It's been in use throughout the centuries, starting with the lifting of the ball Jacques Charles floated over Paris in 1783 to becoming an integral component of ASML's massive chip-printing machines. In recent times the prospect of a larger hydrogen economy has emerged across the horizon, however, as with nuclear fusion it has been firmly above the limit. However, there is now widespread belief that the day of hydrogen's arrival could have arrived, and it will be accompanied by an enormous amount of tax payer money. The US provides $8 billion in subsidy funds in the infrastructure bill as well...

India like a lot of South Asian countries, has an aging population. This can be a great chance for growth in the future and also puts policymakers in the position of creating jobs. As per the World Bank, the projected growth in South Asia's working age population from 2020 to 2050 will be around 254.m which is 30.6 percent of the growth across the globe. India alone will contribute 16.5 percent of the increase. In China, the working age population is expected to fall over the same period by around 226m, and falls across all of the world's developed countries....

The debates about climate change are usually filled with heated debates from the West about the potential danger, as the greatest danger humanity has ever had to face. In Bangladesh climate change isn't something to worry about - it's an ongoing fact. In our experience it's a gradual expansion of the already existing struggles. The most devastating effects of climate changes, which take the forms of heat stress, an increase in salinity and irregular rains, manifest themselves in the familiar struggle. This includes calls for fair pay and working conditions. Changes that are needed in the workplace setting include an increased requirement...

I remember vividly the first time the concept of circular economies was brought to my awareness. The professor Conny Bakker was in the tiniest lecture room in the department of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. "Waste is design gone wrong," she explained to us. It was the department's (probably at least the school's) first class on circular design for products, it was only an course to a few undergraduate students. The circular economy appeared to be the exact concept I had been looking for. It offered the design and business a leading part in the...

As with many non-profits across the globe, we started 2023 with grand expectations and high hopes of how we can transform social and environmental systems around the globe. We are all too well, 2023 will instead be a road with seemingly unsurmountable challenges. Our 2020 goal: Expanding the Rethinking of Recycling all across Buenos Aires We're proud of our Rethinking Recycling programme at Buenos Aires' Barrio 31 is locally referred to as "ATR - A Todo Reciclaje was closed in the year with a successful method for sustainable recycling in informal settlements. Over the course of a year, we took...

A recent trip to Bali has triggered our creative scaling strategies What specifically does Delterra do in the field to repair broken recycling and waste management systems? Take a trip through an urban area located in Bali, Indonesia, where Delterra has been working for the last three years to develop solutions to the issue of waste. Delterra's leadership team, Indonesia team together with partners recently came together to determine how best to scale the pilots across Bali and throughout Indonesia as well as to other countries in the region. The Bali that you can't find across social networks Bali is...

The amount of trash generated globally continues to increase at an alarming rate. We've all seen the horrifying images of beaches covered with trash and turtles consuming plastic bags. It's clear that we require every assistance we can get to effectively manage our waste and reduce it. My colleagues and I came up with digital solutions that will assist us in tackling two of the biggest issues we have to overcome in our efforts increase recycling within the communities we serve How can we swiftly transform sorting centers into more efficient and financially self-sustainable? This question led to the development of...

What is required to completely change the way that families and companies view the separation of waste? In the context of new recycling or organic materials, how do behavior-based planning principles be applied?   The use of behavioral design is widely used in companies in the private industry to enhance the experience of customers. The use of targeted interventions has proved effective and simple and have produced impressive outcomes. What happened when I had to oversee the transformation of behavior starting from scratch as part of the process of creating public services on a municipal level? In this post I'll...

The management of waste, specifically plastic recycling has seen a significant increase in importance on the international agenda in the past few years. In contrast to the comparatively low number and focus on the international conferences on these topics not even five or ten years ago, it's amazing to see that over 2,000 people with national representation from 150 UN nations who attended INC-1 which took place in Punta del Este in Uruguay during a entire week. In March 2022 In March 2022, The United Nations Environment Assembly agreed to begin negotiations to establish an international, legally binding agreement that...

The world's communities came together in Paris this week, and more than 1700 participants from more than 170 countries came together to discuss the UN global treaty that will fight the effects of plastic pollution. This is an historic unique opportunity to tackle the problem of plastics and create the future world we envision for tomorrow.   We were pleased to witness the level of commitment in the discussions and we're pleased to share our experiences of a spirited and productive week that was packed with insightful conversations, connections, and new collaborations. This is a short summary of the things...