INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION - Denkstatt

4.4.2. Knowledge base
The ISWA knowledge base is currently being developed
to upgrade ISWA’s technical profile, providing ISWA
members and others who stumble on the ISWA website
an extensive source of Scientific Waste Management
related documents in a one stop shop. These documents
will include both ISWA and non ISWA material such as
Conference Proceedings, Reports, Training Resources,
Papers, Case Studies and Online Resources.
Through this agreement ISWA, WMRAS and NEA
demonstrate their commitment of promoting sustainable
waste management and optimizing the value of waste
as a resource in Singapore and the region. The TAP Centre
will organize and promote regional waste management
training workshops, forums and tradeshows, as well as
provide waste management advisory services on policies
and master-planning considerations.
The TAP centre aims to serve ISWA’s members, stakeholders
and collaborators in the Asia/Pacific region. The
office will serve as the Asian hub for supporting ISWA
member activities, facilitating ISWA programs and promoting
ISWA membership in the region, enabling ISWA
to connect more effectively with the Asian waste community
and assist in the development of sustainable
waste management in the region. The main objectives
of the TAP centre are:
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The knowledge base intends to cover all relevant topics
of solid waste management from across the globe. It will
be integrated in the new website as an extension to the
publications page with more functionality offered through
an extended library navigation and user friendly search
area. If you have any documents you would like to share
with other members please forward them to the ISWA
General Secretariat.
4.4.3. TAP Centre Singapore
On 28 June 2010 ISWA has inked a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Waste Management
and Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS) and
the National Environment Agency (NEA) to establish
and run a Training, Advisory & Promotion (TAP) Centre
for waste management in Singapore. The MOU was
signed by Chairman of WMRAS Goh Swee Ooi, President
of ISWA Atilio Savino, and Chief Executive Officer of NEA
Andrew Tan at the ISWA-WMRAS Technical Workshop
2010 held in Singapore.
Advancing membership in the region
The Singapore office will promote ISWA membership
with an emphasis on China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Singapore currently engages various organizations in
these countries and will be able to promote ISWA
membership through various platforms.
Conducting training and related technical
The Singapore Office will develop training courses and
workshops for local/international participants and will
draw upon ISWA international experts. In addition, with
the growing market for environmental services, the
ISWA office can also offer consultancy services in the
region through Working Group Members and the General
Secretariat.
Serving as a source of waste management information
The ISWA office can serve as a source of information on
waste management in Asia as well as a focal point for
business matching between ISWA members in Asia and
in Europe.
4.4.4. Globalization and Waste Management
In September 2010 ISWA decided to establish a Task
Force to handle the challenges related to Globalization
and Waste Management. The project aims to promote
the necessity for a Global Convention for Waste Management
and to highlight the major challenges put by globalization
process to waste management activities, like
waste trafficking, global recycling and international aid.