Since its first installation in 1961, the company has become the world's largest supplier, with more than 1,000 installations and a 70% market share.Envac, the global company for pneumatic waste collection systems, celebrates this year 2021 a double anniversary: the 60th anniversary of its first installation start up in the Stockholm Sollefteå Hospital and the 30th anniversary of the first system installed in Spain. In order to symbolize this important event in its trajectory, Envac has carried ..read more

Sound waste management practices are the key to reducing pollution in our rivers and water bodies, and subsequently our oceans. ISWA has been exploring and clearly establishing the link between sound waste management and the necessary measures to prevent waste reaching our oceans.   World Water Day 2021, celebrated on 22nd March, is about what water means to people, its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the ..read more

ISWA is a proud partner of Alma.   According to the low emissions mobility strategy, the European Union aims to have at least 30 million zero-emission vehicles on its roads by 2030. Measures to support jobs, growth, investment, and innovation are taken to tackle emissions from the transport sector.     The ALMA project (Advanced Light Materials and Processes for the Eco-Design of Electric Vehicles) aims to improve the efficiency and driving range of electric vehicles by reducing ..read more

The next ISWA World Congress is being held in Athens, 4-7 October 2021, hosted by the Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association (HSWMA). The Congress with an overall theme of “From waste management to a circular economy –the road ahead”   Learn more here ..read more

By Carlos Silva Filho - ISWA President, Marco Ricci-Jürgensen - Chair of the ISWA WG on BTW, Jane Gilbert - Vice-Chair of the ISWA WG on BTW, and Aditi Ramola - ISWA Technical Director   Last week the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released their Food Waste Index (FWI) for 2021.   Our ISWA experts present their take on the report in light of the information garnered from ISWA's own Global Assessment of Municipal Organic Waste Production. They emphasise the role of organic waste management ..read more

Algeria has a waste problem. In 2018 Algeria produced 13 million tons of domestic waste, very little of which was disposed of properly, let alone recycled. The struggle already starts at collection, due to the lack of sorting bins. In 2004 the national waste agency l’Agence Nationale de Gestion des déchets (AND) introduced Eco-Jem, an EPR scheme in the form of a tax imposed on containers to incentivise manufacturers to pay for a system of waste collection and recovery. However, Eco-Jem has yet ..read more

Dear ISWA Network, ISWA gave me the opportunity to introduce myself and I am very happy to do so!I am a native Dutch girl living in Lautrec, a beautiful little town north east from Toulouse, South of France. I was born in Utrecht and spent my first 12 years in the Netherlands, my parents moved to France and I finished my studies there.My career has focused on multidisciplinary project development, support, and coordination. For the past 10 years I have been involved in the management of global ..read more

Evreka is a SaaS company designing advanced technology and cloud-based ERP solutions specifically for waste management to revolutionize and improve the industry. Since its establishment, the company provides end-to-end solutions and cutting-edge products to international waste management companies, smart cities, and municipalities in 40 countries. Evreka enables its customers to be more sustainable, smarter, and greener through digitized and customized solutions.   "We joined ISWA to team ..read more

Nowadays there is daily news showing the different types of materials being found in the sea and water bodies all over the world. Everybody has probably heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and seen a picture of a turtle choking with a plastic bag or a straw. Several reports show that waste is entering water bodies at a pace as never seen before. Marine litter, particularly plastic and microplastics, has become a global emergency, equivalent to the one posed by climate change, with ..read more

REGISTER HERE   The UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment is a solutions-focused community of 3,500 powerful multi-sector actors convened by UNEP to promote green technology innovation, empowering policies and sustainable finance.   The event co-convened in partnership with the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions & UNEP’s Private Sector Unit will be held on 18 February 2021, from 13.00-15.00 hrs EAT.   Representing ISWA is our President, Mr ..read more