Janek Vähk
@janekvahk.bsky.social
Father of two, activist, environmentalist.
🚨@UNEP just launched a breakthrough to help cities halve waste & cut emissions 🌍💚
Now we need real action — policies, funding & #EPR for food products to make it happen. #COP30 #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy
Now we need real action — policies, funding & #EPR for food products to make it happen. #COP30 #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨@UNEP just launched a breakthrough to help cities halve waste & cut emissions 🌍💚
Now we need real action — policies, funding & #EPR for food products to make it happen. #COP30 #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy
Now we need real action — policies, funding & #EPR for food products to make it happen. #COP30 #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy
Happening now at #COP30 💬
The EU made history with the first-ever prevention targets 🙌 Now it’s time to walk the talk - let’s make producers responsible for the full costs of food waste through
#EPR!
#ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #COP30
The EU made history with the first-ever prevention targets 🙌 Now it’s time to walk the talk - let’s make producers responsible for the full costs of food waste through
#EPR!
#ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #COP30
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Happening now at #COP30 💬
The EU made history with the first-ever prevention targets 🙌 Now it’s time to walk the talk - let’s make producers responsible for the full costs of food waste through
#EPR!
#ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #COP30
The EU made history with the first-ever prevention targets 🙌 Now it’s time to walk the talk - let’s make producers responsible for the full costs of food waste through
#EPR!
#ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #COP30
Fresh from Brazil 🇧🇷: Instituto Pólis just dropped a must-read report busting the “waste-to-energy” myth. 🔥
Launched at #COP30 - and guess who didn’t like it? 😏
bit.ly/4r2AHOE
Launched at #COP30 - and guess who didn’t like it? 😏
bit.ly/4r2AHOE
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Fresh from Brazil 🇧🇷: Instituto Pólis just dropped a must-read report busting the “waste-to-energy” myth. 🔥
Launched at #COP30 - and guess who didn’t like it? 😏
bit.ly/4r2AHOE
Launched at #COP30 - and guess who didn’t like it? 😏
bit.ly/4r2AHOE
At #COP30, waste incineration companies rebrand as “waste-to-energy” & “valorisation.” Sounds clean - until you remember Lausanne 🇨🇭, where dioxins from an old incinerator still poison soil. Burning waste isn’t climate action - it’s toxic PR. 💀🔥
bit.ly/4oEpzpC
bit.ly/4oEpzpC
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
At #COP30, waste incineration companies rebrand as “waste-to-energy” & “valorisation.” Sounds clean - until you remember Lausanne 🇨🇭, where dioxins from an old incinerator still poison soil. Burning waste isn’t climate action - it’s toxic PR. 💀🔥
bit.ly/4oEpzpC
bit.ly/4oEpzpC
⏰ Happening at 15:30 today at #COP30!
What’s smarter for residual waste - chasing landfill gas or stopping it before it starts? Join @zerowasteeurope.eu @ISWA, and @Instituto 17 for a lively debate on methane prevention vs. gas capture.
No screen, but plenty of Belgian chocolate. 🍫
What’s smarter for residual waste - chasing landfill gas or stopping it before it starts? Join @zerowasteeurope.eu @ISWA, and @Instituto 17 for a lively debate on methane prevention vs. gas capture.
No screen, but plenty of Belgian chocolate. 🍫
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
⏰ Happening at 15:30 today at #COP30!
What’s smarter for residual waste - chasing landfill gas or stopping it before it starts? Join @zerowasteeurope.eu @ISWA, and @Instituto 17 for a lively debate on methane prevention vs. gas capture.
No screen, but plenty of Belgian chocolate. 🍫
What’s smarter for residual waste - chasing landfill gas or stopping it before it starts? Join @zerowasteeurope.eu @ISWA, and @Instituto 17 for a lively debate on methane prevention vs. gas capture.
No screen, but plenty of Belgian chocolate. 🍫
Today at COP30 (15:30, Nordic Pavilion):
🔥 Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture — what really works to cut methane?
Join James Law, Janek Vahk & Vanice Nakano (mod. Ian McKee).
🍫 Belgian chocolate for the brave! #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste
🔥 Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture — what really works to cut methane?
Join James Law, Janek Vahk & Vanice Nakano (mod. Ian McKee).
🍫 Belgian chocolate for the brave! #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Today at COP30 (15:30, Nordic Pavilion):
🔥 Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture — what really works to cut methane?
Join James Law, Janek Vahk & Vanice Nakano (mod. Ian McKee).
