INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION - Denkstatt

ISWA REPORT
2011
INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION
Promoting sustainable waste management worldwide

ISWA Report 2011
Acknowledgments
Editor and responsible for the content: ISWA General Secretariat.
Contributing authors: ISWA President Jeff Cooper provided valuable input and comments. Thanks go also to
the Chair of the ISWA Scientific and Technical Committee and to the Chairs of the ISWA Working Groups for their
contributions. Consulting regarding sustainability reporting was received from Karl Resel, Denkstatt GmbH.
Photos: ISWA General Secretariat.
ISWA – the International Solid Waste Association – is a global, independent and non-profit making association,
working in the public interest to promote and develop sustainable waste management. ISWA has members in
more than 80 countries and is the only worldwide association promoting sustainable, comprehensive and
professional waste management.
The Association is open to individuals and organizations from the scientific community, public institutions and
public and private companies from all over the world working in the field of and interested in waste management.
Being part of ISWA gives you an unparalleled access to international organizations. Through our Working Groups,
we help these international organizations form policy by supplying technical papers and opinions regarding waste
practices. ISWA is the only worldwide waste organization, which allows you to net-work with professionals,
companies and institutional representatives.
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This report is printed on recycled paper produced of 100 % recovered fibre, manufactured without optical
brightening agents and chlorine bleaching.
This report is also available in electronic format on www.iswa.org

Table of Contents
Forewords ....................................................................................... 4
1. Mission and Objectives ................................................................... 6
2. Organisational Structure ................................................................ 7
3. Promotion of Sustainable Waste Management ............................. 12
3.1. Congresses and Conferences .......................................................... 12
3.2. Scientific and Technical Committee .............................................. 15
3.3. Working Groups ............................................................................. 15
3.4. Task Forces ...................................................................................... 22
3.5. EU Committee ................................................................................ 23
3.6. Projects 2010/2011 .......................................................................... 23
3.6.1. Waste and Climate Change Lobbying Action Plan ......................... 23
3.6.2. Knowledge Base ............................................................................. 24
3.6.3. TAP Centre ...................................................................................... 24
3.6.4. ISWA Project Grant ........................................................................ 25
3.6.5. Training Courses ISWA/UN-Habitat .............................................. 26
3.6.6. ISWA/UNEP Balkan Flowers Project ............................................... 27
3.6.7. ISSOWAMA Consortium Project ................................................... 27
3.7. Print and Online Publishing .......................................................... 28
3.8. International Waste Manager Programme .................................... 29
3.9. Awards ........................................................................................... 29
4. Environment ................................................................................... 31
5. Financial Overview ......................................................................... 34
6. National Members ......................................................................... 36
7. Gold Members ............................................................................... 37
8. Sponsors ........................................................................................ 38
About the report ........................................................................... 39
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President’s Message
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It was only in the spring of 2010 that ISWA was able to
set up its new office in the City of Vienna. A few weeks
later we had in place the full complement of staff that
we needed to provide services to all our ISWA members.
The office was officially opened in June 2010 and offers
excellent facilities for both staff and meeting space for
ISWA members.
The policy profile of ISWA is increasing as we expand our
interests into new areas but we are also consolidating
our mainstream activities, mainly through our Working
Groups. Each now has a two-year work programme to
guide their future activities. These activities include regular
technical meetings, Beacon Conferences, assistance
to the ISWA Annual Congresses and the production of
reports and publications.
Within ISWA we are still working towards developing
sustainable solutions to tackle the overwhelming global
crisis of climate change and the associated issues of the
still expanding population growth and burgeoning resource
demand, which is most acute in the case of food.
The security of food supplies is also threatened by decreasing
availability of fresh water, partly of course related to
the climate change problem.
ISWA is now working actively to ensure that the
advantages of enhanced waste management practices
in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change are
recognised by the international community. This is despite
the current consensus opinion that the forthcoming
December 2011 UNFCCC (United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change) CoP17 (Convention of the
Parties’ meeting 17) to be held in Durban, South Africa is
unlikely to be conclusive and that a top down internationally
binding treaty would also be unlikely to emerge
from this meeting. We have to look to both the short
term opportunities and especially the longer term strategies
which are needed to ensure that we can tackle the
problem of climate change.
That the waste and resource recovery businesses need
to showcase what is already being achieved in climate
change mitigation in Durban and beyond is essential.
This will need to be ideally to present what further might
be achieved with enhanced incentives.
In addition to ISWA’s work to support for the Durban
CoP17 meeting there will be the ISWA/Dakofa Conference
in April 2012 focussing on the huge environmental benefits
of enhanced waste management.
The increasing interconnectedness of the world in many
divergent ways: economic, social and communication and
environmental was the main reason for ISWA establishing
its Task Force on Globalisation and Waste Management.
There are several streams of work related to this initiative
including: megacities, the informal sector, global resource
and waste flows and waste trafficking.
The Globalisation and Waste Management Task Force was
set up in 2010 and will provide its main findings in 2012.
In the past year there have been notable meetings, for
example a two-day workshop with representatives of the
informal sector in order to see ways in which we can improve
working relationships between the informal sector
and the mainstream waste management sector, largely
run through municipalities and private companies.
The globalisation of resource flows has been accompanied
by an increasing amount of recyclable materials being
transported around the world, particularly from the
developed economies to those economies growing most
rapidly: China, India, Indonesia and others in South East
Asia, for example.
Sometimes inappropriate and even illegal items and
materials are exported from the developed economies to
developing economies often unable to deal with them.
This waste trafficking can also affect developed economies
where standards of regulation vary. Therefore this aspect
of waste flows will be examined by the Task Force.
Best wishes
Jeff Cooper

Managing Director’s Message
In the beginning of 2011 the consolidation process within
the General Secretariat was successfully completed and
ISWA’s Priorities and Programme Plan has since been implemented.
As a major part of this plan we have carried
out a series of projects, and here I would like to highlight
some of the most important ones:
• The Knowledge Base has been finalised and access
is available at our website. With app. 1,000 different
documents covering all fields of waste management
we provide a comprehensive digital library with
various search tools. The high number of hits on the
knowledge base shows that it is already well known
and of great interest.
• The cooperation with UN bodies has been intensified,
particularly with UN Habitat and UNEP. We organised
a training course for 60 engineers from Iraq at our
offices in Vienna, which involved a five days intensive
course covering all relevant waste management
issues in their regions and with contributions and
presentations from different working group members.
The feedback from the evaluation forms showed
that the participants were very satisfied with the
lessons and the study tours.
• The ISWA Project Grant has been launched for
innovative projects in the field of waste management.
This grant is dedicated to only ISWA members
and should strengthen ISWA’s technical and scientific
profile, and promote and upgrade its international
recognition and acceptance. 12 projects have been
selected during a transparent procedure to receive
funds within the next two years.
We organised and co-organised a number of successful
events. Particularly our Beacon Conferences attracted
many people, two Beacon Conferences on Prevention &
Recycling have already taken place this year and another
two will follow later this year, one on Waste to Energy,
and one focusing on Waste to Energy and Packaging
Waste. Furthermore we have been cooperating with the
academic sector to organise Expert Conferences focusing
on different issues.
I am delighted that due to our member service activities
and acquisition measures the number of memberships
is increasing in all categories, we have gained Belgium
as new National Member. Compared to the previous
year more organisational members joined ISWA, and
the number of Individual members from developing
countries increased rapidly. We provide our members
and sponsors with a number of benefits, which we will
continuously enhance, and in addition to that we offer
various kinds of advertising opportunities.
To enlarge our cooperation with other stakeholders we
inked some Memorandums of Understanding, including
concrete cooperation projects.
The Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) in cooperation
with ISWAs Working Groups elaborated important
papers on waste prevention and waste trafficking. Furthermore
two Tasks Forces were established, namely the
Task Force Science and the Task Force Globalisation.
The implementation of our Communication Plan was a
great success: the update of our website and our social
media activities led to a sharp increase of hits. On the
ISWA newsletter, now with eight issues per year, we
receive very positive feedback from members all over
the world.
The great outcome of the activities and projects mentioned
above is based on the support and cooperation of
the ISWA Board, the STC and the Working Group members.
And the staff of the General Secretariat did a great
job to assist and manage all these challenging tasks. I’d
like to say thank you to all of you for your engagement
and effort!
Furthermore I want to thank the sponsors of the ISWA
Report, with their contribution we were able to produce
this comprehensive issue.
Best regards
Hermann Koller
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1. Mission and Objectives
Mission
ISWA – the International Solid Waste Association – is a
global, independent and non-profit making association,
working in the public interest to fulfil its declared mission:
Implementation
ISWA is the only worldwide association promoting
sustainable, comprehensive and professional waste
management.
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“To Promote and Develop Sustainable and Professional
Waste Management Worldwide“
ISWA achieves its mission through:
• Efficiency in terms of environmental practice
• Social acceptability and efficiency in terms of
economic viability
• Advancement of waste management
through education and training
• Support to developing countries through
ISWA Development Programme
• Professionalism through its programme on
professional qualifications.
Objectives
ISWA works to protect human health and the environment
and to ensure sustainable resource management.
The objectives of ISWA are to promote and develop
sustainable and professional waste management practices
worldwide through scientific, economic and social
instruments by:
• Providing an international network, to share
knowledge, data and experience in waste
management
• Organising expert working groups to advance
knowledge and expertise
• Organising professional meetings, seminars and
conferences for the dissemination of information
• Developing and implementing education and
training courses on various aspects of waste
management including a qualification and
certification programme
• Making available the results of state-of-the-art
developments, experience, research and best
practices through high quality, professional
publications
• Cooperating with the National Members of ISWA,
as well as with International Organisations and
Institutions whose goals and activities are related
to ISWA‘s objectives
• Promoting and strengthening sustainable waste
management practices in developing countries.
The association is open to individuals and organisations
from the scientific community, public institutions and
public and private companies from all over the world
working in the field of and interested in waste management.
ISWA is working with its unique mix of members who
span the whole waste sector for the promotion and
development of sustainable waste management across
the world. Being a non-profit and non-governmental
association, ISWA is able to promote an unbiased view
of sustainable waste management.
ISWA promotes and develops sustainable waste
management through:
• The work of its ten Working Groups who are
the drivers for ISWA’s technical work
• The organisation of more than 30 professional
meetings, workshops and conferences per year
• The development and implementation of projects,
and through the co-operation on joint projects with
other International Organisations
• ISWA’s three Regional Development Networks (RDNs),
working on key waste issues specific to
Latin America, the Balkans/Mediterranean/Middle
East and the Asia Pacific area
• Raising professional standards through tailor
made training courses and through its International
Waste Manager (IWM) programme
• The ISWA Project Grant
• The ISWA Knowledge Base
• The work of its Task Forces on Science and on
Globalisation and Waste Management
• The production and dissemination of high quality,
professional publications
• Communication and Publication awards.
ISWA is the leading international association of
reference for high quality professional information and
advice regarding all aspects of waste management.
How ISWA fulfilled its mission and objectives in 2010
and the first half of 2011 is described in detail in chapter 3
“Promotion of Sustainable Waste Management”.

