- [Regulating Single-Use Plastics in the Philippines: Opportunities to Move Forward](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/regulating-single-use-plastics-in-the-philippines-opportunities-to-move-forward/): Learn about the opportunities and challenges of regulating single-use plastics in the Philippines. Discover successful policies and potential for progress.
- [Zero Waste and Economic Recovery. The Job Creation Potential of Zero Waste Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-and-economic-recovery-the-job-creation-potential-of-zero-waste-solutions/): Discover the potential for job creation and economic recovery through Zero Waste solutions. Learn about successful examples and opportunities for growth.
- [Plastic is Carbon: Unwrapping the 'Net Zero' Myth](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastic-is-carbon-unwrapping-the-net-zero-myth/): Uncover the truth behind the "net-zero" myth surrounding plastic waste. Learn about the carbon emissions associated with plastic production and disposal.
- [United We Progress, Divided We Fall. A Waste Picker's Guide to Organizing](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-high-cost-of-waste-incineration-2/): Discover the hidden costs of waste incineration and its impact on public health and the environment. Learn about sustainable alternatives to incineration.
- [Sachet Economy: Big Problems in Small Packets](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sachet-economy-big-problems-in-small-packets/): Discover the alarming environmental impact of sachet economy, a popular consumer trend in developing countries. Learn about solutions and alternatives.
- [Buenos Aires: Inclusión de Recicladores de Base en los Programas de Baura Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/buenos-aires-inclusion-de-recicladores-de-base-en-los-programas-de-baura-cero/): Learn about the inclusion of waste pickers in Buenos Aires' Zero Waste program, BASURA Cero. Discover the impact on waste management and social justice.
- [Wasted Opportunities: A review of international commitments for reducing plastic and waste-sector GHG emissions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/wasted-opportunities-a-review-of-international-commitments-for-reducing-plastic-and-waste-sector-ghg-emissions/): Explore international commitments to reduce plastic and waste sector greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about the potential for a waste-free future.
- [Plastic waste has arrived in Latin America: trends and challenges in the region](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastic-waste-has-arrived-in-latin-america-trends-and-challenges-in-the-region/): Plastic waste is now a major problem in Latin America. Explore the trends and challenges facing the region, and learn about solutions to the crisis.
- [Basura cero desde los territorios del Gran Concepción](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/basura-cero-en-gran-concepcion/): Fundación El Árbol, Chile, nos presenta un resumen de los hallazgos y reflexiones que obtivieron a partir de distintas actividades que realizaron con la comunidad local durante el año 2022 con la colaboración de organizaciones socioambientales. Los objetivos principales fuera levantar información de forma participativa sobre la basura y sus impactos en los ecosistemas del
- [Letter to UNEP secretariat INC plastics treaty for restrictions on participation and absence of indigenous peoples and Latin American organizations at INC-2 side events](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/letter-to-unep-secretariat-inc-plastics-treaty-may-2023/): We are writing to express our disagreement with the restrictions on civil society participation in the INC-2 negotiations process, and with the rejection of all requests for the co-organization of INC-2 sideevents submitted by Latin American organizations, including those that contemplated the participation and leadership of Indigenous Peoples of the region.
- [Obligations, mechanisms, principles and standards of the Escazu Agreement to inform the International Negotiating Committee(INC) process towards a global legally binding agreement to combat plastic pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/obligations-mechanisms-principles-and-standards-of-the-escazu-agreement-to-inform-the-international-negotiating-committeeinc-process-towards-a-global-legally-binding-agreement-to-combat-plastic-po/): The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (known as the "Escazú Agreement") was adopted in Costa Rica on 4 March 2018. It is a legally binding instrument derived from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which aims to:
- [Summary document evaluation of options for Plastics Treatment elements organisations in the Latin American and the Caribbean region](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/summary-evaluation-options-plastics-treatment-elements-organisations-lac/): We are a group of organisations from at least a dozen countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, working in direct contact with the communities most affected by plastic pollution, as well as in networks at local, regional and global levels to influence public policies related to environmental protection from plastic pollution.
- [Carta a secretaría PNUMA INC por restricciones de participación y ausencia de pueblos indígenas y organizaciones latinoamericanas en eventos paralelos al INC-2](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/carta-pnuma-inc2-por-restricciones/): En primer lugar, las restricciones impuestas por la Secretaría del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación para la segunda ronda de negociaciones del tratado de plástico van en contravíade la Resolución 5/14 de la Asamblea Ambiental de las Naciones Unidas, en la que se “destaca la necesidad de garantizar una participación lo más amplia y eficaz posible
- [MarViva | Obligaciones, mecanismos, principios y estándares del Acuerdo de Escazú para informar el proceso del INC hacia un acuerdo global jurídicamente vinculante](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/marviva-acuerdo-escazu-para-proceso-del-inc/): El documento analiza las obligaciones, mecanismos, principios y estándares del Acuerdo de Escazú en materia de acceso a la información y participación pública en asuntos ambientales y de salud, que pueden informar el proceso de negociación e implementación del instrumento jurídicamente vinculante sobre contaminación por plásticos. Para ello, describe las obligaciones, mecanismos, principios y estándares
- [Evaluación de opciones de elementos para el tratado de plásticos. Organizaciones de Latinoamérica y el Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/evaluaciones-de-opciones-de-elementos-lac/): Agradecemos a la secretaría del INC para el Tratado de Plásticos, la compilación de las propuestas entregadas por los gobiernos y partes interesadas que se encuentran resumidas en el documento publicado por PNUMA el 13 de abril del presente año. Valoramos enormemente este trabajo que esperamos siente las bases para las discusiones que se lleven
- [[ARABIC] GAIA and BFFP Members in Africa Calls for African Leaders to Negotiate on a Strong Global Plastics Treaty ahead of the Second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC2)in Paris (29 May -2 June 2023)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/arabic-africa-member-statement-inc2/): The global plastics treaty presents Africa with a historic opportunity to address the unique challenges the continent faces from the adverse impacts of the full lifecycle of plastics. At its first session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC1), requested the secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the committee at its second session, a document with potential
- [Os membros da GAIA e do BFFP em África apelam aos líderes Africanos para que negoceiem um forte tratado global de plásticos antes do Segundo Comité Intergovernamental de Negociação (INC2) em Paris (29 de Maio a 2 de Junho de 2023)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/portuguese-africa-member-statment-inc2/): O tratado global de plásticos representa, para África, uma oportunidade histórica para enfrentar os desafios únicos que o continente enfrenta devido aos impactos adversos do ciclo de vida completo dos plásticos. Na sua primeira sessão, o Comité Intergovernamental de Negociação (INC1) solicitou à secretaria que preparasse, para consideração do Comité na sua segunda sessão, um
- [Kuelekea sehemu ya pili ya mkutano wa majadiliano (Utakaofanyika tarehe 29 Mei hadi Juni 2 jijini Paris Ufaransa), wanachama wa GAIA na BFFP kutoka Afrika watoa wito kwa viongozi wa Afrika kupigania mkataba wa kimataifa wa taka plastiki ulio imara](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/swahili-africa-member-statement-inc2/): Mkataba wa kimataifa wa taka plastiki unaipa Afrika fursa ya kihistoria ya kushughulikia changamoto za kipekee ambazo bara linakabili kutokana na athari mbaya za uwepo wa mifumo ya plastiki. Katika kikao chake cha kwanza, kamati ya majadiliano ya mkataba huu (INC1), iliomba sekretarieti kuandaa, kwa kuzingatiwa makubaliano ya kamati kuelekea kikao chake cha pili, hati
- [Les membres de GAIA et BFFP en Afrique appellent les dirigeants africains à négocier un traité mondial solide sur les plastiques avant la deuxième session du Comité de négociation intergouvernemental (CNI2)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/french-africa-member-statement-inc2/): Le traité mondial sur les plastiques offre à l’Afrique une occasion historique de relever les défis uniques auxquels le continent est confronté en raison des effets néfastes du cycle de vie intégral des plastiques. À sa première session, le Comité de négociation intergouvernemental (CNI1) a prié le secrétariat d’établir, pour examen par le Comité à
- [[English] GAIA and BFFP in the African region call on the INC Focal Points of all African Member States to Negotiate a Strong Global Plastics Treaty Ahead of the INC2.](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/africa-member-statement-inc2/): The global plastics treaty presents Africa with a historic opportunity to address the unique challenges the continent faces from the adverse impacts of the full lifecycle of plastics. At its first session, the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC1), requested the secretariat to prepare, for consideration by the committee at its second session, a document with potential
- [Chemical Recycling: Distraction, Not Solution](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/chemical-recycling-distraction-not-solution/): Drawing on the Chemical Recycling technical assessment released in June 2020, this briefing unveils various technologies referred to as "chemical recycling" and addresses toxicity, climate implications, technology readiness, financial viability, and circularity of the processes.
- [Infografía: Más allá de la moda circular](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/infografia-mas-alla-de-la-moda-circular/): Por cada modelo de moda ultrarrápida, hay uno sostenible esperando a romper el sistema. Podemos convertirlos en norma apoyando los modelos de negocio de moda de basura cero. Esta infografía muestra el proceso completo y los beneficios de un modelo de negocio de moda de basura cero, así como las principales diferencias en comparación con
- [Hydrogen made from waste: is it green or is it red?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-to-hydrogen/): Green hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced through electrolysis, powered by renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. The term is sometimes conflated with so-called "waste-to-hydrogen," however, when there's nothing green about burning waste to produce hydrogen. This advocacy brief gives an overview of what "waste-to-hydrogen" is and why it is problematic in terms of
- [Não à iniciação na América Latina: León Cortés, Costa Rica](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/nao-a-iniciacao-na-america-latina-leon-cortes-costa-rica/): O município de León Cortés está localizado na região montanhosa de Los Santos, com o nome dos distritos principais dos três municípios da região (Santa María de Dota, San Marcos de Tarrazú e San Pablo de León Cortés), os quais são muito próximos. Os municípios possuem baixa densidade populacional porque ocupam extensos territórios montanhosos (1.400
- [Não à iniciação na América Latina: Drakenstein, África do Sul](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/nao-a-iniciacao-na-america-latina-drakenstein-africa-do-sul/): O município de Drakenstein está localizado no Município do Distrito de Cape Winelands, na província do Cabo Ocidental da África do Sul. Em 2011, contava com uma população de 251.262 habitantes. O município cobre uma área total de 1.538 quilômetros quadrados no vale do rio Berg, a oeste da cordilheira Boland. De acordo com o
- [Não à iniciação na América Latina: Temuco, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/nao-a-iniciacao-na-america-latina-temuco-chile/): A região de Araucanía no Chile, especificamente a cidade de Lautaro, na província de Cautín, foi escolhida em 2016 pela empresa WTE Araucanía SPA para propor a instalação de um incinerador de resíduos com capacidade para tratar 200 mil toneladas/ano de resíduos, inicialmente para tratar os resíduos da capital regional Temuco, e posteriormente de toda
- [Não à iniciação na América Latina: Barueri, Brasil](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/nao-a-iniciacao-na-america-latina-barueri-brasil/): Barueri é um município do Estado de São Paulo localizado no oeste da região metropolitana, com uma área de 64,2 km2, e uma população estimada em 2021 de 279.704 habitantes. É uma cidade orgulhosa de sua história, que data do Brasil colonial, fundada em 1560 pelo padre José de Anchieta Anchieta. Hoje tem um grande
- [No a la Incineración en América Latina: Caso de Temuco, Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/no-a-la-incineracion-en-america-latina-caso-de-temuco-chile/): La región de la Araucanía en Chile, específicamente la ciudad de Lautaro, en la provincia de Cautín, fue la elegida en 2016 por la empresa WTE Araucanía SPA para proponer la instalación de un incinerador de basura con capacidad para tratar 200 mil ton/año de residuos, inicialmente para tratar la basura de la capital regional
- [No a la Incineración en América Latina: Caso de Drakenstein, Sudáfrica](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/no-a-la-incineracion-en-america-latina-caso-de-drakenstein-sudafrica/): El municipio de Drakenstein se encuentra dentro del distrito de Cape Winelands, en la provincia sudafricana de Western Cape. En 2011 tenía una población de 251.262 habitantes. El municipio tiene una superficie total de 1.538 kilómetros cuadrados en el valle del río Berg, al oeste de las cordilleras de Boland. Según el municipio de Drakenstein,
- [No a la Incineración en América Latina: Caso de Barueri, Brasil](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/no-a-la-incineracion-en-america-latina-caso-de-barueri-brasil/): Barueri es un municipio del Estado del Estado de Sao Paulo ubicado al oeste de la región metropolitana. Debido a la alta carga de impacto ambiental de la zona, está clasificada como "zona con saturación severa" dada la existencia de una planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de 17 millones de persona; una planta de
- [On the Road to Zero Waste. Successes and Lessons from Around the World](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/on-the-road-to-zero-waste-successes-and-lessons-from-around-the-world/): Zero waste is both a goal and a plan of action. The goal is to ensure resource recovery and protect scarce naturalresources by ending waste disposal in incinerators, dumps, and landfills. The plan encompasses waste reduction, composting, recycling and reuse, changes in consumption habits, and industrial redesign. But just as importantly, zero waste is a
- [Zero Waste Academy: Stories of Impact](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-academy-stories-of-impact/): GAIA Asia Pacific, in partnership with Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) Philippines, has been conducting a capacity-building workshop to capacitate members of the network and government officials to implement a community Zero Waste program since 2017. Called Zero Waste Academy (ZWA), the workshop is an immersive 10-day course aimed at capacitating members and other stakeholders on
- [Memoria GAIA América Latina 2022](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/memoria-gaialac-2022/): Les invitamos a leer esta nueva memoria de GAIA LAC. En ella mostramos una pincelada de los motores fundamentales de cambio presentes en los territorios a lo largo de nuestro hermoso continente. Se trata de una red de organizaciones, colectivos y personas que trabajan incansablemente por basura cero, como expresión de un mundo libre de
- [Vision and Grit: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/vision-and-grit-exceptional-zero-waste-women-in-the-asia-pacific/): There is no dearth of women environmental leaders in Asia Pacific. In the past decades, the region has become host to many impactful environmental initiatives and campaigns spearheaded by women leaders who not only dared to dream of a better future, but also rolled their sleeves up to ensure that the better future they dreamed
- [Plastic-Free Hoi An: Towards a Green Destination](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastic-free-hoi-an-towards-a-green-destination/): Once faced with waste management challenges exacerbated by tourism, two communes in Hoi An, Vietnam — Cam Thanh and Cham Islands (Tan Hiep Commune) — have become the faces of Zero Waste through the collaboration of stakeholders from the government, community organizations, farmers’ associations, businesses, and tourism associations.
- [Plastics Crisis: Challenges, Advances and Relationship with Wastepickers](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/booklets-plastic-crisis/): Five illustrated booklets - Plastics Crisis: Challenges, Advances and Relationship with Wastepickers. Contents: Plastic Life Cycle and the Globalized Socio-Environmental Crisis. The Plastic Production. Toxic Additives in Plastic. False Solutions and Businesses that Aim to End Pollution. The global plastic treaty to Control its Complete Life Cycle.
- [Inclusion of Waste Pickers in Zero Waste Programs](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/inclusion-of-waste-pickers-in-zero-waste-programs/): “Recycling without recyclers is garbage”. This phrase, which echoes throughout wastepicker or “informal recycler” organizations in Latina America and The Caribbean, is essential when it comes to planning any waste management policy in a region which has around 4 million people working in the collection and processing of recyclable materials.
- [Sistema Integral de Manejo de Residuos: La Experiencia de Futaleufú](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sistema-integral-de-manejo-de-residuos-la-experiencia-de-futaleufu/): Futaleufú, que significa “río grande” en mapudungún – füta (grande) lewfu (río) – es una localidad ubicada en la Provincia de la Palena, al norte de la Patagonia chilena. Rodeada de atractivos naturales y con una geografía que hace muy difícil su acceso, Futaleufú se está convirtiendo en un ejemplo para la gestión integral de
- [Integral System for Waste Management: The Futaleufú Experience](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/integral-system-for-waste-management-the-futaleufu-experience/): Futaleufú, which means “big river” in Mapudungún-futa (big) lewfu (river)- is in the Palena Province, north of the Chilean Patagonia. Surrounded by natural wonders and with a terrain that makes it difficult to access, Futaleufú is becoming an example of how remote locations with small populations can manage their waste.
- [¿Qué es la incineración?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/que-es-la-incineracion/): Esta publicación resume qué es la incineración, enumera las principales problemáticas y peligros de las tecnologías de quema de residuos, y ofrece alternativas basadas en estrategias basura cero.
- [GAIA Asia Pacific's Shared Tools Program](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-asia-pacifics-shared-tools-program/): We are excited to share with you GAIA's Shared-Tools Program! WHAT IS THE SHARED-TOOLS PROGRAM?As GAIA members, you have the opportunity to access several paid accounts of online tools that you can utilize for your campaigns. These online tools include Zoom accounts (both for meetings and webinars), Canva, Mentimeter, and Streamyard. HOW TO AVAIL: Zoom
- [<strong>A Key to Rapid Methane Reduction: Keeping Organic Waste from Landfills</strong>](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/a-key-to-rapid-methane-reduction-keeping-organic-waste-from-landfills/): Waste is the third largest source of methane emissions, a greenhouse gas over 80 times as potent as CO2. Most waste sector methane emissions come from landfilling organic waste. This paper discusses how diverting organic waste from landfill is one of the fastest and most affordable ways to lower methane emissions.
- [The Zero Waste Masterplan](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-zero-waste-masterplan/): This toolkit is for policymakers, sustainability professionals, environmental advocates, and grassroots organizers leading their cities into a green and just future through zero waste. (2020)
- [Africa Anti-Incineration Series | Resistance in Drakenstein, South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/www-no-burn-org-drakenstein-municipal-incinerator/): In 2012, the Drakenstein municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Interwaste, a waste management company, to construct a municipal waste incinerator to address the municipalities waste issues. The resistance to this municipal incinerator involved several key actors, this included the Drakenstein Environmental Watch (DEW), Wellington Association Against the Incinerator (WAAI), groundWork (gW), South
- [Waste-to-Energy Has No Place in Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-to-energy-has-no-place-in-africa/): As the world’s fastest-urbanizing continent, Africa has encountered major challenges in implementing a sound solid waste management system. The media and some international institutions including the UN Environment Program have repeteadly promoted waste incineration in Africa, without ackowledging incineration’s harmful impact on human health and the environment.
- [Crisis de los plásticos: desafíos, avances y relación con reciclador@s de base.](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/cartillas-crisis-plasticos/): Cartillas ilustradas sobre la crisis de los plásticos. Contenidos: El ciclo de la vida del plástico y la crisis socioambiental globalizada.La producción del plástico.Los aditivos tóxicos del plástico.Falsas soluciones.El Tratado global de plásticos.
- [Crise dos plásticos: desafios, avanços e relação com os catadores](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/cartilhas-crise-plasticos/): Cartilhas ilustradas sobre a crise do plástico. Conteúdo: O ciclo de vida do plástico e a crise socioambiental globalizada.A produção do plástico.Aditivos tóxicos do plástico.As falsas soluções e os negócios que pretendem acabar com a poluição.O tratado global de plásticos para controlar seu ciclo de vida completo.
- [Cement, Waste, and Carbon Markets](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/cement-waste-and-carbon-markets/): The cement industry is a major contributor to climate change. The production of cement, the second most consumed product in the world after water, is one of the most energy-intensive industrial processes. This report presents the false solutions of the cement industry in the fight against climate change with a special focus on Spain, where
- [San Andrés, Colombia: 10 años de un incinerador sin estrenar y una isla que se desborda en residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/san-andres-colombia-10-anos-de-un-incinerador-sin-estrenar-y-una-isla-que-se-desborda-en-residuos/): San Andrés es una isla colombiana con una economía se encuentra dominada por el comercio y el turismo. Como ocurre en otras islas, tiene problemas de sobrepoblación y de espacio para la disposición adecuada de los residuos generados por los residentes y visitantes. En los años 2000 nace la propuesta de una solución mágica: quemar
- [Estudio de caso: Estrategia Basura Cero en Santa Juana](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/estudio-de-caso-estrategia-basura-cero-en-santa-juana/): En el año 2005, la Asociación de Municipalidades para el Desarrollo Económico Local (AMDEL), de la que Santa Juana forma parte, trata la problemática de los residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU), concluyendo que cada comuna presenta una realidad distinta, surgiendo la necesidad de conseguir recursos para el estudio de la situación comunal.
- [A Tale of 5 Cities: Plastic Barriers to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/a-tale-of-5-cities-plastic-barriers-to-zero-waste/): For decades, U.S. cities have collected mixed plastic in recycling programs in an unsuccessful attempt to solve the plastic waste crisis. Analyzing the municipal solid waste (MSW) streams of five U.S. cities, this new report sheds light on the different ways legitimate recycling efforts are undermined, and how the simplest and most ethical solution to
- [Jet Fuels Made from Municipal Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/jet-fuels-made-from-municipal-waste/): In a world where climate and waste crises are worsening at a staggering rate, the idea of turning waste into fuels might sound like a great solution. Companies like Fulcrum Bioenergy and Velocys have been catching media attention by claiming that they have developed a technology that can produce jet fuels from waste.
- [The Reality of Waste-Derived Fuels: Up in the Air](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-reality-of-waste-derived-fuels-up-in-the-air-2/): In light of recent promotional statements from technology providers, governments, and academic and research institutions, this report looks at the proposed application of converting municipal waste into fuel, namely for gas turbine aircraft engines.
- [Possible Together: GAIA Against The Odds](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/possible-together-gaia-against-the-odds/): In 2019, GAIA Asia Pacific members gathered in Penang, Malaysia for a series of activities, which culminated in a regional meeting where we set our objectives for the next three years (2020-2023).Just months after the regional meeting, the world confronted the uncertainty and threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, making work on the ground doubly difficult,
- [Memoria 2021 GAIA América Latina y el Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/memoria-lac-2021/): Al igual que en 2020, desde GAIA acompañamos a nuestros miembros para sostenernos como red en el contexto de la pandemia a través de diversos apoyos de incidencia, recuperación y bienestar. Fue un grano de arena en el andar tremendamente nutrido de la red durante 2021. El espíritu, compromiso y trabajo arduo se mantuvieron inalterados
- [Discarded: Communities on the Frontlines of the Global Plastic Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/discarded-communities-on-the-frontlines-of-the-global-plastic-crisis/): When China closed its borders to foreign waste in 2018, countries in Southeast Asia were flooded with garbage masquerading as recycling, primarily from wealthy countries in the Global North. This investigative report uncovers how communities on the ground were impacted by the sudden influx of foreign pollution, and how they're fighting back.
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-climate/): Plastic is a significant contributor to climate change throughout its lifecycle. By 2050, emissions from plastic alone will take up over a third of the remaining carbon budget for a 1.5 °C target. A plastics treaty must impose legally-binding plastic reduction targets.
- [UNEA5 Briefing Series: Toxics and Health](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea5-briefing-series-toxics-and-health/): Plastic contains toxic chemicals that leach into our food, water, and soil. Out of about 10,000 chemicals used as plastic additives, few have been widely studied, let alone regulated. A treaty must address plastic’s toxic burden.
- [UNEA 5: Los plásticos y el cambio climático](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-los-plasticos-y-el-cambio-climatico/): Los plásticos ocupan una creciente porción del presupuesto global de carbono. En 2015, la huella global decarbono proveniente del plástico se estimó en 1,7 mil millones de C0equivalente (C02e), y si continúa la trayectoria de crecimiento de la producción, disposición e incineración del plástico, para el 2050 aumentaría a 6,5 mil millones de toneladas de
- [UNEA5: Tratado sobre plásticos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-tratado-sobre-plasticos/): La contaminación por plásticos es ubicua. Está presente en los alimentos y el agua, en el aire que respiramos, en las profundidades de los océanos y en las montañas más remotas. Provoca daños a la salud humana y a los ecosistemas, y es portadora de sustancias nocivas que causan cáncer y otras enfermedades graves. Los
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Plastic Waste Trade](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-plastic-waste-trade/): Top exporters such as the United States, Germany, the UK, Japan and Australia are placing a disproportionate toxic burden on the environment and communities in importing countries. A Global Plastics Treaty can enact stricter measures on the waste trade to prevent environmental injustices.
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Plastic and Waste Pickers](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-plastic-and-waste-pickers/): Plastic takes up a large percentage of the waste handled by waste pickers. Consequently, they are one of the most vulnerable occupation groups that stand to be impacted by the global plastics treaty. The treaty must establish the legal frameworks required to improve working conditions for waste pickers.
- [Toxic Fallout – Waste Incinerator Bottom Ash in a Circular Economy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/toxic-fallout-waste-incinerator-bottom-ash-in-a-circular-economy/): This report uses independent empirical research to evidence that incinerator bottom ash is insidiously hazardous and under-regulated. Risk is heightened by the fact that testing methods for its use as a building material are outdated. A list of fifteen concerns for public health and safety is provided in relation to the use of waste incinerator
- [Plásticos en América Latina: Breve reseña de su producción, consumo e impactos ambientales](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plasticos-en-america-latina-2021/): Este documento presenta un panorama de la situación de producción y consumo de plásticos en América Latina, y una caracterización de las empresas productoras de plásticos, sus discursos y acciones. Asimismo se presentan algunos informes sobre los impactos ambientales y sanitarios de la industria plástica en la región, algunas amenazas y tendencias observadas en la
- [Methane Matters: A Comprehensive Approach to Methane Mitigation](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/methane-report/): This report highlights the most actionable steps governments can take to reduce methane emissions. We found that by tackling the waste sector, governments will get fast results using some of the easiest and most affordable methane reduction strategies available. Waste prevention, source-separation of organic discards, and other methods can reduce solid waste methane emissions by
