Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 6/2023

Managing waste

Waste exports

The rich countries practice waste colonialism

Industrialised countries are disposing of large volumes of their waste in poorer countries. The consequences are disastrous

Megacity

How Nairobi fights its waste

Kenya’s capital and metropolitan area are engaged in an internal battle against waste. There is hope that the struggle will eventually be won

Safe disposal

Sal leaves: a traditional South Asian alternative to plastic

Producing sal-leaf tableware is no longer only an informal micro-scale business in India

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Waste management

Small steps towards a triple goal

Various efforts are underway to improve the waste situation in Mexico

Transformative agenda

115 plastic cups in the belly of a whale

Indonesia struggles with the waste of 280 million people. All too often, it ends up in the sea

Garbage

How Mexican landfills become ganglands

Organised crime controls informal waste management in Mexico

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Composting

High-impact partnership for waste management

The cities of Moshi in Tanzania and Tübingen in Germany have formed a climate partnership.