waste Archives

Plastic apparatus made of two floating containers connected with tubes and an orange float sit on a silvery water surface.

Methods for measuring greenhouse gas emissions from sanitation and wastewater management systems

SEI report / Researchers analysed seven categories of enclosure-based and open methods described previously and discuss applications across different sanitation settings.

8 July 2024 / About Mitigation and Sanitation

A woman presenting something on a clipboard held in front of here with a recycling icon. The table is covered with different papers with charts on them.

Advising the preparation of Tallinn Circular Economy Development Plan 2035

Project / SEI Tallinn advises the Tallinn Strategic Management Office on preparing the Tallinn Circular Economy Development Plan 2035.

2024 - 2025 / About Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Open field with overhead wires and a factory producing steam or smoke.

Developing scenarios for non-CO2 forcers for Latin America and Africa region using LEAP

Past event / See our presentation at the Air Pollution Conference Brazil on how FOCI is assessing the influence of climate change mitigation measures on non-CO2 forcers.

06 June 2024 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants

Aerial view of Giannitsa city sewage treatment plant, Greece

Understanding the interactions between biowaste valorisation and the Sustainable Development Goals: insights from an early transition stage

Journal article / This study informs the scientific community and decision-makers on planning for sustainable biowaste valorisation that addresses context-dependencies.

26 March 2024 / About Sustainable Development Goals

Close-up of an open septic tank with a hose inserted for waste removal.

Why sanitation is critical for action towards the Global Methane Pledge

Perspective / Sanitation's overlooked role in methane emissions is critical for the pledge's success, demanding urgent action and innovation.

18 March 2024 / About Climate policy, Mitigation, Pollution, Sanitation and Short lived climate pollutants

Workshop: Accelerating actions to address non-CO2 emissions in Africa through community of practice for methane

Past event / The workshop will outline how to build on and coordinate the community of practice of science and policy makers assembled from energy, waste and agriculture.

24 February 2024 / About Short lived climate pollutants and Sustainable Development Goals

Bangkok’s waste metabolism: barriers and opportunities for inclusive circularity

Journal article / This article utilizes an urban metabolism approach and behavioral analysis to explore linkages between various actors and processes in Bangkok’s waste system.

12 February 2024 / About Sustainable lifestyles

Journey towards the circular economy: implementing the UPMADE digital solution for textile circularity

Project / The aim of this textile circularity project is to enhance and expand the UPMADE business model.

2024 - 2028 / About Innovation and Sustainable lifestyles

A situated urban political ecology of plastics recycling in Bangkok

Journal article / This paper aims to understand how waste pickers in Bangkok currently operate as key actors in the recycling economy.

3 January 2024 / About Sustainable lifestyles