- [Memoria 2021: Agroecología, una forma de desplastificar nuestros alimento](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/memoria2021_talleragroecologia/): En 2021 el equipo regional de GAIA LAC junto al ingeniero agrónomo y miembro de GAIA Javier Souza idearon una fórmula de trabajo que explora en dichas intersecciones y promueve la interacción y el diálogo entre actores diversos, desde temáticas diversas que en el diálogo y el aprendizaje encuentran poderosos puntos de encuentro. El proceso
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Bioplastic](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-bioplastic/): The global Plastics Treaty must focus on plastic reduction and reuse, instead of substituting a plastic single-use item fora bio-based, biodegradable, or compostable one.
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Extended Producer Responsibility](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-extended-producer-responsibility/): Extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies seek to improve the environmental and social performance of products by holding producers and brand owners accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products. The global plastics treaty must embed well-designed EPR policies in it, guiding producers to prioritize upstream solutions.
- [Community Voices: Impacts of Single-Use Plastic Regulations on Philippine Coastal Communities](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/community-voices/): Island communities face more challenges when confronted with the problems posed by single-use plastics. As a response to these challenges, GAIA Island communities face more challenges when confronted with the problems posed by single-use plastics. As a response to these challenges, GAIA Asia Pacific is launching this latest publication, Community Voices: Impacts of Single-Use Plastic
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Zero Waste Finance](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-zero-waste-finance/): A transition from a plastic-reliant economy toward a circular zero waste economy requires effective mobilizationand allocation of financial resources. Public and private finance have distinct and intersecting roles to play insupporting and scaling up innovations for waste prevention, redesign, alternative delivery and reuse systems aswell as improving existing waste collection and recycling systems.
- [UNEA 5 Briefing Series: Plastic Neutrality and Credit](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unea-5-briefing-series-plastic-neutrality-and-credit/): As companies increasingly come under pressure to reduce plastic, some are using "plastic neutrality" and similarcredit schemes to claim that they are not contributing to plastic pollution. The global plastics treaty provides an important opportunity to officially discourage or ban the use of plastic credits before they become widespread. Doing so would avoid the incredible
- [Illegal Shipments of Italian Municipal Waste to Tunisia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/italytunisia_2020/): International, European, Italian and Tunisian environmental groups have joined in demanding the immediate return of 282 containers full of mixed municipal waste that were illegally exported from Italy’s Campania region to the Port of Sousse in Tunisia between May and July 2020. According to the environmental organizations, the exports violated European Union law, Tunisian law
- [POLICY BRIEF: PLASTICS AT BASEL COP 15](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/policy-brief-plastics-at-basel-cop-15/): Three years after the Basel Convention COP14 adopted the plastic waste trade amendments that came into force in January 2021, the global plastic waste trade has shifted but remains a cause of environmental injustice, with communities and ecosystems in importing countries bearing a disproportionate portion of the toxic burden associated with the dumping, burning and
- [Plásticos en el Convenio de Basilea COP15](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plasticos-en-el-convenio-de-basilea-cop15/): Tres años después de que la COP14 del Convenio de Basilea adoptara las enmiendas sobre el comercio de residuos plásticos que entraron en vigor en enero de 2021, la situación del comercio mundial de residuos plásticos ha cambiado. Sin embargo, esto continúa siendo una fuente de injusticia ambiental, ya que las comunidades y los ecosistemas
- [All Talk and No Recycling: An Investigation of the U.S. "Chemical Recycling" Industry](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/all-talk-and-no-recycling-an-investigation-of-the-u-s-chemical-recycling-industry/): Amid overwhelming plastic pollution and an exponential rise in plastic production, the fossil fuel industry has touted chemical or “advanced” recycling as a solution to the plastic crisis. However, this report reveals that what industry in the U.S. calls “advanced recycling” is largely the opposite— turning plastic into fuel to be burned.
- [Fueling Failure: How coal, Oil and Gas sabotage All Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fueling-failure-how-coal-oil-and-gas-sabotage-all-seventeen-sustainable-development-goals/): Fuelling Failure is the first report to highlight the dangers fossil fuels and plastic production pose to every single UN Sustainable Development Goal. The 17 SDGs, whose 169 targets aim to “end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all by 2030,” touch on a diverse range of issues and challenges such as biodiversity,
- [Financiamiento de Basura Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financiamiento-de-basura-cero/): La transición de una economía supeditada al plástico hacia una economía circular de basura cero requiere una efectiva movilización y asignación de recursos financieros.
- [Guidebook for Cities and Municipalities Facing "Waste-to-Energy" Incinerator Proposals](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/guidebook-for-cities-and-municipalities-facing-wte-proposals/): This paper, meant for city and municipal officials, gives a brief introduction to incineration. It aims to inform readers about the technical basics of incineration plants and their pitfalls and equip them with questions to ask when they are faced with incinerator proposals. Aside from being a guide for officials faced with incinerator proposals, this
- [Bioplástico](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/bioplastico/): El uso o desarrollo de estándares sobre la biodegradabilidad en ambientes abiertos o en el ambiente marino, ya que no se deben diseñar los plásticos para su degradación en la naturaleza. Los esfuerzos para desarrollar métodos de prueba y verificación ambientalmente robustos distraerían de las soluciones que deben darse en las etapas iniciales de la
- [Le Plastique à la COP15 de la Convention de Bâle](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/le-plastique-a-la-cop15-de-la-convention-de-bale/): Trois ans après l’adoption par la Convention de Bâle des amendements relatifs aux déchets plastiques entrés en vigueur en janvier 2021, le commerce international de déchets plastiques a évolué, mais reste une cause d’injustice environnementale. En effet, les communautés et les écosystèmes des pays importateurs subissent une part disproportionnée de la charge toxique causée lorsque
- [[Kiswahili] Strengthening Waste Picker Organising in Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/kiswahilistrengthening-waste-picker-organising-in-africa/): Waste pickers from South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco and Zambia have demonstrated the common need for official recognition from national and municipal governments, better working conditions, PPE, improved payment for their recovered materials and collection and processing service, and an end to social stigmatisation. The experience of organising shows that these needs are achievable
- [La Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor (REP)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/la-responsabilidad-extendida-del-productor-rep/): La responsabilidad extendida del productor (REP) consiste en políticas que buscan mejorar el desempeño medioambiental y social de los productos responsabilizando a los productores y a los dueños de las marcas por el ciclo de vida completo de sus productos.
- [De Plástico-a-Combustible: Una Propuesta Inadecuada](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/una-propuesta-inadecuada/): La basura plástica está aumentando globalmente y según las tasas actuales de producción, se estima que el plástico aumentará al doble en los próximos veinte años. A la luz de la crisis global del plástico, tecnologías como transformar los residuos de plástico en combustible quemándolo, son promocionadas como circulares, buenas para el medio ambiente, y
- [El Metano Importa: Un Enfoque Integral Hacia la Mitigación del Metano](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/el-metano-importa-un-enfoque-integral-hacia-la-mitigacion-del-metano/): Se requiere un esfuerzo a nivel internacional para que las emisiones de metano disminuyan significativamente a escala mundial, y en los tres sectores que más emisiones generan : agricultura, energía y residuos. Según la Evaluación Mundial del Metano (GMA) del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, las emisiones de metano deberían reducirse
- [Legislative Alert | Tracking Trends in Advanced/Chemical “Recycling”](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/advanced-recycling-legislative-alert/): In 2020, GAIA released an alert identifying an alarming trend: legislators were introducing bills to promote the expansion of so-called “chemical recycling” (also known as “advanced recycling”, “waste-to-fuel”, “waste-to-plastic,” “plastic transformation,” and “plastics renewal”), eight of which had been signed into law. This unproven waste management strategy is endorsed by the plastic industry via its
- [COMMUNITY TOOLS FOR ANTI-INCINERATION ORGANIZING](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/community-tools-for-anti-incineration-organizing/): GAIA US Canada’s Community Tools for Anti-Incineration Organizing resource designed to support community organizers and advocates in both new and existing incineration campaigns. The toolkit is informed by the experiences of GAIA members around the world who have mobilized their own communities and allies to fight for a world without waste-burning.
- [Myths vs Facts about "Waste to Energy"](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/myths-vs-facts-about-waste-to-energy/): The incinerator industry has tried to expand their sector by marketing their facilities as “Waste to Energy” (WTE), using misleading claims of “reducing climate pollution”, and being a “clean energy source”. This document dispels some of the most common myths about incinerators with real facts.
- [Three Zero Waste Strategies Toward Carbon Neutrality](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/three-zero-waste-strategies-toward-carbon-neutrality/): Materials management holds great potential in climate mitigation. This infographic guides cities through three zero waste strategies to move toward global climate goals: reducing emissions at the source, stopping incinerators and methane emissions from landfills and scaling up recycling and composting.
- [Gasification, Pyrolysis & Plasma Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gasification-pyrolisis-plasma-incineration/): Gasification, pyrolysis and plasma technologies heat waste materials to high temperatures, creating gas, solid and liquid residues. Some companies claim that these technologies are “pollution free” or have “zero emissions,” but these claims have been shown repeatedly to be untrue. This fact sheet, produced by GAIA and Greenaction for Health & Environmental Justice, articulates the
- [Green businesses and cities at risk: How your waste management plan may be leading you in the wrong direction](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/businessatrisk/): Businesses that attempt to meet sustainability goals through programs like “waste-to-energy,” “zero waste to landfill,” or “refuse derived fuel” undermine their own intentions by burning up valuable resources in polluting processes.This report addresses the problems with burning waste, and recommends that businesses pursue true zero waste strategies and sustainability goals.
- [Resíduos Sólidos e Responsabilidades Estendida do Productor](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/residuos-solidos-e-responsabilidades-estendida-do-productor/): A responsabilidade pelos resíduos gerados pós-consumo é dos fabricantes, importadores, distribuidores, comerciantes, sendo essa, portanto, a definição de produtor. Deve ser introduzida no sistema de REP uma definição de responsabilidade estendida do produtor que transfira a responsabilidade financeira da gestão de resíduos das municipalidades para o produtor de forma prioritária, e que transfira ademais responsabilidades
- [Concrete Troubles](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/concrete-troubles/): This is a report on the emissions from Cement Plants in India and a critique of the ongoing co-incineration of hazardous wastes in the cement industries.
- [The CDM in Solid Waste Management: Lessons From Four Case Studies](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-cdm-in-solid-waste-management-lessons-from-four-case-studies/): Solid waste management is rapidly emerging as one of the most problematic sectors in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Four case studies illustrate some of the principal problems in the CDM's approach to waste management: further impoverishment of the urban poor, competition with recycling, and lack of additionally. These case studies suggest that the CDM's
- [False Solutions to the Plastic Pollution Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/false-solutions-to-the-plastic-pollution-crisis/): As the global plastic pollution crisis continues to grow, so does industry hype around techno-fixes, including waste-to-energy incineration and chemical processing of plastic waste. Such downstream approaches create more problems and distract from the real imperatives, however, by emitting more pollutants and perpetuating overproduction of plastic.
- [Seven Key Solutions to Landfill Methane](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/seven-key-solutions-to-landfill-methane/): A new United Nations report shows that we must tackle methane emissions to keep planetary warming under control. Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and much of it comes from organic waste in landfills. The good news is that we can solve this problem simply and easily through zero waste. By
- [Towards a Global Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/towards-a-global-plastics-treaty/): Millions of people around the world have taken action to stop plastic pollution, and momentum is building! Soon, world leaders will gather to start negotiating a global plastics treaty—and we need to make sure it will be strong. The following briefing breaks down what would be needed for such a plastics treaty to succeed: it
- [Regulatory Catalysts: Rejecting Single-Use Plastics In Asia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/regulatory-catalysts-rejecting-single-use-plastics-in-asia/): Presently, several Asian countries have national regulations or bans on single-use plastics. Bangladesh, the first country to have a national ban on plastic bags, passed the ban in 2002[1], long before the problem of single-use plastic bags became a mainstream issue. China issued a ban in 2020 with phased implementation[2], the first phase of which
- [Residuos sólidos y Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/residuos-solidos-y-rep/): El debate para elaborar propuestas que responsabilicen al sector productivo por el impacto del actual patrón de producción, consumo y posconsumo pretende, antes que todo, concientizar sobre la importancia de prevenir daños ambientales irreparables que ponen en peligro el ecosistema y la vida humana, basándose en pruebas entregadas por investigaciones científicas. Para ello, es necesario
- [Business Unusual. Enterprises Paving the Way to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/business-unusual-enterprises-paving-the-way-to-zero-waste/): The reemergence of zero waste stores in Asia Pacific is more than just a welcome development; it is a big leap for businesses in reimagining the way materials and products circulate in a mroe sustainable way. The success stories featured in this publication present beautiful possibilities for aspiring entrepreneurs in adapting zero waste as a
- [Africa | 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/africa-2021-year-in-review/): In 2021 we made great strides as a movement and continued to spread awareness on our calls for a just, healthy and zero waste society. To celebrate our victories, we put together this short region review of the year 2021. We recognise that there were many more highlights to celebrate in the movement, but these
- [Toward A Just, Toxic-Free World: Factsheet on Plastics, Waste-to-Energy Incineration, and Zero waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/a-just-toxic-free-world/): Zero Waste is a move away from this unsustainable linear industrial system into a circular system—a system where unnecessary extraction and consumption is minimized, where waste is reduced, and where products and materials are reused or recycled back into themarket. In Zero Waste, the resources that we use can be safely and economically recycled, reused,
- [Una recuperación Inclusiva: Los Beneficios Sociales, Ambientales y Económicos de Trabajar en Conjunto con Los Recicladores de Base](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/una-recuperacion-inclusiva-los-beneficios-sociales-ambientales-y-economicos-de-trabajar-en-conjunto-con-los-recicladores-de-base/): La reactivación económica, la creación de puestos de trabajo y la disminución de la pobreza encabezan las agendas de los gobiernos de todo el mundo. A la vez, seguimos enfrentando una crisis global de residuos que podría mitigarse mediante la aplicación de estrategias basura cero, soluciones que abordan los problemas que los gobiernos pretenden resolver
- [The Zero Waste Masterplan by Zero Waste Europe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-zero-waste-masterplan-by-zero-waste-europe/): The Zero Waste Masterplan is the pioneering knowledge platform created by Zero Waste Europe and its members to support the further development of the zero waste model on a local level and turn circular economy in reality in Europe. Whether you are already “in-office”, preparing a campaign or building a movement, the Zero Waste Masterplan
- [How to build Just and Resilient Cities Through Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/how-to-build-just-and-resilient-cities-through-zero-waste/): The U.S. approach to dealing with waste has created a division in our society that treats some people, particularly low-income and people of color communities, as disposable. The Zero Waste Masterplan is a one-stop-shop for activists, policymakers, and sustainability professionals on how to lead their cities towards a just and equitable zero waste future.
- [Webinar, U.S. Zero Waste Masterplan](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/u-s-zero-waste-masterplan/): Zero waste is a crucial component of a regenerative economy with the potential to safeguard public health, create good jobs, support local economies, and mitigate climate change.
- [La basura como naturaleza: La basura con derechos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/la-basura-como-naturaleza-la-basura-con-derechos/): María Fernanda Solíz Torres nos sacude. Nos habla de la basura como bien común. Critica su mercantilización, por ejemplo la importación de plásticos y otros desechos. Desmonta el gran engaño de la economía circular y reivindica las redes de seres humanos cuya vida gira alrededor de la basura, que trabajan con ella y la transforman.
- [Strengthening Waste Picker Organising in Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/strengthening-waste-picker-organising-in-africa/): Waste pickers from South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco and Zambia have demonstrated the common need for official recognition from national and municipal governments, better working conditions, PPE, improved payment for their recovered materials and collection and processing service, and an end to social stigmatisation. The experience of organising shows that these needs are achievable
- [US Legislation Alert: American Chemistry Council's Effort to Push "Plastic-to-Fuel" Bills](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/us-legislation-alert-american-chemistry-councils-effort-to-push-plastic-to-fuel-bills/): In 2017-2020, the plastics and chemical industry, represented by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), led an effort to make legislative changes to statewide policies to promote pyrolysis or “plastic-to-fuel” (PTF). This fact sheet includes details on why PTF is so problematic, profiles types of legislation that have been considered or passed in 15 US states
- [Rethinking the EU Landfill Target](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/rethinking-the-eu-landfill-target/): This report presents a comprehensive analysis and arguments on the need to improve the Landfill Directive and the Waste Framework Directive, highlighting residual waste reduction as a crucial tool to ensure alignment with the overarching principles of the EU Circular Economy Agenda.
- [The Story of reWine](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-rewine/): In the wine industry, single-use glass is heavily used for packaging. On the one hand, glass has the greatest environmental impacts compared to other packaging materials (i.e. PET, aluminium, and beverage carton). On the other hand, glass is 100% reusable and 100% recyclable at the end of its life cycle, and is an inert material,
- [Zero Waste Europe’s feedback on the food waste reduction target roadmap](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-europes-feedback-on-the-food-waste-reduction-target-roadmap/): Zero Waste Europe welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to start the process to set-up binding food waste reduction targets across the EU. Food waste is a multifold problem that not only causes environmental and climate damage but is also morally unacceptable. Therefore, it is essential to properly address this issue by adopting efficient
- [Tres Estrategias Basura Cero Hacia la Neutralidad de Carbono](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/tres-estrategias-basura-cero-hacia-la-neutralidad-de-carbono/): El 62% de los Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) a nivel global proviene de la economía de materiales - extracción y procesamiento de materias primas, producción y descarte. ¿Cómo podemos reducir las emisioenes de GEI a través de la gestión de materiales?
- [Recycling Jobs. Unlocking the Potential for Green Employment Growth](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/recycling-jobs-unlocking-the-potential-for-green-employment-growth/): Recycling, reuse, and organics management offer enormous potential for job creation throughout the U.S. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach for all communities on recycling, reuse, and organics management, there is a menu of proven strategies that can be aligned to local circumstances, resources, and values.
- [The Reality of Waste-Derived Fuels: Up in the Air](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-reality-of-waste-derived-fuels-up-in-the-air/): In light of recent promotional statements from technology providers, governments, and academic and research institutions, this report looks at the proposed application of converting municipal waste into fuel, namely for gas turbine aircraft engines.
- [La basura plástica llegó a América Latina: tendencias y retos en la región](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/la-basura-plastica-llego-a-america-latina-tendencias-y-retos-en-la-region/): Esta es una síntesis de los informes realizados por organizaciones, investigadoras e investigadores en México, Ecuador, Chile y Argentina acerca de las importaciones de desechos plásticos en cada uno de esos países. Esta iniciativa tuvo el apoyo de GAIA para hacer un primer balance sobre el avance y los impactos del comercio transfronterizo de estos
- [Respect for Recyclers: Protecting the Climate through Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/respect-for-recyclers-protecting-the-climate-through-zero-waste/): Reducing, reusing, and recycling municipal waste is one of the easiest and most effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It also provides gainful employment to millions of people in the developing world, mostly in the informal sector. Yet rather than supporting these efforts, climate funds such as the Clean Development Mechanism are subsidizing incinerators
- [Principles for a Zero Waste Just Recovery](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/principles-for-a-zero-waste-just-recovery/): If our cities and communities are to fully recover and rebuild from the ashes of the broken system we find ourselves in, we must pivot away from extractive indutry and create zero waste systems that hold strong when disaster strikes. Our members around the country are demonstrating that zero waste is an essential part of
- [The Bisasar Landfill in Durban, South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-bisasar-landfill-in-durban-south-africa/): The South African government's "model" Clean Developmenbt Mechanism project at the Bisasar landfill is a disappointment for citizens demanding environmental and social justice. Rather than assisting in tackling climate change, the project amplifies local, environmental health risks and undermines livelihoods while rekindling Apartheid-era racial conflicts.
- [False Claims of a False Solution: The Usina Verde Incinerator in Rio de Janeiro](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/false-claims-of-a-false-solution-the-usina-verde-incinerator-in-rio-de-janeiro/): While it claims to be experimental and not commercial, the company behind the Usina Verde incinerator has been promoting large scale waste-to-energy incinerators uisng this plant as a model, ecen though the plant is not able to produce enough energy to meet its own needs.
- [The Timarpur-Okhla Waste to Energy Venture](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-timarpur-okhla-waste-to-energy-venture/): The state of Delhi is the largest producer of solid waste in India; nearly 8,000 metric tons of solid waste are produced every day. As Delhi continues to grow, its appetite for landfill sites remains insatiable. Over 14 landfill sites have been used up, and the three disposal sites currently in use have already far
- [An Inclusive Recovery. The Social, Environmental, & Economic Benefits of Partnering with Informal Recyclers](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/an-inclusive-recovery-the-social-environmental-economic-benefits-of-partnering-with-informal-recyclers/): Economic recovery, job creation, and poverty alleviation are currently at the top of government agendas all over the world. Meanwhile, we continue to face a global waste crisis, which can be mitigated through zero waste solutions, solutions that would address the very issues governments are seeking to resolve.
- [5 Things Plastic Polluters Don’t Want you to Know about Chemical Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/5-things-plastic-polluters-dont-want-you-to-know-about-chemical-recycling/): Imagine if we could solve plastic pollution with one miracle technology. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Here are 5 things plastic polluters don’t want you to know about chemical “recycling.”
- [Going Zero Waste?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/going-zero-waste/): In this conversation Jack McQuibban, Zero Waste Europe, and Froilan Grate, GAIA Asia Pacific, share some advice for municipalities looking to begin implementing a zero waste strategy.
- [On the Frontlines: Waste Pickers in Asia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/on-the-frontlines-waste-pickers-in-asia/): Suchismita Pai of SWaCH and Nguyen Thi Hoai Linh of Environment et Developpment Du TIERS-MONDE (Enda) – Vietnam, share about their work with waste pickers, their experience working with them during the pandemic, and recommendations to improve welfare and safeguard rights of waste pickers.
- [Composting at Home](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/composting-at-home/): Shibu Nair of GAIA, Saraswathi Devi Odian of Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP), and Fictor Ferdinand of Yayasan Pengembangan Biosains dan Bioteknologi (YPBB) share simple composting techniques that the public can do at home, especially while on lockdown.
- [Biogas for Home](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/biogas-for-home/): Shibu Nair of GAIA Asia Pacific and Michael Templonuevo of Cavite Greens, bring in-depth discussions and share their experiences in organics management through biogas at home.
- [Unwrapping Plastic Food Packaging](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/unwrapping-plastic-food-packaging/): Dr. Romy Quijano of University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH)/Adviser, Pesticide Action Network and Justine Maillot of Consumption & Production Campaigner, Zero Waste Europe/Policy Coordinator, Rethink Plastic Alliance discuss the Unwrapped Project to GAIA and Break Free From Plastic members to help them in their campaign against single-use plastics.
- [Trash Landing on You: A Look at the Waste Trade Issue in Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/trash-landing-on-you-a-look-at-the-waste-trade-issue-in-asia-pacific/): GAIA members tracking the waste trade and how it impacts communities on the ground in Asia Pacific will discuss this pressing issue, and how we can fight back. Featuring Yuyun Ismawati of Nexus 3 (Indonesia), Jane Bremmer of Zero Waste Australia, Mageswari Sangaralingam of Consumers' Association of Penang (Malaysia), and Sirine Rached (GAIA).
- [Fighting Incinerators Accross Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/fighting-incinerators-accross-asia-pacific/): Are you curious about incinerators and how Asian countries, particularly the Philippines, Malaysia, and New Zealand, fight back in building one? Join this webinar as our speakers talk about defending the incineration ban in the Philippines, the incinerator push by the government of Malaysia, and the incinerator push by the industry in New Zealand.
- [Single-Use Plastic Ban, Better Cities](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/single-use-plastic-ban-better-cities/): As we celebrate World Cities Day, let us look back on the work of our members in pushing for single-use plastic ban. Our speakers will talk about pioneering plastic bag ban in Bangladesh, banning SUPs in Jakarta, and going beyond SUPs ban.
- [Apo Island Goes Zero Waste!](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/apo-island-goes-zero-waste/): Merci Ferrer of War on Waste Negros Oriental and Barangay Captain Mario Pascobello bring us to the picturesque island of Apo to explain how the Zero Waste system helps the community preserve this important island’s rich biodiversity and gives hope to inspire other communities to take care of our environment.
- [Malabon, Philippines is Zero Waste because It's Easier Together!](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/malabon-philippines-is-zero-waste-because-its-easier-together/): City Environment Officer Mark Lloyd Mesina talks about how the government of Malabon is making ways to support Zero Waste Cities down to its Barangays in a collaborative process of community empowerment.
- [Voices of Resilience: Wastepickers in the Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/voices-of-resilience-wastepickers-in-the-philippines/): Waste workers and wastepickers around the globe were badly hit by the pandemic. While their contribution to the community is vital, they are often neglected by the same community that they serve. They deserve more. They deserve better.