🍫 Belgian chocolate for the brave! #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste
🔥 Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture — what really works to cut methane?
Join James Law, Janek Vahk & Vanice Nakano (mod. Ian McKee).
🍫 Belgian chocolate for the brave! #ClimateAction #ZeroWaste
Serious talk, sweet ending 🍫
Join us today (Nov 12, 15:30) at the Nordic Pavilion #COP30 for a debate on Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture - which really cuts methane best?
Come for the science, stay for the Belgian chocolate! 🌍 #COP30 #Methane
Join us today (Nov 12, 15:30) at the Nordic Pavilion #COP30 for a debate on Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture - which really cuts methane best?
Come for the science, stay for the Belgian chocolate! 🌍 #COP30 #Methane
Methane is no joke - but our session has chocolate 😏
Nov 12, 15:30 @ Nordic Pavilion, COP30:
Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture
Science, debate, and Belgian chocolate. What more could you want? 🍫🌍 #COP30
Nov 12, 15:30 @ Nordic Pavilion, COP30:
Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture
Science, debate, and Belgian chocolate. What more could you want? 🍫🌍 #COP30
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Methane is no joke - but our session has chocolate 😏
Nov 12, 15:30 @ Nordic Pavilion, COP30:
Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture
Science, debate, and Belgian chocolate. What more could you want? 🍫🌍 #COP30
Nov 12, 15:30 @ Nordic Pavilion, COP30:
Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture
Science, debate, and Belgian chocolate. What more could you want? 🍫🌍 #COP30
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Methane is no joke - but our session has chocolate 😏
Nov 12, 15:30 @ Nordic Pavilion, COP30:
Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture
Science, debate, and Belgian chocolate. What more could you want? 🍫🌍 #COP30
Nov 12, 15:30 @ Nordic Pavilion, COP30:
Pre-treatment vs. Gas Capture
Science, debate, and Belgian chocolate. What more could you want? 🍫🌍 #COP30
At WastMAP at Work (Super Pollutants Pavilion) at #COP30 we shared how #ForkToFarm + GMH work with 15 cities across 6 countries to improve waste data. Many gaps remain, but open datasets like Italy 🇮🇹 & Catalonia 🇪🇸 show what’s possible. Global KPI framework coming soon! 🌍♻️
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
At WastMAP at Work (Super Pollutants Pavilion) at #COP30 we shared how #ForkToFarm + GMH work with 15 cities across 6 countries to improve waste data. Many gaps remain, but open datasets like Italy 🇮🇹 & Catalonia 🇪🇸 show what’s possible. Global KPI framework coming soon! 🌍♻️
Today at #COP30 🌍 I’m joining @zerowasteeurope.eu & WBA for “Preventing Methane, Powering Change” - a discussion on how #biowaste & #biogas can cut methane and power real #climateaction.
🕚 11:00–12:00 local time
🕚 11:00–12:00 local time
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today at #COP30 🌍 I’m joining @zerowasteeurope.eu & WBA for “Preventing Methane, Powering Change” - a discussion on how #biowaste & #biogas can cut methane and power real #climateaction.
🕚 11:00–12:00 local time
🕚 11:00–12:00 local time
At the pre-COP30 Catadores event in Belém — Brazil’s first composting center led by waste pickers is now a reality! Just the beginning of a nationwide effort to cut methane and empower communities. 🌎💚
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
At the pre-COP30 Catadores event in Belém — Brazil’s first composting center led by waste pickers is now a reality! Just the beginning of a nationwide effort to cut methane and empower communities. 🌎💚
A levy on non‑collected WEEE isn’t bad in itself - but if funds aren’t reinvested in collection & sorting, it risks becoming another “plastic packaging tax” scenario: Member States paying from public budgets.
bit.ly/4ob2fiw
bit.ly/4ob2fiw
Joint Letter on Proposed Unitary Own Resource on Non-Collected E-Waste - DIGITALEUROPE
Representing the digital technology industry in Europe
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A levy on non‑collected WEEE isn’t bad in itself - but if funds aren’t reinvested in collection & sorting, it risks becoming another “plastic packaging tax” scenario: Member States paying from public budgets.
bit.ly/4ob2fiw
bit.ly/4ob2fiw
Landfill limits ≠ circular economy.
As the EU considers cap-and-trade for landfills, @zerowasteeurope.eu calls for a scheme that covers all residual waste.
