Waste to Resources Network - C40 Cities

Waste to Resources Network. Thailand: urban municipal recycling garbage collector truck loading waste © Pramote Polyamate / GettyImages. Supporting cities to ... Skiptocontent WastetoResourcesNetwork ©PramotePolyamate/GettyImages Supportingcitiestodevelopinnovativewastemanagementsystems Globalwastegenerationisincreasingfasterthananyotherenvironmentalpollutant.TheInternationalSolidWasteAssociationestimatesthatthewastesectorcouldhelpreduce15to20%ofGHGemissionsgloballywhenaholisticapproachtowasteandsustainablematerialsmanagementistaken,includingwastereductionandavoidance,reuse,recycling,compostingandtreatmentanddisposalmanagement. Wastemanagementisalsoasectorwheremayorsexercisesignificantauthority,whichopensupopportunitiesforambitiousaction.Improvingwasteandmaterialmanagementcontributestomakingourcitiescleaner,healthierandmoreresilient. Furthermore,sustainablelifestylesdependverymuchonsustainablematerialsmanagement.Supportinginitiativessuchasrepaircafes,compostingfromsmallneighbourhoodstolargerscales,andincubatingstartupsthatareupcyclingmaterialsorevenreusingpartsofbuildingsinsteadofdemolition,notonlyallowsforzero-wasteeconomiesbutalsohasanenormouspotentialtocontributetothenumberofgreenandsustainablejobsinourcities.TheInternationalLabourOrganizationestimatesthatunderacirculareconomyscenario,45millionjobscouldbeaddedtothewastemanagementsectorby2030,aswellas50millionjobsinrelatedcirculareconomyservicessuchasrepairandremanufacturing. Focusareas: WastereductionPreventingandminimisingwastegeneration,includingrestrictingspecificmaterialstreams(suchassingleuseitemsandnon-recyclablematerials),incentivesystemstochangebehaviourandawarenessraising,andstrengtheningthedevelopmentofcircularlifestylesthroughzerowasteconsumptionoptions(reusablemugs,repaircafes,etc).IncreasediversionfromlandfillandincinerationImprovingthequalityofmaterialstreamsthroughsegregatecollection,programsandpubliccampaignsforenhancingrecyclingandreuseschemes,anddeployingcirculareconomyprinciples.ImprovedfoodandorganicwastemanagementImplementationofopportunitiesforavoidance,utilisationandtreatmentoffoodwasteandimprovingthepotentialofcarbonoffsetandsequestration. TheWastetoResourcesNetworkisledbySanFrancisco. ThenetworkparticularlysupportscitiesthathavesignedorplantosigntheAdvancingTowardsZeroWasteDeclarationinreachingthefollowingambitiousgoalsandtargets:  Reducethemunicipalsolidwastegenerationpercapitabyatleast15%by2030comparedto2015.Reducetheamountofmunicipalsolidwastedisposedtolandfillandincinerationbyatleast50%by2030comparedto2015.Increasethediversionrateawayfromlandfillandincinerationtoatleast70%by2030.Read“GlobalFoodWasteManagement:AnImplementationGuideforCities”formoreinformation. Weusecookies.LearnmoreabouthowinourPrivacyPolicy. Accept Decline