Is Waste really waste? - Green VET4SDG Forum

Green Skills and Our Future Careers

alfonso.ollero — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:55:40 +0000

Have you ever thought about how sustainability could shape the kind of jobs we’ll have in the future? In your field of study, what green skills—like saving energy, using eco-friendly materials, or reducing waste—do you think will matter most?

Waste in Commercial Activities?

alfonso.ollero — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:39:33 +0000

For all stakeholders in the commerce sector: how is waste management carried out at an educational and professional level? Can you tell us about best practices that you have experienced?

Waste

JMEDINAREYES — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:19:04 +0000

In the Workshop of Electricity there are several Elements that can be recycled. For example: Cables. Copper. Plastic PVC. Paper. Screws.

The workshop must ben clean an many of the waste from the workshop must be recycled instead of discarded.

You have to group the elements so that it's easier to recycle them at the end of the day.

Electricians and waste management

alfonso.ollero — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:34:09 +0000

For all stakeholders in the electricity sector: how is waste management carried out at an educational and professional level? Can you tell us about best practices that you have experienced?

Waste management in building and construction

alfonso.ollero — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:38:13 +0000

For all stakeholders in the building sector: how is waste management carried out at an educational and professional level? Can you tell us about best practices that you have experienced?

Waste in the chemical sector

alfonso.ollero — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:28:41 +0000

For all stakeholders in the chemical sector: how is waste management carried out at an educational and professional level? Can you tell us about best practices that you have experienced?

Waste as opportunity

alfonso.ollero — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:31:04 +0000

Yes: waste is really waste. But I am also of the opinion that waste can also open the possibility for businesses and companies to contribute to the supply chain, make it sustainable, and finally profit from it.

Can you think of any example of how waste could be made part of the 'opportunity' chain? I'd appreciate examples from your local backgrounds!

When you throw something away, where does it go?

Edu Alliance — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:30:37 +0000

When you throw something away, does it finish? or does it just move somewhere else? Where do you think our waste really goes?