That’s how to build a truly circular, climate-smart Europe.
bit.ly/48grBXA
As the EU considers cap-and-trade for landfills, @zerowasteeurope.eu calls for a scheme that covers all residual waste.
That’s how to build a truly circular, climate-smart Europe.
bit.ly/48grBXA
Cap-and-trade on residuals: Proposals for a Circular Economy Act
This policy brief proposes a cap-and-trade system for residual waste. Rather than focusing on “not landfilling,” the approach set limits on residual waste generation.
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Landfill limits ≠ circular economy.
As the EU considers cap-and-trade for landfills, @zerowasteeurope.eu calls for a scheme that covers all residual waste.
That’s how to build a truly circular, climate-smart Europe.
bit.ly/48grBXA
As the EU considers cap-and-trade for landfills, @zerowasteeurope.eu calls for a scheme that covers all residual waste.
That’s how to build a truly circular, climate-smart Europe.
bit.ly/48grBXA
A circular economy isn’t about moving waste from landfill to incineration.
As the EU consults on cap-and-trade for landfills, we call for one on all residual waste - to drive prevention, reuse & repair. bit.ly/48grBXA
As the EU consults on cap-and-trade for landfills, we call for one on all residual waste - to drive prevention, reuse & repair. bit.ly/48grBXA
October 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A circular economy isn’t about moving waste from landfill to incineration.
As the EU consults on cap-and-trade for landfills, we call for one on all residual waste - to drive prevention, reuse & repair. bit.ly/48grBXA
As the EU consults on cap-and-trade for landfills, we call for one on all residual waste - to drive prevention, reuse & repair. bit.ly/48grBXA
What if the EU rewarded countries for cutting all residual waste - not just what’s landfilled?
That’s what a cap-and-trade on residuals could do.
Smart. Fair. Circular. ♻️
#CircularEconomyAct bit.ly/48grBXA
That’s what a cap-and-trade on residuals could do.
Smart. Fair. Circular. ♻️
#CircularEconomyAct bit.ly/48grBXA
Cap-and-trade on residuals: Proposals for a Circular Economy Act
This policy brief proposes a cap-and-trade system for residual waste. Rather than focusing on “not landfilling,” the approach set limits on residual waste generation.
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
What if the EU rewarded countries for cutting all residual waste - not just what’s landfilled?
That’s what a cap-and-trade on residuals could do.
Smart. Fair. Circular. ♻️
#CircularEconomyAct bit.ly/48grBXA
That’s what a cap-and-trade on residuals could do.
Smart. Fair. Circular. ♻️
#CircularEconomyAct bit.ly/48grBXA
🔥 Happening today at 14:00 CEST! Join “Better than burning”, an online debate with a lawyer, doctor & activists on the hidden dangers of waste incineration for our health, climate & communities.
🌍 Don’t miss it – grab your spot bit.ly/4gRL6YM
🌍 Don’t miss it – grab your spot bit.ly/4gRL6YM
Better than burning: stories from the ground
Join us for an inspiring webinar on 2 October 2025 featuring real stories from communities fighting waste incineration and championing zero waste solutions.
zerowasteeurope.eu
October 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
🔥 Happening today at 14:00 CEST! Join “Better than burning”, an online debate with a lawyer, doctor & activists on the hidden dangers of waste incineration for our health, climate & communities.
🌍 Don’t miss it – grab your spot bit.ly/4gRL6YM
🌍 Don’t miss it – grab your spot bit.ly/4gRL6YM
🌍🔥 Today is a Day of Action against Waste Incineration!
Join us in our #BetterThanBurning campaign and stand up for real solutions: prevention, reuse, recycling, and a future without burning waste.
Let’s build a cleaner, healthier world together. 💚
Join us in our #BetterThanBurning campaign and stand up for real solutions: prevention, reuse, recycling, and a future without burning waste.
Let’s build a cleaner, healthier world together. 💚
September 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🌍🔥 Today is a Day of Action against Waste Incineration!
Join us in our #BetterThanBurning campaign and stand up for real solutions: prevention, reuse, recycling, and a future without burning waste.
Let’s build a cleaner, healthier world together. 💚
Join us in our #BetterThanBurning campaign and stand up for real solutions: prevention, reuse, recycling, and a future without burning waste.
Let’s build a cleaner, healthier world together. 💚
🔥 Is burning waste really “green”?
Communities, doctors, lawyers, and activists say NO.
Join us Oct 14, 14:00–15:00 for Better than Burning: Stories from the Ground 🌱
Real stories. Real risks.
