The Clean Development Mechanism is poised to approve a proposal already stopped by the local community and the state government.

A new study reveals that incinerators already operating in some EU states have the capacity to burn more than the non-recyclable waste generated. Still, industry is pushing to further expand incineration capacity in the European region.

European Green groups GAIA, EEB and Seas at Risk call on the European Commission to ban single-use plastic bags as soon as possible.

Durban, December 5, 2011 – Waste pickers attending COP17 today called for a Green Climate Fund with direct community access and an end to CDM “waste-to-energy” projects. Representatives from three continents highlighted the fact that waste pickers are the most effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the waste sector.

Press release -- new report exposes contradictions between EU waste management policy and support for the carbon market.

Delhi protesters demand cancellation of the Okhla incinerator and a stop to CDM credits for incinerators, which strip waste pickers of their livelihoods and increase pollution.

In Europe actions took place in France, Italy, United Kingdom or Spain to denounce the lack of funding going to alternative sustainable practices and technologies whilst national and European public funding goes to subsidise the construction of incinerators and or reward the energy they produce. In the meantime no premium goes to energy savings from prevention, reuse or recycling.

Difusión Cencos México D.F., 30 de septiembre de 2011. Por décimo año consecutivo, la Alianza Global por Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) celebra este 30 de septiembre el Día de Acción Global (DAG) contra la Basura y la Incineración para realizar un pronunciamiento global contra el uso de fondos públicos para financiar energías sucias a partir de la incineración/tratamiento térmico/ coprocesamiento de los residuos.

Latin America, September 2011. The Network of Recyclers, Red Sealing Wax, is a representative and inclusive organization of labor movements that group Recyclers 15 countries in the region. As organized base Recyclers, adhere to the Global Day of Action Against Waste Incineration and, and alerted the authorities of our countries for damages associated with the implementation and prioritization of projects incineration and landfills.

30 September 2011, Quezon City, Philippines. Citizens’ groups across the globe are pressing governments to direct scarce financial resources to support community-led, job-generating and climate-friendly solutions to waste and toxic pollution, not to polluting incinerators and landfills.

23 September 2011, Quezon City, Philippines. Environmental health and justice groups, community organizations, local government officials and celebrities gathered today for the Anti-Incineration Roadshow [AIRshow], the first in a national series of fora on waste incineration that aims to address the looming waste incineration outbreak in the country.

Septmeber 20, 2011, Quezon City, Philippines. A waste audit conducted by ecogroups and youth groups from Quezon City, Cavite and Laguna revealed that plastic discards are the top debris found in Laguna De Bay.

September 20, 2011, Davao City, Philippines. The pollution watchdog EcoWaste Coalition urge Mayor Sara Duterte and the Davao City officials to cast aside incinerators disguising as “waste-to-energy” facilities proposed by foreign companies Herhof and Sinovia Capital.

September 10, 2011, Quezon City, Philippines. Residents from communities affected by “state-of-the-art” incinerator plants expressed alarm over Senate Bill 225 proposed by Senator Antonio Trillanes’ which aims to amend the Clean Air Act of 1999 to allow use of burn technologies as a quick-fix solution to the country’s garbage woes.

The Foundation for the Defense of the Environment (Fundación para la defensa del ambiente, FUNAM) reported today that the cement factory located in Yocsina (Córdoba) that is owned by the multinational corporation Holcim, “releases cancerous dioxins into the air at levels that are higher than those allowed under the National Law on Hazardous Waste 24051.” FUNAM confirmed this through two technical reports conducted by Universidad Tecnológica Nacional which confirm this serious offense.

Cancun, Mexico. December 2, 2010. The Global Alliance of Wastepickers and Allies, through its representatives from Latin America, South Africa, and India, is in Cancun to speak out against Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects that fund waste incinerators and landfills, causing the displacement of recyclers and their undeniable and historic contribution to greenhouse gas mitigation.

The case for ending taxpayer and ratepayer subsidies that harm public health, environment, climate, and forest

An Bord Pleanala have today refused permission to Indaver Ireland to build hazardous and municipal waste incinerators at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, plans for which were initially announced by Indaver in April 2001.

On March 1, Latin America celebrated Recyclers Day. Informal sector recyclers from several countries including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile marched in the streets and raised their demands for different public policies on waste.

The two day regional workshop towards Zero Waste Himalaya’s organized by Khangchendzonga Conservation Committee jointly with Rural Management and Development Department, Government of Sikkim with support from Thanal, Global greengrant fund, Centre for Environment Education under Parivariyan Mitra program brought participants from across the Himalayan states together at chumbi on 17-18th May 2011 to discuss on the growing solid waste issue. The first day session were chaired by Hon’ble Mayor, Gangtok Municipal Cooperation, Hon’ble MP, Lok Sabha along with Jayakumar, Director Thanal and Ajeer Vidya , Deer Park Institute, Himachal.

