Waste management

Where we will solve this challenge?

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Improving Penang's Environment

George Town

Think City is organizing Penang’s first Climathon as part of the Penang Climate Action Week 2019.

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A sustainable solution to get rid of plastic residues from the ecosystem

Batticaloa

We get tons of plastic wastes accumulated every year and the annual beach cleanups and shramadana events hosted by volunteer groups and other enthusiasts has never been enough to eradicate them completely from the ecosystem. At this stage, a sustainable solution is required

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Waste

Nairobi

Develop sustainable waste management strategies and solutions to Nairobi's current unsafe waste handling practices

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How can we make Cluj-Napoca citizens more aware of climate issues in their area?

Cluj-Napoca

We aim at bringing together different stakeholders to build tools that bring waste management, food waste, mobility, circular economy into public atention

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How to increase sustainable consumption patters among the Ljubljana residents

Ljubljana

The challenge aims at encouraging the residents of Ljubljana to increase their sustainable consumption patterns and to increase the use of more sustainable products with a longer life period or to improve the sustainable use of products. e

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How can we find innovative solutions for improving air quality through waste management?

Phnom Penh

One of the biggest environmental problems in Phnom Penh is air pollution, which leads to sever health risks. Design a smart behavior change campaign to hack the local communities into changing their actions, and stop open burning. Let's join with us to find innovative solutions for this issue.

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How do we make waste management more sustainable?

Dar es Salaam

The amount of waste generated in the city of Dar es salaam is expected to triple to 12,000 tons in 2025. Waste management is needed to improve all sectors of economy and to protect our planet.

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Less plastic waste in Minsk

Minsk

Less plastic waste in Minsk

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How can we change our daily behaviour for making a cleaner Fierbinti -Targ city?

Fierbinți-Târg

The problem of waste management starts from dumping of waste in non designated places by ignorant citizens and the lack of response from the local authorities.

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How do we make waste management more sustainable?

As cities face pressure to improve resource management efficiency, confront rising energy prices, and are running out of landfill space, reducing or avoiding waste generation becomes increasingly important. Waste management could improve the emissions of all sectors of the economy.

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The collection, management and disposal of urban waste has to be improved globally. In the European Union’s framing of the circular economy, they emphasise a circular economy model whereby the “value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible, and the generation of waste minimised” through adopting strategies such as re-use, repair, refurbishing and recycling to extend the useful life of existing materials, components and products.

In the Waste Hierarchy the principle of ‘prevention’ is prioritised, which encourages using non-hazardous and less material in product design and manufacturing, longer product lifespans as well as ensuring that the product design enables repair and reuse of products, components and materials throughout their lifetime. Developing circular production systems with sustainable materials to reduce waste requires new ways of collaborations throughout entire value-chains, including the consumers. Where waste cannot be avoided, product reuse, recycling and energy recovery are crucial parts of waste management. Innovative alternatives to waste disposal in landfills and incineration are needed as well.

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