🚫 Stop waste incineration.
🌱 Start zero-waste action.
👉 Register: bit.ly/4pm5KnI
Communities, doctors, lawyers, and activists say NO.
Join us Oct 14, 14:00–15:00 for Better than Burning: Stories from the Ground 🌱
Real stories. Real risks.
🚫 Stop waste incineration.
🌱 Start zero-waste action.
👉 Register: bit.ly/4pm5KnI
Better than burning: stories from the ground
Join us for an inspiring webinar on 2 October 2025 featuring real stories from communities fighting waste incineration and championing zero waste solutions.
zerowasteeurope.eu
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🔥 Is burning waste really “green”?
Communities, doctors, lawyers, and activists say NO.
Join us Oct 14, 14:00–15:00 for Better than Burning: Stories from the Ground 🌱
Real stories. Real risks.
🚫 Stop waste incineration.
🌱 Start zero-waste action.
👉 Register: bit.ly/4pm5KnI
Communities, doctors, lawyers, and activists say NO.
Join us Oct 14, 14:00–15:00 for Better than Burning: Stories from the Ground 🌱
Real stories. Real risks.
🚫 Stop waste incineration.
🌱 Start zero-waste action.
👉 Register: bit.ly/4pm5KnI
Europe is drowning in rubbish. 🚮
For years, the EU said burning waste is better than landfill.
But new evidence shows:
🔥 Incineration costs more.
🔥 Destroys materials we could reuse/recycle.
🔥 Doesn’t deliver the promised benefits.
So why are we still paying more for worse outcomes?
bit.ly/4mwqXtc
For years, the EU said burning waste is better than landfill.
But new evidence shows:
🔥 Incineration costs more.
🔥 Destroys materials we could reuse/recycle.
🔥 Doesn’t deliver the promised benefits.
So why are we still paying more for worse outcomes?
bit.ly/4mwqXtc
How can Europe solve its mounting rubbish crisis?
YouTube video by Roundtable
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Europe is drowning in rubbish. 🚮
For years, the EU said burning waste is better than landfill.
But new evidence shows:
🔥 Incineration costs more.
🔥 Destroys materials we could reuse/recycle.
🔥 Doesn’t deliver the promised benefits.
So why are we still paying more for worse outcomes?
bit.ly/4mwqXtc
For years, the EU said burning waste is better than landfill.
But new evidence shows:
🔥 Incineration costs more.
🔥 Destroys materials we could reuse/recycle.
🔥 Doesn’t deliver the promised benefits.
So why are we still paying more for worse outcomes?
bit.ly/4mwqXtc
MYTH: Incinerators make waste “disappear.”
FACT: For every 100 tons burned, up to 30 tons of toxic ash remain - and it still goes to landfill.
FACT: For every 100 tons burned, up to 30 tons of toxic ash remain - and it still goes to landfill.
August 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
MYTH: Incinerators make waste “disappear.”
FACT: For every 100 tons burned, up to 30 tons of toxic ash remain - and it still goes to landfill.
FACT: For every 100 tons burned, up to 30 tons of toxic ash remain - and it still goes to landfill.
They told you waste incineration was green energy.
Here’s what they didn’t tell you… 🧵
Here’s what they didn’t tell you… 🧵
August 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
They told you waste incineration was green energy.
Here’s what they didn’t tell you… 🧵
Here’s what they didn’t tell you… 🧵
Hey @mircosoft.bsky.social buying CDR credits from Oslo's waste incinerator is the wrong move. BioCCS comes from biowaste—new EU rules mandate separate collection. That waste should become compost, not CO₂. Soil needs nutrients, not smoke.
July 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Hey @mircosoft.bsky.social buying CDR credits from Oslo's waste incinerator is the wrong move. BioCCS comes from biowaste—new EU rules mandate separate collection. That waste should become compost, not CO₂. Soil needs nutrients, not smoke.
Reposted by Janek Vähk
According to a report published by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM): "Some power and heat can be recovered from incinerating waste, but given the UK’s relatively green grid, EfW [incineration] is not a low-carbon form of energy". 🔥⚠️
www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/news/20...
www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/news/20...
Shaping Future Financial and Fiscal Policies for a More Circular Economy in the UK – CIWM Report
www.ciwm.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
According to a report published by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM): "Some power and heat can be recovered from incinerating waste, but given the UK’s relatively green grid, EfW [incineration] is not a low-carbon form of energy". 🔥⚠️
www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/news/20...
www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/news/20...