Since 2019, ACR+ has been running the More Circularity, Less Carbon campaign, aiming to support several cities and regions among ACR+ members to assess the carbon footprint of municipal waste and determine priorities to reduce the associated carbon emissions. For that, ACR+ partnered with its member Zero Waste Scotland to use a tool going beyond weight-based waste measurement: the Carbon Metrics International (CMI). The CMI helps decision-makers to understand how prevention waste measures can contribute to reducing CO2 emissions.
Seven ACR+ Members participated in the campaign and analysed the carbon footprint of their municipal waste: the Pays de la Loire Region, the City of Genoa, the Brussels Capital Region, the City of Odense, Ireland, the Province of Navarra, and the City of Belfast. Overall, the carbon footprints of municipal waste present strong similarities in all territories, allowing to draw some preliminary conclusions. In particular, the embodied impact of waste is much more significant than the emissions linked with waste collection, treatment, and recovery.
This webinar will share the lessons learnt from the More Circularity, Less Carbon campaign. It will show that cities and regions are crucial players to reduce the carbon footprint of several key sectors by implementing ambitious yet feasible actions to prevent losses and waste, extend the lifetime of products, and close the loops of materials.
