Mapping textile waste and leftover materials in Rivatex’s textile and garment production process

briquettes of dried animal dung for fuel pictured

Energy from excreta: harnessing energy from one of the most abundant materials on the planet

Other publication / In this book, SEI's Daniel Ddiba and other leading energy researchers share their views on challenges and solutions related to the energy system of the future.

31 July 2022 / About Sustainable lifestyles

Implementing resource recovery from urban organic waste in low- and middle-income countries: tools to support planners and policy makers

Other publication / This research explores the importance of applying circular economy principles to the management of organic waste streams through resource recovery.

30 June 2022 / About Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

Africans walking on a bridge crossing a wastewater channel in a swamp in Kampala, Uganda

Exploring the circular economy of urban organic waste in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities and challenges

Other publication / This thesis is situated at the intersection of the circular economy on one hand and sanitation and waste management systems on the other.

26 June 2022 / About Bioeconomy and Sustainable lifestyles

3 full plastic garbage bags on sidewalk, Fürth, Germany

Socioeconomic factors of plastic waste collection in Thailand and beyond

Media coverage / SEI Asia's Diane Archer looks into the complicated nature of plastic waste systems in Thailand and Asia, introduces ecosystem actors and addresses the effects.

19 April 2022 / About Sustainable lifestyles

Child outside latrine in Montero, Bolivia

Combining sewered and non-sewered sanitation in Montero, Bolivia: scaling up sustainably

SEI report / Additional solutions, capacity development and strengthening of governance systems are needed to allow for increased sustainability of the city's sanitation.

1 March 2022 / About Cities, Food and agriculture, Participation and Sanitation

Separation of solid waste from water in a sewage water treatment process

How safe is safe enough? Public views of tradeoffs on the reuse of treated wastewater and sewage sludge

Project / This project analyzes Swedish citizens’ beliefs, attitudes and policy preferences for wastewater reuse and land application of sewage sludge.

2022 / About Business, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Pollution, Public policy, Sanitation and Water resources

Nyayo Gardens Park, Nakuru, Kenya provides shade and respite to workers and local residents

Assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability

Journal article / This article describes a mixed methods approach to understand inequalities in urban wellbeing in two rapidly changing cities in Kenya and Thailand.

10 November 2021 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Black and clear garbage bags filled with trash

Living with trash: Bangkok’s waste pickers and the recycling economy

Feature / Recognizing and including waste pickers as formal workers is critical to Thailand achieving success with recycling targets and the circular economy.

3 December 2021 / About Behaviour and choice

Two people at a whiteboard writing in Spanish and English

Governance challenges and opportunities for implementing resource recovery from organic waste streams in urban areas of Latin America: insights from Chía, Colombia

Journal article / A case study shows enabling factors and governance barriers critical to implementing circular economy strategies for organic waste in urban areas.

25 November 2021 / About Public policy and Sanitation