Re-cap of Global Plastics Treaty and the 4th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee and Implications for Financing and Investments Read more about Re-cap of Global Plastics Treaty and the 4th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee and Implications for Financing and Investments The document is about the Global Plastics Treaty and the 4th International Negotiating Committee Session, with a focus on financing and investment implications.
Maria Delia Cristina Valdez Keywords circular economy environment plastics solid waste management Read more about Maria Delia Cristina Valdez Delia Valdez has been with the Environmental Management Bureau or EMB since 1996. She is currently the Supervising Environmental Management Specialist at the Office of the Assistant Director, and is the interim head, of the EPR Review Committee, at National Ecology Center. Ma’am Del was the former OIC Chief of the Solid Waste Management Division and the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns.
Accelerating Investments for Plastic Circularity Read more about Accelerating Investments for Plastic Circularity The Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), hosted a regional capacity building workshop: Accelerating Investments for Plastics Circularity, 26-27 June 2024, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Solid Waste Management - Learnings from the Netherlands Read more about Solid Waste Management - Learnings from the Netherlands This presentation highlights and discusses best practices and lessons learned from the Netherlands’ experience on solid waste management.
Arnold Tukker Keywords circular economy solid waste management plastics environment green economy Sustainable Consumption and Production Read more about Arnold Tukker Arnold Tukker is a Professor of Industrial Ecology and the Scientific Director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University. He also serves as a senior researcher at TNO, a large Dutch not-for-profit research organization. Arnold has set up prominent EU projects in the field of sustainable product design (SusProNet) and sustainable consumption and production (SCORE!) and was a core member of the Dutch Knowledge Network on Sustainable System Innovations.
Solid Waste Management - Learnings from the Netherlands Read more about Solid Waste Management - Learnings from the Netherlands The ADB’s Solid Waste Management Community of Practice facilitated a knowledge-sharing session on 21 May. The session aimed to highlight and discuss best practices and lessons learned from the Netherlands’ experience on solid waste management. The session featured its keynote speaker, Prof. Arnold Tukker from the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University.
Circular Economy in the Construction Industry (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 26) Read more about Circular Economy in the Construction Industry (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 26) In the seminar, the potential of circular economy (CE) in the construction industry, known for its significant environmental footprint, was discussed. It focused on the stakeholders’ perception of costs and benefits. A machine learning model analyzed data from 382 participants from Norway, Latvia, Kazakhstan, UAE, Pakistan, Turkey, Spain, and other countries which were collected using an online survey in 2023.
Marie Gouttebroze Keywords environment plastics waste management data collection plastic value chain Read more about Marie Gouttebroze Marie Gouttebroze works as a Senior Project Manager in the field of Waste Management and Circular Economy at Seureca, the consulting engineering company of Veolia. She has a cross-sectional experience with consulting engagements focusing on integrated solid waste management systems. She works on various projects related to circular economy and recycling, in particular on plastic pollution identification and quantification and on improving plastic value chains.
Roger Joseph (Rocky) Guzman Keywords ADB consultant environment plastics waste management Read more about Roger Joseph (Rocky) Guzman Rocky is an environmental lawyer and policy specialist with extensive background on oceans issues. He has held positions in various non-profits and international organizations where he led projects from marine conservation and plastic pollution to fisheries management and strengthening environmental rights. Rocky obtained his Master of Environmental Policy at Duke University and is the Deputy Director of the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law.
Scaling Circular Platforms Read more about Scaling Circular Platforms This presentation gives an overview of how circular platform business models can help accelerate the transition to a circular economy.