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This case study examines a community-led buyback centre in the Vrygrond informal settlement of Cape Town, detailing its role in diverting waste from landfills and providing essential income to local waste reclaimers.

This case study by GreenCape examines the City of Cape Town's (CCT) '50/Fifty' refuse bin procurement programme, which uses circular procurement to integrate recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) into municipal infrastructure. By requiring bins to be made from 50% recyclate and implementing a closed-loop exchange system for damaged bins, the city has reduced landfill waste, lowered procurement costs, and supported local job creation and industry resilience.

This case study describes a resource synergy facilitated by the Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) between Advanced Technical Sock Industries (ATSI), The Care Bear Project, and The Courier Guy to repurpose industrial waste as stuffing for teddy bears.

This case study describes a circular economy intervention facilitated by the Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) to connect a plastic crate manufacturer with a local recycler of HDPE and PP plastics.

This fact sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative details a EUR 350 million perpetual green bond issued by Citycon on November 22, 2019, to fund environmental improvements in urban shopping centres.

This fact sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative details a EUR 750 million green bond issued by Assicurazioni Generali on October 1, 2019, marking several firsts for the Italian insurance and financial corporate sectors.

This fact sheet details a CNY 5 billion (USD 704 million) green bond issued by China Zheshang Bank on September 20, 2019, to fund 11 projects across five categories aligned with the People's Bank of China (PBoC) green bond catalogue.

This fact sheet details a JPY 5 billion (USD 46 million) green bond issued by Daiken Corporation on September 20, 2019, to fund circular economy initiatives in Japan, specifically the reuse of construction waste and volcanic soil in manufacturing plants.

The Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (CIFI) issued a USD 200 million green bond programme on August 28, 2019, marking the first green bond issued in Panama.

A fact sheet detailing a CNY300 million green bond issued by Hangzhou United Rural Commercial Bank on August 16, 2019, to fund solar energy, water distribution, and recycling projects in China.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative analyzes the state of green bonds and sustainable infrastructure in New Zealand as of August 2019. It details the country's climate policy landscape, the growth of its green debt market, and identifies investment opportunities across five key sectors: renewable energy, low-carbon transport, sustainable water management, sustainable waste management, and green buildings.

This fact sheet details a SEK 1bn (USD 107.8m) green bond issued by Electrolux on March 27, 2019, with a five-year tenor maturing on March 27, 2024. The bond is a senior unsecured instrument intended to finance projects across energy, buildings, waste management, and industrial processes, aligned with the company's sustainability promises.

This fact sheet describes a USD 48.8 million green bond issuance by RethinkWaste, a joint powers authority in San Mateo County, California, to fund waste management and bioenergy projects.

A fact sheet detailing a CNY 980 million green Asset-Backed Security (ABS) issued by Shenzhen Energy Environmental Engineering Co. Ltd. on April 26, 2019, to fund new waste-to-energy plants.

This fact sheet details a CNY200 million green bond issued by Xinjiang New Energy (Group) Co., Ltd. on June 17, 2019, to refinance operational renewable energy and waste treatment projects in China.

This fact sheet from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details how the lifecycle of plastic—from fossil fuel extraction to disposal—contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and threatens the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

The Bank of Lanzhou issued a CNY 2bn (USD 29m) green bond on April 4, 2019, to fund 13 projects in waste treatment, water supply, urban transit, energy efficiency, and solar energy. The bond is rated G3 (Medium Green) by China Bond Rating and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 20,600 tons annually while recycling significant amounts of scrap metal, plastic, and cardboard.

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is developing 'Clean and Green', a sanitation implementation framework for rural smallholder communities. The framework integrates health risk management (the 'Clean' track) with the productive reuse of local waste resources (the 'Green' track) to support multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This briefing by the South African Institute of International Affairs outlines the objectives and expected outcomes of the 4th Session of the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA-4). The session focuses on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, aiming to address unsustainable consumption and production patterns to support the UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.