United States and Canada
In the U.S. and Canada, GAIA is supporting local campaigns against the construction of new
waste incinerators, the expansion of older facilities, and the adoption
of incentives for these polluting technologies at the state and
national levels. Learn more.
In the Spotlight
Zero Waste Interview
In this interview by Deer Park Institute, Ravi Gulati of New Delhi, India, talks about the importance of viewing waste in the spirit of nature, where there is no waste and where all discards are used rather than hidden from view.
BURNING RECYCLING
by Ananda Lee Tan, Gary Liss and Matt Leonard, Resource Recycling
by Ananda Lee Tan, Gary Liss and Matt Leonard, Resource Recycling
Community recycling efforts around the country are getting burned by incineration. Despite financial numbers that don’t add up, why is incineration of solid waste – and recoverable materials – for energy recovery on the rise? What policies and incentives need to change to turn down the heat?
End of Moratorium in Massachusetts: A Mistake
by Monica Wilson, GAIA
May 8th, 2013
by Monica Wilson, GAIA
May 8th, 2013
On May 6, 2013, two papers in the Midwest ran articles that should be required reading for any city considering incineration.
A World without Landfills? It’s Closer than You Think
by Jen Soriano, yesmagazine.org
by Jen Soriano, yesmagazine.org
Two recipients of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize are working to abolish the practice of sending trash to landfills and incinerators. And the idea is catching on.
Colombian activist's work earns environmental prize
by Chris Kraul, latimes.com
April 15th, 2013
by Chris Kraul, latimes.com
April 15th, 2013
Nohra Padilla spent her childhood at a garbage dump in Colombia’s capital before going on to organize the city’s poor recyclers. Now the activist, who travels the world giving talks about waste management, has won one of the world’s most prestigious environmental prizes.
Metro Vancouver should end garbage incineration: study
by Jeff Nagel, Surrey Leader
April 2nd, 2013
by Jeff Nagel, Surrey Leader
April 2nd, 2013
A new report urges Metro Vancouver not to build any new waste-to-energy plants and that its existing garbage incinerator in Burnaby be phased out
