Gain a foundational understanding of waste streams and strategies for transitioning towards a Zero Waste system. We'll delve into the basics of municipal solid waste, the importance of tackling organic waste, the significance of recyclables and reusables, and strategies for phasing out residual waste.
Featuring:
Jacob Attakpah (moderator) - Zero Waste Cities Project Manager, Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)
Shibu Nair - Organics Campaigner, GAIA Asia Pacific
Eskedar Ergete - Executive Director, EcoJustice Ethiopia
Piotr Barczak - Board Member and Co-founder of Polish Zero Waste Association / African CE Network Foundation / Council Member of European Environmental Bureau
Merci Ferrer - Convenor, War on Waste Break Free From Plastic Negros Oriental
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Zero waste is the path to systemic change and contributes to solving several pressing human challenges: global warming, the plastics crisis, and environmental and social injustice. This year's International Zero Waste Cities Conference gathers government officials, civil society organizations and zero waste communities and practitioners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from the 2nd to the 4th of July, 2024.
This is the first International Zero Waste Cities Conference hosted in Africa, building on inspiring previous ones held in Asia since 2009.
More info at: www.no-burn.org/zero-waste-conferences
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