- [Entonces, ¿Quieres un Tratado Global sobre Contaminación Plástica?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/entonces-quieres-un-tratado-global-sobre-contaminacion-plastica/): Seminario virtual realizado con el fin de conocer más sobre el origen e importancia de un tratado global de plásticos para América Latina y El Caribe, les invitamos a un nuevo seminario virtual para discutir con expertos de CIEL y Marviva ¿Dónde estamos frente a un Convenio global sobre contaminación plástica?
- [Organizing for Waste Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/organizing-for-waste-justice/): Listen in on a gathering with activists and organizers to learn how to start building zero waste systems in your community. Panelists discuss the campaigns they have led at the intersections of waste management and community empowerment, fair development, labor rights, health, and racial justice.
- [A Path Towards Just and Sustainable Cities](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/a-path-towards-just-and-sustainable-cities/): Tune into an inspiring conversation about how cities are leading the way to sustainability through transformative zero waste policies and practices. Esteemed panelists discussed how they worked with strong and engaged constituencies to achieve justice and equity to build successful zero waste programs in their cities.
- [Funding Zero Waste in Your Municipality: 3 Steps to Success](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/funding-zero-waste-in-your-municipality-3-steps-to-success/): In addition to increasing sustainability and building climate resilience, zero waste systems also save cities money! However in terms of the initial funding to get these new systems off the ground, many cities and advocates might not know exactly where to start. That's why GAIA has created a tool for our members called "3 Ways
- [The Asia You Need to Know](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-asia-you-need-to-know/): Contrary to common perception, Asia is home to various Zero Waste solutions, ready for scale up. If we want to solve the global plastic waste problem, we need to look at Asia beyond the obvious problems, in order to see the solutions that are happening in the region.
- [Cities & Communities Transition to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/cities-communities-transition-to-zero-waste/): Why cities and communities play such an important role in the transition to a zero waste resource efficient future.
- [What Zero Waste Cities Look Like in Europe & Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/what-zero-waste-cities-look-like-in-europe-asia-pacific/): In this conversation Jack McQuibban, Zero Waste Europe, and Froilan Grate, GAIA Asia Pacific, talk about what zero waste cities look like in each of their regions.
- [Zero Waste Cities in Europe & Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-cities-in-europe-asia-pacific/): In this conversation Jack McQuibban, Zero Waste Europe, and Froilan Grate, GAIA Asia Pacific, talk about examples of cities successfully implementing zero waste policies in Europe & Asia Pacific.
- [Toxic Carpets](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/toxic-carpets/): A report by Changing Markets, GAIA, and the Ecology Center finds toxics substances in every major US carpet tested. These toxic carpets are not only harming human health, they're getting in the way of a circular economy.
- [Anti-Incineration 101](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/anti-incineration-101/): In this webinar we identify the main drivers for waste incineration in the Global North, and analyze how this technology makes even less sense in the context of Global South cities. We also share how communities around the globe are fighting back incineration and promoting zero waste solutions.
- [Why Resist Incineration in the Global South](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/why-resist-incineration-in-the-global-south/): In this we webinar identify the main drivers for waste incineration in the Global North, and analyze how this technology makes even less sense in the context of Global South cities. We also share how communities around the globe are fighting back incineration and promoting zero waste solutions.
- [Zero Waste 101](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-101/): What is zero waste? Why do we desperately need to transition towards it? In this webinar we talk about the climate, health, social and economic impacts of zero waste, and learn about the zero waste journey that many cities around the work have begun.
- [Failing Incinerators Demand Zero Waste Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/failing-incinerators-demand-zero-waste-solutions/): A groundbreaking study from the Tishman Environment and Design Center at the New School in New York City finds that nearly 80% of the U.S.'s aging incinerators are located in environmental justice communities. In this webinar we hear from the researchers about the findings and from communities that are fighting back incinerators through a just
- [Zero Waste Around the World](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/zero-waste-around-the-world/): Zero waste is not a one-size fits all recipe. Each city and community designs the best strategies based on their context. This webinar is intended to show how zero waste is being implemented by cities in different regions of the world, and learn about diverse tools and approaches being used and lessons learned
- [Community Composting: Experiences From Around the World](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/community-composting-experiences-from-around-the-world/): In this webinar we explore community composting programs implemented in India, Ghana, and the United States. Experts talk about different composting techniques and discuss lessons learned.
- [REP: Sistemas de Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/rep-sistemas-de-responsabilidad-extendida-del-productor/): En este webinar revisamos los sistemas de responsabilidad extendida del productor (REP), y ofrecemos orientaciones y propuestas específicas para América Latina.
- [Consumption, Reduction, and Waste Prevention](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/consumption-reduction-and-waste-prevention/): Evidence of the plastic pollution crisis reaffirms that we cannot recycle our way out of this mess. Preventing waste in the first place, plays a central role in the transition from a throw-away society to a zero waste one. In this webinar we will share different tools to promote, and enable waste prevention at source,
- [The Journey of Ljubljana and Tacloban City](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-journey-of-ljubljana-and-tacloban-city/): In this webinar we share how Tacloban City and Ljubljana are becoming leaders in Zero Waste implementation. With clear goals, and firm action, these two cities show us how Zero Waste can be implemented in very diverse contexts.
- [The Art of Composting](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-art-of-composting/): This webinar explores best practices and different experiences of community composting in the U.S.
- [Las y los Recicladores en Tiempos de Pandemia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/las-y-los-recicladores-en-tiempos-de-pandemia/): A medida que la pandemia se agudiza en varios países de la región, se hace más evidente que los peligros que este virus representa no impactan a todas/os por igual. Los recicladores y recicladoras de base trabajan en la primera línea con los residuos que se generan en nuestras comunidades. Son trabajadores esenciales a quienes
- [Lanzamiento del Mapa de Políticas para Plásticos en América Latina y el Caribe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/lanzamiento-del-mapa-de-politicas-para-plasticos-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe/): Con el objetivo de entender el panorama regional y las respuestas de los gobiernos frente a la contaminación por plásticos, el mapa reúne los instrumentos políticos dirigidos exclusivamente para plásticos, implementados a nivel nacional en la región de América Latina y El Caribe.
- [¿Qué Razones Existen para Decirls No a la Incineración?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/que-razones-existen-para-decirls-no-a-la-incineracion/): Líderes y expertes nos comparten algunas de las razones para decirle No a la incineración.
- [Chemical Recycling: Behind the Industry Hype](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/chemical-recycling-behind-the-industry-hype/): Amid overwhelming plastic pollution and an exponential rise in plastic production, the fossil fuel industry has touted chemical or “advanced” recycling as a solution to the plastic crisis. However, through extensive research GAIA has uncovered that the true nature of "chemical recycling" falls far short of the industry hype. In fact, our findings show that
- [Hefty Dirty #EnergyBag](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/hefty-dirty-energybag/): Dow created a video to describe their Hefty Energy Bag program. We thought we'd let you know what they're not telling you.
- [Auditoría de marcas: Metodologías y Alcances](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/auditoria-de-marcas-metodologias-y-alcances/): Webinar sobre las auditorías de marca, y las experiencias en las Filipinas e India.
- [The Story of Ljubljana, Slovenia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-ljubljana-slovenia/): In 2014, Ljubljana became the first European Capital to move towards Zero Waste. The city has managed to multiply its separate collection of organic waste and to reduce the amount of waste sent for disposal by 95% while maintaining waste management costs among the lowest in Europe.
- [Mumbai, India. Waste Picker-Run Biogas Plants as a Decentralizeed Solution](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/mumbai-india-waste-picker-run-biogas-plants-as-a-decentralizeed-solution/): Mumbai’s rapid growth, high density, and sheer size present significant challenges for its waste management system. The enormous quantity of waste generated in the city makes largescale, technologically driven “solutions” tempting. However, the opposite approach—a highly decentralized, people-powered model of waste management—has proven successful.
- [The Story of Contarina, Italy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-contarina-italy/): The public company Contarina is responsible for the waste management in the district of Priula and Treviso in Northern Italy, serving 50 municipalities and more than 554,000 inhabitants. The decision taken by the local administration in 2005, to keep incineration out of the system, was the pre-condition for maximising recovery of value, and pushed the
- [Picking Up the Baton. Political Will Key to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/picking-up-the-baton-political-will-key-to-zero-waste/): One of the biggest challenges of waste management programs in Philippine cities and municipalities is sustainability, Ofte, a change in leadership comes with a change in priorities. Despite this, the City of San Fernando proves that with strong leadership and political will, a change in authority does not mark the end of a program, but
- [The Story of Sălacea, Romania](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-salacea-romania/): The city of Sălacea, located in the north-west of Romania, not only managed to quickly rise from almost no waste recycling to 40% in 3 months but also how the community reduced their overall waste generation by 55%.
- [The Story of Bruges, Belgium](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-bruges-belgium/): The case of Bruges shows how a medium-sized city can effectively tackle food waste by developing a comprehensive strategy that includes all local stakeholders. In 2015, after assessing that 750,000 kg of edible food per year were wasted by retailers, the city of Bruges launched an ambitious Zero Food Waste strategy.
- [The Story of Sardinia, Italy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-sardinia-italy/): Who said Zero Waste cannot work in tourist destinations? In 2000, Sardinia was Italy’s worst performing region in waste management with a separate collection rate of 3.8%. Since then the situation radically changed, thanks to the decision of setting up a Regional Programme for organic waste within its Waste Management Plan in 2004.
- [The Story of Besançon, France](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-besancon-france/): Besançon and its surroundings have a population of 225,000 people of whom half is living in densely populated areas. Before 2008, waste was incinerated in the incineration plan which had 2 furnaces, one of them built in 1975 and therefore obsolete. That was the starting point of the waste management revamping to make it more
- [The Story of Guipuzkoa, Spain](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-guipuzkoa-spain/): Thanks to an alternative infrastructure plan, the province of Gipuzkoa, located in the Spanish Basque Country, has almost doubled its recycling rate in four years (from 2011 to 2015) and made investing in an incineration plant obsolete. The new plan aimed at complying with the EU recycling targets of 50% for 2020, phasing out the
- [Sustainable Finance for a Zero Waste Circular Economy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sustainable-finance-for-a-zero-waste-circular-economy/): Zero Waste Europe released a report highlighting the importance of a Zero Waste Circular Economy in the post-COVID-19 recovery. The “Sustainable Finance for a Zero Waste Circular Economy (ZWCE)” report addresses the current lack of clarity around the concept of ZWCE. It provides clear criteria on the activities that need to be included and prioritised
- [Waste pickers in Times of Crisis](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-pickers-in-times-of-crisis/): This publication aims to provide a diagnosis of the current global situation of wastepickers - informal waste workers that provide a waste management service, and contribute to public health and sustainability but lack social and health protection.
- [Boulder, USA. City Leadership, Community Partners & Environmental Ethic Overcome Economic Challenges](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/boulder-usa-city-leadership-community-partners-environmental-ethic-overcome-economic-challenges/): Boulder, Colorado is known for its deep-rooted commitment to the natural environment and healthy living. But landfilling in this region is really cheap— less than half the national average. Achieving higher recycling rates here takes more than just a population that cares. It takes strong city government leadership, combined with strategic community partners, to build
- [Arlington, USA. Convenient Services for Everyone, Everywhere](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/arlington-usa-convenient-services-for-everyone-everywhere/): Already a statewide leader in reducing waste—with the goal of a recycling bin at every home, business and apartment—Arlington County still wanted to do more. In 2015, the County became the first community in Virginia to pass a Zero Waste resolution, citing the action as a way to “deepen their commitment to reduce, reuse and
- [The Story of Roubaix, France](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-roubaix-france/): The town of Roubaix, situated in the north of France, is a post-industrial area, considered to be the poorest town in France, with 46% of people living below the poverty line. However, who said Zero Waste was reserved for well-off towns? Lacking the competency to change waste collection and treatment practices, in 2014, Roubaix addressed
- [The Story of Parma, Italy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-parma-italy/): Parma is located in Emilia Romagna, the top waste producer among Italian regions, with 636 kg of waste per capita in 2014. This led the Province to propose the construction of an incinerator in 2012. However, thanks to social mobilisation, the need for a new model of waste management became a central element during the
- [The Story of Recircle](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-recircle/): Recircle has arrived to transform take-away restaurants. In two years, more than 400 restaurants across Switzerland are already using Recircle’s 70,000 reusable meal boxes. A winning solution that prevents waste and saves money to restaurants and cities.
- [Enabling Sustainable Cities Through Zero Waste. A Guide for Decision- and Policy-Makers](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/enabling-sustainable-cities-through-zero-waste-a-guide-for-decision-and-policy-makers/): This briefing paper presents a list of Zero Waste policy recommendations for local government officials as well as for national officials and policy makers in the Philippines. The aim is to provide local and national decision- and policy-makers with a set of sustainable options that they can pursue when they lay out management systems for
- [La Pintana, Chile. Prioritizing Recovery of Vegetable Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/la-pintana-chile-prioritizing-recovery-of-vegetable-waste/): The Chilean community of La Pintana has found that recycling their largest segment of waste—fruits, vegetables, and yard clippings—can save them money, produce valuable compost, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The program cost very little to initiate and has grown steadily for seven years, through an ongoing education campaign about source separation for residents who
- [The Story of Capannori, Italy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-capannori-italy/): Located in the North of Italy, Capannori (46,700 inhabitants) is the first town in Europe which declared the Zero Waste goal in 2007. Led by a primary school teacher, Rossano Ercolini (President of Zero Waste Europe), a small but determined movement stopped the construction of an incinerator and convinced the municipality to commit to sending
- [The Story of Vrhnika, Slovenia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-vrhnika-slovenia/): Without a tradition of recycling and no national targets for separate collection, the municipality of Vrhnika in Slovenia (18,000 inhabitants) reached 76.17 % separate collection of municipal solid waste (MSW) showing how a small area can go from landfilling everything to recycling most of its MSW in 20 years.
- [The Story of Argentona, Spain](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-argentona-spain/): The Catalan town of Argentona (12,000 inhabitants) spearheads the network of Catalan Zero Waste municipalities. Up until 2004, Argentona was recycling less than 20% of its total waste as most of the waste generated was taken to the local incinerator. The opportunity to move away from this system came after the incinerator in Mataró showed
- [Pioneer of Zero Waste. The Village that Inspired Cities to Go Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/pioneer-of-zero-waste-the-village-that-inspired-cities-to-go-zero-waste/): Outside the business district of Barangay Fort Bonifacio, in Taguig City, Philippines, residents have shown remarkable progress in the fight against waste. Today 95% of its households, molsty low-to-middle income families, segregate their waste before its collected.
- [Small Town Big Steps. The Story of Kamikatsu, Japan](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/small-town-big-steps-the-story-of-kamikatsu-japan/): Addressing the global plastic crisis is not a walk in the park, but Kamikatsu, in Japan, proved to the world that it could be done by emphasizing the concepts of reduction and reuse, and making recycling creative and fun.
- [Making a case for Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/making-a-case-for-zero-waste/): Penang, Malaysia is an opportunity waiting to happen. Host to various Zero Waste initiatives that are now ripe for scale up, the state can be an inspiration for a national direction towards Zero Waste.
- [Route to Zero Waste. A Flood-Prone City Shows How It's Done](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/route-to-zero-waste-a-flood-prone-city-shows-how-its-done/): Malabon City, a highly-urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines, has to deal with massive flooding during the rainy season, and even during the off-season when heavy rains suddenly occur. These factors made it seem hopeless for the city to take the task of dealing with its daily waste, but its largest and most populated barangay
- [Citizens at the Center. Seoul's Journey to Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/citizens-at-the-center-seouls-journey-to-zero-waste/): Two big challenges pushed Seoul, South Korea, to take the issue of waste management seriously: It is denseley populated and it has limited lands space. With landfills capacity being generaly low, wate reduction and waste diversion from landfills have been the key priorities for Seoul. Thanks to the progressive waste diversion policies, per capita municipal
- [Kang Pisman. Paving the Way to a Zero Waste Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/kang-pisman-paving-the-way-to-a-zero-waste-indonesia/): In 2005, a wall of waste in the Leuwigajah landfill, collapsed killing 157 people. Three years after the incident Indonesia enacted the Waste Mangement Law of 2008 with an intention to change its waste management from a collect-transport-dump scheme to a more integrated system that incorporates collection, sorting, recycling, and waste processing.
- [Sunshine After the Storm. A Typhoon Ravaged City Rises to Become Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sunshine-after-the-storm-a-typhoon-ravaged-city-rises-to-become-zero-waste/): Nearly flattened in 2013 after becoming ground zero of Typhoon Haiyan, Tacloban City, a highly urbanized area in central Philippines, is well on its way to becoming a Zero Waste model city.
- [San Francisco, USA. Creating a Culture of Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/san-francisco-usa-creating-a-culture-of-zero-waste/): San Francisco has established itself as a global leader in waste management. The city has achieved 77 percent waste diversion, the highest in the United States, with a threepronged approach: enacting strong waste reduction legislation, partnering with a like-minded waste management company to innovate new programs, and working to create a culture of recycling and
- [Missoula, USA. Citizens Push for Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/missoula-usa-citizens-push-for-zero-waste/): Missoula, Montana, United States, is a scenic college town and outdoor mecca, boasting five mountain ranges, three rivers and an extensive recreational and commuter trail system. While Missoula is known for its strong passion for the outdoors, the city lags far behind on recycling, recovering only 20% of its waste. A citizen-led movement is working
- [Stop Trashing the Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/stop-trashing-the-climate/): This report documents the link between climate change and unsustainable patterns of consumption and wasting, dispels myths about the climate benefits of landfill gas recovery and waste incineration, outlines policies needed to effect change, and offers a roadmap for how to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions within a short period.
- [The Story of RePack](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-repack/): How Zero Waste and online shopping work together? RePack is a closed-loop system that can reduce ecommerce packaging by 96% while providing the same consumer experience as the disposable one.
- [The Story of eReuse](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-ereuse/): Imagine expanding the life of electronic devices while incorporating blockchain traceability technology capable of creating 1 job for every 300 items reused. Now imagine ensuring a 95% recycling rate and transforming a cost for municipalities into revenue that stays in the community. This is not imagination, this is eReuse: a perfect example of how symbiosis
- [The Story of Freiburg](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-freiburg/): In November 2016, Freiburg decided to stop the flood of disposable coffee cups. Less than two years later, Freiburg has proven how a mid-size city can push for alternatives to the throw-away society and define the political agenda.
- [More Jobs, Less Pollution: Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S.](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/more-jobs-less-pollution-growing-the-recycling-economy-in-the-u-s/): This report shows how a stronger recycling economy would create 1.5 million new jobs in manufacturing, collection, and other careers. If done right, recycling jobs can be quality jobs with family-supporting wages.
- [Are Businesses Ready to Beat Plastic Pollution?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/are-businesses-ready-to-beat-plastic-pollution/): This report provides a critical look at current efforts to curb plastic pollution in India, and offers recommendations to drastically reduce and eventually eliminate plastic pollution. The implementation of the waste and brand audits and the publication of this report is supported by GAIA and the Plastic Solutions Fund.
- [The Story of Capannori - a Zero Waste Champion](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-capannori-a-zero-waste-champion/): Located in the North of Italy, Capannori has one of the highest municipal recycling rates in Europe. This zero waste town is an example of strong policy decisions and community participation achieving groundbreaking results. This case study reviews the story of their success to date. Available in: Bulgarian, English, Euskera, French, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish,
- [Waste Burning Certified? Zero Waste Certification Scorecard](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-burning-certified-zero-waste-certification-scorecard/): This publication details eight zero waste certification programs that evaluate businesses’ recovery and disposal practices. The analysis reveals that over 60% of these zero waste certifying programs legitimize businesses and corporations implementing environmentally harmful processes. In addition to looking at waste incineration guidelines, GAIA also measured factors like waste prevention and social justice to evaluate
- [My Zero Waste Event](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/my-zero-waste-event/): A guide on how to run zero waste events. Produced by Zero Waste France, and translated by Zero Waste Europe.
- [Product Policy: Repair Instructions for a True Circular Economy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/product-policy-repair-instructions-for-a-true-circular-economy/): We want our products to be long-lasting, repairable, recyclable and toxic-free. Here are our recommendations to rethink EU product policy and improve product design with circularity in mind.
- [Sustainable and Safe Recycling: Protecting Workers Who Protect the Planet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sustainable-and-safe-recycling-protecting-workers-who-protect-the-planet/): Recycling is the right thing to do, but we need to make it safe for recycling workers. Recycling is a key approach for waste reduction and climate action that is used by cities across the U.S. with enormous environmental and economic benefits. But a new report finds that the actual work of sorting recycling can
- [Reclaiming Livelihoods. The Role of reclaimers in municipal waste management systems](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reclaiming-livelihoods-the-role-of-reclaimers-in-municipal-waste-management-systems/): Reducing, reusing, and recycling municipal waste is one of the easiest and most effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It also provides gainful employment to millions of people in the developing world, mostly in the informal sector (“wastepickers”). Yet rather than supporting these efforts, climate funds such as the Clean Development Mechanism are subsidizing
- [Mumbai, India - Plantas de Biogás Operadas por Recicladores Como Solución Descentralizada](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/mumbai-india-plantas-de-biogas-operadas-por-recicladores-como-solucion-descentralizada/): El rapido crecimiento de Mumbai, su alta densidad y gran tamaño presentan desafios significativos a su sistema de gestion de los residuos. La enorme cantidad de residuos que se genera en la ciudad hace tentadora la utilizacion de “soluciones” tecnologicas a gran escala. Sin embargo, el enfoque opuesto, una gestion de los residuos altamente descentralizada
- [Pune, India. Los Recicladores Abren el Camino hacia Basura Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/pune-india-los-recicladores-abren-el-camino-hacia-basura-cero/): Durante los últimos 20 años, los recicladores de Pune, India, han provocado una extraordinaria transformación en el sistema de gestión de residuos municipales de su ciudad y en sus propias vidas. Estos recolectores informales de material reciclable se unieron para proteger sus derechos y, así, traer la dignidad a su trabajo. Esta organización ha resultado
- [Recicladores y Cambio Climático](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/recicladores-y-cambio-climatico/): Los Recicladores/Catadores son trabajadores que recuperan materiales reciclables de entre los residuos. Son emprendedores invisibilizados en los avances de la lucha contra el cambio climático, ganando su sustento de la recuperación y el reciclaje, reduciendo la demanda de recursos naturales, y reduciendo las emisiones de gas del efecto invernadero. Sin embargo, sus logros están siendo
- [Inclusion of Waste Pickers in Zero Waste programs: the Case of Buenos Aires City](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/inclusion-of-waste-pickers-in-zero-waste-programs-the-case-of-buenos-aires-city/): “Recycling without recyclers is garbage”. This phrase, which echoes throughout waste picker or “informal recycler” organizations in Latina America and The Caribbean, is essential when it comes to planning any waste management policy in a region which has around 4 million people working in the collection and processing of recyclable materials. The objective of this
- [Reciclaje sin recicladorAs es BASURA](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reciclaje-sin-recicladoras-es-basura/): Este libro trata de la basura, el resultado de la última fase delmetabolismo social. Presenta elementos clave para entender los procesos de reproducción de la vida y las transformaciones necesarias para mantener y recuperar el equilibrio. Para que la naturaleza sea capaz de garantizar los procesos de reproducción de la vida, se requiere que la
- [Making Waste Work. The South African Wastepickers' Association's Success Stories](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/making-waste-work-the-south-african-wastepickers-associations-success-stories/): The South African Waste Pickers’ Association (SAWPA) was formed in 2009 following groundWork’s visits to various waste dumps and towns. The aim of the visits was to map out all the waste dumps in South Africa and to further engage with waste reclaimers or pickers about securing their livelihoods.
- [The Story of PHENIX](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-story-of-phenix/): In 5 years, PHENIX saved 30.000 tonnes of food products and distributed 60 millions meals across France, proving that it is possible to prevent food waste and create new jobs while saving money.
- [Sistema Integal de Manejo de Residuos: La Experiencia de Rafaela](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/sistema-integal-de-manejo-de-residuos-la-experiencia-de-rafaela/): Puede decirse que la ciudad de Rafaela es una rara avis en el mundo del manejo de residuos. En el año 2003, cuando el municipio decidió cerrar el antiguo basural a cielo abierto, inició un nuevo camino hacia la recuperación de los residuos urbanos que sostiene y mejora ininterrumpidamente hasta hoy. A fuerza de persistencia,
