Mexico City, is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico, a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters. The city has a population of approximately nine million people on a land area of 1,485 square kilometers. The population of Greater Mexico City is 21.3 million, which makes it the largest metropol...
La Ciudad de México es la capital de México y la ciudad más poblada en América del Norte. La ciudad de México es uno de los centros culturales y financieros más importantes en América. Está ubicada en el Valle de México, un gran valle en la meseta del centro de México, a una altitud de 2,240 metros. La ciudad tiene una población de aproximadamente nueve millones de personas en un territorio de 1,485 kilómetros cuadrados. La población de toda la zona metropolitana es de 21.3 millones...
Many Eastern African countries have alarming waste problems in their hands. There are different factors that contribute to the problem. In these countries waste is stored at waste transfer stations that are not managed at all. For this reason, waste piles up on the streets and in the vicinity of people's homes. Huge amounts of waste is also burned uncontrollably.
Many cities...
Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia with a population of close to 250 million spread over a chain of 17,000 islands and almost 2,000,000 square kilometers. The vast equatorial archipelago extends over 5,000 kilometers east to west, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The largest islands are Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (Indones...
La Basura en Números
Hoy, la basura en sus distintas formas es parte clave de nuestra vida diaria. Nosotros la generamos, la tiramos, vemos cómo contamina nuestro ambiente y nosotros mismos sufrimos las consecuencias de esta. Pero rara vez nos detenemos a pensar en la magnitud del problema. A continuación, presentamos algunos datos.
En el 2016, el mundo generó cerca de 2.5 billones de toneladas de residuos sólidos urbanos (basura de hogares y comercios). Eso equivale a 740 gram...
WOIMA Blog 1/2019
Waste in Numbers 2/2
In 2016 consultants at McKinsey calculated that open burning, dumping or discharging one ton of rubbish into waterways cost south Asian economies $375 through pollution and disease, against $50-100 required for basic systems to dispose of that same ton properly.
The best solution is better rubbish collection in Asia. ...
WOIMA Blog 12/2018
Waste in Numbers 1/2
Today, waste in its various forms is a key part of our everyday life. We generate it, we throw it away, we see it polluting our environment and we, the mankind, suffer the consequences of it. But seldom do we stop to think about the magnitude of the problem. Here are a few facts.
In 2016 the world generated close to 2.5 b...
Woima Blog Novembre/2018
La Valorisation Energetique – L’energie Renouvelable La Plus Abordable
Actuellement, les sociétés font face à un défi de taille avec l’accroissement significatif des gisements d’ordures ménagères (OM).
L’accumulation des déchets a causé toute une série de problèmes environnementaux, comme l...
Gli Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile (OSS) sono un invito all'azione di tutti i paesi – poveri, ricchi e a medio reddito – per promuovere la prosperità proteggendo al contempo il pianeta. Ricono...
