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In celebration of the International Women’s Day, UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre is pleased to announce the launch of the video series, GENDER AND WASTE NEXUS. The waste sector is assumed to be gender neutral, but gender inequalities and norms are embedded in almost every aspect of waste management, leading to a gendered division of labour.

https://youtu.be/w0zyw_gSJjMThis video was produced by the CSIR (South Africa) for the launch of the Africa Waste Management Outlook (June 2018).   

Gender and waste nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal Three representative stories from the latest report 'Gender and waste nexus' are now available on our Youtube channel.  

https://youtu.be/polAo_vXdQMThe UN Environment Programme released the first Waste Management Outlook for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the 4th session of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. The SIDS Waste Management Outlook provides an analysis on the current state of waste management in SIDS regions and proposes solutions to improve waste management.

Mottainai is a term of Japanese origin that has been used to encourage people to "reduce, reuse and recycle". Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai used the term at the United Nations as a slogan to promote environmental protection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84yw006uRkg 

In this short video, a field research has been conducted to measure mercury in the air at one of East Africa's largest open dumpsites.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQHBkfUkVj8 

Do you realise the impact the plastic you use makes on the world around you? If you can't reuse it, refuse it.    https://youtu.be/zw-uYRKNJ_w