- [Waste Incineration: A Dying Technology](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-incineration-a-dying-technology/): This report explains why incinerators are an unsustainable and obsolete method for dealing with waste. As a waste treatment technology, incinerators are unreliable and produce a secondary waste stream more dangerous than the original. As an energy production method, they are inefficient and wasteful of resources. As an economic development tool, they are a catastrophe
- [Bankrolling polluting technology: The World Bank Group and Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/bankrolling-polluting-technology-the-world-bank-group-and-incineration/): Despite the known health hazards and extreme economic burdens of incineration, the World Bank Group continues to promote this polluting technology.
- [It's Not "recycling" when you treat plastic to Burn it](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/its-not-recycling-when-you-treat-plastic-to-burn-it/): Industry is now pushing for a new technological fix for plastic waste, called “chemical recycling.” New proposals are popping up in Australia, the EU, Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand, and the U.S., increasingly supported by favorable legislation. While plastics-to-plastics (P2P) and plastics-to-fuel (PTF) facilities are in principle different, industry increasingly touts certain facilities as “chemical recycling,” when in
- [Reducción y Recuperación de Residuos Orgánicos: Desperdicio de Alimentos. Las Experiencias de Sinba, Banco de Alimentos y Plato lleno](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reduccion-y-recuperacion-de-residuos-organicos-desperdicio-de-alimentos-las-experiencias-de-sinba-banco-de-alimentos-y-plato-lleno/): En América Latina y el Caribe los residuos orgánicos representan, en promedio, el 50% de los residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU). En consecuencia, aplicar políticas públicas que prioricen reducir y aprovechar esta fracción puede llevar a disminuir a la mitad la disposición de RSU. En este estudio de caso exploramos las iniciativas de Sinba, Banco de
- [Reducción y Recuperación de Residuos Orgánicos: Compostaje. Las Experiencias de Suchitoto y Carhuaz](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reduccion-y-recuperacion-de-residuos-organicos-compostaje-las-experiencias-de-suchitoto-y-carhuaz/): En América Latina y el Caribe los residuos orgánicos representan, en promedio, el 50% de los residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU). En consecuencia, aplicar políticas públicas que prioricen reducir y aprovechar esta fracción puede llevar a disminuir a la mitad la disposición de RSU. En esta publicación presentamos la experiencia de Suchitoto, El Salvador.
- [Plastic & Climate. The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastic-climate-the-hidden-costs-of-a-plastic-planet/): Everyone knows what causes climate change: fossil fuels. What’s less known is that plastic is also a climate polluter, as it is made from fossil fuels, such as crude oil, coal, and natural gas. This research published by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) makes this inextricable link visible, by examining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- [Recycling is Not Enough](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/recycling-is-not-enough/): GAIA, with the help of core partners around the globe, did extensive research on the state of plastic recycling worldwide, and the immediate and potential long-term effects of China’s ban. Our research indicates that the only real way to solve the world’s plastic pollution crisis is to simply make less plastic.
- [We have too much plastic that has nowhere to go... Can we just burn it?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/we-have-too-much-plastic-that-has-nowhere-to-go-can-we-just-burn-it/): Burning is the most harmful way to handle plastic waste. It turns one form of pollution into others, including air emissions, toxic ash, and wastewater.
- [Historia y Desafíos. Convenio de Basilea](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/historia-y-desafios-convenio-de-basilea/): Esta infografía presenta una breve historia del Convenio de Basilea y sus enmiendas.
- [Pollution and Health Impacts of Waste-to-Energy Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/pollution-and-health-impacts-of-waste-to-energy-incineration/): Epidemiological studies provide sufficient evidence of direct health impacts of incinerators, which range from neoplasia to congenital anomalies, infant deaths and miscarriage. While more research can be done on newer incinerators when enough data is collected over time, the findings of existing studies suggest serious risks associated with incinerators, both for nearby and distant populations.
- [La Pintana, Chile - Priorizando la Recuperación de Residuos Vegetales](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/la-pintana-chile-priorizando-la-recuperacion-de-residuos-vegetales/): La comuna de La Pintana, ubicada en Chile, descubrió que a través del reciclaje de la porción más grande de residuos --frutas, vegetales y restos de poda-- ahorraba dinero, producía compost y reducía las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
- [Folheto incinerador: Verde mesmo é a coleta seletiva](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/folheto-incinerador-verde-mesmo-e-a-coleta-seletiva/): Verde mesmo é a coleta seletiva! Impactos da incineração vs Benefícios da coleta seletiva.
- [Cartografía de los Residuos Sólidos en Ecuador](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/cartografia-de-los-residuos-solidos-en-ecuador/): El análisis desde la perspectiva de la ecología política y la geografía crítica en este valioso libro revela el problema de la basura como consecuencia de una crisis civilizatoria. El modelo lineal de “extracción–producción–distribución–consumo–eliminación” genera enormes basurales que se ubican de forma inconsulta en los llamados “territorios de sacrificio” que por lo general corresponden a
- [U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators: An Industry in Decline](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/u-s-municipal-solid-waste-incinerators-an-industry-in-decline/): The Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School in New York City released a report that confirms what we’ve long known to be true: the people who have the least responsibility for the waste crisis in the U.S.–low income communities and communities of color–are forced to pay the highest price, both with their
- [Incinerators Trash Community Health](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/incinerators-trash-community-health/): The incinerator industry often promotes incinerators as having “zero emissions” or as being “safe for community health”. The truth, however, is that all incinerators contaminate people and the environment with toxic and cancer-causing emissions.
- [Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-fire/): Waste incineration has been regulated in the United States for decades, with good reason. In 2013 communities across the country were facing a new, immediate threat. The U.S. EPA created a toxic and deceptive loophole around Clean Air Act health protections, allowing the deregulation of waste burning in literally hundreds of thousands of industrial facilities
- [Waste Gasification & Pyrolysis: High Risk, Low Yield Processes for Waste Management](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-gasification-pyrolysis-high-risk-low-yield-processes-for-waste-management/): Gasification and pyrolysis attempt to convert solid waste into synthetic gas or oils, followed by combustion (in the U.S. and the EU they are regulated as waste incinerators). This report finds that while there is little data available on the operations of attempted commercial facilities, there are numerous examples of plants that have been forced
- [Mercury Rising](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/mercury-rising/): The atmospheric mercury (Hg) emissions from waste have long been inadequately understood and seriously underestimated. This report scrutinizes the largest contributor to mercury in the waste stream – mercury-added products – and greatly improves our global understanding of this source of emissions.
- [The European Union's double standard on waste management & climate policy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-european-unions-double-standard-on-waste-management-climate-policy/): This report reveals serious flaws in CDM-backed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) projects and outlines why the EU should stop buying CDM carbon credits from incinerators and landfills in the Global South.
- [Incinerators in Trouble](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/incinerators-in-trouble/): The factsheet highlights failures that aging incinerators have been facing in recent years and how communities have raised their voices against these facilities through strong organizing, with a focus on environmental justice aspects.
- [Garbage Incineration: What a waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/garbage-incineration-what-a-waste/): Waste burning facilities are the most toxic, expensive, and climate-polluting energy industries in the U.S. These facilities are predominantly sited and built in low-income communities and communities of color across the country, burdening these communities with mercury, dioxins, and particulate matter while undermining investments for local economic resilience and job creation.
- [Facts about "Waste-to-Energy" Incinerators](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/facts-about-waste-to-energy-incinerators/): Incinerators are facilities that treat waste by burning it. They come under many names such as “mass burn incinerators,” “thermal treatment facilities,” or so-called “waste-to-energy” (WTE) plants. This factsheet looks at the hard facts about “waste-to-energy” incineration, and how it fails both as a waste and resource management option, and as an energy generating facility.
- [Mythbusting video on "waste-to-energy"](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/mythbusting-video-on-waste-to-energy/): Incinerators are facilities that treat waste by burning it. They come under many names such as “mass burn incinerators,” “thermal treatment facilities,” or so-called “waste-to-energy” (WTE) plants, and involve processes such as combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, or plasma arc. But they all have the same claim— “burning waste will make our waste problems disappear.”
- [Questions to Ask When Evaluating a "Waste to Energy" Incinerator Project or Proposal](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/questions-to-ask-when-evaluating-a-waste-to-energy-incinerator-project-or-proposal/): This publication has been designed to assist communities in actively engaging with the industry and government over “waste-to-energy” incinerator proposals, promote the community’s right to know, and protect their health, environment, community and future.
- [Waste Incinerators: Bad News for Recycling and Waste Reduction](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-incinerators-bad-news-for-recycling-and-waste-reduction/): Waste incineration undermines recycling. This conflict is particularly clear in so-called “waste-to-energy” incinerators, and is also true for burners that do not recover energy. The cases presented here clearly illustrate the many ways that incineration has worked against waste prevention and recycling in various locations around the globe.
- [Facts Rule Out Trash Gasification](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/facts-rule-out-trash-gasification/): Attemps to gasify municipal solid waste have failed repeteadly. This factsheets compiles the biggest problems of this technology: pollution, cost, inefficiency, resource destruction, production of "by-products".
- [Burning Public Money for Dirty Energy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/burning-public-money-for-dirty-energy/): This report outlines how “waste-to-energy” (WTE) incinerators – the costliest and most carbon-intensive energy corporations – are poised to take advantage of taxpayer subsidies, unless fiscally-responsible judgment prevails in federal and state policy arenas.
- [Incineration overcapacity and waste shipping in Europe: The end of the proximity principle?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/incineration-overcapacity-and-waste-shipping-in-europe-the-end-of-the-proximity-principle/): This report addresses the legislation in force in the EU regarding waste management and waste shipping; the current situation of waste incineration and waste shipping within the EU, focusing on the question of overcapacity; and the prospects for the next years.
- [Financing the Demise of Waste Worker Livelihood, Community Health, and Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/financing-the-demise-of-waste-worker-livelihood-community-health-and-climate/): This paper offers a few examples of waste projects that have been approved or are being considered for CDM approval, and where there is growing community and waste worker opposition to the project.
- [An Industry Blowing Smoke](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/an-industry-blowing-smoke/): Released 2009, this report concludes that new incineration technologies, like older-style burners, are expensive, inefficient and contribute to both climate change and serious public health impacts. The report examines industry claims, health, track record of these facilities, expense, energy, impact on natural resources and the climate, and other issues.
- [El Derecho a la Salud en el Oficio del Reciclaje. Acciones Comunitarias frente al COVID-19](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/el-derecho-a-la-salud-en-el-oficio-del-reciclaje-acciones-comunitarias-frente-al-covid-19/): Este libro sistematiza no solo información científica sobre el COVID-19 (validada al momento de su publicación) sino que habilita la discusión respecto a qué tipo de sociedad ha crecido al calor de la globalización neoliberal que se pandemizó a fines del siglo pasado con el extractivismo como principal vector, sosteniendo ininterrumpidamente la destrucción de nuestros
- [Preguntas Clave ¿Qué hacer al Evaluar un Proyecto de Incinerador de Residuos con Recuperación de Energía o Waste-to-Energy?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/preguntas-clave-que-hacer-al-evaluar-un-proyecto-de-incinerador-de-residuos-con-recuperacion-de-energia-o-waste-to-energy/): Las comunidades que enfrentan un proyecto de incineración de residuos con recuperación de energía o "waste-to-energy" que pretende instalarse en su localidad, tienen derecho a conocer todos los detalles del proyecto y sus impactos en la salud de las personas y el ambiente. Esta serie de preguntas fue diseñada para apoyar a las comunidades en
- [Algunas Verdades Detrás del "Éxito" de la Incineración en Europa. Y las Lecciones que América Latina Debe Aprender](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/algunas-verdades-detras-del-exito-de-la-incineracion-en-europa-y-las-lecciones-que-america-latina-debe-aprender/): Más del 80 por ciento de la población en América Latina y el Caribe vive en ciudades. La concentración resultante de personas, comercio e industria da lugar a una enorme y concentrada cantidad de residuos sólidos que deben ser manejados. Esta publicación repasa als razones por las cuales la incineración no es una opción viable
- [Incineradores de Residuos: Un enemigo para el Reciclaje y la Reducción](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/incineradores-de-residuos-un-enemigo-para-el-reciclaje-y-la-reduccion/): La incineración de residuos debilita las prácticas de reciclaje. Más que operar en tándem (donde los materiales reciclables se reciclan y sólo los no reciclables son incinerados), la incineración y el reciclaje normalmente compiten por los mismos residuos, los mismos fondos estatales y los mismos contratos de gestión de residuos.
- [Ocho razones para decir ¡No! a la Incineración](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/ocho-razones-para-decir-no-a-la-incineracion/): Esta publicación hace un resumen de los mitos y verdades sobre la incineración de residuos.
- [Incinerando el Futuro. La Incineración de Residuos Destruye Nuestra Salud y el Ambiente](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/incinerando-el-futuro-la-incineracion-de-residuos-destruye-nuestra-salud-y-el-ambiente/): Este breve documento presenta las principales razones contra la incineración de residuos. Explica porque la incineración resulta ser muy dañina tanto para la salud de las personas como para el ambiente en que vivimos. Quiere ser un instrumento de apoyo a las organizaciones y grupos que están luchando para detener la incineración de residuos en
- [Perguntas a serem feitas – Ao avaliar um projeto ou proposta de incinerador de “valorização energética de resíduos”](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/perguntas-a-serem-feitas-ao-avaliar-um-projeto-ou-proposta-de-incinerador-de-valorizacao-energetica-de-residuos/): Esta série de perguntas foi criada para ajudar as comunidades a se envolverem ativamente com a indústria e o governo em relação a propostas de incineradores de “valorização energética de resíduos”, promover o direito da comunidade de conhecer e proteger sua saúde, meio ambiente, comunidade e futuro. A coleta de dados a partir dessas perguntas
- [Queimando os recursos: As armadilhas econômicas da incineração em oposição à Produção Limpa e uma política de “Lixo Zero”](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/queimando-os-recursos-as-armadilhas-economicas-da-incineracao-em-oposicao-a-producao-limpa-e-uma-politica-de-lixo-zero/): A quantidade de materiais descartados nos países em desenvolvimento1, tem alcançado proporções críticas nos últimos anos. Parte do problema está relacionada ao aumento da população2, a migração da zona rural para urbana, o incremento da globalização e dos padrões de consumo insustentável do ocidente, e a proliferação de produtos e embalagens descartáveis.
- [Oito ra zões para dizer Não! à incineração](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/oito-ra-zoes-para-dizer-nao-a-incineracao/): A incineração é uma tecnologia que trata os resíduos urbanos, médicos e industriais utilizando altas temperaturas. Transforma materiais descartáveis tais como papeis, plásticos, metais e resíduos alimentares em cinzas, gases de combustão, poluentes atmosféricos, calor, efluentes líquidos, entre outras emissões.
- [O qué é a incineraçao?](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/o-que-e-a-incineracao/): A incineração e os processos associados ao Waste to Energy são tecnologias que tratam os resíduos urbanos, médicos-hospitalares e industriais utilizando altas temperaturas.
- ["Lixo transformado em energia”: MITOS versus FATOS](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/lixo-transformado-em-energia-mitos-versus-fatos/): Documento preparado pela GAIA e atualizado numa base contínua, chamada Mitos e Fatos da incineração. Para esta versão em Português foram adicionadas algumas informações sobre o Brasil, mas também tem informações úteis sobre as perspectivas da incineração no mundo.
- [Resources up in Flames](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/resources-up-in-flames/): This report promises a sustainable remedy to the rising waste problems in developing countries. The first half of the report is devoted to the economic problems posed by incinerators and includes a section on how to evaluate a planned incinerator. The second half focuses on non-burn alternatives that are readily available, and concludes with a
- [The CAREless Carpet Indutry: A Critique of the California Carpet Stewardship Program's Reliance on Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-careless-carpet-indutry-a-critique-of-the-california-carpet-stewardship-programs-reliance-on-incineration/): The planet is literally carpeted with carpet waste and it’s mostly (99%) plastic. Less than 5% of U.S. carpet waste is recycled while 89% is landfilled and about 6% is treated in some form of incinerator.In California, carpet is one of the top ten biggest products in landfills.
- [GAIA 10. 10 Years of Community Action for Zero Waste Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/gaia-10-10-years-of-community-action-for-zero-waste-solutions/): GAIA’s first decade ended in December 2010-and we spent 2011 putting together stories and images to share a snapshot of the alliance’s collective work. GAIA’s values include taking the time to appreciate one another and to celebrate our success and work together. We hope this report, “GAIA 10: 10 Years of Community Action for Zero
- [Cultivating Climate Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/cultivating-climate-justice/): This four-part article series “Cultivating Climate Justice” tells the stories of community groups on the frontlines of the pollution, waste and climate crises, working together for systems change. United across six continents, these grassroots groups are defending community rights to clean air, clean water, zero waste, environmental justice, and good jobs. They are all members
- [Residuos Sólidos y Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/residuos-solidos-y-responsabilidad-extendida-del-productor/): La responsabilidad frente a los residuos generados post-consumo es de los fabricantes, importadores, distribuidores, comerciantes, todos conceptos que aluden al de “productor”.
- [El Peso de los Datos Condena la Gasificación](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/el-peso-de-los-datos-condena-la-gasificacion/): Desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los intentos por gasificar residuos sólidos municipales (RSM) han fracaso en forma consistente. Procesar los residuos a altas temperaturas es contaminante, caro, ineficiente en términos energéticos, y destruye recursos que podrían ser reutilizados, reciclados o compostados. Asimismo generan escórias y otros subproductos que luego deben ser enterrados.
- [Plastics Exposed. How Waste Assessments and Brand Audits are Helping Philippine Cities Fight Plastic Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/plastics-exposed-how-waste-assessments-and-brand-audits-are-helping-philippine-cities-fight-plastic-pollution/): This report uses data from household waste assessments and brand audits (WABA)[1] conducted by Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) in six cities and seven municipalities[2] across the country in the past five years. GAIA extrapolated the data to calculate daily and yearly plastic usage throughout the country in order to provide new quantitative evidence about plastic
- [No en Nuestro Patio Trasero: Experiencias Comunitarias Contra la Industria del Cemento](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/no-en-nuestro-patio-trasero-experiencias-comunitarias-contra-la-industria-del-cemento/): Este libro intenta recoger ese sentimiento de resistencia comunitaria a nivel global, así como algunos documentos críticos de expertos ambientalistas que se complementan con los textos de las propias comunidades alrededor del mundo. Esta publicación espera contribuir a las resistencias comunitarias contra la incineración de residuos en cementeras, partiendo de la idea de que la
- [Chemical Recycling in Brief](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/chemical-recycling-in-brief/): This factsheet summarizes the findings of the All Talk and No Recycling report. Which concludes that given the scale and urgency of the plastic pollution problem we don't have any more time to waste on greenwashing tech-fixes like "chemical recycling" projects.
- [Questions and Answers: Chemical Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/questions-and-answers-chemical-recycling/): Industry is now pushing for a new technological fix for plastic waste, called “chemical recycling.” New proposals are popping up in Australia, the EU, Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand, and the U.S., increasingly supported by favorable legislation. While plastics-to-plastics (P2P) and plastics-to-fuel (PTF) facilities are in principle different, industry increasingly touts certain facilities as “chemical recycling,” when in
- [Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Chemical Recycling. Ten concerns with existing life cycle assessments.](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/understanding-the-environmental-impacts-of-chemical-recycling-ten-concerns-with-existing-life-cycle-assessments/): This joint paper presents key findings from a review of some of the most commonly cited chemical recycling and recovery LCAs, which reveal major flaws and weaknesses regarding scientific rigour, data quality, calculation methods, and interpretations of the results.
- [Chemical Recycling: Status, Sustainability, and Environmental Impacts](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/chemical-recycling-status-sustainability-and-environmental-impacts/): The report reveals that chemical recycling is polluting, energy intensive, and has a track record of technical failures, and concludes that it is impossible for chemical recycling to be a viable solution in the short window of time left to solve the plastic problem, especially at the scale needed.
- [Waste Pickers and Climate Change](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/waste-pickers-and-climate-change/): Wastepickers are workers in the informal economy who recover recyclable materials from waste. They are invisible entrepreneurs on the frontlines of the fight against climate change, earning livelihoods from recovery and recycling, reducing demand for natural resources, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet their successes are being undermined by “waste-to-energy” technologies.
- [The Green Climate Fund: Effective Community Ally or Corporate Giveaway](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-green-climate-fund-effective-community-ally-or-corporate-giveaway/): The international community is creating a new entity, the Green Climate Fund, to channel up to $100bn a year to climate solutions in developing countries. In this paper, GAIA uses concrete examples from the waste sector to show why these funds should flow to the informal sector, grassroots groups, and city administrations and not to
- [The Green Gimate Fund's "No-Objection" Procedure and Private Finance: Lessons Learned from Existing Institutions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-green-gimate-funds-no-objection-procedure-and-private-finance-lessons-learned-from-existing-institutions/): The Green Climate Fund is supposed to be the major channel for delivering money to developing countries to support their climate adaptation and mitigation plans. However, even before there is money to distribute, efforts are underway by some governments and private industry to make sure that the lion’s share of the money ends up as
- [Carbon Trade Watch: Cap and Trade](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/carbon-trade-watch-cap-and-trade/): What is cap and trade? Under cap and trade schemes, governments or intergovernmental bodies set an overall legal limit on emissions in a certain time period (“a cap”) and then grant industries a certain number of licenses to pollute (“carbon permits” or “emissions allowances”).
- [Reciclaje Químico: Una distracción, No una Solución](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/reciclaje-quimico-una-distraccion-no-una-solucion/): Basándose en la evaluación técnica El Reciclaje Químico: Estado, Sostenibilidad e Impactos Ambientales, este informe revela varias tecnologías conocidas como "reciclaje químico", y aborda la toxicidad, los impactos climáticos, la capacidad técnica, la viabilidad financiera y la circularidad de los procesos.
- [No es "reciclaje" cuando el plástico se quema](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/no-es-reciclaje-cuando-el-plastico-se-quema/): Basándose en la evaluación técnica El Reciclaje Químico: Estado, Sostenibilidad e Impactos Ambientales, esta infografía revela varias tecnologías conocidas como "reciclaje químico", y aborda la toxicidad, los impactos climáticos, la capacidad técnica, la viabilidad financiera y la circularidad de los procesos.
- [Taiwan - La Acción Comunitaria Conduce al Gobierno a Basura Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/taiwan-la-accion-comunitaria-conduce-al-gobierno-a-basura-cero/): La isla de Taiwan se vio enfrentada a una crisis de residuos en la decada de los ochenta debido a la falta de espacio para expandir su capacidad de vertedero. Cuando el gobierno recurrio a la incineracion a gran escala, la oposicion de la comunidad no sólo detuvo la construccion de decenas de incineradores, sino
- [Hernani, España - Recolección Puerta a Puerta como Estrategia para Disminuir la Disposición Final de Residuos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/hernani-espana-recoleccion-puerta-a-puerta-como-estrategia-para-disminuir-la-disposicion-final-de-residuos/): El consorcio regional de gestion de residuos de la provincia española de Gipuzkoa, frente a un relleno sanitario en uso y cercano a su capacidad maxima en 2002, propuso la construccion de dos nuevos incineradores. La ciudadania se opuso tenazmente e impidio la construccion de uno de ellos. Luego, continuo la oposicion al segundo incinerador
- [Flandes, Bélgica. Mejor Programa de Reciclaje y Prevención de Residuos de Europa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/flandes-belgica-mejor-programa-de-reciclaje-y-prevencion-de-residuos-de-europa/): La región flamenca de Bélgica, Flandes, se ha convertido en el mayor exponente de la gestión de residuos en Europa, ya que posee la tasa de desviación más alta de ese continente –casi tres cuartos de los residuos domésticos que se producen en la región son reutilizados, reciclados o transformados en compost– y ha logrado
- [Transposing the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments: Challenges & recommendations](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/transposing-the-basel-convention-plastic-waste-amendments-challenges-recommendations/): In 2020, hundreds of countries around the world agreed to reign in the out-of-control plastic waste trade, recognizing the pollution and environmental injustice it has wrought on importing countries. Here are some things for policymakers to consider, to avoid loopholes and ensure these new rules have real impact.
- [Territorios en sacrificio. Comunidades basurizadas](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/libro-territorios-en-sacrificio/): Como corolario de la acumulación por desposesión, la desposesión por contaminación profundiza las estructuras clasistas y racistas que segregan territorios ancestrales y comunitarios. Son las fuerzas policiales, militares y paramilitares las que garantizan la imposición, estatal o privada, de una suerte de condena o destino fatal: la basurización de los cuerpos, de las comunidades y
- [Waste Incinerators Undermine Clean Energy Goals](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/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 materials for energy significantly hinders resource conservation, while burdening communities with pollution and climate impacts.
- [The High Cost of Waste Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/the-high-cost-of-waste-incineration/): How much does waste incineration cost? Building an incinerator runs US$190 million to $1.2 billion per million tonnes of annual capacity - among the highest costs of any waste management option.
- [De Basura Cero a Cero Emisiones. Por qué reducir los residuos es clave para combatir el cambio climático](https://www.no-burn.org/resources/de-basura-cero-a-cero-emisiones/): El presente informe se organiza en torno a tres beneficios generales que conlleva incorpora la estrategia basura cero a los sistemas actuales de gestión de residuos. Estos son: mitigación del cambio climático, adaptación, y beneficios sociales adicionales (también llamados cobeneficios). En el úlitmo capítulo, se presentan estudios de casos que exponen los beneficios de las

