Costas Velis has consulted for UNEP - International Environmental Technology Centre, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), EMG, the Resources and Waste Advisory Group ...
Around the world, waste generation rates are rising. In 2020, the world was estimated to generate 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.79 kilograms per person per day.
Rounds of applause spread throughout the county’s first floor conference room as community members were told that two solid waste sites would not yet being closed by the county.
Management of solid wastes and sewage are the subject of Chapter 21 of Agenda 21, which recognized that "environmentally sound management of wastes was among the environmental issues of major concern ...
The Kiteezi landfill near Kampala was expanded as part of the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project, allowing for the storage and treatment of ...
The Tribunal raised serious doubts about the "zero gap" claim between waste generation and treatment across 16 Urban Local ...
The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency leader oversaw the county's solid waste management system for four years.