2. Organizational Structure
ISWA functions through an organisational structure as plotted and pictured below. The relations between the
different bodies of the association and their establishment, competences and responsibilities are laid down in
a complex set of rules, shortly called “STIROG” – the Statutes, the Internal Regulations and the Operational
Guidelines.
ISWA Members
National Members
Organisation Members
Individual Members
Online Members
General Assembly
Official Representatives of the
36 National Members
Board
11 Members: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Chair of Scientific and Technical Committee, 2 National
Member Representatives, 2 Organisation Member Representatives and 3 Regional Network Representatives
General Secretariat
Managing Director and GS Staff
Regional Development Networks
Scientific and Technical Committee
Chair, Vice Chair, 10 Working Group Chairs
Asia and Pacific
The Balkans,
Middle East and
Mediterranean
Latin America
Working Groups
Task Forces
WGC WGLI WGL WGER WGHW WGHW WGRWM WGBTW WGCTT WGCCWM TFS TFGWM
WGC = Working Group on Communication
WGLI = Working Group on Legal Issues
WGL = Working Group on Landfill
WGER = Working Group on Energy Recovery
WGRWM = Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimization
WGBTW = Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste
WGHW = Working Group on Hazardous Waste
WGHCW = Working Group on Healthcare Waste
WGCTT = Working Group on Collection and Transportation Technology
WGCCWM = Working Group on Climate Change and Waste Management
TFS = Task Force on Science
TFGWM = Task Force on Globalisation and Waste Management
The General Assembly
The General Assembly is the ruling body of ISWA and
consists of the official representatives of the National
Members, currently 36. Its specific duties include establishment
of membership requirements, dues, and
policy. The General Assembly empowers the Board with
responsibilities for managing, through the General Secretariat,
the affairs of ISWA. The General Assembly meets
annually at the ISWA World Congress (see chapter 3.1.).
The President
The President represents ISWA in all of its activities and
chairs the General Assembly. He serves a two-year term
and also chairs the Board.
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The General Assembly 2010
President Jeff Cooper awards Honorary Membership to
Past-President Atilio Savino at the ISWA World Congress 2010

The Board
The Board is elected by the General Assembly and is
responsible for all strategic and policy issues of ISWA.
Within the authorities assigned to it by the General
Assembly, the Statutes, the Internal Regulations and
Operational Guidelines, the Board assures that the
mission of ISWA is met. The Board met 5 times in 2010
and 4 times in 2011, the main issues and activities
were as follows:
The Board at the General Assembly 2010
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Project Funding
Regarding the financial support of projects a new procedure
has been developed and implemented. One of
the main issues was to ensure a transparent, uniform
and clear decision-making process for the sound use of
the ISWA Project Grant. 12 projects have been selected
by an evaluation committee and the Board to be funded
(see chapter 3.6.4).
Climate Change Activities - UNFCCC
A comprehensive action plan was developed and carried
out with regard to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conferences.
The main aim of the action plan is that Waste Management
and Recycling is identified in the final UN-declarations
on climate change as a crucial sector for investment
to mitigate climate change. All relevant ISWA
stakeholders have been contacted to cooperate on and
contribute to this important issue (see chapter 3.6.1).
Review Group
The General Assembly has given a mandate to a so
called “Review Group” to study and make proposals regarding
membership development, the role of National
Members and the relations between these and ISWA.
This Review Group, consisting of Board Members and
representatives of the National Members, met two times
in 2011 and will present their findings at this year’s
General Assembly.
Position- and Key Issue Papers
Two comprehensive papers developed by the Working
Group on Recycling and Waste Minimization have been
adopted: a Position Paper on Waste Trafficking and a Key
Issue Paper on Waste Prevention, Waste Minimization
and Resource Management.
GS Matters
With the completion of the consolidation process within
the General Secretariat, a series of activities and projects
have been successfully developed, e.g. the implementation
of ISWA’s Priorities and Programme Plan, cooperation
projects with UN bodies and training courses.
Regional Development Network (RDN) Activities
In 2010 a Memorandum of Understanding to establish
a Training, Advisory & Promotion (TAP) Centre for waste
management in the Asia Pacific Region has been negotiated
and signed. This year first activities of the TAP Centre
located in Singapore were carried out: a workshop and
symposium with more than 200 participants has been
organised, and training courses for the region of South
East Asia are planned. The RDN Latin America organised
a very successful Beacon Conference on Waste Prevention
and Recycling in Buenos Aires in June 2011, and the RDN
The Balkans, Middle East and Mediterranean is on the way
to organise another Beacon Conference later this year.
Beacon Conferences
Two Beacon Conferences on Waste Prevention and
Recycling have already been organised this year, one in
Vienna, Austria, and another one in Buenos Aires. Two
more Beacon Conferences will be held later this year,
one on Waste-to-Energy in Malmö, Sweden, and one
focusing on Waste-to-Energy and Packaging Waste
in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Members of the Board in 2010/2011
Jeff Cooper, United Kingdom,Vice President
David Newman, Italy, Vice President
Helmut Stadler, Austria, Treasurer
Antonis Mavropoulos, Greece, STC Chair
Erik de Baedts, The Netherlands,
National Member Representative
John Skinner, USA, National Member Representative
Jørgen Haukohl, Denmark,
Organisation Member Representative
Jean–Paul Leglise, France,
Organisation Member Representative
Doron Sapir, Israel,
Regional Development Network Representative
Guah Eng Hock, Singapore,
Regional Development Network Representative
Alberto Bianchini, Brazil,
Regional Development Network Representative

The General Secretariat
The General Secretariat (GS) is the headquarters of ISWA
and is responsible for the operational and administration
matters, as well as for the development and implementation
of projects, plans and strategies.
The Managing Director serves as the chief executive
officer of ISWA and is responsible for all planning, management,
direction, co-ordination and support to all
ISWA operations, committees, meetings, publications,
relations with other organisations, and for the membership-
and business development.
In 2011 the reorganisation of the General Secretariat,
which started in 2010, was successfully completed: with
a revised, well-considered, slim structure and clearly
defined responsibilities an efficient administration, best
possible member support and expertise has been created.
This is further supported by having all team members
located at the headquarters in Vienna. The GS staff
members and their main responsibilities are:
Rachael Williams,
Technical Manager
• Cooperation with STC, WM&R
• Project Management (Knowledge Base,
Project Grant etc.)
Task Forces
• Assistance to Working Groups
Julia Schönherr,
Administrative and Project Assistant
• Member Service Support
• WM&R Administrative Matters
• Various Communication Matters
Gerfried Habenicht,
Communications Manager
• Development and Implementation of
Communication Plan
• Publications (WMW, Newsletter, ISWA Report etc.)
• Assistance to Working Groups
• Legal Issues
• Event Promotion and Advertisements
• ISWA Awards
• Website Contents and Design, Social Media
Hermann Koller,
Managing Director
• Cooperation with Board
• Development and Implementation
of Strategies and Programmes
• Business Development
Besides the daily business like Member- and Working
Group support, the organisation and promotion of
events, and the services related to the ISWA publications,
the main activities and projects of the General Secretariat
in 2011 were as follows:
• Implementation of ISWA’s Priorities and
Programme Plan
• Finalising of the ISWA Knowledge Base
(see chapter 3.6.2)
• Organisation of training courses, commissioned
by UN Habitat (see chapter 3.6.5)
• Developing of the project PET Packaging Waste
in the Balkan Countries, commissioned by UNEP
(see chapter 3.6.6)
Kimberley Winternitz,
Office Manager and Project Assistant
• Organisation of events
• International Waste Manager Programme
Alfred Holzschuster,
Finance and Member Service Management
• Member Service
• Finance Management (Bookkeeping,
Controlling, Project Monitoring, Statistics)
• Web Administrator
• Development and Implementation of IT Projects
• Graphics, Layouts (Advertisements, Banners,
Presentations, Programmes etc.)
• Assistance to Working Groups
The team at the ISWA General Secretariat in Vienna,
from left to right: Hermann Koller, Julia Schönherr,
Gerfried Habenicht, Rachael Williams, Alfred Holzschuster,
Kim Winternitz
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Scientific and Technical Committee
The Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) is established
by the General Assembly and governed by its Chair and
the current Chairs of the ISWA Working Groups. The STC
represents ISWA’s technical expertise and coordinates
the activities of the Working Groups. Members meet
3-4 times a year, often in connection with the Board
meetings. The Chair of the STC is also a member of the
ISWA Board.
For more detailed information on the ISWA Task Forces
and on their activities in 2010/2011 see chapter 3.4 below.
For more detailed information on the 2010/2011
activities of the STC see chapter 3.2 below.
Working Groups
ISWA Working Groups are established by the Board upon
recommendations by the STC. The purpose of the
Working Groups is to serve as the principal means for
ISWA to deliver its technical and scientific programmes.
As such, the Board and the ISWA membership look to
the Working Groups for technical information and
assistance, basic and applied research, professional
meetings, and the development and dissemination of
information regarding solid waste management.
Currently there are 10 Working Groups.
For more detailed information on the Working Groups
and on their activities in 2010/2011 see chapter 3.3 below.
Regional Development Networks
ISWA has established different Regional Development
Networks (RDN) to more effectively reach regions outside
of its traditionally strong areas (i.e. Western Europe
and North America). The RDNs aim is to promote sustainable
waste management by carrying out activities and
developing programmes that focus on their regions
special needs and challenges.
There are currently three Regional Development
Networks that have been established, each of them
represented by one member on the ISWA Board.
National Members within the areas of the RDNs are:
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Task forces
Task Forces are established to handle special new
challenges identified by the Board which require expert
and concentrated attention which can not be provided
by a Working Group. The Task Forces provide a means
for ISWA to obtain specialised information to assist ISWA
in policy and programme determination. Task Forces are
established for a specific purpose and assignment, have
a stated length for existence, are administered by the
STC, and are disbanded when their effort is completed.
Currently there are two Task Forces active, one on
Globalisation and one Science.
Asia and Pacific Regional Network
Australia
WMAA Waste Management Association of Australia
China
CAUES China Association of Urban
Environmental Sanitation
India
NSWAI National Solid Waste Association of India
Japan
JWMA Japan Waste Management Association
Malaysia
WMAM Waste Management Association of Malaysia
New Zealand
WasteMINZ Waste Management Institute
of New Zealand
Singapore
WMRAS Waste Management and Recycling
Association of Singapore
South Korea
KSWM Korea Society of Waste Management

The Balkans, Middle East and
Mediterranean Regional Network
Bosnia and Herzegovina
CENER21 Centre for Energy, Environment and Resources
Greece
HSWMA Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association
Israel
Dan Region Association of Towns - Sanitation
and Waste Disposal
Romania
ARS Romanian Association of Solid Waste Management
Serbia
SeSWA Serbian Solid Waste Association
Turkey
Turkish National Committee on Solid Wastes
Latin America Regional Network
Argentina
ARS Association for Solid Waste Studies
Brazil
ABRELPE Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning
and Special Waste Companies
Membership
ISWA has the following different membership
categories: National Members, Organisation Members,
Individual Members and Online Members.
The National Members (see chapter 6.) are non-profit,
waste management associations representing the
waste management industry in a particular country.
Generally, these associations have memberships from
both the private and public sectors. Based on ISWA
regulations, the National Members are the only memberships
allowed to vote at the General Assembly and thus,
they constitute the governing body of ISWA. Through
the National Members, ISWA’s network reaches out to
some 25.000 to 30.000 global professionals interested
in the waste management field.
Organisation Members are public or private organisations
and companies working in or associated with the field
of waste management which, depending on the annual
dues paid, enjoy a different range of member benefits
(see chapter 7. and www.iswa.org).
ISWA world map as per July 2011
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ISWA NATIONAL AND INCOMING NATIONAL MEMBERS
COUNTRIES WITH ISWA MEMBERS

