Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme

Manufacturing Pollution

Addressing potentials for Organic Waste in the Circular Economy

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Our technical delivery partner, UNCTAD, will be hosting a side-event to the World Circular Economy Forum 2025!   Opportunities for embedding the bio-economy into national circular economy plans 🗓 Date: 12 May 2025🕒 Time: 2:00 PM GMT -3⌛Duration: 3 hours📍 Venue: In person at Sala da Congregação, FEA-USP, São Paulo, Brazil, or join online. Registration Here Registration is mandatory […]

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Understanding Traceability and Due Diligence in the Leather Supply Chain: Perspectives from Pakistan and Bangladesh 

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Join us for a webinar on leather supply chain traceability!   Understanding Traceability and Due Diligence in the Leather Supply Chain: Perspectives from Pakistan and Bangladesh  🗓 Date: 16 April 2025🕒 Time: 2:00 PM UTC+5 | 11:00 AM CEST | 11:00 AM SAST⌛Duration: 1.5 hours📍 Venue: Online (Zoom) Register here Background The leather industry plays a

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Pakistan’s water paradox: Can a critically water-insecure nation sustain its water dependent economic engines?

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Pakistan is confronting a complex water crisis. Ranked 5th amongst the 23 most water-insecure countries globally in the 2023 Global Water Security Assessment by the United Nations, Pakistan faces low water resource availability, intricate water governance, disparate access to safe drinking water, and limited storage capacity. With about 38% of domestic wastewater effectively treated nationwide,

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Sustainable textiles through upscaling and commercialisation of banana fibre value addition in East Africa

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Uganda ranks among the top ten global producers and consumers of bananas and the highest in Africa, averaging 10 million tonnes annually. However, banana cultivation results in tonnes of post-harvest and processing waste. This Showcase Story highlights the BANATEX EA project which is valorising banana waste through natural fibre production, and assisting rural, marginalised communities in the process.

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Organic residues: A sustainable solution to plastic pollution and development

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Good management of organic residues, a renewable resource, is often overlooked but constitutes a powerful tool to improve livelihoods and tackle plastic pollution. In Kenya, SMEP-supported organic waste projects are showcasing how circular economy principles can benefit communities. By transforming organic residues into valuable products, these initiatives create jobs, empower marginalised groups, and promote sustainable practices.

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Can cities in East Africa become Zero-Waste? An innovative partnership model shows a route to achieve this

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A Kenya-based entrepreneurial partnership between TakaTaka Solutions and Chanzi Ltd – who launched a business model in response to the SMEP Programme grant funding opportunity – has contributed to the scaling of an impactful waste management business model from Kenya into Tanzania.

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