## Staff

- [Judith Bulambo](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/judith-bulambo/): Judith holds an Honours degree in Biotechnology and is currently pursuing her Masters in Biotechnology at the Durban University of Technology. She has a background in environmental sustainability, waste management, research, and youth-led environmental advocacy, and is a member of Zero Waste Durban. Judith joined the GAIA team in October 2026 and is based in
- [Livia Croset](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/livia-croset-2/): As Africa's Plastics Program Associate, Livia's work focuses on the full plastic lifecycle - from fossil fuel extraction to waste management - promoting real solutions to the plastics crisis. Livia has an MSc in Human Rights and International Politics with research and campaign experience across agrochemicals, hazardous waste, and the Just Transition. She is passionate
- [Farima Tidjani](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/farima-tidjani/): She has a background in Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Environmental Sciences and Auditing. After holding various roles internationally, she focused on strengthening the environmental movement in Senegal, first being Vice President of Zero Waste Senegal and then Founder of adansonia.green, a non profit that focuses on creating concrete solutions for Zero Waste Cities in Senegal.
- [Livia Croset](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/livia-croset/): Livia is the Africa Plastics Program Associate at GAIA, where her work focuses on the full plastic lifecycle - from fossil fuel extraction to waste management - promoting real solutions to the plastics crisis. Livia has an MSc in Human Rights and International Politics with research and campaign experience across agrochemicals, hazardous waste, and the
- [Yanina Rullo](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/yanina-rullo/): Yanina works as a campaign officer for GAIA Latin America and the Caribbean on various programs in the region (electric batteries EV, reuse, alternatives to incineration, and zero-waste models). She is responsible for promoting research, advocacy, and communication on these topics, identifying strategic opportunities, and fostering the development of future policies. She considers herself a
- [Marcel Howard](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/marcel-howard/): As a biracial and LGBTQ+ working professional, Marcel has dedicated his life to dismantling white supremacy and anti-queer concepts within the broader environmental movement. Over the past eight years, he has become a thought leader and technical expert on climate change, environmental justice, and zero waste concepts throughout the US and Canada. Born and raised
- [Adrienne Perovich](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/adrienne-perovich/): Adrienne is the Resource Mobilization Officer at GAIA. She brings nearly 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience with a focus on climate change, environmental justice, and project management. Prior to coming to GAIA, Adrienne served as the Managing Director of the Tishman Environment and Design Center at the New School University in New York City
- [Solène Fargeix](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/solene-fargeix/): As the Business Development Manager for the Mission Zero Academy (MiZA), Solène designs strategies and engages with key partners, municipalities, and businesses to accelerate their transition to zero waste, while supporting them through their certification journey in a comprehensive way.
- [Sheila Davis](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/sheila-davis/): Sheila has played a leadership role in shaping environmental policy in the high-tech industry, including the Solar Scorecard a ban on hazardous electronic waste from the California municipal landfills and the subsequent passage of the first electronic recycling legislation in the nation. Sheila is based in the US in San Francisco, California.
- [María Guillén](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/maria-guillen-2/): María is the Regional Communications Coordinator for US & Canada. Before joining GAIA, she coordinated communications for a multi-state effort to end plastic pollution through legislation. Her previous experience includes work for the New York State Senate, Walker’s Legacy, and Univision Philadelphia. María holds a Master's in Policy Management from Georgetown University and a Bachelor's
- [Macarena G. Mavroski](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/macarena-g-mavroski/): Architect from PUC with an MSc in Energy, Technology, and Sustainable Structures from TU Berlin and a Diploma in Circular Economy from Andrés Bello University. Macarena has created, directed, and coordinated projects focused on the revaluation of materials and citizen participation in architecture in L'Aquila, Italy; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; and Chile. Selected as one of Chile's
- [Cecilia Allen](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/cecilia-allen/): Cecilia Allen is the Global Projects Advisor for GAIA, focusing on strengthening the work on zero waste cities through global initiatives. She previously served as GAIA’s Regional Coordinator for Latin America and The Caribbean for nine years and has been part of the environmental justice movement for 20 years. She has also worked in the
- [Agnes Mampusti](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/agnes-mampusti/): Agnes Mampusti is GAIA's Global Digital Communications Officer based in the Philippines. Prior to moving back to Manila, she was a Publishing Manager for over 13 business and lifestyle publications in Malaysia. Since then, Agnes has fallen in love with pursuing worthy advocacies through her work on communications and digital media for international organizations including the British Council.
- [Doun Moon](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/doun-moon/): Doun has a background in law and has worked with national and regional civil society advocacy platforms including Korea Civil Society Forum on International Development, Asia Development Alliance, and Korea Zero Waste Movement Network. She joined GAIA’s U.S. office in 2017 and is currently based in Seoul, South Korea as part of GAIA’s Global Policy
- [Edel Garingan](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/edel-caringan/): Edel S. Garingan is a development work professional with over fifteen years of experience in program management, training, research, and resource mobilization. He has worked at different nonprofits on the issues of biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, human rights, social enterprise, children and youth development, and participatory community development processes. He is also a visual artist
- [Ralph Retamal](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/ralph-chester-d-retamal/): Ralph is a GIS and Data Specialist with an advocacy for open-source mapping and for livable cities through green and open spaces. He has experience in mapping for the government, and providing data visualizations for several academes in the Philippines. He aims to create a positive impact through well-designed maps that are insightful and purposeful,
- [Sumana Narayanan](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/sumana-narayanan/): Sumana is a seasoned ecologist and environmental researcher with experience in advocacy, research, and program implementation. Her skills span sustainable transport, solid waste management, and environmental policy.
- [Bernadette Torno](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/bernadette-torno/): Dette is a development professional with more than four years of experience in public policy research, project development and coordination, and capacity building and knowledge transfer activities. She previously worked on sustainable marine transport initiatives and for an independent policy think tank on projects focused on the southern region. She completed her degree in Political
- [Anthony Fernandez](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/anthony-fernandez/): Anthony, or Tony, is a dynamic professional skilled in resource mobilization and project management, partnership and business development, training, talent acquisition, and life coaching. With over a decade of experience, Tony has excelled in diverse roles across non-profit organizations and corporate settings, leading transformative projects to maximize resources for impactful outcomes. Beyond his professional life,
- [Albrecht Arthur N. Arevalo](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/albrecht-arthur-n-arevalo/): Brex Arevalo is a climate and environmental justice advocate with over five years of experience working with youth, civil society, and faith-based organizations. He recently completed a graduate degree in Global Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo, where he wrote a thesis about climate justice in Southeast Asia. Alongside his studies, he worked with KASA
- [Dan Abril](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/dan-abril/): Dan carries almost 30 years of experience in communications work, from media publishing to marketing to web content writing, and as the Campaigns Coordinator of other non-government organisations. His traditional and modern approach to comms work is a solid support to GAIA AP campaigns.
- [Anna Garstka](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/anna-garstka/): Anna is the main point of contact regarding HR and admin. She manages the payroll and ensures Zero Waste Europe stays updated with the most recent regulations. Anna also takes care of the 360-degree lifecycle of the employees, from recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, to the end-of-year evaluation setup. She supports learning and development initiatives as well as
- [Masego Mokgwetsi](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/masego-mokgwetsi/): Masego Mokgwetsi is BFFP Africa’s Communications Associate. She is a Woman of God, Communications Specialist and Strategist and Humanitarian who aims to create safe and intersectional spaces for vulnerable and marginalised people on the ground to confidently and boldly embody the voice and solution to their daily lived realities. Her vast experience in Environmentalism and
- [Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman (Khalil)](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/ibrahim-khalilulahi-usman-khalil/): Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman (Khalil) is an award-winning journalist, climate communications expert, and publisher/editor-in-chief of Eco Media Africa. Through engaging news, investigations, and articles, he simplifies complex climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity topics for non-science African audiences. He has worked as a news producer, broadcast journalist, and managing editor at Zuria 88.7, where he led
- [Robi Kate Miranda](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/robi-kate-miranda/): Robi is a development communication professional specializing in environmental advocacy, sustainability, and climate action. A cum laude graduate of Development Communication from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, she has worked with various local and international organizations. In 2024, she was selected for the YSEALI Academic Fellowship on Environmental Issues at the University of
- [Mariela Pino](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/mariela-pino/): After seven years of study and work on biodigesters in three different continents, Mariela went back to Chile and focused her energies on consolidating the Latin American Network of Biodigesters. Through her work in the management of rural and urban biodegradable waste, and her involvement with Zero Waste Alliance Chile Mariela confirmed her drive to
- [Neebha Budhoo](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/neebha-budhoo/): Neebha Budhoo is GAIA’s Africa Operations Manager. She holds postgraduate degrees in English and Criminology from the University of KwaZulu Natal. She has a background in human rights education and facilitation. Neebha has worked within the fields of public health administration across Africa, accessible media, academic editing and legal compliance. Neebha joined the GAIA team
- [Weyinmi Okotie](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/weyinmi-okotie-2/): Weyinmi Okotie is GAIA’s Africa Clean Energy Campaigner. He has a background in Environmental Quality Management and Microbiology. Prior to this role, he supported the development of a WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Master Plan in Delta State Nigeria, as the project manager, and also the Program Coordinator of Green Knowledge Foundation, Nigeria. Weyinmi joined
- [Niven Reddy](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/niven-reddy/): Niven Reddy is GAIA’s Africa Regional Coordinator. He has a background in social science and environmental management. He has previously worked in the environmental planning and education sector before first entering the world of environmental justice when he joined groundWork, one of GAIA’s founding members. Prior to regional coordination, Niven campaigned on youth mobilization, clean
- [Merrisa Naidoo](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/merrisa-naidoo/): Merrisa Naidoo is GAIA’s Africa Program Manager for the Plastics Program. She has a background in Marine Microplastic Pollution and has previously worked in youth advocacy and campaigning for Marine Protected Areas in Africa and Globally. Merrisa joined the GAIA team in February 2022 and is based in Durban, South Africa.
- [Kenza Elazkem](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/kenza-elazkem/): Kenza Elazkem is GAIA’s Africa Program Manager for Movement Building. She has a background in political science and sustainable economic development. Kenza has worked in different fields such as election observation, international cooperation, capacity building for cooperatives and CSR. Kenza joined the GAIA team in April 2021 and is based in Marrakech, Morocco.
- [Desmond Alugnoa](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/desmond-alugnoa/): Desmond Alugnoa is GAIA’s Africa Program Manager for the Zero Waste and Climate Program. He has a background in Environmental Science and Climate Governance. Desmond has worked with Ghana’s national government, as well as the corporate sector both in Africa and in Europe, in diverse capacities involving waste management and sustainability. He is a climate
- [Carissa Marnce](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/carissa-marnce/): Carissa Marnce is GAIA’s Africa Communications Manager and supports the Break Free From Plastic communications work for Africa. She has a background in Journalism, with a special focus on new media and has previously worked with local news media as a journalist. She has developed multiple publications, resources and materials with members across the continent
- [Ama Acheampomaa Asiedu](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/ama-acheampomaa-asiedu/): Ama Acheampomaa Asiedu is GAIA’s Africa Program Associate for the Zero Waste & Climate program. She has a background in Environmental Governance and Natural Resources Management. Ama has worked with several organisations in Ghana and globally towards sustainable environment and climate action. She takes special interest in rural people and vulnerable groups working towards Environmental
- [Sonia G. Astudillo](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/sonia-g-astudillo/): Sonia has more than 15 years of experience working in media and communications for women’s magazines, a Philippine Senator and a Congressman, and three other NGOs: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia Pacific, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Asia, and The Way To Happiness – Philippines. She studied Journalism and has a
- [Patricia Parras](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/patricia-parras/): Patricia has a degree in foreign relations with a keen interest in international development and international organizations. She has led and participated in several notable international affairs, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), where she played a significant role. She also led a delegation under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths
- [Colleen Halley](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/colleen-halley/): Colleen is a lifelong activist with more than 25 years of experience mobilizing resources for environmental and human rights groups. Her work is informed by 15+ years working and traveling internationally to strengthen civil society and advance climate justice, over two decades of volunteer leadership with Amnesty International, and a decade of state-based grassroots environmental
- [Chantey Andrews](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/chantey-andrews/): Chantey is GAIA's People & Culture Director based in the US & Canada Region. She is a dedicated human resources professional and highly skilled diversity, equity, and inclusion facilitator and consultant. Her role as a member of the Global Services team, supports employees and members across GAIA regions. Chantey works to create a work environment where
- [Denaya Shorter](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/denaya-shorter/): Denaya joined GAIA in 2023, and brings 10+ years of experience in nonprofit leadership, zero waste and recycling, environmental justice, community organizing, and education. Her background includes spearheading Community Engagement Programs at the Ecology Center Berkeley, serving on the steering committee for the Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers (AMBR), and conducting recycling outreach and education with
- [Fabián Pérez Tencio](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/fabian-perez-tencio/): Fabián is a Graphic Designer with a Master’s degree in Illustration and Animation. As a Costa Rican, he was raised in a country that strives to protect and preserve nature, fostering in him a profound interest in the environment. Throughout most of his professional career, he has been dedicated to environmental and social impact work,
- [Giulia Lodi](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/giulia-lodi/): As Communication & Network Officer, Giulia develops and implements the ZWE’s communication activities together with the other members of the Communications Team. At the same time, she is the main point of contact in the Communications Team for ZWE's member organisations, working together to improve the communications with and for our network. Giulia believes that
- [Lien De Brouckere](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/lien-de-brouckere/): Lien coordinates and ensures cross-regional research alignment and strategy definition on electric vehicle battery waste, and supports donor engagement. Previously, Lien has worked with private foundations including The 11th Hour Project and SAGE Fund, as well as international human rights organizations, to facilitate coalition-building and campaign strategy on corporate accountability of mining companies and natural
- [Sirine Rached](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/sirine-rached/): Sirine joined GAIA in 2018 as a consultant to work on the UN Environment Assembly and the Basel Convention, before integrating the team in 2022. Previously, she investigated political conflict and human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa with the International Crisis Group and Amnesty International. She holds masters degrees from the
- [Neil Tangri](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/neil-tangri/): A founding member of GAIA, Neil has worked on international environmental policy, climate and development finance, and provided technical support to GAIA members. Neil has a captain’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard and a Ph.D. from Stanford University.
- [Mariel Vilella](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/mariel-vilella/): Mariel is currently driving the global work of Zero Waste Europe as Director of Global Strategy, building bridges and identifying opportunities for collaboration across borders to promote zero waste policies and practices with members worldwide. Prior to this role, between 2014-2019 she was the Managing Director of Zero Waste Europe, during its foundation and early
- [Gemma Estrella](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/gemma-estrella/): Gemma is the Program and Network Systems Manager for GAIA and is part of the Global Support Team. Originally from Barcelona, she has a background in journalism and film editing and has been involved with social justice and grassroots organizations in Spain, Mexico, and the United States. In 2005 she moved to Mexico, where she
- [Claire Arkin](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/claire-arkin/): Claire has previously worked as an organizer in the spheres of education, politics, and sustainable food, and also worked as a publicist for classical musicians. Her work has been featured in such outlets as The Guardian, Resource-Recycling, NextCity, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is based out of our Berkeley, U.S.A. office.
- [Theresa Mörsen](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/theresa-morsen/): As a Waste Policy Officer, Theresa mainly acts within the EU institutional bubble, pushing for more ambitious legislation on waste management, food waste, or waste shipments. She also supports the Cities & Communities program by linking with European legislation and identifying good practices to be disseminated across Europe.
- [Stephanie Yates](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/stephanie-yates/): Stephanie coordinates the engagement of the network of 32 members in the work of ZWE and makes sure that members are supported and empowered to implement a joint vision of a zero waste Europe.
- [Nathan Dufour](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/nathan-dufour/): Nathan leads on ZWE efforts to make reusable packaging systems a reality in Europe, building bridges between CSOs, new businesses, innovators, cities, academics, investors and policy-makers. A substantial part of these efforts is coordinated through the systemic work we do as part of the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP), which started early 2021. He also co-coordinates
- [Natalia Dulcey](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/natalia-dulcey/): Natalia is an Architect, and has worked for years on projects that promote community development. She has a specialization in Technology and Resource Management, and has specialized in bioconstruction with bamboo and natural materials, having worked in several countries. Natalia has explored methods to develop sustainable habitats that strengthen the native knowledge and cultures and
- [Nanna Cornelsen](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/nanna-cornelsen/): As a Communications Assistant, Nanna supports the implementation of all ZWE’s communication activities, including digital campaigns, newsletters, and content for social media.
- [Lauriane Veillard](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/lauriane-veillard/): As the Policy Officer on Chemicals Recycling and Plastic-to-Fuels, Lauriane engages with European institutions to develop ambitious, human-, and environmentally-friendly legislation focusing on the chemical treatment of waste. Before joining ZWE, she did a traineeship at the European Parliament, where she followed the IMCO Committee and focused on consumer protection.
- [Larissa Copello](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/larissa-copello/): Larissa has a background in Law and she worked as a Legal Consultant on environment, health, and safety policies. She is passionate about environmental protection and sustainable development practices. She is a zero waster at heart, and enjoys running campaigns and empowering people towards sustainable consumption patterns. She also likes cooking and preparing her zero
- [Kaisa Larjalainen](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/kaisa-larjalainen/): Kaisa leads the development of the Mission Zero Academy and its services; design, test and scale-up different training and consultancy concepts; as well as performance certifications that accelerate the transition to zero waste in municipalities and businesses. She scouts and forms partnerships with different organizations on a similar mission, and identifies the most pressing needs
- [Janek Vähk](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/janek-vahk/): As Development and Policy Coordinator, Janek manages the relationship with Zero Waste Europe’s funders and leads on climate and energy policy advocacy work towards EU institutions. Previously, he worked for the Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) in Brussels where he coordinated fundraising efforts on behalf of FoEE and its 6 programmes. Prior to the
- [Dorota Napierska](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/dorota-napierska/): Dorota works on toxic-free consumption and production to ensure safe and sustainable solutions. That means work on the presence of hazardous chemicals in products and packaging, promotion of non-toxic alternatives, and how this all impacts human health, the environment, and the achievement of a truly circular economy. Her advocacy work focuses on the revision of
- [Yehlen Benedicto](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/yehlen-benedicto/): Yehlen has worked in different international development NGO since 2009 in providing assistance on procurement and logistics. She's a hardworking and versatile team member with reliable organizational skills and thorough knowledge of corporate policies and procedures.
- [Rhoda David](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/rhoda-david/): Rhoda handles administration and finance matters from GAIA’s office in Quezon City, the Philippines. She holds a degree in business administration with a major in accounting. She has over 30 years of experience in the fields of human resource, administration, and finance, and has worked with various NGOs working on issues related to family development
- [Archie Abellar](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/archie-abellar-2/): Archie started his environmental activism in 2005 as a direct dialogue campaigner in an environmental and protest organization. He has a background in history and occupational therapy. Prior to going GAIA, he worked as community organizer in an inclusive community-based disaster risk reduction and management project of a faith-based organization in the Philippines.
- [Shibu Nair](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/shibu-nair/): He has been active in movements and campaigns related to the environment and toxics since 1991. He entered the realm of environmental activism by organizing environmental education programs for schools in Kerala. He is one of the pioneers of the zero waste movement in India and led the zero waste campaigns and programs for Thanal
- [Miriam Mayang Azurin](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/miriam-azurin/): Before joining GAIA, Mayang coordinated the policy and lobbying work of two global civil society platforms on accountable development finance to human rights and environmental instruments, the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness and the NGO Forum on ADB. She also steered Philippine coalitions and non-profits for policy advocacy and the mainstreaming of integrated local solutions.
- [Yobel Novian Putra](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/yobel-novian-putra/): Yobel’s interest in waste issues started from learning the history of a catastrophic landfill avalanche in his hometown, Bandung, Indonesia. Later on, his interest transformed into a passion for learning about zero waste. Before joining GAIA, Yobel worked for 2 years as Zero Waste Policy Advocacy staff at YPBB Bandung (a local NGO which implemented
- [Seán Flynn](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/sean-flynn/): Seán leads all press activities as it pertains to the organization, from drafting and publishing press releases to media liaison. He also supports the communications team in the delivery of high-impact social media and other communications materials.
- [Manon Jourdan](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/manon-jourdan/): As an Implementation Officer, Manon works closely with ZWE network members, cities, and partners, providing them with the technical guidance and support needed to accelerate the implementation of zero waste strategies at the local level. This includes capturing, showcasing, and disseminating best practices and methods related to waste prevention and management, reuse systems, organics collection
- [Alice Marquet](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/alice-marquet/): As Alice, I oversee the effective day-to-day operations of the organization: HR, finance, and legal. With the operations team, she makes sure ZWE's company culture and values are reflected throughout the organization and that we enable everyone to be successful in their roles.
- [Aline Maigret](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/aline-maigret/): As the Head of Policy, Aline is responsible for coordinating the policy team of ZWE and for representing the organization in policy discussions. She ensures strategic coherence and vision for the EU and global policy work, and supports ZWE’s policy team working on topics ranging from product design to waste disposal.To sum up: bringing ZWE
- [Ana Rocha](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/ana-rocha/): Ana is an environmentalist who serves as an amplifier of voices from the Global South to global engagements. She is Brazilian and has been permanently living in Tanzania since 2010. Ana became an activist as a child during Rio1992, “the Earth Summit”, and built over 30 years of local, national, regional, and global advocacy. She is
- [Arpita Bhagat](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/arpita-bhagat-2/): Arpita is the Plastic Policy Officer for the Asia Pacific region. Her work focuses on strengthening the capacity and engagement of members in Global and national advocacy work towards plastic production caps, advancing Zero Waste policies, just transition for waste pickers and workers, and phasing out false solutions. Since 2012, she has worked across international
- [Jack McQuibban](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/jack-mcquibban/): Jack has an educational background in international relations having studied at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. For the past 5 years, he has worked for two different NGOs within the international development and sustainability sectors, helping to build movements and communities for change. He has led successful campaigns at the local level
- [Ana Oliveira](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/ana-oliveira/): Ana’s previous work experiences include EU institutions, NGOs, and private sector communication companies, where she was responsible for strategic communications, business development, and project communications. Environmental topics have been a constant throughout her career, be it through the link between health and environment, sustainability in the building sector, and the promotion of eco-innovative business practices.
- [Joan Marc Simon](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/joan-marc-simon/): Based in Brussels, Joan Marc has been a leading voice for Zero Waste in Europe since 2007 and he is a regular keynote speaker in many industry and NGO meetings in Brussels but also at local level as well as internationally. He is member of the Steering Committee of the Break Free from Plastics movement.
- [Esra Tat](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/esra-tat/): Esra leads on the strategic development of Zero Waste Europe as a network and organisation, and manages the implementation of the vision with the team and member organisations. She coordinates the development of European campaigns in partnership with Zero Waste Europe’s members across the continent, and acts as the European Regional Coordinator towards GAIA International
- [Jessica Roff](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/jessica-roff/): Jessica has been fighting for more than twelve years against climate change and for a sustainable, just energy system working to stop fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure buildout and supporting front-line struggles. Prior to her work in the climate movement, Jessica practiced law for a decade focusing on civil rights and Federal Indian law. She
- [Leo Jaminola](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/leo-jaminola/): Leo has more than three years of work experience in quantitative and qualitative research, project management, and stakeholder coordination. They have published journal articles, book chapters, and policy notes on a wide range of topics including political dynasties, Philippine politics, inclusive growth, environmental cooperation, and fertility. They completed their undergraduate degree in Political Science from
- [Raimiel Dionido](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/raimiel-dionido/)
- [Alexandra Clipa](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/alexandra-clipa/): Alexandra has a background in International Relations and European Studies and a Master in Political Science from Université libre de Bruxelles. She has always been interested in topics such as sustainability, economics and development studies. She has previously worked for a company specialized in the production of organic, fair trade and sustainable ingredients from the
- [Desi Borisova](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/desi-borisova/): Desi ensures that ZWE runs smoothly and maintains a healthy financial state through compliance with financial procedures. She's involved in payments, accounting, and budget follow-up; and is a contact point for any financial matters. Prior to joining the team, Desi had work experiences in the healthcare, aviation, and IT sectors. She completed a traineeship at
- [Ambily Adithyan](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/ambily-adithyan/): Ambily is a sustainability practitioner with deep interest in solving local environmental issues. She actively works towards improving her city's waste management practices through behavioural change and community engagement model. She is experienced in program strategy & delivery, research and program led advocacy across development and waste management sector.
- [María Esther Briz](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/maria-esther-briz/): María Esther is a Biologist, MSc. in Environmental Management Systems, a specialist in urban solid waste management, and a researcher focused on marine pollution by plastics. She has worked as an independent advisor on issues related to sustainability, and in NGOs as coordinator of socio-environmental development projects for more than 15 years.
- [Alejandra Parra](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/alejandra-parra/): Alejandra is a Biologist specialist in Natural Resource Management and holds a Masters' Degree in Planning. She is a co-founding member of the Chilean organization RADA (Red de Acción por los Derechos Ambientales). Alejandra is an environmental activist with more than 20 years of experience. She has also implemented citizen environmental education programs, zero waste
- [Brieshen McKee](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/brieshen-mckee/): Finance & Business Director for the GAIA U.S. office. She has a background in business admin and finance, working with nonprofits to build solid infrastructures to fortify their missions. Her interest in this field began when she managed a free-standing birth center in Portland, Maine and since then she has worked with many Bay Area
- [Sherma Benosa](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/sherma-benosa/): Prior to joining GAIA in November 2016, Sherma worked for Philippine-based non-government organizations working on agriculture and health. She also worked as managing editor of a health magazine and has written feature stories on arts, culture, health, and business for various publications. A fictionist writing mostly in the vein of social realism, she uses storytelling
- [Monica Wilson](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/monica-wilson/): Monica has worked with GAIA since 2002 and served five years as GAIA’s International Co-Coordinator. Monica serves on the board of the Grassroots Recycling Network, was previously on the board of the Northern California Recycling Association, and is a master composter. In 2012 she was honored to be named by the California Resource Recovery Association
- [Magdalena Donoso](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/magdalena-donoso/): Magda has worked in communications and networking with several Chilean NGOs and in Television Trust for the Environment (UK), supporting educational and activism programs in forestry and biodiversity for 15 years. For the last fourteen years she has worked on waste issues with cities in Latin America, particularly defending the rights of recyclers and promoting
- [Froilan Grate](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/froilan-grate/): Froilan is a committed environmental justice campaigner who has assisted more than 20 cities/municipalities in the Philippines in developing and improving waste management programs and systems. He has extensive experience in module development and training and legislative work, providing support to legislators at the local government level, especially in areas of policy review.
- [Christie Keith](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/christie-keith/): Christie joined GAIA in 2005 and has 25 years of experience with social movements and international non-profit organizations. She began her work in Guatemala as a popular educator, program coordinator, and strategic planning facilitator for groups in the women’s movement and Mayan-Campesino organizing community, as well as in international human rights. For the last 15
- [Camila Aguilera](https://www.no-burn.org/staff/camila-aguilera/): Camila’s interest in nature led her to hold a Diploma in Socio-Environmental Studies, which she hopes will become her subject of specialization. Previous to joining GAIA, she volunteered for different environmental initiatives, being the most significant a project she developed with local recyclers in the city of Concepción, Chile. Camila is also the co-founder of

