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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 14h

Zero waste consistently outperforms incineration and business-as-usual waste management systems in Quezon City, Lagos & Barueri in delivering the greatest reduction in long-term warming according to GAIA's latest publication.

Read the full report (Spanish & English):
www.no-burn.org/resources/ze...

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 18h

Read the GAIA Technical Guidance Series for Policymakers and Financiers on Fast Action on Waste and Methane: www.no-burn.org/tech-guide-w...
#ClimateFinanceForMethaneReduction #WastePickersIntegration #NoOneLeftBehind #ZeroWasteZeroEmissions #MethaneMatters

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 18h

Expensive. Harmful to health. Bad for the climate. Perpetuates inequality. Non-renewable energy. Locks-in the community to decades of burning, creating obstacle to zero waste. That is waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration.

#ClimateFinanceForZeroWaste #ZeroWasteToZeroEmissions

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to our GAIA Africa team members!
We are incredibly proud to celebrate three of our own who have shown incredible leadership and have been selected for distinguished awards & fellowships. Your dedication, passion, and hard work inspire us all.

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #GoForZeroWaste

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 8d

📢Together, we know we are better than burning.

Read the full joint letter on the ''Better than burning'' campaign page: betterthanburning.eu, and join today's Day of Action Against Incineration!

#betterthanburning #goforzerowaste

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 8d

📢We need real solutions like zero waste, not false ones.

Join us on Sept 30 for the Day of Action Against Incineration.

@zerowasteeurope.eu: zerowasteeurope.eu/campaign/bet...

@zerowasteasia.bsky.social:
www.no-burn.org/wp-content/u...

#BurnNot, #GoForZeroWaste! #BetterThanBurning

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 12d

We’re at #ClimateWeekNYC bringing the call for #zerowaste and environmental justice to the global stage.

GAIA is a proud member of the @cjaourpower.bsky.social. Here's to grassroots movements championing #climatejustice and community-led change! #ClimateWeek

GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 12d

🌍🚫 From Europe to Asia, Africa, and beyond—incineration is NOT the solution.

It’s time for a global moratorium on waste incineration and a commitment to real zero waste solutions that protect people and the planet.

👉 Learn more: www.betterthanburning.eu

#StopTheBurn #BurnNot #GoForZeroWaste

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 14d

Read more about the campaign against incineration here:
www.no-burn.org/clearing-the...

#BurnNot #GoForZeroWaste

Clearing the Air: The Truth Behind Waste Incineration - GAIA

News September 5, 2025: Merci Ferrer named a Clean Air Fund 2025 Urban Clean Air Champion September 3, 2025: Habitat Map features project in their citizen scientists blog July 22, 2025: ALFIKR-- WALHI...

www.no-burn.org

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 14d

We celebrate Merci Ferrer, co-convenor of War On Waste–Break Free From Plastic Negros Oriental & GAIA Asia Pacific Board President! Her advocacy mobilized Dumaguete to block a toxic incinerator.

Meet her & the 2025 Clean Air Fund Urban Champions
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/20...

#GoForZeroWaste

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 16d

Access the publications here:

www.no-burn.org/tech-guide-w...

GAIA Technical Guidance Series for Policymakers and Financiers on Fast Action on Waste and Methane - GAIA

Following the commitments within the Global Methane Pledge and the COP29 Declaration to Reduce Methane from Organic Waste (ROW declaration), signatory countries have pledged to significantly reduce wa...

www.no-burn.org

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 16d

Citizens across Europe are making their voices heard: ‘ We say NO to waste incineration’.

Join the ‘’Better than burning: stories from communities fighting incineration’’ webinar and hear from activists like
@gaiazerowaste.bsky.social Brex Arevalo.

Register now: zurl.co/U4F5P

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 16d

PUBLICATION ALERT! Check out our latest publications, GAIA Technical Guidance Series for Policymakers and Financiers.

This series will ensure implementation of methane reduction measures is aligned with the Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Waste & Methane.

