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This pamphlet introduces the latest activities of Kitakyushu Urban Centre.

Bhutan faces mounting pressure on its municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems. Its capital city, Thimphu, generates approximately 50 tonnes of MSW per day, of which roughly 30 tonnes per day is organic (wet) waste that is currently deposited at the Memelakha landfill — an ageing open-dumpsite already well beyond its intended lifespan. At the...

What a Waste 3.0 is the third edition of the World Bank Group’s What a Waste series, following the 2012 and 2018 publications. It updates and expands these earlier publications and provides a global reference dataset on municipal solid waste in the context of a transition toward circularity, drawing on the most recent publicly accessible data from...

This is a guidebook for the "City-to-City Collaboration for Zero Carbon Society" program (C3P) developed by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan since fiscal 2013. This publication is intended for potential stakeholders of the C3P, including local governments and private companies in Japan and abroad.

This brochure introduces the outline and ongoing 25 projects of the City-to-City Collaboration for Zero-Carbon Society Program (C3P) by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

This study explored the governance structure that supported the implementation of the European plastic circular economy by examining the relationships among legal requirements, technical standards, industrial practices, and digital infrastructure. In recent years, the European Union (EU) has strengthened its circular economy policies through...

Transparency and traceability of materials within supply chains are becoming increasingly important, as reflected in recent EU policies and growing consumer demand. In addition, companies adopting sustainable practices—such as procuring recycled plastics—require robust methods to substantiate and verify their sustainability efforts. This paper...

Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) is gaining popularity in Indonesia as a promising solution for processing large volumes of municipal solid waste (MSW), extending landfill lifespans, and facilitating both material and thermal recycling. The quantity and quality of RDF are critically dependent on the input waste composition and the selection of materials...

This pamphlet introduces the latest activities of Kitakyushu Urban Centre.

This recipe book is a collection of dishes prepared during the cooking sessions of the "Workshop on 1.5℃ Lifestyles in Kitakyushu," which focuses on addressing global warming. It features easy and delicious recipes that can be made at home, incorporating ideas to reduce food waste and using alternative meats and seasonal vegetables.