## Members Across

- [Zero Waste BC](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-bc/)
- [ZWIA](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zwia/)
- [RAPAL Uruguay](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/rapal-uruguay/)
- [Red Amigos de la Tierra Uruguay](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/red-amigos-de-la-tierra-uruguay/)
- [Fundación Agua Clara](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/fundacion-agua-clara/)
- [Pacific Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/pacific-environment/)
- [Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/vietnam-zero-waste-alliance/)
- [GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/greenviet-biodiversity-conservation-centre/)
- [Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-social-research-and-development-csrd/)
- [Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-supporting-green-development-greenhub/)
- [Center for Adaptive Capacity Building Research (CAB)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/center-for-adaptive-capacity-building-research-cab/)
- [Centre for Zero Waste & Development](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-zero-waste-development/)
- [Citizens Environmental & Social Concern](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/citizens-environmental-social-concern/)
- [Eco Zambia](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/eco-zambia/)
- [NY/NJ Environmental Watch](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ny-nj-environmental-watch/)
- [NYPIRG](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/nypirg/)
- [Oregon PSR](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/oregon-psr/)
- [Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/palm-beach-county-environmental-coalition/)
- [Panola / Rust County NAACP](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/panola-rust-county-naacp/)
- [Partnership for Policy Integrity](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/partnership-for-policy-integrity/)
- [Politics of Waste Diversion and Disposal](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/politics-of-waste-diversion-and-disposal/)
- [Post-Landfill Action Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/post-landfill-action-network/)
- [Responsible Environmental & Economic Prosperity Association](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/responsible-environmental-economic-prosperity-association/)
- [Seneca Lake Guardian](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/seneca-lake-guardian/)
- [Sierra Club chapter of SC](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sierra-club-chapter-of-sc/)
- [Sierra Club of Canada Foundation of Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sierra-club-of-canada-foundation-of-canada/)
- [Story of Stuff](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/story-of-stuff/)
- [Sure We Can](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sure-we-can/)
- [Texas Campaign for the Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/texas-campaign-for-the-environment/)
- [The Center for Environmental Transformation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/the-center-for-environmental-transformation/)
- [Community Action Works (from Toxics Action Center)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/community-action-works-from-toxics-action-center/)
- [United Workers](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/united-workers/)
- [WEAL (Waukesha Environmental Action League)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/weal-waukesha-environmental-action-league/)
- [WOW Working on Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/wow-working-on-waste/)
- [Green Faith](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-faith/)
- [Green Worker Cooperatives](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-worker-cooperatives/)
- [Greenaction for Health & Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/greenaction-for-health-environmental-justice/)
- [BIPOC Table](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/bipoc-table/)
- [Haverhill Recycling Commission](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/haverhill-recycling-commission/)
- [IL Sierra Club](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/il-sierra-club/)
- [Indigenous Environmental Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/indigenous-environmental-network/)
- [Institute for Local Self-Reliance](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/institute-for-local-self-reliance/)
- [International Campaign for Responsible Technology](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/international-campaign-for-responsible-technology/)
- [International Society for Ecology & Culture](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/international-society-for-ecology-culture/)
- [Ironbound Community Corporation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ironbound-community-corporation/)
- [Kentucky Environmental Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/kentucky-environmental-foundation/)
- [Local Futures](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/local-futures/)
- [Michigan Environmental Council](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/michigan-environmental-council/)
- [NAACP, Baltimore, MD](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/naacp-baltimore-md/)
- [National Wildlife Federation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/national-wildlife-federation/)
- [Neighbors Against the Burner](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/neighbors-against-the-burner/)
- [New York City Environmental Justice Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/new-york-city-environmental-justice-alliance/)
- [New York Lawyers for Public Interest](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/new-york-lawyers-for-public-interest/)
- [Nothing Left to Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/nothing-left-to-waste/)
- [Biomass Monitor](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/biomass-monitor/)
- [Blueridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/blueridge-environmental-defense-league-bredl/)
- [Breathe Free Detroit](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/breathe-free-detroit/)
- [Butte Environmental Council](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/butte-environmental-council/)
- [Butterfly: Be the Change](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/butterfly-be-the-change/)
- [California Communities Against Toxics](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/california-communities-against-toxics/)
- [Center for Environmental Health (CEH)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/center-for-environmental-health-ceh/)
- [Center for Health, Environment, & Justice (CHEJ)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/center-for-health-environment-justice-chej/)
- [Central Michigan Sierra Club](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/central-michigan-sierra-club/)
- [CERO](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/cero/)
- [Chemical Weapons Working Group / Kentucky Environmental Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/chemical-weapons-working-group-kentucky-environmental-foundation/)
- [Chester Residents Concerned fo Quality Living](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/chester-residents-concerned-fo-quality-living/)
- [Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/citizens-for-safe-water-around-badger/)
- [Clean Air Action Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/clean-air-action-network/)
- [Clean Air, Please](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/clean-air-please/)
- [Clean Water Action Council](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/clean-water-action-council/)
- [Clean Water Action MA](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/clean-water-action-ma/)
- [Clean Water Action MD](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/clean-water-action-md/)
- [Coalition of Anti-Incineration Organzations (COAI, Coalición de Organizaciones Anti-Incineración)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/coalition-of-anti-incineration-organzations-coai-coalicion-de-organizaciones-anti-incineracion/)
- [Coalition Return to sender](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/coalition-return-to-sender/)
- [Community Research](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/community-research/)
- [Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/connecticut-coalition-for-environmental-justice/)
- [Crawford Area Residents for the Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/crawford-area-residents-for-the-environment/)
- [Downwinders at Risk](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/downwinders-at-risk/)
- [Durham Environment Watch](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/durham-environment-watch/)
- [East Michigan Environmental Action Council](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/east-michigan-environmental-action-council/)
- [East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/east-yard-communities-for-environmental-justice/)
- [Eco-Cycle](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/eco-cycle/)
- [Ecology Center (Ann Arbor)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecology-center-ann-arbor/)
- [EMEAC - East Michigan Environmental Council](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/emeac-east-michigan-environmental-council/)
- [Energy Justice Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/energy-justice-network/)
- [Environmental Integrity Project](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environmental-integrity-project/)
- [Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environmental-justice-league-of-rhode-island/)
- [Eureka Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/eureka-recycling/)
- [Floridians Against Incinerators in Disguise](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/floridians-against-incinerators-in-disguise/)
- [Fluoride Action Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/fluoride-action-network/)
- [Future Centre Trust/ Zero Waste Barbados](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/future-centre-trust-zero-waste-barbados/)
- [Global Justice Ecology Project](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/global-justice-ecology-project/)
- [Go Green OC](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/go-green-oc/)
- [Grayson Neighborhood Council](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/grayson-neighborhood-council/)
- [AGENDA for Environment and Responsible Development](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/agenda-for-environment-and-responsible-development/)
- [Irrigation Training & Economic Empowerment Organisation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/irrigation-training-economic-empowerment-organisation/)
- [Nipe Fagio](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/nipe-fagio/)
- [Ecological Alert and Recovery - Thailand (EARTH)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecological-alert-and-recovery-thailand-earth/)
- [Health System Research Institute](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/health-system-research-institute/)
- [Young Volunteers for the Envronment](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/young-volunteers-for-the-envronment/)
- [Association de l’Education Environnementale pour les Futures Générations](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/association-de-leducation-environnementale-pour-les-futures-generations/)
- [Zero Waste Tunisia](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-tunisia/)
- [Bio Vision Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/bio-vision-africa/)
- [Community Transformation Foundation Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/community-transformation-foundation-network/)
- [National Association for Professional Environmentalists](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/national-association-for-professional-environmentalists/)
- [Pro-biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/pro-biodiversity-conservationists-in-uganda/)
- [UKWiN](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ukwin/)
- [Zero Waste North West](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-north-west-2/)
- [Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-alliance-ukraine/)
- [Alliance for Health and the Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alliance-for-health-and-the-environment/)
- [Arise for Social Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/arise-for-social-justice/)
- [Berkeley Ecology Center](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/berkeley-ecology-center/)
- [Beyond Plastics](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/beyond-plastics/)
- [BiofuelWatch](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/biofuelwatch/)
- [Drakenstein Environmental Watch](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/drakenstein-environmental-watch/)
- [Earthlife Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/earthlife-africa/)
- [groundWork](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/groundwork/)
- [South African Waste Pickers Association](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/south-african-waste-pickers-association/)
- [South Durban Community Environmental Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/south-durban-community-environmental-alliance/)
- [Wellington Association Against the Incinerator](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/wellington-association-against-the-incinerator/)
- [Zero Waste Association of South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-association-of-south-africa/)
- [Korea Zero Waste Movement Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/korea-zero-waste-movement-network/)
- [Estratègia Catalana Residu Zero](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/estrategia-catalana-residu-zero/)
- [Retorna](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/retorna/)
- [Rezero](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/rezero/)
- [Alianza Residuo Cero](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alianza-residuo-cero/)
- [Amigos de la Tierra](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/amigos-de-la-tierra/)
- [Plataforma Aire Limpio Residuo Cero Madrid](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/plataforma-aire-limpio-residuo-cero-madrid/)
- [Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) (Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-environmental-justice-cej-friends-of-the-earth-sri-lanka/)
- [Sevanatha](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sevanatha/)
- [Zero Waste Switzerland](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-switzerland/)
- [Green Formosa Front](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-formosa-front/)
- [Taiwan Watch Institute](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/taiwan-watch-institute/)
- [Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/wild-at-heart-legal-defense-association/)
- [EcoWaste Coalition](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecowaste-coalition/)
- [Health Care Without Harm](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/health-care-without-harm/)
- [Miriam Public Education and Awareness Campaign for the Environment (PEACE)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/miriam-public-education-and-awareness-campaign-for-the-environment-peace/)
- [Mother Earth Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/mother-earth-foundation/)
- [Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/philippine-rural-reconstruction-movement/)
- [Pusod Incorporated](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/pusod-incorporated/)
- [War on Waste- Break Free From Plastic Negros Oriental (WOW Negros Oriental)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/war-on-waste-break-free-from-plastic-negros-oriental-wow-negros-oriental/)
- [Greenpeace Southeast Asia](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/greenpeace-southeast-asia/)
- [Polskie Stowarzyszenie Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/polskie-stowarzyszenie-zero-waste/)
- [TNZ (Society for Earth)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/tnz-society-for-earth/)
- [ZERO](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero/)
- [Sound Resource Management](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sound-resource-management/)
- [Misión Industrial / AMANESER](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/mision-industrial-amaneser/)
- [Ciudadanos en Defensa del Ambiente CEDDA](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ciudadanos-en-defensa-del-ambiente-cedda/)
- [Acción Ponceña Comunitaria por un Ambiente Sano](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/accion-poncena-comunitaria-por-un-ambiente-sano/)
- [Zero Waste Romania](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-romania/)
- [Global Initiative for Environment & Reconciliation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/global-initiative-for-environment-reconciliation/)
- [Zéro Déchet Sénégal](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-dechet-senegal/)
- [Forum for Environmental Advocates](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/forum-for-environmental-advocates/)
- [Ekologi brez meja](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ekologi-brez-meja/)
- [Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/center-for-public-health-and-environmental-development-cephed/)
- [Health Environment and Climate Action Foundation (HECAF 360)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/health-environment-and-climate-action-foundation-hecaf-360/)
- [Pragya Seeds Nepal](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/pragya-seeds-nepal/)
- [Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/aotearoa-plastic-pollution-alliance-appa/)
- [Zero Waste Network New Zealand](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-network-new-zealand/)
- [Red de Recicladores de Nicaragua](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/red-de-recicladores-de-nicaragua/)
- [Jóvenes Ambientalistas](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/jovenes-ambientalistas/)
- [Asociación Comunidad Ambientalista (CAMBIE)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/asociacion-comunidad-ambientalista-cambie/)
- [Centre for Earth Works](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-earth-works/)
- [Environmental Rights Action](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environmental-rights-action/)
- [Green Knowledge Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-knowledge-foundation/)
- [Pan African Vision for the Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/pan-african-vision-for-the-environment/)
- [Sustainable Research & Action for Environmental Development](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sustainable-research-action-for-environmental-development/)
- [Zero Waste North West](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-north-west/)
- [Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sustainable-development-policy-institute-sdpi/)
- [Coordinadora Ciudadana por la defensa del ambiente en Ita e Itauguá](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/coordinadora-ciudadana-por-la-defensa-del-ambiente-en-ita-e-itaugua/)
- [Ciudad Saludable](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ciudad-saludable/)
- [BAN Toxics](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ban-toxics/)
- [Citizen Organization Concerned with Advocating Philippine Environmental Sustainability (COCAP Philippines)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/citizen-organization-concerned-with-advocating-philippine-environmental-sustainability-cocap-philippines/)
- [Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/center-for-renewable-energy-and-sustainable-technology-crest/)
- [Acción Ecológica de Morelos Cuernavaca](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/accion-ecologica-de-morelos-cuernavaca/)
- [Otros Mundos AC - Amigos de la Tierra México](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/otros-mundos-ac-amigos-de-la-tierra-mexico/)
- [Consultoria Técnica Comunitaria A.C.](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/consultoria-tecnica-comunitaria-a-c/)
- [Dedicación al Medio Ambiente y Mejoramiento Ecológico, A.C. (D.A.M.E, A.C.)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/dedicacion-al-medio-ambiente-y-mejoramiento-ecologico-a-c-d-a-m-e-a-c/)
- [Frente Ciudadano en defensa de las areas naturales de Tlalpan](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/frente-ciudadano-en-defensa-de-las-areas-naturales-de-tlalpan/)
- [Greenpeace Grupo Local Aguascalientes](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/greenpeace-grupo-local-aguascalientes/)
- [Laneta](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/laneta/)
- [Red Fronteriza de Salud y Ambiente](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/red-fronteriza-de-salud-y-ambiente/)
- [SAPTEMAC Tecamac (Sistema de Agua Potable de Tecamac)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/saptemac-tecamac-sistema-de-agua-potable-de-tecamac/)
- [IDEC](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/idec/)
- [Proyecto Cero Basura](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/proyecto-cero-basura/)
- [NEB](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/neb/)
- [11 y nos vamos](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/11-y-nos-vamos/)
- [Basura Cero México](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/basura-cero-mexico/)
- [Zero Waste Montenegro](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-montenegro/)
- [Association Horizons](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/association-horizons/)
- [Surfrider Maroc](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/surfrider-maroc/)
- [Zero Zbel](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-zbel/)
- [Justica Ambiental](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/justica-ambiental/)
- [Livaningo](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/livaningo/)
- [KTI (Kuala Lumpur Tak Nak Insinerator)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/kti-kuala-lumpur-tak-nak-insinerator/)
- [Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Friends of the Earth)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sahabat-alam-malaysia-friends-of-the-earth/)
- [iCYCLE Malaysia](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/icycle-malaysia/)
- [Gabungan Anti Insinerator Kebangsaan (GAIK)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/gabungan-anti-insinerator-kebangsaan-gaik/)
- [Zero Waste Maldives](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-maldives/)
- [Selfie Mbalite](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/selfie-mbalite/)
- [Development Indian Ocean Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/development-indian-ocean-network/)
- [Comité Ecólogico Atotonilli](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/comite-ecologico-atotonilli/)
- [Desarrollo Integral Autogestionario A.C. Morelos](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/desarrollo-integral-autogestionario-a-c-morelos/)
- [Frente Comunitario en Contra de la Incineración](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/frente-comunitario-en-contra-de-la-incineracion/)
- [Raices Horizontal A.C Temascalapa](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/raices-horizontal-a-c-temascalapa/)
- [Frente de Comunidades Unidas de Tizayuca](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/frente-de-comunidades-unidas-de-tizayuca/)
- [Fronteras Comunes](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/fronteras-comunes/)
- [Si-Kanda](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/si-kanda/)
- [Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral de Apaxtle](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/fundacion-para-el-desarrollo-integral-de-apaxtle/)
- [Greenpeace Mexico](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/greenpeace-mexico/)
- [LIDECS](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/lidecs/)
- [Movimiento Ciudadano pro Salud Apaxco-Atotonilco](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/movimiento-ciudadano-pro-salud-apaxco-atotonilco/)
- [RAPAM-CAATA](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/rapam-caata/)
- [Alianza Internacional Ecologista del Bravo](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alianza-internacional-ecologista-del-bravo/)
- [PARYAVARAN MITRA/ Gujarat Forum on CDM (Carbon Market Watch)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/paryavaran-mitra-gujarat-forum-on-cdm-carbon-market-watch/)
- [Hasiru Dala](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/hasiru-dala/)
- [Hazards Center- A Unit of Sanchal Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/hazards-center-a-unit-of-sanchal-foundation/)
- [Hyderabad Urban Lab](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/hyderabad-urban-lab/)
- [Janvikas Society](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/janvikas-society/)
- [Zero Waste Himalaya/ Khangchendzonga Conservation Committee (KCC) Sikkim](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-himalaya-khangchendzonga-conservation-committee-kcc-sikkim/)
- [KKPKP ( Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat )](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/kkpkp-kagad-kach-patra-kashtakari-panchayat/)
- [Local Futures/ ZWH](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/local-futures-zwh/)
- [Nagrik Chetna Manch - NCM](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/nagrik-chetna-manch-ncm/)
- [National Institute of Urban Affairs](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/national-institute-of-urban-affairs/)
- [Saahas Zero Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/saahas-zero-waste/)
- [Salem Citizen's forum](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/salem-citizens-forum/)
- [Save Our Urban lakes (SOUL)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/save-our-urban-lakes-soul/)
- [Stree Mukti Sanghatana/ Solid Waste Management Service (SMS)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/stree-mukti-sanghatana-solid-waste-management-service-sms/)
- [Solid Waste Collection and Handling (SWaCH Pune)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/solid-waste-collection-and-handling-swach-pune/)
- [SWMRT (Solid Waste Management Round Table)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/swmrt-solid-waste-management-round-table/)
- [Thanal](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/thanal/)
- [The Other Media/ Community Environmental Monitoring](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/the-other-media-community-environmental-monitoring/)
- [Wasteless](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/wasteless/)
- [Pelican Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/pelican-foundation/)
- [Palni Hills Conservation Council (PHCC)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/palni-hills-conservation-council-phcc/)
- [Aliansi Zero Waste Indonesia (AZWI)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/aliansi-zero-waste-indonesia-azwi/)
- [Nexus3 Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/nexus3-foundation/)
- [Environmental Conservation Organization (ECOTON)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environmental-conservation-organization-ecoton/)
- [Gerakan Indonesia Diet Kantong Plastik (GIDKP)- The Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/gerakan-indonesia-diet-kantong-plastik-gidkp-the-indonesia-plastic-bag-diet-movement/)
- [WALHI (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/walhi-wahana-lingkungan-hidup/)
- [Yayasan Pengembangan Biosains dan Bioteknologi (YPBB)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/yayasan-pengembangan-biosains-dan-bioteknologi-ypbb/)
- [Pusat Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup/ Bali Environmental Education Center (PPLH Bali)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/pusat-pendidikan-lingkungan-hidup-bali-environmental-education-center-pplh-bali/)
- [Komunitas Nol Sampah Surabaya (surabaya zero waste community)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/komunitas-nol-sampah-surabaya-surabaya-zero-waste-community/)
- [VOICE Ireland](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/voice-ireland/)
- [Zero Waste Italy](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-italy/)
- [Stop Dioxin Pollution East-Japan Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/stop-dioxin-pollution-east-japan-network/)
- [Zero Waste Japan](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-japan/)
- [Centre for Environmental Justice and Development](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-environmental-justice-and-development/)
- [Environmental Journalism Society of Kenya](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environmental-journalism-society-of-kenya/)
- [Zero Waste Latvija](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-latvija/)
- [IndyAct](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/indyact/)
- [Youth Exploring Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/youth-exploring-solutions/)
- [Žiedinė Ekonomika](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ziedine-ekonomika/)
- [Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/consumers-association-of-penang-cap/)
- [Ecological Recycling Society](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecological-recycling-society/)
- [CEIBA - Asociación parala promoción y el desarrollo de la comunidad](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ceiba-asociacion-parala-promocion-y-el-desarrollo-de-la-comunidad/)
- [Alianza de Derecho Ambiental y Agua](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alianza-de-derecho-ambiental-y-agua/)
- [COHPEDA / Haiti Survie](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/cohpeda-haiti-survie/)
- [Comité para la Defensa y Desarrollo de la Flora y Fauna del Golfo de Fonseca (CODDEFFAGOLD)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/comite-para-la-defensa-y-desarrollo-de-la-flora-y-fauna-del-golfo-de-fonseca-coddeffagold/)
- [Humusz Waste Prevention Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/humusz-waste-prevention-alliance/)
- [All India Kabari Mazdur Mahasangh (AIKMM)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/all-india-kabari-mazdur-mahasangh-aikmm/)
- [Alliance of Indian Wastepickers](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alliance-of-indian-wastepickers/)
- [Bethany Society](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/bethany-society/)
- [Chintan](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/chintan/)
- [Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group (CAG)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/citizen-consumer-and-civic-action-group-cag/)
- [Civic Bangalore](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/civic-bangalore/)
- [Civic Response Team](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/civic-response-team/)
- [Cornucopia Concepts Pvt Ltd](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/cornucopia-concepts-pvt-ltd/)
- [Siddharthas Intent Society (Deer Park Institute)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/siddharthas-intent-society-deer-park-institute/)
- [Society for Direct Initiative for Social and Health Action (DISHA)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/society-for-direct-initiative-for-social-and-health-action-disha/)
- [Darjeeling Ladenla Road Prerna (DLR Prerna)/ ZWH](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/darjeeling-ladenla-road-prerna-dlr-prerna-zwh/)
- [Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS)/ Zero Waste Himalaya](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecotourism-and-conservation-society-of-sikkim-ecoss-zero-waste-himalaya/)
- [Environment Support Group (ESG)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environment-support-group-esg/)
- [Green Communities Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-communities-foundation/)
- [Movimiento Felix Arcadio Montero](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/movimiento-felix-arcadio-montero/)
- [Escazu Recicla](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/escazu-recicla/)
- [Zelena Akcika (Friends of the Earth Croatia)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zelena-akcika-friends-of-the-earth-croatia/)
- [Friends of the Earth Cyprus](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/friends-of-the-earth-cyprus/)
- [Hnutí Duha (Friends of the Earth Czech Republic)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/hnuti-duha-friends-of-the-earth-czech-republic/)
- [African Initiative for Environmental Education](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/african-initiative-for-environmental-education/)
- [Centre for Human Rights & Governance](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-human-rights-governance/)
- [Front Commun pour la Protection de l'Environnement et des Espaces Protégés](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/front-commun-pour-la-protection-de-lenvironnement-et-des-espaces-proteges/)
- [Acción Ecológica](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/accion-ecologica/)
- [Mingas por el mar](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/mingas-por-el-mar/)
- [PlastiCo Project](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/plastico-project/)
- [Comité Ambiental de Tomacatepeque](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/comite-ambiental-de-tomacatepeque/)
- [CESTA - Centro Salvadoreño de Tecnología Apropiada Amigos de la Tierra El Salvador](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/cesta-centro-salvadoreno-de-tecnologia-apropiada-amigos-de-la-tierra-el-salvador/)
- [Unidad Ecológica Salvadoreña (UNES)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/unidad-ecologica-salvadorena-unes/)
- [Mujeres Ambientalistas de Metapán](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/mujeres-ambientalistas-de-metapan/)
- [Zero Waste France](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-france/)
- [Zero Waste Germany](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-germany/)
- [Zero Waste Kiel](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-kiel/)
- [Green Africa Youth Organisation](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-africa-youth-organisation/)
- [Acción Ecológica de Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/accion-ecologica-de-chile/)
- [Alianza Basura Cero Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alianza-basura-cero-chile/)
- [Valpo Interviene](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/valpo-interviene/)
- [Reciclo Valparaíso](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/reciclo-valparaiso/)
- [Red Lacre / Movimiento Nacional de Recicladores de Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/red-lacre-movimiento-nacional-de-recicladores-de-chile/)
- [EcoCanton](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecocanton/)
- [Friends of Nature](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/friends-of-nature/)
- [Rock Energy and Environment Institute](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/rock-energy-and-environment-institute/)
- [Wuhu Ecology Center](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/wuhu-ecology-center/)
- [Scholar Tree Alliance](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/scholar-tree-alliance/)
- [Chengdu roots and shoots](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/chengdu-roots-and-shoots/)
- [Xi'an Green point](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/xian-green-point/)
- [Greeners Action](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/greeners-action/)
- [Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Colombia Bogotá](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/asociacion-nacional-de-recicladores-de-colombia-bogota/)
- [Red Nacional , Regional y Distrital de Veedurias Ciudadanas y Control Social](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/red-nacional-regional-y-distrital-de-veedurias-ciudadanas-y-control-social/)
- [Bicionarios](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/bicionarios/)
- [Asociación Asocariari](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/asociacion-asocariari/)
- [Ecolur](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecolur/)
- [Grupo Ecológico de Occidente](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/grupo-ecologico-de-occidente/)
- [Embrapa Suínos e Aves](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/embrapa-suinos-e-aves/)
- [Programa Eco & Ação](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/programa-eco-acao/)
- [Ecophalt](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecophalt/)
- [Frente Ambientalista de Baixada Santista](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/frente-ambientalista-de-baixada-santista/)
- [Green Brunei](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-brunei/)
- [Za Zemiata](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/za-zemiata/)
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- [Farmer's Life Improvement and Future Light Youth Organization (FLIFLY)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/farmers-life-improvement-and-future-light-youth-organization-flifly/)
- [Friends of Farewell (FOF)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/friends-of-farewell-fof/)
- [Gibsons Recycling Depot](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/gibsons-recycling-depot/)
- [It's not Garbage Coalition](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/its-not-garbage-coalition/)
- [Rosedale Recycles](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/rosedale-recycles/)
- [Sierra Club Puerto Rico](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sierra-club-puerto-rico/)
- [Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/toronto-environmental-alliance-tea/)
- [Zero Waste San Diego](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-san-diego/)
- [Alianza por una mejor calidad de vida](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alianza-por-una-mejor-calidad-de-vida/)
- [Colectivo Viento Sur](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/colectivo-viento-sur/)
- [RADA Temuco](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/rada-temuco/)
- [Fundación Basura](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/fundacion-basura/)
- [Fundación El Árbol](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/fundacion-el-arbol/)
- [Alliance for a Clean Environment  (ACE)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alliance-for-a-clean-environment-ace/)
- [National Toxics Network](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/national-toxics-network/)
- [Zero Waste Austria](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-austria/)
- [Environment Friends Society](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environment-friends-society/)
- [Women & Child Development Organization (Aparajita)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/women-child-development-organization-aparajita/)
- [ASD-Bangladesh (Association for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/asd-bangladesh-association-for-sustainable-development-in-bangladesh/)
- [Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/bangladesh-environmental-lawyers-association-bela/)
- [Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/environment-and-social-development-organization-esdo/)
- [Integrated Social and Agriculture Development Organization (ISADO)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/integrated-social-and-agriculture-development-organization-isado/)
- [Centre for Environmental Solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centre-for-environmental-solutions/)
- [Zero Waste Belgium](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/zero-waste-belgium/)
- [Bhutan Observer Pvt Ltd](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/bhutan-observer-pvt-ltd/)
- [Ciudades Focales/Sociedad de Gestión Ambiental de Bolivia (SGAB)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ciudades-focales-sociedad-de-gestion-ambiental-de-bolivia-sgab/)
- [Somarelang Tikologo - Environmental Watch Botswana](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/somarelang-tikologo-environmental-watch-botswana/)
- [ACPO - Associacao de Consciencia a Prevencao Ocupacional](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/acpo-associacao-de-consciencia-a-prevencao-ocupacional/)
- [APROMAC - Environment Protection Association](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/apromac-environment-protection-association/)
- [Aliança Resíduo Zero Brasil](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/alianca-residuo-zero-brasil/)
- [Organização de Desenvolvimento Sustentável e Comunitário (ODESC)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/organizacao-de-desenvolvimento-sustentavel-e-comunitario-odesc/)
- [Instituto Polis](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/instituto-polis/)
- [Movimiento Nacional Dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/movimiento-nacional-dos-catadores-de-materiais-reciclaveis/)
- [Green Line Albania](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/green-line-albania/)
- [Asociación Vecinal Moronense (AVM)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/asociacion-vecinal-moronense-avm/)
- [Centro Ecologista RENACER](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centro-ecologista-renacer/)
- [Coalición Argentina Anti Incineración](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/coalicion-argentina-anti-incineracion/)
- [CETAAR RAPAL](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/cetaar-rapal/)
- [Cipoleños Unidos por el Ambiente](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/cipolenos-unidos-por-el-ambiente/)
- [Coquena](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/coquena/)
- [Sociedad Ecológica Regional Argentina](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/sociedad-ecologica-regional-argentina/)
- [Taller de Comunicación Ambiental](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/taller-de-comunicacion-ambiental/)
- [Asociación Argentina de Médicos por el Medio Ambiente (AAMMA)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/asociacion-argentina-de-medicos-por-el-medio-ambiente-aamma/)
- [BIOS Argentina](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/bios-argentina/)
- [Movimiento Trabajadores Excluidos MTE](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/movimiento-trabajadores-excluidos-mte/)
- [Centro de Protección a la Naturaleza](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/centro-de-proteccion-a-la-naturaleza/)
- [Verde x Gris](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/verde-x-gris/)
- [Taller Ecologista](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/taller-ecologista/)
- [Verde x Gris (nodo Sta Cruz)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/verde-x-gris-nodo-sta-cruz/)
- [Eco Sitio](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/eco-sitio/)
- [FUNAM (Fundación para la Defensa del Ambiente)](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/funam-fundacion-para-la-defensa-del-ambiente/)
- [Amigos del Mar](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/amigos-del-mar/)
- [Ecositio](https://www.no-burn.org/members_across/ecositio/)

