GHMC Approves New Plastic Waste Management Strategy Document
The strategy document ‘Enhancing Circular Economy Perspectives – Plastic Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’…
Adopting and adapting sustainable approaches: China’s social and environmental transformation
By Matteo Bizzotto, Communications Officer, and Hannah Rothschild, City-Business Collaboration Officer China’s rapid industrial and economic growth has come at…
Food for thought: how Seoul and Hong Kong are tackling food waste
On 29-31 July, a Hong Kong delegation visited Seoul to learn from the city’s advanced food waste policies and practices….
Amsterdam mobilizes for a clean, prosperous, sustainable future
By John J. Berger, PhD, an energy and environmental policy specialist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, who is…
Solid waste management in Matale, Sri Lanka: a key to unlocking sustainable urban development
As the world rapidly urbanizes, city governments are preparing to manage the increasing volumes of solid waste generated by inhabitants….
Cities in Action: Itu’s Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan
The City of Itu is taking a proactive stance on sustainability. An Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan, which has been…
Cities in Action: Hatyai’s Community Waste Separation
Hatyai, a bustling city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border, is concentrating on land use issues to speed up…
Cities in Action: Ekurhuleni’s Waste Recycling
The green city project known as Bontle Ke Botho was implemented by the Environmental Resources Management Department of Ekurhuleni Municipality…
Cities in Action: Medellin Blooms with Life
Moravia is a hill formed from solid waste disposal in an uncontrolled landfill located in Medellin, Colombia. Since the 1980s,…
#6 days to Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2015: Meet the Mayor of Thimphu at the congress
Honorable Mayor Kinlay Dorjee of Thimphu, Bhutan, is attending the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress to talk about the challenges and…
Harnessing the power of the sun and aiming at zero waste: Indian cities work for low emissions development
With both population and economy rapidly growing, India will play a crucial role in any low-carbon scenario. Two model cities,…
In Fortaleza, 85% of GHG emissions comes from transport and waste. But there’s a plan
Fortaleza mirrors itself in the waters of the Atlantic coast of northeastern Brazil. It is the capital of Cearà State…