#GoForZeroWaste

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us in Addis Ababa for #AfricaClimateWeek and #AfricaClimateSummit tomorrow, Sept 9. GAIA Africa's Niven Reddy joins the panel: "Beyond Emissions" on how multilateralism is essential to unlock a fair and financed justice-based energy transition.

#JustTransition #GoForZeroWaste

Fossil Fuel Treaty @fossiltreaty.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Fossil Fuel Treaty @fossiltreaty.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌍✨ Africa Climate Week & Africa Climate Summit are almost here!
As African leaders gather in Addis Ababa, alongside key stakeholders, they have an opportunity to set the tone for climate solutions ahead of COP30 by addressing the root cause of the crisis: coal, oil and gas.

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Sep 5

GAIA stands in solidarity with GAIA Asia Pacific, our colleagues, members, and the people of Indonesia in this difficult and defining moment.

"As advocates for environmental justice, we affirm that social, economic, and ecological justice are inseparable."

#InSolidarity
#SocialJustice

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · Sep 4

💚 Join Zero Waste Europe!

We're hiring a Packaging & Reuse Policy Officer (60%, maternity cover) in Belgium until Mar 2026.

Apply by 14/09 👉 zurl.co/hBTIr

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Sep 3

A new GAIA report shows that waste incineration makes the climate crisis worse.

On Sept 4, join our press conference during #ClimateWeek2025 to learn why #zerowaste - not incinerators - is the path to real methane cuts and climate justice.

Register ⤵️
www.linkedin.com/events/73686...

#COP30

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our 2025 US EJ Action Microfunds Grant's still open! $2,500 grants for frontline-led US orgs working on
♻️ #Zerowaste
🔥Incineration& “chemical recycling”
🛢️Plastics &methane
🔋Battery harms

Apply by Sept 8
www.no-burn.org/wp-content/u...
#EnvironmentalJustice #GoForZeroWaste @breakfreefromplastic.org

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Aug 29

"...the latest version removed explicit production caps and softened language on chemicals of concern, drawing criticism from countries and civil society groups seeking stronger measures."

Read more:
eutoday.net/global-plast...

@zerowasteeurope.eu
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise

EU Today screenshot: Global Plastics Treaty Talks in Geneva Conclude Without Agreement

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Aug 27

The 2025 Africa #zerowasteacademy concluded with a graduation ceremony last month.

We're incredibly proud of every participant. Their #zerowaste projects truly showcased the power of innovation &community action.💚

Join us on the next one!
#AfricaForZeroWaste #breakfreefromplastic #GoForZeroWaste

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Aug 26

"While a vast majority of countries supported measures such as cutting plastic production...progress was repeatedly blocked by a small bloc of oil-producing nations calling themselves the 'like-minded countries'."

newsinfo.inquirer.net/2096266/plas...

#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #couragenotcompromise

Philippine Daily Inquirer screenshot: No deal: Plastic treaty talks end in collapse, chaos, calls for change

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Climate One @climateone.org · Aug 22

Battery storage has largely escaped the attacks levied by the Trump administration on clean energy. And the storage capabilities of batteries has expanded rapidly. How close are we to 24/7 renewable power brought to you by battery storage?

Tune in: listen.climateone.org/coWBGL3d?sid...

Batteries Now Included

The Trump administration has taken aim at green energy, but one technology has largely been left untouched: batteries to store wind and solar electricity. How soon before renewables plus batteries can...

listen.climateone.org

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Aug 22

#zerowaste is better together! 🌏🌍

#GoForZeroWaste #GAIA25

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · Aug 21

We love a good zero waste exchange💚

Froilan Grate from @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social Asia Pacific joined us for a lively discussion on reuse, alternatives to incineration, zero-waste cities, textiles, movement building... You name it!

Learn more about the GAIA AP's work: www.no-burn.org/asia-pacific/

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Aug 22

"Ana Rocha, Global Plastics Policy Director at GAIA, argued that the draft text in fact undermines the aspirations of more than 100 countries seeking stronger plastic waste management in the future."

Read:
www.metrotvnews.com/read/koGCdO1...

#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #CourageNotCompromise

Metrotvnews: UN Plastic Pollution Talks in Geneva Extended, End Without Breakthrough

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