Improving framework conditions on municipal level

Working group

Challenges

2 billion people lack access to basic waste collection worldwide

Around 5% of global greenhouse gases are emitted by waste sector

Doubled municipal waste generation per capita over the last decade

1.3 billion tons of food waste per year

Objectives of the working group

Support stakeholders in adapting legal and organizational framework conditions that enable a circular economy and functional recycling and waste management
Advise the development of sustainable operator and business models involving the private sector
Promote knowledge transfer and training of experts and leaders in low- and middle-income countries
Strengthen political commitment and public relations
Develop and disseminate environmental standards
Support municipalities in the sustainable management of organic waste

“PREVENT is unique with its openness to national and international stakeholders and its matchmaking sessions. We need such networks to move forward together towards a circular economy.”

Stefan Kohlwes, Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), Project Leader.

“The PREVENT Waste Alliance is a great opportunity to establish the topic of circular economy on a worldwide level as it brings together actors from the different sectors by establishing a platform on which the various activities can be harmonised and a knowledge transfer facilitated.”

Dr. Sven Schaller, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ), Coordinator International Affairs.

Pilot projects

In two pilot projects, innovative solutions for improving the framework conditions in different contexts will be tested. The recommendations and programs developed are based on the specific local conditions and are intended to serve as a basis for further measures on site.

German-MENA university network for waste management and circular economy.

Guideline for organic waste treatment in East Africa.

Why join?

We combine perspectives and expertise in a large group of diverse players operating at all levels of the waste management and circular economy sector
We develop guidelines and trainings on the basis of the working group’s expertise, for example regarding the management of organic waste
We promote best practises and model projects that can be shared and upscaled in low- and middle-income countries

Become a member!

You are active in the field of waste management and circular economy or you are a stakeholder in the plastic or electronics value chains? You want to intensify your cooperation with partners?