3. Promotion of Sustainable
Waste Management
ISWA’s mission is to promote and develop sustainable
and professional waste management worldwide
(see chapter 1.) How does ISWA achieve its mission
ISWA promotes and develops sustainable waste
management through the organisation of meetings
and events, particularly of congresses and conferences,
and through the publication of a wide range of specialist
literature.
Another important contribution is the effort of its ten
Working Groups and the activities of its Scientific and
Technical Committee. In order to achieve further progress
on sustainable development, ISWA implements task
forces, committees and projects. ISWA provides a multitude
of platforms for the creation and the exchange
of knowledge.
ISWA raises professional standards in the field of
sustainable waste management through its certification
programme “International Waste Manager”, through
its tailor made training course programmes and through
its co-operations with other International Organisations.
Finally, ISWA funds projects in the field of sustainable
waste management via the ISWA Project Grant and
fosters good communication and publications on
sustainable waste management with awards.
The following chapters provide an overview on ISWA’s
various activities in the promotion of sustainable waste
management emphasising the second half of the year
2010 and the first half of 2011.
3.1. Congresses and Conferences
The biggest event that ISWA organises regularly is the
ISWA World Congress. The World Congress is a 4 day
event held once a year in autumn and usually attracts
600 to 900 participants from 50 to 70 different countries.
At each of the last years World Congresses there were
between 100 and 180 presentations by renowned international
experts.
Furthermore ISWA organises several Beacon Conferences
each year. These conferences focus on different
waste management topics like Biological Treatment,
Waste-to-Energy, Sanitary Landfill or Recycling
and Waste Minimization and attract depending on the
size of the conference venue 70 to 700 participants.
World Congresses
From 17 to 20 October the City of Daegu, Korea, hosts
this year’s ISWA World Congress themed “Waste to
Green: Waste Management for Low Carbon & Green
Growth Society”. The event has been co-organized by
ISWA events and meetings in 2011
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our Korean National Member KSWM, the Korea Society
of Waste Management.
Delegates World Congresses (2006 – 2010)
800
The last ISWA World Congress took place in Hamburg,
Germany, from 15 to 18 of November 2010. The theme
of this very successful event was “Urban Development
and Sustainability”. 739 delegates from 54 countries
were offered a great deal during these 4 congress days:
More than 45 sessions with greater than 150 high-profile
presentations and speeches, 20 meetings, 7 technical
tours, an atmospheric Townhall Reception and an opulent
Gala Dinner – everything organised perfectly by our
German National Member VKS im VKU.
Number of Delegates
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
680
697
642 650
739
0
Copenhagen
2006
Amsterdam
2007
Singapore
2008
Lisbon
2009
Hamburg
2010
ISWA World Congress 2010, Hamburg, Germany
The ISWA World Congress 2009 took place in Lisbon,
Portugal, at the Cultural Centre of Belém and was
co-organized by the Portuguese Association of Sanitary
and Environmental Engineering (APESB). The theme
of the Congress was „Turning Waste into Ideas“.
The World Congress 2008 was held in Singapore. This
event was co-organized by the Waste Management and
Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS) and the
National Environment Agency (NEA). The ISWA World
Congress 2007 “Challenging the future” was held at in
Amsterdam and co-organized by ISWA’s Dutch National
member NVRD.
The next ISWA World Congresses will be held in Florence,
Italy (2012), Vienna, Austria (2013) and Sao Paolo,
Brazil (2014).
Beacon Conferences
The series of Beacon Conferences organised by ISWA
have been a great success since years. Some recent
shining examples were the three “Beacons” that took
place at the end of 2010 and during the first half of the
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year 2011. Steadily growing numbers of participants are
an indicator for the quality of these events: A total of
over 1,000 delegates – 300 more than in the comparable
time period 2009/2010 - attended the three conferences:
Novi Sad, Serbia
The ISWA Beacon Conference on Public Private Partnership
and Hazardous Waste in Developing Countries in SEE,
Middle East and Mediterranean Region, which took place
in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 8 to 10 December 2010, was
attended by over 250 participants from 21 countries.
The conference was co-organised by SeSWA, the Serbian
Solid Waste Association, and the Faculty of Technical
Sciences, Department for Environmental Engineering,
University of Novi Sad. Academic staff, researchers,
professionals, landfill operators, municipal administration
staff and the staff of public and utility companies were
provided an excellent opportunity to get together, exchange
experiences and adopt new ideas in the field of
waste management. The first SeSWA EXPO, organised
within the ISWA Beacon Conference, provided a chance
for 15 companies to present their work and discover
new business opportunities.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
650 participants from Argentina, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Greece, India,
Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, The Netherlands,
United Kingdom and Uruguay attended the ISWA
Beacon Conference “Waste Prevention and Recycling”
which took place in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina,
from 21 to 22 June 2011.
Apart from Waste Minimization and Recycling, main
topics of the Conference were Globalization and
Megacities, Informal Sector, Compostable / Biodegradable
Plastic Bags, Waste from Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE), and Financing of Waste Management.
Given the quantity and quality of the audience, who
represented both the public and the private sector, there
is no doubt that Prevention and Recycling play an
important role in the Integrated Urban Solid Waste
Management Agenda; not only in Argentina, but also
in other countries of the region.
Vienna, Austria
130 experts from the waste and resource management
sector, coming from 25 different countries (nearly
double the attendance we had at the first edition of
this conference in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, last year!),
gathered in Vienna, Austria, on 23 and 24 May 2011 to
attend the second ISWA Beacon Conference on Waste
Prevention and Recycling.
ISWA Beacon Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia
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This conference has been initiated by the ISWA Working
Group for Recycling and Waste Minimization and is
instrumental in disseminating the recent knowledge
and developments especially in the areas of Waste
Prevention, Sustainable Production and Consumption
and Life Cycle Thinking. An exclusive panel of speakers,
including senior representatives from UNEP, EU Commission,
European Environmental Agency, assessed
policy instruments and practices for waste prevention,
contemplated environmental impacts of production and
consumption, took an in-depth look into strategies on resource
management and into new recycling technologies.
A very active expert audience took the opportunity to
discuss all these issues with the speakers and to network
extensively – a high class evening reception hosted by
the City of Vienna and exclusive site visits rounded up
the event programme.
ISWA Beacon Conference, Vienna, Austria
ISWA Beacon Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina

3.2. Scientific and Technical Committee
Chair: Antonis Mavropoulos, Greece
Vice-Chair: Maarten Goorhuis, Netherlands
The Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) represents
ISWA’s technical expertise and is governed by its Chair
and the current Chairs and Vice Chairs of the ten ISWA
Working Groups. The STC Members meet 3-4 times a
year, often in connection with the Board meetings. The
Chair of the STC is also a member of the ISWA Board.
The STC is the technical and scientific think-tank of
ISWA. During the last two years the STC has focused on
improving the deliverability of WG’s through certain WG
work programmes. For 2010 - 2011, the major contribution
of the STC was the formulation as well as the implementation
of the ISWA Grants scheme, in cooperation with GS
and the Board. The successful evaluation of 33 proposals
and support to the GS for the final contractual arrangements
of specific projects has set up a new base for
ISWA’s scientific and technical profile which will be
substantially improved with the projects’ deliverables
(see also chapter 3.6.4.).
In 2010 the STC set seven important priorities for ISWA
to address through the STC and Working Group Work
Programmes. On a more technical level, the main
activities of the STC in 2010/2011 have centered on
these priorities and include:
• Support of the Working Group on Climate Change
to address the issue of Sustainable Waste
Management and Greenhouse Gases
• Implementation and creating content for the ISWA
Knowledge Base (see chapter 3.4.2.)
• Contributions and support to the ISWA Task Force
on Globalisation, including a Workshop on the
informal waste sector held in Buenos Aires and
the preparation of a paper on Globalisation and
Waste Management
• Finalising two key issue papers, one on Waste
Prevention, Minimisation and Resource Management,
and another on Waste Trafficking. Beginning
the preparation of a key issue paper on Food Waste
• Strengthening and development of the International
Waste Manager (IWM) Programme
• Improving the recognition of ISWA members who
voluntarily dedicate their precious time to tasks and
activities of the organisation
• Strengthening ISWAs Scientific Profile, through
the establishment of a Task Force on Science
The role of the STC is to conduct and coordinate the
technical work of ISWA. The actions of the STC are based
on its own objectives and annual work programme, as
well as the work programmes for the different Working
Groups. The Working Groups each function differently
and this difference is respected as far as possible. The
input from the Working Groups is based on voluntary
work from its members and ISWA recognises the efforts
made by its large number of Working Group members.
Working Group Meetings are usually held 2 times a year.
3.3. Working Groups
The purpose of the ISWA Working Groups is to serve as
the principal means for ISWA to deliver its technical and
scientific programmes. As such, the Board and the ISWA
membership look to the Working Groups for technical
information and assistance, basic and applied research,
professional meetings, and the development and dissemination
of information about solid waste management.
Currently there are 10 Working Groups with a total of
around 250 members coming from more than 30 different
nations:
Working Group on Communication
Chair: Gunilla Carlsson, Sweden
Vice Chair: Suzanne Arup Veltze, Denmark
The Working Group on Communication serves as the
principal resource to ISWA in the field of communication
and social relations. The Working Group addresses
public concerns, comprising public support and public
opposition to waste management policies, public
consultation and participation, and communication
and social issues with focus on basic human attitudes
towards waste.
The Working Group's main objectives are to:
• cover communication and social aspects within
the framework of waste management.
• acknowledge and communicate the growing
importance of public acceptance for a successful
implementation and proper conduct of waste
management policies, such as collection systems,
siting of facilities, disposal fees, regulations and
other related aspects.
• foster the good reputation of professional waste
management among the public by developing, coordinating,
and disseminating strategies and tools
aimed at increasing public support of and reducing
public opposition to waste management strategies.
• strengthen the role of communication as a
determining factor for achieving satisfactory
solutions in waste management practices.
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Voluntary Time for ISWA
The dynamics of an association rely on the activities
of its members. Thus, the total amount of voluntary
time spent for ISWA is a core indicator. It shows the
commitment and dedication of its members to sustainable
waste management. Furthermore, it shows how
attractive the diverse working groups and committees
are. Last but not least the amount of voluntary time
spent is a good indicator for the future success of ISWA:
because it is within the working groups and committees
where exiting results, new projects and publications are
developed.
2010 was a year of immense activity. The total number
of voluntary time spent for ISWA in its diverse bodies
amounted to 261 person days. One year before, the
members of the various working groups and committees
invested 182 person days. Thus, the voluntary time
invested increased by 43 % from 2009 to 2010.
This increase is especially due to the activities of the
working groups. In a nutshell: More members convened
more frequently. Whereas 2009 the total voluntary time
spent was about 100 person days, the number for 2010
augmented to 167.5. Over the last three years, the average
duration of these meetings was about 1.15 days.
In 2010 the Board convened five times, the total amount
of voluntary time amounted to more than 56.5 person
days. The voluntary time within the Scientific and Technical
Committee increased as well. In total its members
invested 37 days in 2010.
These numbers are even more impressive considering
the fact that they only represent the time spent in
meetings. Travelling time as well as the time spent on
preparing the meetings is not included in these figures.
For 2011 a further increase in voluntary time spent can
be expected. From January to August 2010 ISWA members
invested 142.5 person days. Within the same period
of time in the year 2011 the total number of voluntary
time was already 164 person days – not considering the
activities in the Review-Group, the Waste Management
and Research Editorial Meetings and the Task Forces.
The dynamic development of ISWA continues.
Voluntary Time in Meetings
(without time for preparation and travelling)
300
261.00
250
56.50
Voluntary Person Days
200
150
182.00
51.50
32.00
37.00
180.00
16.00
23.00
30.00
16
100
50
98.50
167.50
111.00
Board Meetings
STC Meetings
Working Groups
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2009
2010
2011
(until August)
Review-Groups,
Editorial Meetings,
Task Forces

