From fire to loops (with Claire Arkin & Rossano Ercolini)

Is incineration, burning waste, a good idea? Answer: No. In this episode of Love Zero Waste we’ll explore how incineration is hindering the closing of the loops and the transition towards a circular economy, and what the more sustainable alternatives are (spoiler alert: designing out waste!). Learn how the now world-famous town in Italy, Capannori chose another path than incineration and developed a locally adapted waste management plan, a solution that has panned out so well, that it has inspired more than 400 European municipalities to do the same. Also hosts Evelina Lundqvist and Malin Leth have a lot to say on the topic of incineration, “Burning waste - is never actually zero waste”. Guests in this episode are Claire Arkin of Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Rossano Ercolini, president of Zero Waste Europe and co-initiator of the no-burn success story in Capannori, Italy. Sources WIEGO: A technical guide on waste to energy alternatives https://www.wiego.org/sites/default/files/publications/file/IJgosse_waste-incineration_informal_livelihoods_WIEGO_TB11.pdf GAIA, the story of Capannori, https://www.no-burn.org/the-story-of-capannori-a-zero-waste-champion/ Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, GAIA, https://www.no-burn.org/ Burning issue: are waste-to-energy plants a good idea? (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/28/burning-issue-are-waste-to-energy-plants-a-good-idea Trends in Solid Waste Management (World Bank) https://datatopics.worldbank.org/what-a-waste/trends_in_solid_waste_management.html Incineration (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incineration Is burning plastic waste a good idea? (National Geographic) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/should-we-burn-plastic-waste/ Support our work through Patreon You can make a one-time or even a monthly donation, starting at 5 USD. Your contribution will help us create more episodes of Love Zero Waste, with even richer content. Your support means the world to us! https://www.patreon.com/lovezerowaste Credits Hosts and creators: Malin Leth and Evelina Lundqvist Jingle by Michael Steinkellner of Merlinn Sound, http://merlinnsound.com Initiators of the Love Zero Waste community: Evelina Lundqvist and Alexandra Poetz Love Zero Waste is a collaboration between Circulous, http://circulous.biz and The Good Tribe, http://thegoodtribe.com.