The Fundacio Prevencio de Residus i Consum, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives / Global Anti Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) and partner organizations invite you to join the International Plastic Bag-Free Day on July 3, 2012 by organizing activities to raise awareness on the excessive use of single-use plastic bags.

The EU is threatening waste-pickers' livelihoods and backing projects that may actually increase emissions, says report

UK filmmaker Candida Brady's documentary Trashed, featuring actor Jeremy Irons looks at the growing global crisis of trash, highlighting how human health and the environment are threatened by the pollution from burning and discarding waste. Trashed will receive a special screening at the Cannes film festival, which runs from May 16-27.

After three years of discussions, debates, legal advice, and cumbersome bureaucratic procedures, the Spirit of Youth NGO representing Cairo's recycling communities has finally been given the green light to formally organize the capital's garbage collectors and recyclers in a syndicate.

GAIA’s first decade ended in December 2010—and we spent 2011 putting together stories and images to share a snapshot of the alliance’s collective work. GAIA’s values include taking the time to appreciate one another and to celebrate our success and work together. We hope this report, “GAIA 10: 10 Years of Community Action for Zero Waste Solutions,” will be an opportunity for collective reflection and celebration.

10 reasons why gasification, pyrolysis & plasma incineration are not “green solutions”