## Timeline Entries

- [2022: The United Nations launches the first annual Day of Zero Waste on March 30, solidifying the once controversial concept as a widely embraced North Star for all governments to follow](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2022-the-united-nations-launches-the-first-annual-day-of-zero-waste-on-march-30-solidifying-the-once-controversial-concept-as-a-widely-embraced-north-star-for-all-governments-to-follow/): Photo credit: UPCYCLE IT Watch the video.
- [2024: GAIA Latin America and the Caribbean launches the first Zero Waste Academy in the region, hosted in Ecuador. The academy was attended by 22 municipal technicians from different provinces of Ecuador.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2024-gaia-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-launches-its-first-zero-waste-academy-with-over-x-members-in-attendance/): Photo credit: Alianza Basura Cero Ecuador
- [2023: In January 2023 at the International Zero Waste Cities Conference in Manila, PH, GAIA Asia Pacific launched the Zero Waste Cities Network, and the Methane Pledge for cities to cut down their methane emissions from waste. As of July 2024, 50 cities in the region have joined the network, and 43 have signed the methane pledge.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2023-in-january-2023-at-the-international-zero-waste-cities-conference-in-manila-ph-gaia-asia-pacific-launched-the-zero-waste-cities-network-and-the-methane-pledge-for-cities-to-cut-down-their-met/): Photo credit: Jimmy Domingo/GAIA AP
- [2022: After years of advocacy from GAIA and other civil society groups around the world, the United Nations Environment Assembly decided on a mandate to create the world’s first plastics treaty, a legally binding international law aimed at reducing plastic pollution worldwide, covering the full life-cycle of plastic.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2022-after-years-of-advocacy-from-gaia-and-other-civil-society-groups-around-the-world-the-united-nations-environment-assembly-decided-on-a-mandate-to-create-the-worlds-first-plastics-treat/): Photo credit: Kiara Worth
- [2024: Thanks to the efforts of GAIA members and allies, at the plastics treaty negotiations in November (INC-5) over 100 Member States expressed their support for an ambitious treaty, including reduction of plastic production and use.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2024-thanks-to-the-efforts-of-gaia-members-and-allies-at-the-plastics-treaty-negotiations-in-november-inc-5-over-100-member-states-expressed-their-support-for-an-ambitious-treaty-including-reduct/)
- [2024: For the first time, the African region hosted the International Zero Waste Cities conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. GAIA launched the Global Action Hub on Waste Methane and Environmental Justice, providing an online discussion space to track action on waste methane and environmental justice, share expertise, identify gaps, and celebrate progress.  Fifty two organizations shared their commitment towards a just transition in the waste sector while 43 committed to being part of the action hub.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2024-for-the-first-time-the-african-region-hosted-the-international-zero-waste-cities-conference-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania-gaia-launched-the-global-action-hub-on-waste-methane-and-environmental-ju/)
- [2024: After years of tireless advocacy on the part of GAIA and its members, Reworld (formally Covanta) incinerator shuts down in Modesto—the last remaining municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerator in California, as well as their incinerator in Marion County, OR.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2024-after-years-of-tireless-advocacy-on-the-part-of-gaia-and-its-members-reworld-formally-covanta-incinerator-shuts-down-in-modesto-the-last-remaining-municipal-solid-waste-msw-incinera/)
- [2023: GAIA Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2023-gaia-africa/): launches the Africa For Zero Waste Podcast
- [2021:  Zero Waste Europe and its members launch the Mission Zero Academy (MiZA) to host and run the Zero Waste Cities Certification. The first wave of Zero Waste Certified Cities by MiZA includes Bled, Gorje, Capannori, Torrelles de Llobregat, El Boalo, Vhrnika, Borovnica, and Log-Dragomer.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2021-zero-waste-europe-and-its-members-launch-the-mission-zero-academy-miza-to-host-and-run-the-zero-waste-cities-certification-the-first-wave-of-zero-waste-certified-cities-by-miza-includes/)
- [2005 - Precedent-setting organics landfilling ban in South Korea leads to 90% being recycled or composted.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/precedent-setting-organics-landfilling-ban-in-south-korea-leads-to-90-being-recycled-or-composted/)
- [2020: In the Asia Pacific region, four major cities passed local ordinances banning single-use plastics (SUP) and putting in place ecological solid waste management regulations.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2020-in-the-asia-pacific-region-four-major-cities-passed-local-ordinances-banning-single-use-plastics-sup-and-putting-in-place-ecological-solid-waste-management-regulations/)
- [2019: Zero Waste Alliance Ecuador is launched in Quito.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2019-zero-waste-alliance-ecuador-is-launched-in-quito/)
- [2019: 187 countries took a major step forward in curbing the plastic waste crisis by adding plastic to the Basel Convention, bringing greater scrutiny and limits to plastic waste trade.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2019-187-countries-took-a-major-step-forward-in-curbing-the-plastic-waste-crisis-by-adding-plastic-to-the-basel-convention-bringing-greater-scrutiny-and-limits-to-plastic-waste-trade/)
- [2019: the European Union formally approved the Single-Use Plastics Directive in July 2019.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2019-the-european-union-formally-approved-the-single-use-plastics-directive-in-july-2019/)
- [2018-2019 - Major incinerators close in Detroit, Michigan and Los Angeles County, California, part of a growing trend of incinerators closing in U.S. cities](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2018-2019-major-incinerators-close-in-detroit-michigan-and-los-angeles-county-california-part-of-a-growing-trend-of-incinerators-closing-in-u-s-cities/)
- [2017: Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance was founded. VZWA has 7 core member-organizations and 25 affiliate organizations spread across the North, South and Central regions.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2017-vietnam-zero-waste-alliance-was-founded-vzwa-has-7-core-member-organizations-and-25-affiliate-organizations-spread-across-the-north-south-and-central-regions/)
- [2016: Aliansi Zero Waste Indonesia was founded with 9 member organizations, and in 2017 AZWI’s petition to the Indonesia Supreme Court led to the national government revoking Presidential Decree No. 18/2016, which aimed to accelerate WTE development in major cities.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2016-aliansi-zero-waste-indonesia-was-founded-with-9-member-organizations-and-in-2017-azwis-petition-to-the-indonesia-supreme-court-led-to-the-national-government-revoking-presidential-decr/)
- [2016: GAIA helps launch the Break Free From Plastics (BFFP) movement, bringing together a coalition pushing for upstream and justice-rooted solutions to the global plastics crisis.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2016-gaia-helps-launch-the-break-free-from-plastics-bffp-movement-bringing-together-a-coalition-pushing-for-upstream-and-justice-rooted-solutions-to-the-global-plastics-crisis/)
- [2015: Commitment to establishing 10 pilot cities in the Asia Pacific region at UN Our Oceans Conference. The Zero Waste Cities work (2020) is now present in more than 50 cities and communities, benefitting about 47 million people, diverting over 800,000 tons of waste in 2019.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2015-commitment-to-establishing-10-pilot-cities-in-the-asia-pacific-region-at-un-our-oceans-conference-the-zero-waste-cities-work-2020-is-now-present-in-more-than-50-cities-and-communities-benefi/)
- [2015: Zero Waste Municipalities Network is launched in the EU with more than 300 cities (6 million people), including Ljubljana, Slovenia, the first EU capital with a zero waste goal.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2015-zero-waste-municipalities-network-is-launched-in-the-eu-with-more-than-300-cities-6-million-people-including-ljubljana-slovenia-the-first-eu-capital-with-a-zero-waste-goal/)
- [2014-2015 Launch of several national alliances: Brazil Zero Waste Alliance, Costa Rica Towards Zero Waste Alliance,  Chile Zero Waste Alliance.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2014-2015-launch-of-several-national-alliances-brazil-zero-waste-alliance-costa-rica-towards-zero-waste-alliance-chile-zero-waste-alliance/)
- [2010: Zero Waste Himalaya was launched as a collective for groups and individuals across Himalayan mountain region.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2010-zero-waste-himalaya-was-launched-as-a-collective-for-groups-and-individuals-across-himalayan-mountain-region/)
- [2009: Global Alliance Of Wastepickers/Recyclers And Allies launches international policy work with delegations to UN climate negotiations.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2009-global-alliance-of-wastepickers-recyclers-and-allies-launches-international-policy-work-with-delegations-to-un-climate-negotiations/)
- [2008 - New waste act in South Africa, treats incineration as a last resort and recognizes wastepickers as legitimate workers.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2008-new-waste-act-in-south-africa-treats-incineration-as-a-last-resort-and-recognizes-wastepickers-as-legitimate-workers/)
- [2007 - Brazil wins a case at the WTO defending a ban on the import on used tyres bound to be burnt in cement kilns](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2007-brazil-wins-a-case-at-the-wto-defending-a-ban-on-the-import-on-used-tyres-bound-to-be-burnt-in-cement-kilns/)
- [2007 - Capannori, Italy becomes the first European city to formally adopt a zero waste strategy.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2007-capannori-italy-becomes-the-first-european-city-to-formally-adopt-a-zero-waste-strategy/)
- [2005 - Buenos Aires, Argentina, becomes the first city in Latin America to adopt a zero waste strategy.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2005-buenos-aires-argentina-becomes-the-first-city-in-latin-america-to-adopt-a-zero-waste-strategy/)
- [2002 - 2003: Incinerator bans are passed in many cities in Argentina.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2002-2003-incinerator-bans-are-passed-in-many-cities-in-argentina/)
- [2002: new wave of over 100 incinerator proposals prevented across the United States and Canada from 2002 to 2012](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2002-new-wave-of-over-100-incinerator-proposals-prevented-across-the-united-states-and-canada-from-2002-to-2012/)
- [2002: Bangladesh becomes the first country in the world to ban plastic bags.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2002l-bangladesh-becomes-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-ban-plastic-bags/)
- [December 2002 - GAIA organizes the first Global Day of Action against waste and incineration. Organizations around the world call for an end to incineration.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/december-2002-gaia-organizes-the-first-global-day-of-action-against-waste-and-incineration-organizations-around-the-world-call-for-an-end-to-incineration/)
- [December 2001 - GAIA launches its first global campaign to stop the World Bank from funding incinerators.](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/december-2001-gaia-launches-its-first-global-campaign-to-stop-the-world-bank-from-funding-incinerators/)
- [December 2000 - The first GAIA meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa with organizations from 23 countries](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/december-2000-the-first-gaia-meeting-in-johannesburg-south-africa-with-organizations-from-23-countries/)
- [2000: The first Waste Not Asia meeting set the stage for decades of collaboration in the region](https://www.no-burn.org/timeline_entries/2000-the-first-waste-not-asia-meeting-set-the-stage-for-decades-of-collaboration-in-the-region/)

## Map

- [Rwanda](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/rwanda/): Rwanda’s NDC promotes methane reduction actions including composting but still supports incineration and neglects waste picker inclusion.
- [Zambia](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/zambia/): Zambia’s NDC advances waste mitigation goals but ignores waste pickers’ inclusion and fails to exclude harmful waste-to-energy approaches.
- [Peru](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/peru/): Peru’s NDC promotes composting and inclusion but supports waste-burning and excludes waste pickers from equitable waste-sector transformation.
- [Panama](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/panama/): Panama's climate plan briefly acknowledges waste mitigation but lacks specific targets or policies for waste reduction.
- [Mexico](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/mexico/): Mexico’s NDC values waste-sector mitigation and waste pickers’ roles but weakens ambition by exploring waste-to-energy incineration and RDF for cement kilns.
- [Liberia](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/liberia/): Liberia’s NDC advances waste-sector mitigation but lacks waste picker inclusion and source reduction, limiting broader social and environmental benefits.
- [Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/indonesia/): Indonesia’s NDC integrates waste into national mitigation plans and emphasizes just transition, but lacks waste picker inclusion and promotes waste-to-energy incineration.
- [Costa Rica](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/costa-rica/): Costa Rica’s NDC promotes inclusive, just waste management but weakens zero-waste goals by supporting thermal waste-to-energy technologies.
- [Bangladesh](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/bangladesh/): Bangladesh's NDC is technology-focused and lacks waste prevention and justice-oriented actions.
- [Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/nigeria/): Nigeria’s NDC prioritizes waste prevention and recycling but overlooks waste pickers’ roles in climate mitigation.
- [Ethiopia](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/ethiopia/): Ethiopia's NDC effectively uses biological waste solutions without incineration, but neglects connection to livelihoods, equity, and community-led efforts.
- [Colombia](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/colombia/): Colombia's socially-strong NDC is weakened by the lack of concrete climate plans for waste and no consideration for waste pickers.
- [Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/chile/): Chile's NDC has strong waste prevention and organics management policies and its justice emphasis can be strengthened with waste picker integration plans.
- [Morocco](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/morocco/): Morocco's NDC prioritizes waste prevention and recycling, but its reliance on co-incineration and absence of waste picker integration weaken its justice focus.
- [Kenya](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/kenya/): Kenya’s NDC only briefly mentions waste and offers no commitments, targets, or environmental justice measures.
- [Ecuador](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/ecuador/): Ecuador’s NDC includes landfill and separation measures but remains modest, lacking specific targets and waste picker inclusion.
- [Uruguay](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/united-states-of-america/): Uruguay’s NDC sets strong waste targets but weakens its approach with equity gaps and waste-to-energy promotion.
- [Zimbabwe](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/zimbabwe/): Zimbabwe’s NDC includes methane capture and composting but lacks upstream actions, environmental justice policies, and zero waste ambition.
- [Brazil](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/brazil/): Brazil’s NDC offers solid framing and incentives but lacks enforceable targets, prevention measures, and technology safeguards.
- [Nepal](https://www.no-burn.org/map_directory/argentina/): Nepal’s NDC sets clear timelines and collection measures but undermines them with waste-to-energy expansion and weak justice alignment.