Main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Social media and waste prevention
• Development of a session for the ISWA World
Congress 2012
• The ISWA Communication Plan
• The ISWA Communication Award
• Attracting new members to strengthen
the Working Group
• Communication tools for ISWA’s Climate
Change Lobbying Action Plan activities
Future activities of the Working Group will be the
development and organisation of a 1.5 hours session for
the ISWA World Congress 2012 in Florence, Italy, and
support in developing communication tools for ISWA’s
lobbying activities at COP17 (UN Climate Change
Conference in Durban in December 2011).
Working Group on Energy Recovery
Chair: Bettina Kamuk, Denmark
Vice Chair: Jørgen Haukohl, Denmark
without waste-to-energy so far. (Funding from the
ISWA Project Grant)
• Preparation of a “White Book” on alternative
emerging energy technologies (e.g. thermal
gasification, hydrogen from waste etc.)
• Update of the State-of-the-Art-Report: the 6th
version of the Report will include information on
all plants from Europe as well as from the USA
• Preparation of Sessions for ISWA World Congresses
in Daegu, South Korea, and Florence, Italy
• Contributions to Waste Management & Research
Journal: Articles and a special issue for the ISWA
World Congress 2011 in Daegu, South Korea
• Organisation of the 7th ISWA Beacon Conference
“Waste-to-Energy – State of the Art and Latest News”
taking place from 3 – 4 November 2011 in Malmö,
Sweden, in co-operation with Afval Sverige
• Discussion on the R1 formula with updates from
different countries
• Discussion on the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)
The focus for future activities will remain on encouraging
and supporting, at international and national levels,
mechanisms for effective contribution to the public
policy debate on the role of thermal treatment as an
essential part of integrated waste management.
Working Group Healthcare Waste
Chair: Jan-Gerd Kuehling, Germany
Vice Chair: Yves Chartier, Swizzerland
The Working Group on Energy Recovery addresses the
thermal treatment of waste, the production of energy,
control of emissions from waste-to-energy, and the
management of residues resulting from waste-to-energy.
The Working Group’s main objectives are:
• to promote the adoption of cost-effective,
environmentally sound systems, methods and
practices for thermal treatment of municipal
waste, thereby especially addressing the wasteto
energy concept
• to develop, co-ordinate and disseminate timely
information on institutional, technological,
economic, environmental and research developments
in the field of thermal treatment of
municipal waste
Healthcare includes for both humans and animals the
medical activities for the diagnosis, monitoring, treatment,
prevention of disease or alleviation of handicap
including related research. Healthcare Waste is the solid
or liquid waste arising from Healthcare and includes
personal hygiene waste products. Healthcare Risk Waste
includes Biological Waste, Infectious Waste, Sharps,
Chemical, Toxic or Pharmaceutical Waste including
Cytotoxins and Radioactive Wastes.
The WGs main objectives are to promote the integrated
provision of the infrastructure for the safe management
of Healthcare Waste world-wide, within the framework
of the objectives, activities and means of implementation
established by Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference
on the Environment and Development.
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Main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Preparation of a report “Waste-to-Energy” with
description of the technology, advantages,
disadvantages, possibilities, limitations, costs etc;
to be used by developing countries and countries
The main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Support of the Indian Society of Healthcare Waste
Management Conference
• Cooperation with the World Health Organisation:
the Working Group has been engaged for the last

few years in producing the new version of the WHO
publication “The safe management of wastes from
healthcare activities” (Blue Book). The book was
published in 1999 and is now in its final stages of
review prior to being published later this year. The
Working Group was successful in obtaining funding
to contribute toward the printing of the Blue Book.
• Establishing a cooperation agreement with the
annual European Medical Waste Conference
• Preparation of a session on Healthcare Waste for
the ISWA World Congress in Florence, Italy
• Attracting new members to strengthen the
Working Group
• Supporting the ISWA/UNHABITAT Project to
train 60 Iraqi Trainees in Healthcare Waste.
The WG on Landfill will continue with the task to close
open dumpsites and to promote the construction of
appropriately engineered sustainable landfills worldwide.
The revision of the International Guidelines for Landfill
Evaluation, once finalised, will help support the WG in
this task. The WG will continue to seek the improvement
of landfill standards worldwide through the provision of
training and guidance in good landfill practice.
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The WG reinforced with enthusiastic new members
plans to become more involved in the immediate future
with training and the development of standards.
Working Group on Landfill
Chair: Derek Greedy, United Kingdom
Vice Chair: Jan Thrane, Denmark
The Working Group on Landfill addresses the planning,
siting, design, construction, operation, closure, and
end-use of landfills. The WGs overall interests are in the
proper closure of open dumps worldwide and the move
towards the construction and operation of modern
engineered, sustainable landfills. These interests have
led to providing technical support on the design,
construction, regulation, and management of landfills,
for both industrialised and developing nations. Further
aspects include operations, closure, and end-use concepts,
along with standard practices for ground water
monitoring and testing, leachate management, gas
management, and storm water management.
The main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Landfill Operation Guidelines translation into
Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin
• Update on International Guidelines for
Sustainable Landfill Evaluation
• Development of a State of the Nation Report,
covering landfilling practices and regulations in
different countries.
• Formalising cooperation with the Global Methane
Initiative through the signing of an MOU
• Preparation of two sessions on Landfilling for
the ISWA World Congress in Florence, Italy
• Support of the Africa Sustainable Waste
Management Conference, Luanda, Angola
Working Group on Legal Issues
Chair: Olaf Wendler, Germany
Vice Chair: Helmut Stadler, Austria
The purpose of the Working Group on Legal Issues is
to serve as a platform for knowledge exchange and as
the principal resource to ISWA on legal issues related to
waste and resource management. The overall interest
for the Working Group is the exchange of information
and views on legal aspects concerning hot topics in
waste management. Currently there is much focus on
EU-waste legislation, environmental responsibility and
the legal aspects of different kinds of public private
partnership.
Main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Development of a Position Paper on public
private partnership
• Discussion on the forthcoming changes to
the EU Waste Framework Directive
• To take initiatives to develop and increase
the activities of ISWA internationally in
making appropriate legal representation
• Monitoring EU-waste issues
• Development of a Key Issue Paper on “Principles
of efficient environmental legislation”
Future activities will cover the further development
of the papers on public private partnership and on
principles of efficient environmental legislation, based
on the latter the development of training material for
ISWA education programmes, and cooperation with
other ISWA Working Groups on waste trafficking.

Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation
Chair: Maarten Goorhuis, The Netherlands
Vice Chair: Björn Appelqvist, Denmark
Working Group on Hazardous Wastes
Chair: Jean Paul Léglise, France
Vice Chair: Paul De Bruycker, Belgium
The Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation
addresses the reduction in the generation of solid waste,
recycling of materials, separation, processing and marketing
of materials removed from the solid waste stream.
The Working Groups main objectives are:
• To share information on institutional, technological,
economic and environmental matters concerning
resource management, recycling, waste minimisation
currently in practice.
• To encourage, conduct and share the results of
research and development activities within the
field of resource management, recycling and waste
minimisation.
Main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Development of a Position Paper on
Waste Trafficking
• Organisation of ISWA Beacon Conference
on Waste Prevention and Recycling
• Development of an ISWA Key Issue Paper
on Waste Prevention, Waste Minimisation
and Resource Management
• Waste prevention, reuse and innovative
recycling projects in WG member countries
• Development of internal guidelines for
waste prevention and recycling at ISWA events
Looking forward, the Working Group will be busy
organising the 3rd ISWA Beacon Conference on Waste
Prevention and Recycling which will take place end of
May 2012 in Vienna, Austria, and developing guidelines
for sustainable ISWA events.
The Working Group’s interests include the sound
management of hazardous wastes from both industrial
and household sources, and the remediation of hazardous
waste sites resulting from unacceptable hazardous
wastes management practices. In carrying out its programmes,
WG members strive to serve the interests
of hazardous waste management professionals in their
respective countries and world-wide.
The WGs main objectives are:
• to promote the cost-effective, environmentally
safe management of hazardous wastes in
member- and developing countries
• to develop, co-ordinate, and disseminate timely
information on institutional, technological,
economic, environmental, research and legal
developments in the field of hazardous waste
management and remediation
The main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Acquiring funding to update the Training
Resource Pack for hazardous waste management
in developing economies
• Planning of a workshop on the sustainable
management of hazardous waste, to be held
in Belgium in October 2011
• Revitalising and attracting new members
to the Working Group
• Supporting the ISWA/UNHABITAT project
to train 60 Iraqi trainees in hazardous waste.
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Looking forward, the main goal of the WG is to foster a
closer cooperation with the Basel Convention and continue
the promotion of the safe and effective management
of hazardous waste, particularly in developing
countries.

Working Group on Collection and
Transportation Technology
Chair: Theo Lemmen, The Netherlands
(until June 2011, currently vacant)
Vice Chair: vacant
Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste
Chair: Enzo Favoino, Italy
Vice Chair: Boris Efremenko, France
The purpose of the Working Group on Collection and
Transportation Technology is to serve as the principal
resource to ISWA in the field of collection and transportation
technology of solid waste. The Working
Group addresses the storage, collection, transfer and
transportation of solid waste.
The Working Groups main objectives are:
• to share information on institutional, technological,
economic and environmental matters concerning
collection and transportation technologies currently
in practice
• to encourage, conduct and share the results of
research and development activities within the
field of waste collection and transportation
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Main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Collection methods
• Fuel Economy in Waste Collection Trucks
• Waste transportation between cities
• Costs of waste collection services
• Standardisation of containers
• Colours in waste management and recycling
• Country Reports on the development within
waste collection
• Following the development of the CEN
Standards for vehicles and waste containers
Future activities will cover the investigation of current
collection and transportation methods as well as trends
and challenges in waste collection in Europe and other
countries. The aim is to publish the results to support the
introduction or development of waste collection schemes.
The Working Group addresses the biological treatment
of the organic fraction of solid waste through aerobic
and anaerobic decomposition processes, including related
instruments (e.g. separate collection, odour management)
and destiny of outputs (quality, application and marketing
of products). It also covers Mechanical-Biological Treatment
(MBT), i.e. the application of biological treatment
to mixed (or residual) waste in order to reduce its fermentability
prior to landfilling, recover further amounts of
materials before final disposal and improve conditions
for energy recovery. The WG has also been mandated
to consider issues pertaining to biological treatment of
sludge (composting and anaerobic digestion) and its
application in agriculture.
The WGs main objectives are:
• to share information on institutional, technological,
economic and environmental matters concerning
biological waste treatment currently in practice
• to encourage, conduct and share the results of
research and development activities within the
field of biological waste treatment
• to define – upon agreement with the Board and
STC – positions to try and influence, through
provision of science-based views and information,
ongoing developments in relevant legislation, with
reference e.g. to waste management, soil management,
climate change, and other issues pertaining
to management of organic waste.