Yuyun Ismawati, a 2009 recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, made a strong pitch for composting to effectively tackle the garbage disposal crisis faced by developing countries, including the Philippines.

Il 1° dicembre 2010, per la 9a Giornata Mondiale contro l’incenerimento dei rifiuti, a Capannori e a Trapani, in Italia, a Cancun, in Messico, Quezon City, nelle Filippine, a Santiago del Cile, a Berkeley, USA, a Bruxelles, Belgio, un’alleanza internazionale di gruppi di cittadini chiede la fine dei sussidi pubblici per gli impianti d’incenerimento.

November 30, Chennai, India. As the world’s environment ministers convene a UN meeting in Mexico to address climate change, leaders of the Alliance of Indian Wastepickers (AIW) gathered in Chennai to offer their own solution to climate change and decry false solutions such as “waste-to-energy”. The leaders warned that two such “Refuse Derived Fuel” (RDF) plants are proposed for Chennai; if implemented, these plants would displace wastepickers, thus reducing recycling, increasing unemployment and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, all while adding costs to the public. They warned that these plants are part of a national trend towards privatising waste management, resulting in higher costs, loss of livelihoods, and worse environmental outcomes. Ministers should instead look to the wastepickers to solve problems of waste and climate change.

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), comprising of over 650 members from 92 countries, urged people, industries, and governments to formally commit to “Zero Waste” policies. That means designing waste out of the system with prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, instead of resorting to dirty and unsustainable technologies like incineration and landfilling. GAIA cited toxic pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and high costs of incineration among the reasons for shifting to Zero Waste approaches.

Belarusian public environmental organizations are extremely concerned about the plans to build waste incinerators in regional centers and other cities of Belarus. According to independent experts from Belarussian NGOs - Center for Environmental Solutions and the environmental network Green Alliance, these incinerators can pose a serioius threat to human health and make environmental situation in Belarus much worse.

Tianjin (China), 6 October 2010. Speaking at the United Nations negotiations on climate change, leaders of wastepicker organizations denounced waste-to-energy technologies and demanded recognition and financial support for their contribution to fighting climate change.

4 October 2010, Quezon City. As government representatives converge in Tianjin, China for a crucial week-long climate meeting starting today, an environmental health and justice alliance urged negotiators from the Philippines and elsewhere to acknowledge the huge climate and livelihood benefits of recycling, and to recognize and respect informal recyclers. The Tianjin climate change conference is the last leg of negotiations before the final summit in Cancun, Mexico in November 2010.

8th August 2010. Bir, Himachal Pradesh. 50 participants representing 24 organizations across the Himalayas assembled at Deer Park Institute in Bir, Himachal Pradesh from 5th to 8th August 2010 to discuss their concerns on climate change and waste, and decided to work together beyond borders to stop trashing Himalayas and to restore it to a clean, ecologically sound, just, peaceful and healthy Himalayas.

[Denpasar, July 3, 2010] - In commemoration of International Plastic-Bag Free Day (IPBFD) on July 3, 2010, four environmentally concerned organizations are joining forces for a public campaign event in Bali on July 4, 2010. Indonesia’s second largest retailer Hypermart is hosting the event, which encourages the public to reduce single-use plastic bags by bringing their own bags for shopping.

Quezon City, Philippines. July 3, 2010. Wearing plastic bags over their heads, Zero Waste and climate campaigners today interacted with consumers at a busy public market in Quezon City in a bid to dissuade them from the thoughtless consumption of plastic bags.

Brussels, Belgium. 30th June 2010. GAIA’s new report “When the EU wastes the climate” warns about the negative impacts on the climate and sustainability stemming from current EU policies to reward energy from incineration.

Frontline Communities and Teamsters Demand Clean Air, Good Jobs and Justice Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 27, 2010 – Environmental justice advocates from across the U.S., the Teamsters Union, and neighborhood residents marched together this morning to the world’s largest waste incinerator to demand its closure. Representatives of Detroit’s pollution-impacted communities and their allies from across the country united to press the city’s Mayor for a just transition from burning waste to building resiliency in the face of ill-health, a crumbling economy, and the global climate crisis.

Teamsters, environmental justice groups demand smarter, cleaner options

GAIA warns about the nomination of Connie Hedegaard as EU commissioner for climate action because of her support to a dirty technology such as incineration. When compared the emissions of an incinerator produce more CO2 [1] than a gas or coal power plant.

Pachuca, December 16th, 2009: the state of Hidalgo banned municipal solid waste incineration. Hidalgo became the 4th state in Mexico to outlaw municipal solid waste incineration.

Environmental and public interest groups across the continent applauded the announcement that a new Massachusetts waste plan will retain and strengthen the moratorium on increased incineration of municipal solid waste, and introduce new measures to reduce waste dramatically.

Copenhagen, 7 December 2009 – Fifteen million people worldwide make a living from waste picking. They collect, sort, clean and in some cases, process these recyclables, returning them to industry as an inexpensive and low-carbon raw material. Wastepickers are incredibly efficient recyclers – and can achieve recycling rates higher than 80%. Their recycling work reduces emissions up to 25 times more than incineration does. Wastepickers significantly reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions through recycling rates, and could further reduce emissions given proper support.