## Everest Timeline

- [Timeline](https://www.no-burn.org/everest-timeline/december-2000-the-first-gaia-meeting-in-johannesburg-south-africa-with-organizations-from-23-countries/)

## Venues

- [Bangalore International Centre](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/bangalore-international-centre/)
- [Chile Pavilion](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/chile-pavilion/)
- [Sanafir Hotel](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/sanafir-hotel/)
- [Science for Climate Action Pavilion](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/science-for-climate-action-pavilion/)
- [Climate Justice Pavillion](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/climate-justice-pavillion/)
- [Thutmose (150)](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/thutmose-150/)
- [Khufu (300)](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/khufu-300/)
- [Press Conference Room Luxor/2](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/press-conference-room-luxor-2/)
- [Blue Zone Exhibit Space 21](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/blue-zone-exhibit-space-21/)
- [ONLINE](https://www.no-burn.org/venue/online/)

## Organizers

- [Colectiva México Toxico, A.C.](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/colectiva-mexico-toxico-a-c/)
- [Zero Waste Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/zero-waste-foundation/)
- [Hasiru Dala, India Zero Waste Alliance, GAIA Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/hasiru-dala-india-zero-waste-alliance-gaia-asia-pacific/)
- [Global Methane Hub](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/global-methane-hub/)
- [Science for Climate Action](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/science-for-climate-action/)
- [Zero Waste Europe](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/zero-waste-europe-2/)
- [GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/gaia/)
- [GAIA](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/gaia-2/)
- [Zero Waste Europe](https://www.no-burn.org/organizer/zero-waste-europe/)

## Events

- [Africa's Waste Crisis is Attracting the Wrong Solution](https://www.no-burn.org/event/africas-waste-crisis-is-attracting-the-wrong-solution/): GAIA Africa's Global Week of Action launch on waste-to-energy proposals in Africa. Read the full report on why incineration is the wrong solution.
- [Follow the Money: Who Pays for False Solutions in Circular Economy and Climate Action?](https://www.no-burn.org/event/follow-the-money-who-pays-for-false-solutions-in-circular-economy-and-climate-action/): This hybrid (both online and in-person) is part of the International People's Assembly, and will feature experts, human rights advocates and affected community representatives who have been at the forefront of the fight against waste incineration. Join us to explore the accountability gaps in the investments into climate action and plastic circularity as we try
- [Economia circular a la mexicana](https://www.no-burn.org/event/economia-circular-a-la-mexicana/): Se propone un webinar para denunciar la forma en la que se esta implementado la economía circular en México, evento en que participaran integrantes de la Colectiva México Toxico y dos representantes comunitarios donde se quiere instalar parques de economía circular en la que usaran tecnologías como la incineración.
- [Global Week of Action 2026 | Beyond burning: stories from the ground](https://www.no-burn.org/event/global-week-of-action-2026-beyond-burning-stories-from-the-ground/): What happens when communities say no to burning waste, and yes to better solutions? Across Europe and beyond, people are coming together to oppose waste incineration and to protect their communities, their health and the resources we all depend on. As part of the Global Week of Action to Stop Incineration, join us for an
- [What’s so wrong with waste incineration anyway? The latest science and stories from impacted communities](https://www.no-burn.org/event/whats-so-wrong-with-waste-incineration-anyway-the-latest-science-and-stories-from-impacted-communities/): It's tempting to believe that we can burn away our mounting waste crisis in incinerators, but the unfortunate truth is that waste incineration or so-called "waste-to-energy" makes the problem even worse. These facilities are toxic to human health and the environment, increase climate pollution, waste money, and undermine waste reduction. As part of the Global
- [The Year We Fought the Fire](https://www.no-burn.org/event/the-year-we-fought-the-fire/): Welcome to The Year We Fought the Fire, a webinar highlighting the on-going fights against incineration and success stories across Asia Pacific! Hear directly from communities and organizations fighting on ground, the challenges they faced and the strategies for success they employed. Learn about insights gained from the IMF-World Bank Annual meetings and listen to
- [Zero Waste Forum in Turkiye](https://www.no-burn.org/event/zero-waste-forum-in-turkiye/): GAIA is engaging with the Zero Waste Forum (taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye June 5-7, 2026) to uplift the vital importance of community-led zero waste solutions that address climate change, reduce reliance on waste disposal, and improve environmental health. These approaches are designed to stop waste before it starts, and move away from relying on waste disposal
- [International Zero Waste Month 2026](https://www.no-burn.org/event/international-zero-waste-month-2026/): Join us for a month-long celebration of International Zero Waste Month 2026!

## Organic Policies

- [Canelones Sustainable Households Program](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/canelones-sustainable-households-program/)
- [California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/californias-short-lived-climate-pollutant-reduction-strategy/)
- [Toronto’s Long Term Waste Management Strategy](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/torontos-long-term-waste-management-strategy/)
- [South Korea’s Food Waste Landfill Ban](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/south-koreas-food-waste-landfill-ban/)
- [Japan’s Act on Food Recycling Promotion](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/japans-act-on-food-recycling-promotion/)
- [Waste Free Kerala Campaign](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/waste-free-kerala-campaign/)
- [Ecological Solid Waste Management Act in The Filippines](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/ecological-solid-waste-management-act-in-the-filippines/)
- [Slovenian Decree on Biodegradable Food Waste and Garden Waste Management](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/slovenian-decree-on-biodegradable-food-waste-and-garden-waste-management/)
- [Catalonia’s Sectoral Territorial Plan for Municipal Waste Prevention and Treatment Infrastructure](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/catalonias-sectoral-territorial-plan-for-municipal-waste-prevention-and-treatment-infrastructure/)
- [Milan’s Door-to-Door Organic Waste Collection Program](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/milans-door-to-door-organic-waste-collection-program/)
- [Slovakia’s National Waste Prevention Program](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/slovakias-national-waste-prevention-program/)
- [Kenya’s National Sustainable Waste Management Policy](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/kenyas-national-sustainable-waste-management-policy/)
- [Florianópolis Zero Waste Capital Program](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/florianopolis-zero-waste-capital-program/)
- [Buenos Aires Organics Management Program](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/buenos-aires-organics-management-program/)
- [Cajica’s Green Caneca Program](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/cajicas-green-caneca-program/)
- [Ancud Circular Waste Prevention Plan](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/ancud-circular-waste-prevention-plan/)
- [Denver’s Waste No More Ordinance](https://www.no-burn.org/organic-policy/denvers-waste-no-more-ordinance/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://www.no-burn.org/category/uncategorized/)
- [News](https://www.no-burn.org/category/news/)
- [Press Releases](https://www.no-burn.org/category/press-releases/)
- [Action Alerts](https://www.no-burn.org/category/action-alerts/)
- [Meet Our Members](https://www.no-burn.org/category/meet-our-members/)
- [Plastic Treaty – News](https://www.no-burn.org/category/plastic-treaty-news/)
- [Plastic Treaty – Policy Briefs](https://www.no-burn.org/category/plastic-treaty-policy-briefs/)
- [Plastic Treaty – News-Videos](https://www.no-burn.org/category/plastic-treaty-news-videos/)
- [Blogs](https://www.no-burn.org/category/blogs/)
- [Webinars](https://www.no-burn.org/category/webinars/)
- [Plastic Treaty – Updates (AP)](https://www.no-burn.org/category/plastic-treaty-updates-ap/)
- [Stories](https://www.no-burn.org/category/stories/)
- [UN Day of ZW 2026](https://www.no-burn.org/category/un-day-of-zw-2026/)
- [Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/category/news/canada/)

## Tags

- [GAIA Members](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/gaia-members/)
- [Pakistan](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/pakistan/)
- [The Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/the-philippines/)
- [Zero waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste/)
- [Zero Waste Cities](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste-cities/)
- [zero waste island](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste-island/)
- [Sri Lanka](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/sri-lanka/)
- [waste-to-energy incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-to-energy-incineration/)
- [debunking](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/debunking/)
- [PSA](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/psa/)
- [Taiwan](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/taiwan/)
- [Thailand](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/thailand/)
- [basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/basura-cero/)
- [UNEA 5.2](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/unea-5-2/)
- [Global Plastic Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/global-plastic-treaty/)
- [Vietnam](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/vietnam/)
- [women](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/women/)
- [waste workers](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-workers/)
- [Asian Development Bank](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/asian-development-bank/)
- [WTE Incinerators](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/wte-incinerators/)
- [climate](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/climate/)
- [biodiversity](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/biodiversity/)
- [Bangladesh](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/bangladesh/)
- [vermicompost](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/vermicompost/)
- [indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/indonesia/)
- [plastic pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/plastic-pollution/)
- [SUP](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/sup/)
- [The Himalaya Cleanup](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/the-himalaya-cleanup/)
- [informal sector](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/informal-sector/)
- [india](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/india/)
- [ocean conservancy](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ocean-conservancy/)
- [environmental justice](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/environmental-justice/)
- [social justice](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/social-justice/)
- [waste trade](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-trade/)
- [waste incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-incineration/)
- [ECOTON](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ecoton/)
- [plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/plastic/)
- [microplastics](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/microplastics/)
- [Western Australia](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/western-australia/)
- [pesticides](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/pesticides/)
- [Alliance for a Clean Environment](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/alliance-for-a-clean-environment/)
- [Global Methane Pledge](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/global-methane-pledge/)
- [international zero waste month](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/international-zero-waste-month/)
- [refuse single-use](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/refuse-single-use/)
- [single-use plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/single-use-plastic/)
- [JICA](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/jica/)
- [waste colonialism](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-colonialism/)
- [plastic waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/plastic-waste/)
- [Incheon](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/incheon/)
- [56th Annual Meeting of Governors](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/56th-annual-meeting-of-governors/)
- [just transition](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/just-transition/)
- [waste pickers](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-pickers/)
- [Global Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/global-plastics-treaty/)
- [Global South](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/global-south/)
- [INC2](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/inc2/)
- [Malaysia](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/malaysia/)
- [Day of Action Against Incinerators](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/day-of-action-against-incinerators/)
- [Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/asia-clean-energy-forum-2023/)
- [sachets](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/sachets/)
- [GAIA member](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/gaia-member/)
- [healthcare waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/healthcare-waste/)
- [nepal](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/nepal/)
- [west java](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/west-java/)
- [Inflation Reduction Act](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/inflation-reduction-act/)
- [chemical recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/chemical-recycling/)
- [tax subsidies](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/tax-subsidies/)
- [New Zealand](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/new-zealand/)
- [Zero Waste Network Aotearoa](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste-network-aotearoa/)
- [Aotearoa](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/aotearoa/)
- [movement building](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/movement-building/)
- [failing incinerators project](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/failing-incinerators-project/)
- [fip](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/fip/)
- [waste-to-energy](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-to-energy/)
- [sustainable finance](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/sustainable-finance/)
- [Composting](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/composting/)
- [Brazil](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/brazil/)
- [methane reduction](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/methane-reduction/)
- [biogas](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/biogas/)
- [youth](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/youth/)
- [Green Protocol](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/green-protocol/)
- [segregation](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/segregation/)
- [waste management](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-management/)
- [Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/chile/)
- [RED Lacre](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/red-lacre/)
- [EV Battery](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ev-battery/)
- [Electric Vehicle Battery](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/electric-vehicle-battery/)
- [Incineration](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/incineration/)
- [Battery Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/battery-recycling/)
- [International Zero Waste Month 2024](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/international-zero-waste-month-2024/)
- [Reuse](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/reuse/)
- [informal workers](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/informal-workers/)
- [human rights](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/human-rights/)
- [Asia Reuse Consortium](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/asia-reuse-consortium/)
- [single-use](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/single-use/)
- [separate collection](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/separate-collection/)
- [YPBB](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ypbb/)
- [Walhi](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/walhi/)
- [AZWI](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/azwi/)
- [Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/philippines/)
- [Malabon-Navotas Waste Workers Association](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/malabon-navotas-waste-workers-association/)
- [MaNaWWA](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/manawwa/)
- [health care waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/health-care-waste/)
- [ethekwini](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ethekwini/)
- [durban](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/durban/)
- [warwick](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/warwick/)
- [Groundwork](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/groundwork/)
- [INC4](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/inc4/)
- [Plastics Treaty](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/plastics-treaty/)
- [Ottawa Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ottawa-canada/)
- [asian develoment bank](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/asian-develoment-bank/)
- [indigenous peoples](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/indigenous-peoples/)
- [inc-4](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/inc-4/)
- [plastic reduction](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/plastic-reduction/)
- [Press Briefing](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/press-briefing/)
- [safeguards](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/safeguards/)
- [carbon](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/carbon/)
- [Taiwan Watch Institute](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/taiwan-watch-institute/)
- [clean energy](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/clean-energy/)
- [zero waste cities network](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste-cities-network/)
- [siquijor](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/siquijor/)
- [pampanga](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/pampanga/)
- [organic waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/organic-waste/)
- [organics](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/organics/)
- [climate action](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/climate-action/)
- [us government](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/us-government/)
- [plastic policy](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/plastic-policy/)
- [INC](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/inc/)
- [baguio city](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/baguio-city/)
- [gujara](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/gujara/)
- [world bank](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/world-bank/)
- [international finance corporation](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/international-finance-corporation/)
- [methane](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/methane/)
- [food loss](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/food-loss/)
- [food waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/food-waste/)
- [methane emissions](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/methane-emissions/)
- [Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/batteries/)
- [EV Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ev-batteries/)
- [California](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/california/)
- [florida](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/florida/)
- [organics congress](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/organics-congress/)
- [EV](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ev/)
- [COP29](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/cop29/)
- [waste disposal](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste-disposal/)
- [Nonpaper](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/nonpaper/)
- [transparency](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/transparency/)
- [recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/recycling/)
- [zero waste month](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste-month/)
- [EPA](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/epa/)
- [East Palestine](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/east-palestine/)
- [incinerators](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/incinerators/)
- [WTE](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/wte/)
- [Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/canada/)
- [Canadian Zero Waste Coalition](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/canadian-zero-waste-coalition/)
- [Greenpeace](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/greenpeace/)
- [ndc 2.0](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ndc-2-0/)
- [climate finance](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/climate-finance/)
- [COP30](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/cop30/)
- [SB 54](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/sb-54/)
- [NDC](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ndc/)
- [cop](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/cop/)
- [press release](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/press-release/)
- [ADB](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/adb/)
- [GAIA 25th anniversary](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/gaia-25th-anniversary/)
- [reworld](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/reworld/)
- [covanta](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/covanta/)
- [Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ramon-magsaysay-award-foundation/)
- [invest](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/invest/)
- [bioplastics](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/bioplastics/)
- [Nicaragua](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/nicaragua/)
- [COP31](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/cop31/)
- [agroecology](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/agroecology/)
- [agroecología](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/agroecologia/)
- [waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/waste/)
- [CA](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/ca/)
- [CO](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/co/)
- [WA](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/wa/)
- [MN](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/mn/)
- [MD](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/md/)
- [Africa Zero Waste Academy](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/africa-zero-waste-academy/)
- [Zero Waste Academy](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste-academy/)
- [zero waste invest](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/zero-waste-invest/)
- [food loss and waste](https://www.no-burn.org/tag/food-loss-and-waste/)

## Topics

- [Chemical recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/chemical-recycling/)
- [Incineration and cement kilns](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/incineration-and-cement-kilns/)
- [Plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/plastic/)
- [Zero waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/zero-waste/)
- [Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/climate/)
- [Waste workers and waste pickers](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/waste-workers-and-waste-pickers/)
- [Environmental justice](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/environmental-justice/)
- [Landfills](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/landfills/)
- [Reciclaje químico](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/reciclaje-quimico/)
- [Basura cero](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/basura-cero/)
- [Brand audits](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/brand-audits/)
- [Incineración y cementeras](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/incineracion-y-cementeras/)
- [EPR](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/epr/)
- [False solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/false-solutions/)
- [Recicladores](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/recicladores/)
- [Residuos orgánicos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/residuos-organicos/)
- [Policy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/policy/)
- [Residuos sólidos](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/residuos-solidos/)
- [Zero waste businesses](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/zero-waste-businesses/)
- [Zero waste and climate](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/zero-waste-and-climate/)
- [Zero waste cities](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/zero-waste-cities/)
- [Toxics](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/toxics/)
- [Organics](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/organics/)
- [Plástico](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/plastico/)
- [Batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/batteries/)
- [MRBT](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/mrbt/)
- [NDC](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/ndc/)
- [Food waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/food-waste/)
- [Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs/)
- [bioplastics](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/bioplastics/)
- [bioplastics](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_topics/bioplastics-plastic/)

## Type

- [Report](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/report/)
- [Factsheet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/factsheet/)
- [Case study](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/case-study/)
- [Policy briefing](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/policy-briefing/)
- [Campaign tools](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/campaign-tools/)
- [Video](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/video/)
- [Webinar](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/webinar/)
- [Statement](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/statement/)
- [Guidance](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_type/guidance/)

## Region

- [Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_region/africa/)
- [Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_region/asia-pacific/)
- [Europe](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_region/europe/)
- [Latin America & the Caribbean](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_region/latin-america-the-caribbean/)
- [United States & Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_region/united-states-canada/)
- [UN Day of ZW 2026](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_region/un-day-of-zw-2026/)

## Language

- [Spanish](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/spanish/)
- [English](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/english/)
- [Portuguese](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/portuguese/)
- [Chinese](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/chinese/)
- [French](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/french/)
- [Bahasa Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/bahasa-indonesia/)
- [Swahili](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/swahili/)
- [Bahasa Melayu](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_language/bahasa-melayu/)

## Tags

- [False solutions](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/false-solutions/)
- [Toxic materials](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/toxic-materials/)
- [Community organizing](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/community-organizing/)
- [Landfills](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/landfills/)
- [Policy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/policy/)
- [Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/recycling/)
- [Zero waste cities](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/zero-waste-cities/)
- [Brand audits](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/brand-audits/)
- [Plastic pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/plastic-pollution/)
- [Environmental justice](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/environmental-justice/)
- [Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/climate/)
- [Plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/plastic/)
- [Reduction](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/reduction/)
- [EPR](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/epr/)
- [Gasification](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/gasification/)
- [Public health](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/public-health/)
- [Sustainability](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/sustainability/)
- [SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE RECYCLING: PROTECTING WORKERS WHO PROTECT THE PLANET](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/sustainable-and-safe-recycling-protecting-workers-who-protect-the-planet/)
- [Health](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/health/)
- [Organics](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/organics/)
- [Composting](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/composting/)
- [Food waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/food-waste/)
- [Pollution](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/pollution/)
- [Extraction](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/extraction/)
- [Jobs](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/jobs/)
- [Biogás](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/biogas/)
- [Business](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/business/)
- [Packaging](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/packaging/)
- [Circular economy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/circular-economy/)
- [Waste trade](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/waste-trade/)
- [Recovery](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/recovery/)
- [Finance](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/finance/)
- [Waste-to-Energy](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/waste-to-energy/)
- [Solid waste management](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/solid-waste-management/)
- [Zero waste](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/zero-waste/)
- [Environmenal Justice](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/environmenal-justice/)
- [Sachet](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/sachet/)
- [batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_tags/batteries/)

## Region

- [United States & Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/staff_region/united-states-canada/)
- [Latin America & the Caribbean](https://www.no-burn.org/staff_region/latin-america-the-caribbean/)
- [Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/staff_region/africa/)
- [Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/staff_region/asia-pacific/)
- [Europe](https://www.no-burn.org/staff_region/europe/)

## Country

- [Albania](https://www.no-burn.org/country/albania/)
- [Argentina](https://www.no-burn.org/country/argentina/)
- [Australia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/australia/)
- [Austria](https://www.no-burn.org/country/austria/)
- [Bahrain](https://www.no-burn.org/country/bahrain/)
- [Bangladesh](https://www.no-burn.org/country/bangladesh/)
- [Belarus](https://www.no-burn.org/country/belarus/)
- [Belgium](https://www.no-burn.org/country/belgium/)
- [Bhutan](https://www.no-burn.org/country/bhutan/)
- [Bolivia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/bolivia/)
- [Botswana](https://www.no-burn.org/country/botswana/)
- [Brazil](https://www.no-burn.org/country/brazil/)
- [Brunei](https://www.no-burn.org/country/brunei/)
- [Bulgaria](https://www.no-burn.org/country/bulgaria/)
- [Cambodia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/cambodia/)
- [Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/country/canada/)
- [Puerto Rico](https://www.no-burn.org/country/puerto-rico/)
- [United States](https://www.no-burn.org/country/united-states/)
- [Chile](https://www.no-burn.org/country/chile/)
- [China](https://www.no-burn.org/country/china/)
- [China (Hong Kong)](https://www.no-burn.org/country/china-hong-kong/)
- [Colombia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/colombia/)
- [Costa Rica](https://www.no-burn.org/country/costa-rica/)
- [Croatia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/croatia/)
- [Cyprus](https://www.no-burn.org/country/cyprus/)
- [Czech Republic](https://www.no-burn.org/country/czech-republic/)
- [Democratic Republic of Congo](https://www.no-burn.org/country/democratic-republic-of-congo/)
- [Ecuador](https://www.no-burn.org/country/ecuador/)
- [El Salvador](https://www.no-burn.org/country/el-salvador/)
- [France](https://www.no-burn.org/country/france/)
- [Germany](https://www.no-burn.org/country/germany/)
- [Ghana](https://www.no-burn.org/country/ghana/)
- [Greece](https://www.no-burn.org/country/greece/)
- [Guatemala](https://www.no-burn.org/country/guatemala/)
- [Haiti](https://www.no-burn.org/country/haiti/)
- [Honduras](https://www.no-burn.org/country/honduras/)
- [Hungary](https://www.no-burn.org/country/hungary/)
- [India](https://www.no-burn.org/country/india/)
- [Indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/indonesia/)
- [Ireland](https://www.no-burn.org/country/ireland/)
- [Italy](https://www.no-burn.org/country/italy/)
- [Japan](https://www.no-burn.org/country/japan/)
- [Kenya](https://www.no-burn.org/country/kenya/)
- [Latvia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/latvia/)
- [Lebanon](https://www.no-burn.org/country/lebanon/)
- [Liberia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/liberia/)
- [Lithuania](https://www.no-burn.org/country/lithuania/)
- [Malaysia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/malaysia/)
- [Maldives](https://www.no-burn.org/country/maldives/)
- [Mauritania](https://www.no-burn.org/country/mauritania/)
- [Mauritius](https://www.no-burn.org/country/mauritius/)
- [Mexico](https://www.no-burn.org/country/mexico/)
- [Montenegro](https://www.no-burn.org/country/montenegro/)
- [Morocco](https://www.no-burn.org/country/morocco/)
- [Mozambique](https://www.no-burn.org/country/mozambique/)
- [Nepal](https://www.no-burn.org/country/nepal/)
- [New Zealand](https://www.no-burn.org/country/new-zealand/)
- [Nicaragua](https://www.no-burn.org/country/nicaragua/)
- [Nigeria](https://www.no-burn.org/country/nigeria/)
- [Northern Ireland](https://www.no-burn.org/country/northern-ireland/)
- [Pakistan](https://www.no-burn.org/country/pakistan/)
- [Paraguay](https://www.no-burn.org/country/paraguay/)
- [Peru](https://www.no-burn.org/country/peru/)
- [Philippines](https://www.no-burn.org/country/philippines/)
- [Poland](https://www.no-burn.org/country/poland/)
- [Portugal](https://www.no-burn.org/country/portugal/)
- [Romania](https://www.no-burn.org/country/romania/)
- [Rwanda](https://www.no-burn.org/country/rwanda/)
- [Senegal](https://www.no-burn.org/country/senegal/)
- [Sierra Leone](https://www.no-burn.org/country/sierra-leone/)
- [Slovenia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/slovenia/)
- [South Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/country/south-africa/)
- [South Korea](https://www.no-burn.org/country/south-korea/)
- [Spain](https://www.no-burn.org/country/spain/)
- [Sri Lanka](https://www.no-burn.org/country/sri-lanka/)
- [Switzerland](https://www.no-burn.org/country/switzerland/)
- [Taiwan](https://www.no-burn.org/country/taiwan/)
- [Tanzania](https://www.no-burn.org/country/tanzania/)
- [Thailand](https://www.no-burn.org/country/thailand/)
- [The Gambia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/the-gambia/)
- [Tunisia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/tunisia/)
- [Uganda](https://www.no-burn.org/country/uganda/)
- [UK](https://www.no-burn.org/country/uk/)
- [Ukraine](https://www.no-burn.org/country/ukraine/)
- [Uruguay](https://www.no-burn.org/country/uruguay/)
- [Venezuela](https://www.no-burn.org/country/venezuela/)
- [Vietnam](https://www.no-burn.org/country/vietnam/)
- [Zambia](https://www.no-burn.org/country/zambia/)

## Topics

- [Plastic](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/plastic/)
- [Zero waste](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/zero-waste/)
- [Health](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/health/)
- [Incineration and cement kilns](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/incineration-and-cement-kilns/)
- [Environmental justice](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/environmental-justice/)
- [Climate](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/climate/)
- [Waste trade](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/waste-trade/)
- [Waste workers and waste pickers](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/waste-workers-and-waste-pickers/)
- [Chemical recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/chemical-recycling/)
- [Recycling](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/recycling/)
- [Landfills](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/landfills/)
- [batteries](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/batteries/)
- [Food Loss and Waste](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/food-loss-and-waste/)
- [Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs/)
- [ZWA](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/zwa/)
- [Reuse](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/reuse/)
- [ZWC](https://www.no-burn.org/post_topics/zwc/)

## Region

- [United States & Canada](https://www.no-burn.org/post_regions/u-s-canada/)
- [Asia Pacific](https://www.no-burn.org/post_regions/asia-pacific/)
- [Africa](https://www.no-burn.org/post_regions/africa/)
- [Latin America & the Caribbean](https://www.no-burn.org/post_regions/latin-america-the-caribbean/)
- [Europe](https://www.no-burn.org/post_regions/europe/)

## Language

- [English](https://www.no-burn.org/post_language/english/)
- [Spanish](https://www.no-burn.org/post_language/spanish/)
- [bahasa indonesia](https://www.no-burn.org/post_language/bahasa-indonesia/)
- [French](https://www.no-burn.org/post_language/french/)
- [Portugués](https://www.no-burn.org/post_language/portugues/)

## Categories

- [Plastic Treaty – Policy Briefs](https://www.no-burn.org/resources_category/resources-policy-briefs/)

## Policy Categories

- [Policy / Experience Name](https://www.no-burn.org/policy_category/policy-experience-name/)