Main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• follow the development of “end-of-waste criteria”
and when compost is no longer considered as
a waste
• preparation of a key issue paper on Food waste
• gather global information on Sludge and Digestate
• Climate change and biological treatment
• A joint workshop with the Chartered Institute of
Waste Management Special Interest Group on
Biological Waste.
• Preparation of a session on Biological Treatment
of Waste for the ISWA World Congress in Florence,
Italy
• The seeking of funding and preparation for
European regional Biowaste workshops.
Looking forward and bolstered with funding provided
under the ISWA Project Grant, the WG on Biological
Treatment of Waste will be busy organizing workshops
around Europe to help EU States meet the 2016/2020 EU
Landfill Directive diversion targets for Biowaste.
Working Group on Climate Change and
Waste Management
Chair: Gary Crawford, France
The Working Group, recognising that Climate Change is
one of the most important global environmental issues
facing our planet, advocates that the waste sector has
a very important role to play. The Waste Sector has the
option to be a net GHG reducer and many actions on
how to achieve this have already been identified by the
WGs predecessor, the Task Force on Climate Change.
The WG continues on from where the Task Force stopped.
The WG on Climate Change and Waste Management is
focused inter alia on conveying the message that
sustainable waste management and recycling should
be included in future international agreements and
declarations – including National Appropriate Mitigation
Actions (NAMAs); extension of current Kyoto project
mechanisms; new market mechanisms; sector
approaches; access to funding etc.
Main discussions and activities in 2010/2011 were:
• Establishing members for the WG
• Developing contacts
• Seeking of funding to promote the waste
sector’s contribution to meeting climate
change objectives.
The WG has recently been awarded funding through
the ISWA Project Grant and future activities will focus
on promoting its strong messages on how the waste
sector can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and should therefore be considered and
included in the mitigation action plans being developed
by countries, regions, and cities.
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3.4 Task Forces
Task Forces are established to handle special new
challenges identified by the Board which require expert
and concentrated attention which cannot be provided
by a Working Group. The Task Forces provide a means for
ISWA to obtain specialised information to assist ISWA
in policy and programme determination. Task Forces are
established for a specific purpose and assignment, exist
for a limited time, are administered by the STC, and are
disbanded when their objective is completed.
Currently there are two Task Forces active, one on
Globalisation and one Science:
Task Force on Science
In ISWA’s bid to recognize the importance of and
strengthen academic participation in ISWA, a new Task
Force on Science (TFS) has been created. ISWA already
connects with the scientific community through its
journal of Waste Management & Research which belongs
to the oldest and most renowned international
journals (existing since 1983) on waste management.
ISWA also recognises that there are famous and well
placed academics that are already working with ISWA,
providing substantial scientific value and support to
ISWA’s activities.
as a mean to prevent environmental degradation
from improper waste management activities,
• propose a framework to address waste trafficking
and measures and policies for reduction and
prevention of it, and
• highlight successes as well as failures of
international aid and cooperation and thus
provide conclusions regarding its utilization.
Overall, the project will demonstrate the opportunity
as well as the threats that globalization poses to waste
management and create a conceptual framework for
a more successful adaptation of them in future plans
and activities.
To achieve these aims the TFGWM has identified four
deliverables and has already made some significant
progress, such as holding a special experts workshop
on the integration of the informal and formal sectors
in Buenos Aires in June and the preparation of a key
issue paper on Waste Trafficking.
The TFGWM hopes to have completed its actions by
around June 2013.
The TFS is working on an action plan that will allow
ISWA to further utilize its strengths and opportunities
within the scientific community. The TFS aims to create
a new and more attractive framework for academics
participation to ISWA, to exploit further the academic
resources already available through ISWA, and to create
better conditions for the required innovative symbiosis
between market and scientific developments.
It is planned that the activities of the TFS should be
completed in 2011.
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Task Force on Globalisation and Waste Management
The globalisation of waste is a major concern for ISWA
since it is one of the major challenges for the long-term
sustainability of waste management. Recognising that
Globalisation creates substantial changes and brings new
unprecedented challenges for Solid Waste Management,
ISWA established a Task Force (TFGWM) in September
2010. The TFGWM aims to:
• promote and raise awareness of the new challenges
put by globalization to waste management practices
and planning,
• examine the necessity for, and if appropriate to
develop, a “road - map” towards substantial improvements
to waste management worldwide,

3.5. EU Committee
In follow-up to an action proposed in a former General
Assembly, a meeting was held in Brussels on 6 June 2011,
to discuss the form and structure of an ISWA European
Network/Committee.
The outcome of the meeting was that such a committee
shall be established to focus on the exchange of good
practice between current EU members, recent and
aspiring accession states; which will seek to acquire new
national and organisation members and establish closer
working relationships with the Commission.
The former ISWA Presidents Håkan Rylander and
Jean-Paul Leglise have volunteered to lead this committee.
3.6. Projects 2010/2011
3.6.1. Waste and Climate Change Lobbying Action Plan
Throughout the last years, mitigation of climate change
has been a priority topic for ISWA. In 2007 ISWA decided
to establish a Task Force to address this issue, two years
later an ISWA White Paper on Waste and Climate Change
was released.
The ISWA White Paper on Waste and Climate Change
has eight key messages regarding how to reduce GHG
emissions by targeted waste management, and five
commitments by ISWA to make the potential reduction of
GHG emissions come true on a global scale. In essence,
waste management can change from being a net GHG
emission source to become a major net saver of GHG
emissions resulting from actions as described in the key
messages stated in the ISWA White Paper (can be downloaded
for free at www.iswa.org).
Moreover it has been proven by a magnitude of studies
that the very act of waste management and recycling
has the potential to reduce GHG emissions by at least
20 % in developed countries, with even more impact
possible in the rest of the world. Since the technology is
proven and easily accessible, waste management is an
essential and very efficient tool that offers tremendous
climate change benefits.
The meeting on the establishment of an ISWA European
Committee was followed by a workshop on “The Future
of Waste Management and Climate Change in Europe“,
which featured 12 speakers from ISWA and from partner
organisations.
This workshop provided a great opportunity for the
sharing of knowledge and experience on key topics, such
as Climate Change and the Illegal Shipment of Waste,
between interested parties from ISWA and the European
Community. Such an event is likely to be a part of future
meetings of the ISWA EU Committee.
These facts are two of the key messages of a
comprehensive lobbying action plan ISWA developed
and started to implement in 2010 and 2011. ISWA’s
lobbying activities aim to secure available climate funds
for investments in sustainable waste management and
recycling. As a prerequisite for reaching that target
“waste management and recycling” must be mentioned
as an area of action in the final UNFCCC (United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change) conference
documents – which is yet to be achieved.
ISWA holds the official status as an Observer Organization
of the UNFCCC. As part of the lobbying action plan
activities, ISWA delegations attended several UNFCCC
conferences, including COP16 (16th Conference of the
Parties in Cancun in December 2010), endeavouring to
make sustainable waste management – and its positive
impact on our climate - an issue in the UNFCCC process.
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An ISWA delegation will also attend this year’s most
important UNFCCC event: COP17 which will take place
at the end of 2011 in Durban, South Africa. For the crucial
phase in the run-up to this event ISWA will also draw

on the services of a well-versed professional lobbyist.
In more detail, ISWA’s short- and mid-term goals are:
• The final declarations of the UN-summit on
climate change in Durban, must make reference
to a sectoral mechanism on waste management
and recycling.
• Waste management and recycling should be an
essential part in any enhanced action toward
mitigating climate change.
• Waste management and recycling should also a
formal part of national measuring, reporting and
verification (MRV).
• Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA)
plans should contain actions on waste management
and recycling.
Through its Working Group on Waste and Climate
Change, ISWA is prepared to provide input on NAMAs
and sectoral mechanisms to countries negotiating and
implementing the UNFCCC-agreements.
The Knowledge Base strives to cover all relevant topics
of solid waste management from all over the world and
is regularly updated. So far the Knowledge Base has
proven to be quite popular receiving approximately
5,000 visitors per month.
If you have any documents you would like to share with
other members please forward them to the ISWA General
Secretariat.
3.6.3. TAP Centre Singapore
Last year ISWA inked a Memorandum of Understanding
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. Through this agreement ISWA, WMRAS and
NEA demonstrated their commitment of promoting
sustainable waste management and optimising the
value of waste as a resource in Singapore and the region.
If you would like to know more about our activities in
this field or if you would like to contribute to reaching
the above mentioned targets please contact us at
iswa@iswa.org.
3.6.2. Knowledge base
The ISWA Knowledge Base has been developed and
implemented successfully over the last one and a half
years to upgrade ISWA’s technical profile. It has been up
and running online since April 2011.
The Knowledge Base provides ISWA members with
convenient and easy online access to an extensive source
of scientific waste management related documents -
currently more than 850. These documents include both
ISWA and non-ISWA material such as Conference and
Workshop Proceedings, Reports, Training Resources,
Papers, Case Studies and Online Resources.
2011 TAP Centre Workshop
The TAP centre aims to serve ISWA’s members, stakeholders
and collaborators in the Asia/Pacific region. The office
serves as the Asian hub for supporting ISWA member
activities, facilitating ISWA programs and promoting
ISWA membership, enabling ISWA to connect more
effectively with the Asian waste community and assist
in the development of sustainable waste management
in South East Asia.
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In June 2011 the first workshop organised by the TAP
Centre took place in Singapore. There was a good
attendance of 200 participants from Singapore, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia and Korea. Overall, there was a very
good response to this first TAP Centre event. As a future
activity a new conference and exhibition has been announced
at the workshop: WasteMET Asia 2012 – WASTE
Management & Environmental Technology will run from
2 to 5 July 2012. This event will be co-located with World
Cities Summit (WCS) and Singapore International Water
Week (SIWW).

