New Project launched: “Behavioural Insights for Better Waste Management”

The Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC), in collaboration with the UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC) and supported by Lloyd's Register Foundation, has launched a new project titled “Behavioural insights for better waste management”. Running from February 2026 to February 2027, the initiative aims to explore the complex relationship between social behaviour and waste disposal habits. By identifying the key behavioural factors influencing people’s habits on recycling and disposal, the project seeks to develop evidence-based recommendations to help local authorities improve the effectiveness of their waste management systems.

The project intends to touch on some of the lingering issues behind poor waste mismanagement, and through a comparative analysis of UNEP’s Global Waste Management Outlook and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll Report, A world of waste, will help stakeholders better understand the relationship between local waste management services and disposal habits.
The project is introduced by the Lloyd's Register Foundation here.