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The magazine published by UNIQLO, "THE POWER OF CLOTHING" Vol21. - [Special Feature] Reducing Single-use Plastics  - is now available in English and Japanese.   UNEP-IETC has been working with many stakeholders includes international organizations, national government, and private sectors in various fields of waste management.

UNEP is now seeking the evaluation specialist for following projects; Term Eval of 3 UNEP Projects, 531, 2 Secretariat Support to Global Partnership on Waste Manage; 531, 1 Global Waste Management Outlook & 534, 1 Delivering Integrated Waste Solutions In the UN Inspira link below you will find the detailed vacancy announcement (Job opening ID: 19-United Nations Environment Programme-126937-Consultant).

Call for Landfill Closure Expertise Consultant The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) (

The Ministry of the Environment Japan (MoEJ), organised the Workshop on Synergies in Mercury Waste Management in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and the International Environmental Technology Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP IETC) on 30th and 31st May 2019 in Osaka, Japan.

IETC convened a Global Dialogue with the Private Sector: Technology Solutions for Holistic Waste Management, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan, Osaka City and the Global Environment Centre Foundation, 21-23 May 2019. 

Mottainai is a term of Japanese origin that has been used to encourage people to "reduce, reuse and recycle". Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai used the term at the United Nations as a slogan to promote environmental protection.

In this short video, a field research has been conducted to measure mercury in the air at one of East Africa's largest open dumpsites. 

Do you realise the impact the plastic you use makes on the world around you? If you can't reuse it, refuse it.   

The GWMO is the first of a series of Outlooks. The publication provides a general overview of the state of Waste Management globally and it is being complemented by regional and thematic Waste Management Outlooks for Asia, Central Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Mountain Regions and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Regional Outlooks allow for deeper analyses and propose recommendations better tailored to each region. 

Mountain regions affect the whole world. Their vitality is essential for downstream food security, as freshwater from mountain regions feeds agriculture. They are also sources of drinking water, and sites of production for renewable energy such as hydropower, solar, wind, and biogas. Mountain litter is a problem because it reduces the intrinsic value of nature, degrades the environment and pollutes landscapes downstream.

The small urban capital of Bhutan, Thimphu, is on the rise.