Who Pays the Waste Cost? Rethinking Municipal Finance for a Zero Waste Future
Waste has a cost even when it is hidden. Municipalities around the world carry the financial burden of waste collection, disposal, public health impacts, and citizen complaints, even though many of the decisions that generate waste are made upstream by producers and industries. But who pays for waste, and who really should? This formed the […]
ICLEI highlights Finance and Policy reform for Urban Transformation ahead of COP31
ICLEI participated in the Zero Waste Forum organised by the Zero Waste Foundation from 5-7 June 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The Forum convened global leaders, policymakers, innovators, urban authorities, and community stakeholders to drive tangible progress toward a zero waste future. Moderating the high-level session, “Capital for Delivery: Investment, Trade and Industrial Policy on the […]
ICLEI South Asia Impact: Delhi Locality Declared Zero-Waste Community after Awareness Drive
A locality in West Delhi, Arihant Nagar, has been selected as a ‘zero-waste colony’ by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, following an awareness drive on waste management by ICLEI South Asia there. The locality also received an award from Hon’ble Lt Governor of Delhi Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena in this regard on the 2nd of […]