3.6.4. ISWA Project Grant
The City of Vienna, pursuant to an agreement made
with ISWA, now grants a specified budget each year
in order for ISWA to:
• strengthen its technical and scientific profile
• promote and upgrade its international
recognition and acceptance
• develop a global and country - level presence
• increase its influence with decision-makers
regarding Solid Waste Management issues.
The ISWA Board decided that the best utilisation of this
budget would be via the administration of an ISWA
Project Grant, open to proposals from ISWA members
(National, Individual or Organisation members) or
ISWA entities (e.g. GS, WGs, STC, Board or RDNs).
The first call for proposals opened in November 2010 and
closed 31 January 2011. A total of 33 project applications
were received, many of which were of a very high quality,
making the final selection a challenging task. A total
funding amount of €1,595,974 was requested from ISWA
with an additional €1,374,752 offered through partner
co-financing contributions. The requested amount of
funding for projects, was therefore remarkably more than
the allocated budget; another challenge for the grant
evaluation committee.
Proposals were received from a wide scope of countries,
such as Nigeria, Denmark, Brazil, Singapore, Argentina,
Netherlands, Portugal and from almost all of ISWA
member categories and entities. The applications covered
many aspects of Waste Management, the most popular
themes being Biological Treatment of Waste, Recycling
& Waste Minimisation, Energy Recovery and Climate
Change.
After an extensive decision making process 12 projects
were selected (see table below), half of these projects
will begin in 2011 and the remaining in 2012. As individual
projects can run for a maximum of 3 years the funding
period spans from 2011 through to 2014.
PROJECT TITLE
Establishing a Landfill Training and Research Centre
to Promote better Operation of Landfills in Indonesia
The Road to Durban: Promoting the waste sector’s
contribution to meeting climate change objectives
ISWA Guidelines – Waste-to-Energy in Transitional
Countries
Regional Biowaste Workshops - Implementation of
Sustainable Biowaste Management and Latest EU Policies
Guidelines for the Implementation of Successful
Sustainable Waste Management Plans
Customizing Waste Management Fees: Workshops
in Eastern and South Eastern Europe
Africa Sustainable Waste Management- Beacon
Conference, Luanda, Angola
International Waste Manager Programme in Argentina,
Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay
The Blue Book v2
ISWA Product Chain Management
Hazardous Waste Training Resource Pack for
developing countries
Opportunities and barriers of Recycling in Balkan,
Middle East and Mediterranean Countries”
ORGANISATION
Institute for Water Quality, Resources and Waste
Management, Vienna, University of Technology, Austria
ISWA Working Group on Climate Change
ISWA Working Group on Energy Recovery
ISWA Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste
ABRELPE - Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Limpeza
Pública e Resíduos Especiais -Brazil
Technisches Büro HAUER Umweltwirtschaft GmbH (TBH)
APESB – Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Portuguese
Association
ARS – Asociación para el Estudio de los
Residuos Sólidos -Argentina
ISWA Working Group on Healthcare waste
Working Group on Recycling & Waste Management/
NVRD-Netherlands
ISWA Working Group on Hazardous Waste
HSWMA -Greece & SeSWA -Serbia
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3.6.5. Training Course Programme ISWA/UN-Habitat
Intensifying the Cooperation with other International
Organisations was an important goal ISWA set itself for
this year. One of the projects where ISWA successfully
achieved this aim was with a tailor made training
course programme for Iraqi engineers, based on a
cooperation agreement ISWA concluded with
UN-Habitat in March 2011.
In April and May 2011 the ISWA General Secretariat
organised a comprehensive training course programme
for the staff of Iraqi government authorities at the ISWA
headquarters in Vienna.
The objective of the cooperation project was to contribute
to improved public health and environmental conditions
in Iraqi cities by assisting the Ministry of Municipalities
and Public Works and some selected Governorates
with the development and implementation of new
waste management policies and programmes.
The project focused on providing technical assistance
and enhancing the skills and capacity of the Iraqi trainees.
In total sixty Iraqi engineers took this tailor made training
course programme, which has been organised as a well
balanced mixture of in house lessons – seven different
trainers covered the whole range of different waste
management issues – and site visits.
Three one week training courses have been held for
groups of twenty persons each, and according to the
feedback of the participants and the representatives of
our cooperation partner UN-Habitat it can be said that
this project was a very big success.
In the meantime some other organisations have already
indicated interest in tailor made training course programmes
made by ISWA.
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3.6.6. ISWA/UNEP Balkan Flowers Project
Another good example for intensified cooperation with
other International Organisations whose goals and
activities are related to ISWA’s is the so called “Balkan
Flowers Project”:
ISWA is currently in the early stages of a project in
cooperation with the UNEP Regional Office for Europe,
to develop an overview study of PET –plastic waste
recycling in the South East Europe sub-region with a
focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
The project also aims to explore future policy development
and possible cooperation and exchange of knowledge
and information through sub-regional collaboration
in these three countries.
3.6.7. ISSOWAMA Consortium Project
In 2010 and 2011, as a consortium partner ISWA also
cooperated with other international non-profit
organisations and some universities and academic
institutes on a project called ISSOWAMA – Integrated
Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Asia Southeast.
The Balkan region has a remarkably high waste generation
of PET bottles compared to many other parts of Europe;
which are found floating in rivers, hanging in trees and
piling up in otherwise picturesque locations – sometimes
looking like bizarre flowers, which explains the project
title.
Some key challenges need to be overcome to promote
the recycling of waste in these regions, such as an inadequate
waste management system, low public
awareness and an undeveloped recycling sector. Croatia
is leading the way forward in this region of the Balkans,
with the recent implementation of promising tools that
are promoting the use of refillable bottles and collection
for one way packaging.
Asia is one of the world’s most densely populated
regions, which results in a tremendous output of solid
waste, a majority of which is poorly managed or not
managed at all. Rapid urbanisation in the region is
creating an increasing strain on overburdened infrastructure,
as well as higher demand on limited public
services.
ISSOWAMA was a first step to thoroughly examining
Solid Waste Management issues of eight numerously
populated Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Cambodia,
Thailand, China, Indonesia and the Philippines. The objective
of this project has been to develop a performance
assessment system for integrated management scenarios,
with a central focus on the integration of sustainability
aspects.
Throughout this project the consortium partners have
investigated and gained expertise in economic and social
situations in the target region, integration of low cost
community managed technologies, and institutional
and socio economic constraints.
As a result the consortium completed local projects in
South Asia, the greater Mekong Sub-region, and South
East Asia which represents nearly half of the world’s
population. A special issue of Waste Management
World is planned to showcase the ISSOWAMA project.
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3.7. Print and Online Publishing
ISWA is one of the most important producers and
disseminators of current, high-quality information on
sustainable and professional waste management.
ISWA publishes a wide range of waste management
specialist literature: Books, Key Issue Papers, Technical
Policy Papers, Position Papers, Reports, and two professional
periodicals, which are available in print and online versions:
Waste Management and Research (WM&R) is a monthly
journal published under the auspices of ISWA. WM&R
satisfies the growing demand for scientifically based
information that can be utilised by waste management
professionals in academia, government, industry,
engineering, management, planning, and public health.
WM&R publishes articles relating to both theory and
practice of waste management and research that
promote innovation and provide a bridge between
academic studies and practical problems.
Waste Management World (WMW) is published bimonthly
by ISWA and PennWell. WMW includes the
latest international waste industry news and analysis,
covering waste technology and trends, plus contributions
from leading global experts on waste recycling
and minimisation, landfill, biowaste, waste to energy
conversion and thermal treatment, transport, collection
and waste policy. One issue per year incorporates the
International Directory of Solid Waste Management,
which lists the ISWA members, and a classified listing
of waste management companies.
The ISWA website has also been redesigned and upgraded
with more contents (e.g. Knowledge Base, Job Exchange
Platform) during the last year. ISWA company profiles
have been installed on the social networks facebook
and LinkedIn in 2011, both of them are connected with
the ISWA website.
All these measures lead to a sharp and very impressive
increase of visits at www.iswa.org: from an average of
less than 3,000 monthly visits in 2010 to an average of
more than 12,000 visits per month in 2011.
The ISWA Global E-Newsletter has been “revived” in
2010 and now goes out to more than 2,500 subscribers
eight times a year.
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3.8. International Waste Manager
Programme
The ISWA International Waste Manager programme is
designed to provide an internationally recognised
certification for individual professional waste managers
based on both academic achievements and practical
work experience.
is to complete an application form. On the basis of the
application form being selected, the next step is to
prepare a detailed personal report covering education,
work experience and professional approach to waste
management. This is followed by an interview and
committing to the ISWA’s Code of Ethics to undertake
a life-long programme of continuous professional
development.
Since the programme began in 2006, one hundred and
eight waste professionals from 18 different countries
around the world have been certified within the ISWA
International Waste Manager programme.
The certification is awarded at four different levels:
Technical, Intermediate, Advanced, and International,
depending on how applicants meet the ISWA criteria.
The criteria are based on a set of key identified attributes
that become more rigorous the higher the level
awarded. The Technical level has been established to
enable those with substantial practical experience
but who lack academic qualification.
The process is straightforward and very similar to the
stages involved in applying for a new job. The first step
The striking increase of International Waste Managers in
2011 is due to the ISWA UN-Habitat Training Programme
(see chapter 3.6.5.), which was attended by 58 Iraqi
trainees, who on completion of the Training Course were
awarded Technical Status in the IWM Programme.
The number of currently registered International Waste
Managers may vary from the total amount below, as not
all who have been certified remain actively registered
in the programme.
If you are interested in becoming an International
Waste Manager please view the brochure available on
www.iswa.org or contact the ISWA General Secretariat.
NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WASTE MANAGERS BY YEAR
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (July 31) Total
Technical status – – – – 1 58 59
Intermediate status – – – 7 5 – 12
Advanced status 3 1 – 4 4 1 13
International status 11 1 1 6 5 – 24
Total 14 2 1 17 15 59 108
3.9. Awards
ISWA Communication Award
Each year ISWA honours an excellent Waste Communication
Campaign that increases public awareness and
promotes sustainable waste management. The awarded
campaign is recognised at the ISWA Annual Congress.
The award is open for participation for both ISWA
members and non-ISWA members.
2011 Communication Award Winners
Overall there were nine entries for this award, representing
seven countries and three continents. The quality of
the entries was so good that it was difficult to determine
which would be the best entries from an initial scan of
the entries. Fortunately the judges had clear guidelines
for the judging with 9 criteria being set for each of the
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entries so that they could be evaluated against each
other on a uniform basis. This meant that the four judges
were able to mark each of the entries against each other
using these nine criteria.
First place – T’aspetto fuori (Wait for you outside)
This entry from the City of Prato, Italy was the clear
winner overall. The judging panel were impressed by the
very comprehensive approach adopted by the City to the
promotion of separate collection of waste within the
City, including the use of a wide variety of media. The
calendar provided to every household gives details not
only of the collection times but details of how to present
the materials for collection and what types of material
are acceptable. In addition there is guidance on how to
effect waste minimisation in the household.
Second place – Thank you for recycling
This campaign was designed by the national packaging
compliance scheme for Belgium, Fost Plus to thank citizens
for their separation of household packaging waste for
recycling. The campaign used a number of different ways
to reinforce the good habits of separation of packaging
waste items for separate collection, including posters in
a number of different places, such as metro stations in
Brussels, television advertising and magazine advertising.
Third place – The year of glass
The Non-Profit Organisation ÖKO-Pannon is the national
packaging compliance scheme for Hungary that had
identified that Hungary was not fulfilling its obligations
for the separate collection of glass containers. Therefore
it embarked on four ambitious promotional campaigns
covering very different approaches to encourage the
separation and collection of glass containers to ensure
that every section of society could relate to the ambition
of improving the collection of glass bottles.
ISWA Publication Award
The ISWA Publication Award has been created with the
intention of honoring the author(s) of a publication,
article or book which is deemed to be exceptional in its
contribution to the field of solid waste management.
2011 ISWA Publication Award Winners
The winner of the ISWA Publication Award for 2011 is a
review article by Dr Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan and his
co-authors: Waihung Lo, G. Chan and Mika E. T. Sillanpää.
Biological Processes for Treatment of Landfill Leachate
was published in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring
volume 12, pp 2032-47 in 2010.
The review covers a literature survey of 188 papers published
between 1976 and 2010 with a critical analysis of the
technical applicability of a range of biological treatments
for leachate treatment. The main techniques evaluated for
their advantages and limitations are: activated sludge,
sequencing batch reactors, aerated lagoons and upflow
anaerobic sludge blankets. From the review no single
treatment is applicable for removing recalcitrant contaminants
from leachate. Therefore a combination of physical
and biological techniques will be needed to provide
effective leachate treatment.
The second place was taken by a book Municipal Solid
Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands edited
by Professor P. Agamuthu based in Malaysia and
Professor Masaru Tanaka based in Japan. This book
shows the progress made in waste management in the
World’s most economically dynamic region through
a number of detailed case studies.
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The third place was held by the two volume tome Solid
Waste Technology and Management by Thomas H.
Christensen of the Technical University of Denmark
based in Copenhagen and his associates. Solid Waste
Technology and Management provides a comprehensive
approach to making waste management sustainable.
This work builds on the research on life cycle analysis
which made Thomas Christensen and his colleagues
previous winners of the ISWA Publication Award in 2009.

