ALOIS: Innovative information system aiming at recycling and re-using soil, demolition waste and construction materials.

The challengeScarcity of resources and energy is a global challenge. One possible solution is waste management based on the growing understanding that ’waste’ is actually a resource  ...

Life cycle-thinking and eco-design: reducing packaging waste and carbon footprint

The challenge:More than 150kg of packaging waste is generated per capita in the European Union each year.The way packaging is designed is of critical importance, not only for waste reduction and the ...

Running public transport vehicles on biodiesel from locally sourced waste cooking oil and promoting sustainable practices in urban mobility

The challengePrivate motor transportation is a major cause of CO2 emissions in big cities. Adaptive public transport coupled with bus hiring services can provide alternatives to citizens to using ...

Locally run food cooperatives and outlets to encourage consumption of locally grown food by the communities.

The challengeThe local food co-ops address the challenge of supply chain efficiencies and reducing the environmental impacts linked to a very long food supply-chain with a lot of intermediary and ...

Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA)

The challengeThe increase in the amount of solid waste production as a result of an increase in urbanisation is one of the major challenges faced by the modern world. Eco-innovative concepts and the ...

Zero Waste Network

The challengeGrowing urbanisation brings with it an increase in the amount of solid waste production: one of the major challenges faced by the modern world. Eco-innovative concepts and the use ...