Waste-to-energy plant to be commissioned in Bishkek by year-end

Waste-to-energy plant to be commissioned in Bishkek by year-end

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Environmental and social impacts of waste to energy (WTE) conversion plants

When considering waste to energy as a tool, communities must evaluate the benefits and challenges associated with waste to energy and compare it to th…

Iloilo’s green future at risk? Environmentalists demand transparency on waste-to-energy plans

ILOILO City – A proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) plant here has sparked fierce opposition from a coalition of environmental groups that warn the project could do more harm than good. The newly-formed Green-Empowered Movement is calling on the city government to come clean about the project’s environmental and health risks, decrying the lack of transparency surrounding […]

Open Letter to UN-HABITAT: Stop Promoting Waste-to-Energy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2025 New York, NY– Over one hundred civil society members of GAIA (the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) across five continents signed onto a letter addressed to Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, calling on the organization to cease its promotion of waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration– a harmful and widely discredited waste management approach– and instead uplift just and equitable …

Iloilo's Green Future at Risk? Environmental Groups Demand Transparency on Waste-to-Energy Plans

Environment Groups Expose Lack of Transparency, Cite Health and Climate Risks of WtE Project ILOILO CITY — April 1, 2025 – A proposed Waste-to-Energy