INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION - Denkstatt

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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