14/11/2024 Capacity building project expands its impact to benefit nine waste cooperatives in Rio and recycle five tonnes of plastic waste
09/09/2024 Fishing for Litter: Campaign removes 2,000 tyres from Guanabara Bay, in Rio, for recycling
27/08/2024 10 million kgs of waste traded through innovative app helping informal waste pickers in developing countries
01/08/2024 BVRio initiative removes 5.3 tonnes of waste from Raimundo Island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro
12/06/2024 BVRio leads two beach cleaning actions removing nearly 2 tonnes of waste for World Oceans Day
29/02/2024 ‘Cooperate to Recycle’: project seeks to turn waste into opportunities for workers and recycling market effectiveness
19/01/2024 Fishing for Litter marks 25 tons of waste removed from Guanabara Bay in ‘Clean Bay’ celebration
05/12/2023 Pioneering report addresses challenges in Brazil’s textile industry and proposes paths to circular fashion transformation
08/11/2023 Trash Tech – how a mobile app for recycling, that doesn’t even require the user to have a phone, is helping waste pickers grow their income and their business
27/04/2023 Project encouraging recycling in Rio concludes pilot phase with a legacy for waste management in the city
06/09/2022 Sofas bogged down in the mangroves of Guanabara Bay; a look into Rio’s seacoast swamped with mattresses and upholstered furniture
23/08/2022 Tetra Pak carton recycling initiative begins in Vietnam benefitting hundreds of informal waste pickers
17/08/2022 Flip-flops, upholstery foam, plastic and sofas – the surprising catches Guanabara Bay fishers are making
14/09/2021 Spotlight on Impact: Coopgaleão, Brazil “With funding we have been able to lease a conveyor belt to help with operations.”
17/08/2021 Spotlight on Impact: “We can increase the pay, by 50%, of around 30 members who work as waste pickers and sorters”
10/08/2021 Spotlight on Impact: Funding helps “dignify work and improve the quality of life of waste collectors”
01/12/2020 Tetra Pak call for suppliers of 25,000 tonnes/year of used beverage cartons in India and Vietnam
23/10/2020 Pedro Moura Costa elected new representative to the PREVENT Waste Alliance steering committee
