Designing Out Waste: The challenges to full circularity

Certificate of Completion (CoC) "Designing Out Waste: The challenges to full circularity" This verifiable certificate is hereby issued to the holder and serves as proof that all the requirements for the award of the completion certification have been fulfilled. The certificate holder has successfully met the attendance requirements for "Designing Out Waste: The challenges to full circularity" course completion. What is the course about: • The link between waste generation and climate change Discover the environmental impacts of waste generation and how they contribute to climate change. Explore how waste overwhelms cities and the planet ending up in oceans, seas, and landfills. • The key contributors to waste pollution Explore how plastics production and the food industry contribute to waste and how the Circular Economy enables the transition to a more sustainable way of producing goods that consider their entire life cycle. • The problem with recycling Relying on recycling to reduce waste does not address the root of the problem. Discover how waste can be used as a raw material and how our society can move towards better waste management. • Turning challenges into opportunities Explore opportunities to reduce waste generation, promote reuse, and improve waste collection and recycling in critical sectors. Learn about the expansion of deposit-refund schemes, green public procurement (GPP), phasing-out unsustainable subsidies, supporting the development of Circular Economy technologies, and fiscal incentives for recovered or re-used products. • The role of the Circular Economy in waste management Explore how the shift to a Circular Economy is expected to impact waste management strategies by reducing waste generation and emissions, mitigating and preventing environmental degradation and creating economic and social value. • How can we reduce the negative consequences of our consumption habits? Analyze our consumption habits and the resource-extensive systems required to keep up with our waste production. Learn how mindset and behavioral changes are essential to promote the idea that waste is a resource. • The drivers of waste prevention and circularity Policy shifts can reduce waste pollution by incentivizing business and consumer behaviour changes. Discover how an enhanced waste policy supports waste prevention and circularity to recover economic value and reduce environmental impact. • Every action counts Discover how efforts and contributions at the individual, professional, research and industry levels influence our progress toward a Circular Economy. Explore the role we play in preserving our resources and combatting climate change.