Circular Economy & Waste
Inadequate solid waste management threatens human health and the environment—and represents a missed economic opportunity to create jobs and recover the value of discarded materials. Abt Global works with clients to promote a circular economy—a systematic approach to reduce the health, environmental, social, and economic impacts of solid waste through the design of restorative and regenerative materials, products, systems, and business models. We align our clients' resource management strategies with key principles of sustainable consumption and production.
Expertise
- Technical Assistance, Capacity Building, and Training Support for Solid Waste Management
- Mitigation of Methane and Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
- Baseline and Monitoring Studies on Marine and Urban Litter
- Marketing and Communications
- Modeling and Digital Solutions
Clients Include
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Our Work
Capacity development for countries to capture methane from wastewater through EPA’s Global Methane Initiative
Free Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (SWEET) to model methane emissions reductions from the waste sector
Report series identifying the correlations between methane and public health for international, national, and local health communities
Scenario modeling tool to help decision-makers in New York State understand the viability and performance of waste-to-energy technologies
Developing a toolkit, e-learning videos, and webinars to help decision makers in developing countries bolster their solid waste management as part of EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) efforts
Secure financing and renewable energy for the electrification of health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa through USAID Power Africa
Our Experts
Insights
Spotlight On: Methane
Abt provides technical assistance to stakeholders to advance methane mitigation and capture strategies across countries and sectors.
Evaluation of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies in New York State
In 2012, New York state (NYS) generated over 17.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. An assessment of the options for reducing landfilled waste and emissions through the use of advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was needed, as was an…