Tag: KOLEKT

21 critical decision points governments must address to optimise EPR regulations

The global spotlight on national waste legislation is intensifying, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) stands at the forefront. EPR offers a compelling solution for financing sustainable waste management, embodying the ‘polluter pays’ principle. Simply put, EPR mandates that producers, importers, and brands take responsibility for the lifecycle of their products, either by directly managing waste […]

EPR Focus: Mandatory vs. Voluntary Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

As of today, some 40 nations have placed the responsibility for the collection of packaging waste or the payment of the waste collection costs with the companies that sell the products and packaging. This regulation, called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), is probably the most effective step taken in decades to generate more funds for waste […]

21.5 tonnes of waste tracked during Rio Carnival with KOLEKT

For the first time, a waste management app was used to track waste collection during Rio Carnival. The KOLEKT app was provided by BVRio to record the activities of Folia Verde, a ‘green carnival’ campaign promoted by the Municipal Secretariat for Environment and Climate (SMAC) of Rio de Janeiro. Over 12 days of festivities, the […]

KOLEKT in demand for EPR legislation development

Fresh from discussions with the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme member countries about financing options for addressing plastic pollution, Kolekt Founder, Thierry Sanders, met with the Kolekt app development team in India last week to discuss future developments that will both improve user experience, but also further develop the architecture for a suite of EPR systems. […]

BVRio delivers training on innovative financing options for addressing plastic pollution in South Asia

This week, the BVRio team delivered a regional training programme on innovative financing options for addressing plastic pollution in the South Asia region. Ministries of the seven nations attended, all keen to know more about Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), plastic credits, and the new Plastic pollution linked bond of the World Bank.  Organised by South […]

Plastic Collective chooses KOLEKT for monitoring and traceability of waste transactions

The Plastic Collective, a leading social enterprise focused on solving the plastic waste epidemic, will start using the KOLEKT waste management app to monitor all its plastics purchasing and processing transactions. The Kolekt mobile solution, developed by BVRio Group company Kolekt, will be used at Plastic Collective partner locations in Ghana and Indonesia. The plastic […]

Enhanced logistics for recycling cooperatives with new trucks and digital tracking of waste flow

Two of the nine waste cooperatives that BVRio is supporting in service improvements have started to receive critical logistics upgrades, including new collection trucks and equipment, and training to digitise waste flow, part of a capacity-building project funded by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Since the beginning of this project phase in August 2024, […]

Circular Credits Mechanism Standard and implementation guidelines for socially inclusive waste recovery activities

Capacity building project expands its impact to benefit nine waste cooperatives in Rio and recycle five metric tonnes of plastic waste

A new phase of BVRio’s capacity building project is underway in Rio de Janeiro involving nine waste cooperatives, eight more than the successful first phase implemented between 2022-23. Now the project is expanding its scope to benefit more waste pickers, who are responsible for over 90% of recycling in Brazil, with the target to collect […]

Project Update: Fishing for… tyres

Each year, 45 countries with the highest vehicle usage rates generate an estimated 29 million metric tons of waste tyres globally [1]. While about 90% of these tyres find new uses, many end up polluting landfills, stockpiles, or natural environments, posing serious health and ecological threats to marine life and coastal ecosystems [2]. Since August, […]