4. Environment
Through its activities ISWA minimises the environmental
impacts of the global economy. The diffusion of knowhow
on sustainable waste management triggers future
oriented initiatives in the diverse member countries. Thus
ISWA contributes to a healthy environment, to climate
protection and to a sensible management of our planet’s
limited resources.
Nevertheless, ISWA’s activities have some negative direct
environmental impacts. Especially the international
conferences require energy and resources. ISWA regards
these impacts as necessary initial ‘environmental investment’
which will pay off manifold through the promotion
and implementation of sustainable waste initiatives.
Still, also the direct environmental impacts such as flights
and sustainable waste management in the conference
hotels need to be handled. ISWA strives to reduce these
direct impacts.
Sustainable events
ISWA is committed to making its congresses and conferences
an example of good waste- and resource management.
All local hosts, co-organisers, hotels and conference
venues should consider - and in the future will be obliged
to consider - ISWA’s environmental standards for sustainable
events.
The ISWA Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation
is in the process of elaborating internal guidelines
and a new checklist for sustainable ISWA events. This new
checklist will contain compulsory, desirable and optional
items. It is intended to make this checklist an incorporated
part of any agreement ISWA concludes with event
co-organisers as soon as it is finalised and approved by
the Board.
The following preliminary check list titled “ISWA Standards
for Sustainable Events” has been communicated to
the local hosts of this year’s World Congress in Korea, and
has already been taken into account – and for the most
part fulfilled - at the 2011 Beacon Conference on Waste
Prevention and Recycling in Vienna:
Planning / Promotion
• Use electronic media to reduce paper use
• Offer electronic registration and promote
the event electronically via website and e-mail
• Use recycled paper and print on both sides
• In all communications with exhibitors and
contractors request that waste and packaging
be reduced
Travel Selection
• Inform the delegates about the possibilities of
Carbon Offsetting
• Distance between conference venue and airport:
Conference venue can be reached within 40 min via
public transport; the conference programme
provides a detailed description on how delegates can
arrive and depart via public transport
• Offer multiday traveller tickets for the duration of
the conference to promote public transport use
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Hotels / Conference Venue
• Use or recommend hotels within walking distance
of the venue and with proactive waste, water and
energy management practices
• Hotels and conference venues with environmental
certification will be preferred
• Consider venues that use as much natural light
and natural ventilation as possible
• Work with the venue to ensure that light and air
conditioning are switched of when not in use
• At the venue paper, residual waste, plastic waste and
compostable waste should be collected separately
• If possible decoration should be rented (e.g. potted
plants instead of cut flowers); if decoration has to
be bought, it should be from natural materials,
flowers should be from regional market-gardens
or Fair Trade certified
• Reduce use of gifts, gift bags or satchels
• Where appropriated limited use of imported and
bottled water; use of reusable glass bottles (jugs),
if possible with tap water
• Use recycled paper and print on both sides
• Reuse of name tags, which are collected at the
end of the conference
• The conference venue is barrier-free and
accessible to people with handicaps
Catering
• Aim to reduce food miles by using local rather
than imported food and beverage supplies
• Include a large number of vegetarian options
• One main course is made from regional and
seasonal products
• One main course uses organic ingredients
• Request products with Fair Trade Certification
(coffee, orange juice)
• Beverage cans are not offered at the conference
• No single-portion packaging (sugar, sweets etc.)
at coffee breaks
• Caterer provides reusable table cloth,
crockery and cutlery
Conference documents for delegates
• Offer all relevant information, presentations,
papers and web links via electronic media
Climate protection
Climate change is real and is taking effect now. In preindustrial
times, the CO2-concentration in the atmosphere
was about 280 ppm. Currently, Mauna Loa Observatory
in Hawaii measures 392 ppm. Every year mankind adds
about 2 ppm to the atmosphere. Considering human time
spans these emissions are here to stay and will continue
to accelerate climate change.
ISWA contributes to the development of a ‘low carbon
economy’. Sustainable waste management includes
energy-efficient waste collection, transport and processing,
energy recovery from waste and reducing the need
of energy intensive resources by closing recycling loops.
Compared to these aspects, the emissions caused by
ISWA are minor. Nevertheless, they need to be monitored
and managed.
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Most CO2-emissions 1 are caused by the flights of the
delegates to and from ISWA conferences. Until now, there
have been two factors determining the impact on our
climate: the number of delegates and the average distance
the delegates need to travel. As a result, the ISWA World
Congress in Singapore 2008 with a high number of delegates
and long travelling distances caused about 2,150
tons CO2. 2 Last year’s congress in Hamburg, which was
attended by many European delegates travelling rather
small distances, caused almost only one third of the
emissions generated in 2008.
Coffee Break at the 2011 Beacon Conference in Vienna
Frankly, ISWA does not want to influence the two factors
number of delegates and average distance for the sake
of climate protection. ISWA strives for a high number of

delegates and it is clear that ISWA will choose conference
locations all over the world in order to fulfil its mission of
promoting sustainable waste management worldwide.
As a consequence, the only option for reducing the climate
impact – apart from finding venues which are close to
international airports – is carbon offsetting: Donating a
certain amount of money enables projects that save the
climate by investing in renewable energy or reforestation.
For this year’s congress in South Korea, ISWA has called
the delegates’ attention to private offsetting. Among
the vast number of possible organisations for offsetting,
ISWA recommends three with high credibility: “Climate
Friendly” is the preferred partner of the WWF for offsetting.
“My climate” uses reliable calculations and offers good
offsetting projects. “Atmosfair” has received several
awards for its activities.
For next year’s congress ISWA plans to include the option
of voluntary carbon offsetting at the time of registration.
In order to guarantee the financial support of a good
project, ISWA plans to select a special climate saving
project in the area of waste management such as energy
use of landfill gas. This measure will decouple CO2 emissions
from the number of delegates and the location of the
congress.
Travel Carbon Emission ISWA World Congresses 2007 – 2010
2,500
5.0
2,158
4.5
Total CO2-emissions of all flights (tons CO2 equivalent)
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
1,256
1.8
3.4
1,195
1.8
847
1.1
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
Carbon Emission per Delegate (tons CO2 equivalent)
0.5
0.0
Amsterdam
2007
Singapore
2008
Lisbon
2009
Hamburg
2010
Total CO2-emissions of all flights (tons)
Average CO2-emissions per delegate (tons)
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1 )
Each calculation mentioned in this chapter relies on carbon dioxide equivalent (CDE). For matters of simplification just the term “CO2” is used in the text.
2 )
The calculation is based on www.atmosfair.de. If the home city of a delegate was unknown, the calculation was based on travelling from the capital of
his/her home country. For small countries with several airports a median distance was used for the calculation. Travels of delegates from the host country
are only included in the flight calculation if the travelling distance is more than 600 km. All travels of delegates arriving from other countries are considered
as flights except for distances below 200 km.

