INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION - Denkstatt
INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION - Denkstatt
INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION - Denkstatt
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The first activity of the Task Force will be the issue of<br />
a comprehensive Report on Globalization and Waste<br />
Management. The release of the report is scheduled<br />
for mid 2012.<br />
4.5. Publications<br />
ISWA publishes a wide range of waste management<br />
specialist literature: Books, Key Issue Papers, Technical<br />
Policy Papers, Position Papers, Reports, an electronic<br />
Newsletter and two professional periodicals:<br />
Waste Management and Research (WMR) is a monthly<br />
journal published under the auspices of ISWA. WMR<br />
satisfies the growing demand for scientifically based<br />
information that can be utilised by waste management<br />
professionals in academia, government, industry,<br />
engineering, management, planning, and public health.<br />
WMR publishes articles relating to both theory and<br />
practice of waste management and research that<br />
promote innovation and provide a bridge between<br />
academic studies and practical problems.<br />
Waste Management World (WMW) is published<br />
bi-monthly by ISWA and PennWell. One issue per year<br />
incorporates the International Directory of Solid Waste<br />
Management, which lists the ISWA members, and a<br />
classified listing of waste management companies.<br />
4.6. International Waste Manager Program<br />
The ISWA International Waste Manager programme is<br />
designed to provide an internationally recognized certification<br />
for individual professional waste managers based<br />
on both academic achievements and practical work experience.<br />
The certification is awarded at four different<br />
levels: Technical, Intermediate, Advanced, and International,<br />
depending on how applicants meet the ISWA<br />
criteria. The criteria are based on a set of key identified<br />
attributes that become more rigorous the higher the<br />
level awarded. The Technical level has been established<br />
to enable those with substantial practical experience<br />
but who lack academic qualification.<br />
The process is straightforward and very similar to the<br />
stages involved in applying for a new job. The first step<br />
is to complete an application form. On the basis of the<br />
application form being selected, the next step is to prepare<br />
a detailed personal report covering education, work<br />
experience and professional approach to waste management.<br />
This is followed by an interview and committing<br />
to the ISWA’s Code of Ethics to undertake a life-long<br />
programme of Continuous Professional Development.<br />
Since the program began in 2007, forty two waste professionals<br />
from 15 different countries around the world<br />
have been certified within the ISWA International Waste<br />
Manager program.<br />
If you are interested in becoming an International Waste<br />
Manager please view the brochure available on<br />
www.iswa.org or contact the ISWA General Secretariat.<br />
NUMBER OF ISWA <strong>INTERNATIONAL</strong> <strong>WASTE</strong> MANAGERS BY YEAR<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (Sept 30) Total<br />
Technical status – – – – 1 1<br />
Intermediate status – – – 7 5 12<br />
Advanced status 1 1 – 4 2 8<br />
International status 9 1 1 6 4 21<br />
Total 10 2 1 17 12 42<br />
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