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Beyond the bin: What cities can do to make reuse work
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Beyond the bin: What cities can do to make reuse work

ByBarbara Riedemann June 12, 2025June 26, 2025

What if your coffee cup or takeout container didn’t end up in the trash, but went back into circulation, reducing waste, cutting emissions, and sparking local innovation and green jobs? Explore lessons from the Circular City Labs project.

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Small but mighty: Shimokawa, Japan’s successful circular economy
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Small but mighty: Shimokawa, Japan’s successful circular economy

ByYuko.Hori February 13, 2025June 26, 2025

Shimokawa Town in Hokkaido is the smallest member of ICLEI Japan. Rich in forest resources, it has become a model…

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Travis County’s sustainability journey: A people-centered approach to zero hunger & zero waste
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Travis County’s sustainability journey: A people-centered approach to zero hunger & zero waste

ByAnne Marie Cleary Rauker June 10, 2024June 26, 2025

Travis County, Texas has embraced a multifaceted approach to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2  – Zero Hunger (SDG 2) while…

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Local Initiatives Leading the Way in Plastic Waste Reduction: Exploring Japan’s Progressive Activities towards INC-3
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Local Initiatives Leading the Way in Plastic Waste Reduction: Exploring Japan’s Progressive Activities towards INC-3

ByYuko.Hori November 7, 2023June 26, 2025

Co-Authors: Okayama City, Kitakyushu City and Toyama City 1 Background Countries agreed to establish a binding global plastics treaty by…

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Integrating circularity into plastic waste management – a win-win?
Circular Development Waste

Integrating circularity into plastic waste management – a win-win?

BySoumya Chaturvedula March 24, 2021June 26, 2025

We have all heard that when it comes to the climate crisis, cities are both the problem and the solution…

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Hyderabad Unveils Reverse Vending Machines to Tackle Plastic Waste, Promote Circular Economy

BySubuhi Parvez February 17, 2021June 26, 2025

Three reverse vending machines (RVMs) were inaugurated in Hyderabad on the 2nd of February 2021, marking the launch of several…

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Managing waste: Create a circular economy for plastics
Circular Development South Asia Waste

Managing waste: Create a circular economy for plastics

BySubuhi Parvez December 1, 2020June 26, 2025

ICLEI South Asia and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) organised the Daring Cities webinar on ‘Enabling Circular Economy…

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GHMC Approves New Plastic Waste Management Strategy Document
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GHMC Approves New Plastic Waste Management Strategy Document

BySubuhi Parvez October 27, 2020June 26, 2025

The strategy document ‘Enhancing Circular Economy Perspectives – Plastic Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’…

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Food for thought: how Seoul and Hong Kong are tackling food waste
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Food for thought: how Seoul and Hong Kong are tackling food waste

ByGlobal Communications Team September 24, 2019June 26, 2025

On 29-31 July, a Hong Kong delegation visited Seoul to learn from the city’s advanced food waste policies and practices….

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Solid waste management in Matale, Sri Lanka: a key to unlocking sustainable urban development
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Solid waste management in Matale, Sri Lanka: a key to unlocking sustainable urban development

ByGlobal Communications Team November 29, 2016June 26, 2025

As the world rapidly urbanizes, city governments are preparing to manage the increasing volumes of solid waste generated by inhabitants….

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Cities in Action: Itu’s Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan
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Cities in Action: Itu’s Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan

ByGlobal Communications Team August 18, 2015June 26, 2025

The City of Itu is taking a proactive stance on sustainability. An Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan, which has been…

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Cities in Action: Hatyai’s Community Waste Separation
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Cities in Action: Hatyai’s Community Waste Separation

ByDominic Kotas July 22, 2015June 26, 2025

Hatyai, a bustling city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border, is concentrating on land use issues to speed up…

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