5. Financial Overview
Annual Account 2010
The results for 2010 show an overall surplus of € 44,531
and exceed the budget by approximately € 8,000. This
result has been achieved through optimisation measures
and cost cutting actions. The external audit report on the
financial statements of the year 2010 did not give rise to
any objections and according to the auditor the financial
statements comply with legal requirements and give a
true and fair view of the assets and liabilities of ISWA and
its income and expenses. Also the internal auditors certify
in their report the correctness of the accounts 2010 and
the result 2010.
Budget 2012
On the basis of the projected results for 2011, the numbers
from previous years and the expected achievements we
developed the Budget for the year 2012. We estimate with
moderate higher income compared to the budget for 2011
due to increased number of memberships and revenues
from projects and other sources. The expenses in total are
higher due to increased project funding, increased international
presence, increased staff costs and spending for
optimization measures. The budgeted overall result shows
a surplus of € 13,000.
Projection 2011
The figures for 2011 are showing that the projected surplus
will be likely around € 70,000 higher than budgeted.
This favourable result is due to additional revenues from
successful projects and increased membership payments.
The general expenses will not exceed the budget and
the extra workload caused by the projects resulted in
hiring of one additional part time staff member. From the
Project Grant a sum of € 131,000 is dedicated to specific
projects in 2011.
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AMOUNTS IN EUROS Actual 2010 Budget 2011 Approved Budget 2012 Proposed
INCOME
Memberships
National Membership 159,933 160,000 170,000
Other Membership 216,895 210,000 230,00
Memberships Total 376,828 370,000 400,000
Congress, Conferences, Sponsorships
World Congress 32,405 40,000 40,000
Other Conferences, Seminars 13,166 10,000 18,000
Sponsorships 38,000 32,000 32,000
Congress, Conf., Sponsor. Total 83,571 82,000 90,000
Publications
Waste Management World and Books 14,424 13,000 13,000
Waste Management & Research 49,591 35,000 45,000
Publications Total 64,015 48,000 58,000
Miscellaneous Income
International Waste Manager Programme 4,060 2,000 2,000
Projects 26,662 10,000 35,000
Miscellaneous Income Total 30,722 12,000 37,000
Project Grant 300,000 300,000 306,000
INCOME TOTAL 855,163 812,000 891,000
EXPENSES
Staff Expenses
General Secretariat 310,504 426,000 482,000
WMR Editor 8,065 15,000 15,000
Consultants 134,601 15,000 5,000
Staff Expenses Total 453,170 456,000 502,000
Printing, Marketing and IWM
International Waste Manager Programme 8,309 5,000 5,000
Books 2,000 1,000
Other Printing, Marketing materials 41,584 14,500 15,500
Printing, Marketing and IWM Total 49,893 21,500 21,500
Project, Sponsoring and Funding
Regional Development Networks and TAP 20,555 36,000 36,000
Task Force 5,000
Studies 15,000 5,000
GS Projects 38,000
Project Grant 120,000 135,000
STC work programme 10,000
Representation 5,000 5,000
Other 31,480 5,000 5,000
Projects Total 52,035 196,000 224,000
Miscellaneous Expenses
Publications Award 5,000 5,000 2,500
Office operations, supplies 6,440 16,000 17,000
Computer Equipment, services 10,136 10,000 10,000
Postage & Freight 2,127 8,000 5,000
Travel General Secretariat 75,624 31,500 60,000
Travel expenses President 5,345 7,000 7,000
Bank Charges 4,037 5,000 5,000
Representation 3,989 10,000 10,000
Legal 21,702 5,000 5,000
Auditing 5,000 5,000
Other 128,416 5,000 5,000
Miscellaneous Expenses Total 262,819 107,500 131,500
EXPENSES TOTAL 817,917 781,000 879,000
Net Before Financial Items 37,219 31,000 12,000
Financial Items (Interest) 7,312 1,000 1,000
RESULT (TO EQUITY CAPITAL) 44,531 32,000 13,000
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6. National Members
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The ISWA National Members are non-profit, waste management
associations representing the waste management
industry in a particular country. Generally, these associations
have memberships from both the private and public
sectors of employment. Based on ISWA regulations, the
National Members are the only memberships allowed to
vote at the General Assembly and thus, they constitute
the governing body of ISWA.
As per 31st July 2011 ISWA has got 36 National Members,
thereof 3 are Incoming National Members:
• Argentina, ARS Asociación para el Estudio de
Residuos Sólidos, www.ars.org.ar
• Australia, WMAA Waste Management Association
of Australia, www.wmaa.asn.au
• Austria, ISWA Austria, www.iswa.at
• Belgium, INTERAFVAL, www.vvsg.be
• Brazil, ABRELPE Associação Brasileira de Empresas de
Limpeza Pública e Resíduos Especiais,
www.abrelpe.org.br
• Canada, SWANA (CAN) Solid Waste Association of
North America, www.swana.org
• China, CAUES China Association of Urban
Environmental Sanitation, www.caues.org
• Denmark, DAKOFA, www.dakofa.dk
• Finland, YYL, www.ymparistoyritykset.fi
• France, ASTEE, www.astee.org
• Germany, VKU e. V. - Abfallwirtschaft und
Stadtreinigung VKS, www.vksimvku.de
• Greece, HSWMA Hellenic Solid Waste Management
Association, www.eedsa.gr
• Hungary, Hungarian National Committee,
www.fkf.hu
• Iceland, FENUR, www.fenur.is
• Israel, Dan Region Association of Towns - Sanitation &
Waste Disposal, www.hiriya.co.il
• Italy, ATIA-ISWA Italia, www.atiaiswa.it
• Japan, JWMA Japan Waste Management Association,
www.jwma-tokyo.or.jp
• Latvia, LASA Waste Management Association of
Latvia, www.lasa.lv
• Netherlands, N.V.R.D., www.nvrd.nl
• New Zealand, WasteMINZ, www.wasteminz.org.nz
• Nigeria, WAMASON Wastes Management Society of
Nigeria, www.wamason.org
• Norway, Avfall Norge, www.avfallnorge.no
• Portugal, APESB, www.apesb.org
• Romania, ARS Romanian Association of Solid Waste
Management, www.salubritatea.ro
• Serbia, SeSWA Serbian Solid Waste Association,
www.seswa-srbija.com
• Singapore, WMRAS Waste Managment and Recycling
Association of Singapore, www.wmras.org.sg
• South Korea, KSWM Korea Society of Waste
Management, www.kswm.or.kr
• Spain, ATEGRUS, www.ategrus.org
• Sweden, Avfall Sverige, www.avfallsverige.se
• Switzerland, ISWA-Switzerland Secretariat
• Turkey, Turkish National Committee on Solid Wastes,
www.kakad.boun.edu.tr
• United Kingdom, CIWM The Chartered Institution
of Waste Management, www.ciwm.co.uk
• United States, SWANA (USA) Solid Waste Association
of North America, www.swana.org
Incoming National Members
Incoming National Members are national associations
that are in the process of establishing an organisation
that will fulfill the requirements for National Members.
Incoming National Members have reduced fees for up
to a 4-year period while they are establishing the full
National Membership.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina, CENER21 Center for Energy,
Environment and Resources, www.cener21.ba
• India, NSWAI Centre for Waste Management,
Sathyabama University, www.nswai.com
• Malaysia, WMAM Waste Management Association
of Malaysia, www.wmam.org

7. Gold Members
ISWA Gold Members and ISWA Silver Members are public
or private organisations and companies working in or
associated with the field of waste management. ISWA
appreciates the support of all its Gold and Silver member
organisations and is happy to have eight new Gold
Members this year. Below you will find the full listing of
all Gold Members for 2011 (status 31/07/2011).
To learn more about the multitude of benefits which
come with an ISWA Gold or Silver Membership please
visit our website www.iswa.org.
• Afval Energie Bedrijf, Netherlands,
www.afvalenergiebedrijf.nl
• AMARSUL- Valorizacão e Tratamento de
Resíduos Sólidos, Portugal, www.amarsul.pt
• ANFIA SERVICE s.r.l., Italy, www.anfia.it
• ANTONIO MATACHANA, S.A., Spain,
www.matachana.com
• ARA AG, Austria, www.ara.at
• ASM Prato, Italy, www.asmprato.it
• BRa Benito Roggio ambiental, Argentina,
www.bra.com.ar
• Catanzaro Costruzioni srl, Italy,
www.catanzarocostruzioni.it
• CEAMSE, Argentina, www.ceamse.gov.ar
• Consorzio italiano Compostatori, Italy,
www.compost.it
• Corepla, Italy, www.corepla.it
• EGF-Empresa Geral do Fomento S.A., Portugal,
www.egf.pt
• ENVIRON ASSOCIATION, Romania, www.environ.ro
• EPEM S.A., Greece, www.epem.gr
• ERA Eco-Rom Ambalaje, Romania,
www.ecoromambalaje.ro
• Eversheds LLP, United Kingdom, www.eversheds.com
• Federambiente, Italy, www.federambiente.it
• FISE -Assoambiente, Italy, www.fise.org
• Fost Plus asbl, Belgium, www.fostplus.be
• Hitachi Zosen Inova AG, Switzerland,
www.hz-inova.com
• KHS COMMUNAL HYGIENE PUBLIC ENTERPRISE –
Skopje, Macedonia, www.khigiena.com.mk
• KSZGYSZ Association of Environmental Enterprises,
Hungary, www.kszgysz.hu
• LOCANTY COM SERVICOS LTDA, Brazil,
www.locanty.com.br
• MA48 City of Vienna, Austria,
www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/ma48/
• MONTELLO S.p.A., Italy, www.montello-spa.it
• Mosca Grupo Nacional De Servicos, Brazil,
www.grupo-mosca.com.br
• Municipal Habitation Cleansing and
Environment Co Ltd, Hungary, www.ftszv.hu
• MWH UK Ltd., United Kingdom,
www.mwhglobal.com
• NSR Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings AB, Sweden,
www.nsr.se
• Odense Waste Management Company, Denmark,
www.odensewaste.com
• OPDS Organismo Provincial para el Desarrollo
Sostenible, Argentina, www.opds.gba.gov.ar
• Österreichischer Städtebund, Austria,
www.staedtebund.gv.at
• ÖWAV Österreichischer Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband,
Austria, www.oewav.at
• PROTEC Technical Services Co., Qatar,
www.protecind.com
• PT. Saka Technology Indonesia, Indonesia,
www.sakatec.com
• R98 Renholdningsselskabet af 1898,
Denmark, www.R98.dk
• RAMBØLL, Denmark, www.ramboll.com
• Renova, Sweden, www.renova.se
• Sanypick, Spain, www.sanypick.com
• SIBICO International Ltd., Russia, www.sibico.com
• SITA, France, www.sita.fr
• SLR Consulting Limited, United Kingdom,
www.slrconsulting.com
• Sudokwon Landfill site Management Corp.,
South Korea, www.slc.or.kr
• SYSAV, Sweden, www.sysav.se
• TBF+Partner AG, Consulting Engineers, Switzerland,
www.tbf.ch
• Trisoplast Mineral Liners International BV,
Netherlands, www.trisoplast.nl
• UCLan CWM University of Central Lancashire,
Centre for Waste Management, United Kingdom,
www.uclan.ac.uk/cwm
• Veolia Propreté, France, www.veolia-proprete.com
• Vestforbrænding I/S, Denmark, www.vestfor.dk
• VINCI ENVIRONNEMENT, France,
www.vinci-environnement.com
• Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., United States,
www.wheelabratortechnologies.com
• Work of the Public Sanitation Association,
Hungary, www.koztegy.hu
• Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Ghana,
www.zoomlionghana.com
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8. Sponsors
As an ISWA sponsor, your company or organisation will
receive excellent exposure to global waste managers
and decision-makers. Exposure comes in many forms:
business contacts, introductions to suppliers and buyers,
conference presentation slots, exhibition halls, sharing
of the latest research and applied technologies,
legislative developments, and more.
ISWA is where you need to be as the waste industry
undergoes some of the most significant changes ever
seen in terms of populations requiring service, and the
quantity of solid wastes and recyclable materials to
be managed.
Your company or organisation, as an ISWA sponsor,
will have the opportunity to improve its international
network, compare business development results, and
gain market share in targeted areas and global regions.
Sponsorship categories include Main Sponsor, Annual
Report Sponsor and Web Site Sponsor.
For more information on ISWA‘s different sponsorship
possibilities and benefits, please contact the ISWA General
Secretariat.
ISWA Main Sponsors 2011
The contributions of the Main Sponsors are crucial to
ISWA. With them ISWA is able to reach its objectives with
more impact and more sustainability. Often the assistance
of ISWA’s Main Sponsors goes beyond financial help and
evolves into mutual partnerships to the benefit of the
work towards ISWA’s mission - to promote and develop
sustainable waste management worldwide.
ISWA would like therefore to give special thanks to the
Main Sponsors of 2011:
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Annual Report Sponsors 2011
ISWA would also like to give special thanks to the sponsors of this Report:

About the Report
ISWA’s mission is to promote sustainable waste
management. The ISWA Report 2011 provides a
comprehensive summary of the organisation’s
activities made towards fulfilling its mission during
the year 2010 and the first half of the year 2011.
Many of the indicators given in this report cover a
time span of at least three years in order to allow the
interpretation of trends. Furthermore the report gives
an overview on the organisational structure, financial
aspects and direct environmental impacts. Thus the
present report considers various elements of
sustainability reporting.
ISWA publishes such a report each year. The report is
spread among the delegates of the ISWA World Congresses
and Beacon Conferences, ISWA members,
possible future members and further interested persons.
For questions concerning the report please contact:
Gerfried Habenicht
Communications Manager
International Solid Waste Association
ISWA General Secretariat
Auerspergstrasse 15/41
A-1080 Vienna, Austria
E-Mail: ghabenicht@iswa.org
For more information on ISWA, see www.iswa.org
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ISWA General Secretariat
Auerspergstrasse 15/41, A-1080 Vienna, Austria
iswa@iswa.org, www.iswa.org