3 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark. As the world’s governments convene here in Copenhagen to solve the unfolding climate crisis, polluting industries are putting up a fight. The incinerator industry, one of the world’s dirtiest, is trying to repackage itself as a “climate solution” in order to grab climate subsidies meant to support the development of clean technologies.

26 November 2009, Alaminos City, Philippines. A visiting Indian national who has been working with rural tourist destinations in crafting Zero Waste programs boosted the ongoing drive of the government and people of Alaminos City to win the war on garbage.

Warsaw, Poland -- An announcement from the Polish city of Bydgoszcz that it plans to end its waste separation collection scheme by the end of this year end has been criticised by CEE Bankwatch Network's member group Polish Green Network. The proposed move comes as Bydgoszcz looks to become the first Polish city to receive EU funds for the development of a new waste incinerator by 2012. [1]

DISHA has joined groups around the world in pushing for Zero Waste as a climate-friendly choice over waste disposal technologies such as landfills and incinerators, including “waste to energy”, plasma, gasification, and cement kiln incineration.

(Parade lion waste monster to warn people of health and environmental hazards of wasting) In an audacious demonstration of solidarity and resolve, environmental advocates today vowed to redouble their efforts in pursuing sustainable consumption and Zero Waste solutions to help avert the climate crisis.

30 September 2009, Quezon City, Philippines. An international coalition of public interest citizens’ groups has called for local,national and global support for Zero Waste as key component of the country’s strategy to mitigate climate change and disaster.

15 September 2009, Alaminos City, Philippines. The City of Hundred Islands is taking further action to promote a vibrant and eco-conscious city by embracing and nurturing a vision en route for Zero Waste.

09 June 2009. Bonn, Germany: The Clean Development Mechanism’s waste projects undermine the livelihoods of poor people and increase greenhouse gas emissions, say a group of grassroots recyclers attending the United Nations climate change negotiations.

Los proyectos con residuos pertenecientes al MDL afectan negativamente a los mas pobres e incrementan las emisiones de gases

Groups say no to special interest handouts for garbage burners

As delegates from governments, industry associations and public interest groups start to converge in Geneva for the second International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM2), a global coalition today released a “Citizens’ Report” calling for robust and faster action towards chemical safety.

La activista Yuyun Ismawati, de la organización BaliFokus, ganó el premio Goldman.BaliFokus trabaja junto con la Alianza Global por Alternativas a la Incineración (GAIA) por la erradicación de la incineración de residuos y la aplicación de programas de Basura Cero.

18 February, 2009. Naples, Italy. Around 150 experts, professionals, government leaders and environmental activists from more than 20 countries around the world gather in Naples, Italy for the 5th Zero Waste International Dialog from February 18 to 21, 2009 to tackle waste issues.

Un nuevo estudio publicado hoy muestra que la quema de productos que contienen mercurio libera cerca de 200 toneladas de mercurio a la atmósfera cada año.

A new study released today around the world shows that the burning of mercury-added products contributes upwards of 200 tons of mercury to the atmosphere every year, comprising 10 percent of the mercury that enters the earth’s atmosphere through human activities.

A string quartet today serenaded the members of the House of Representatives, calling on solons to sign a Parliamentarians' Petition urging the Austrian government to cancel the P503-million loan used to fund for the defunct Austrian Medical Waste Incinerator Project.

Organizaciones ambientalistas y ciudadanas proponen la estrategia "Basura Cero" para Ciudad de México

El film ha tenido una respuesa fenomenal en todo el mundo y ya está disponible en Árabe, Holandés, Inglés, Francés, Alemán, Hebreo, Portugues, Ruso, Español, Taiwanes y Tailandés.

Launched on December 4, 2007, the Story of Stuff website has now been viewed by 4.8 million people in 228 countries and territories around the world as well as in thousands of classrooms, conferences, offices, churches, synagogues, public TV channels and community meetings. The film has received a phenomenal response from all over the world, inspiring additional films, study groups, songs, theater pieces and most importantly, a renewed public discourse about alternatives to the toxics-laden, consumer-frenzied focus of today's mainstream economy and culture.

Santa Fe, New Mexico -- Lannan Foundation announced that it has recognized five human rights advocates with Cultural Freedom Awards for 2008. Recipients of the awards represent the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

IndyACT and IndyYOUTH joins the Global Day of Action against Waste and Incineration 1st of December 2008, Beirut, Lebanon. As thousands of government officials, civil society advocates and other participants gather in Poznan, Poland to negotiate a new climate change treaty, a global alliance of public interest groups press for decisive steps to cut green house gas (GHG) emissions from dirty waste disposal practices. Groups from around the world unite to urge governments to adopt Zero Waste strategies, including the reduced use of plastic bags, as a way to fight climate change.