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(b) Port Moresby meetings and activitiesDates: July 22-25Locations: Hideaway hotel, UPNG campus, NCDC-WMD headquarters, field tripsJuly 22 (15:00-21:00): Airport pickup, short meeting and finalization of next days’ agenda- Arrival to Port Moresby. Airport pickup by some of the pre-contacted solid wastemanagement stakeholders from Port Moresby (i.e. staff members and associates UPMG aswell as other actors, namely): Prof. Frank Griffin (UPNG), Mr Joshua Sam (NCDC-WMD)and Robin Totone (UPMG).- Hotel arrival (hotel Hideaway, Port Moresby), briefing of Assoc. Prof. Karagiannidis byProf. Griffin on the arranged agenta: Although the following day (July 23) turned out to be aPNG national holiday, Prof. Griffin announced that he had summoned various wastemanagement stakeholders to Hideaway hotel for July 23.- On the basis of the above announced arrangements, which were done by Prof. Griffin up tothe point of Prof. Karagiannidis’ arrival, Prof. Karagiannidis then prepared during theafternoon of July 22, the following draft structure for the July-23 meeting.a. Welcome by Prof. Griffin, short presentation of all participants.b. Presentation of the CODWAP projects and its potential benefits and implications forwaste management in PNG for institutions, operators and other stakeholders as well asthe general public, in terms of education, training, capacity building, curriculumdevelopment and awareness raising regarding sustainable waste management practices,policies and activities.c. Enquiry on pending SWM issues for PNG.d. Discussion on the MSc course under preparation (and to be potentially also initiated asa 2-year part-time course in the University of Mauritius within the CODWAP timeframe).e. Possible focus points for PNG:i. E-waste ? (possible synergies and follow-up effects from the fitting back-to-backBrisbane e-waste workshop).ii. Mining wasteiii. River and coast clean up of floating wastes (tourist implications – also from AirNiugini magazine –read by Prof. Karagiannidis on July 22- where the issue offloating wastes by touristic coasts is explicitly mentioned!)iv. Existing scavenging activities?1. Open burning of wastes at landfills2. Non-combustion landfill scavenging3. Recycling villages?4. Imported wastes?v. Practiced collection and disposal practices.vi. Costs associated.vii. Structure (state, municipal, private ?).viii. Stakeholders (very few for municipal wastes according also to the PNG yellowpages searched by Prof. Karagiannidis on July 22).f. Who needs to be trained and on what?g. How many (employment issues associated)h. On what basis (full time, part time)?i. Where do PNG people prefer to study SWM and environmental engineering / mgmt ?The above indicative list of subject formed the basis for initiating the discussion and exchangesduring the 1 st meeting and training session conducted next day.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 6

July 23 (10:00-14:00): Introductory meeting & training session with UPNG, Hideaway hotelAttendees:- Avraam Karagiannidis, AUT (Associate Prof., CODWAP co-ordinator).- Frank Griffin, UPNG (Prof. and Executive Dean, School of Natural and Physical Sciences,phone: +675 3267319, e-mails: Frank.Griffin@upng.ac.pg, fgriffin@gmail.com).- Robin Totone, UPNG (Lecturer, Biology Division, phone: +675 3267210, e-mails:totomerg@yahoo.gr, totomerg@upng.ac.pg).- Peter Petsul, UPNG (Lecturer, Chemistry Discipline, PO Box 320, phone: +675 3267326, e-mail: petsulph@upng.ac.pg).- (Ms) Regina Kiele, UPNG (Lecturer, GIS/Remote Sensing, Environmental Science andGeography, PO Box 320, phone: +675 3267228, e-mail: reginakiele@gmail.com).- (Miss) Georgina Numbasa, UPNG (Lecturer, Urban Planning & Management – EnvironmentalSciences and Geography, PO Box 320, phone: +675 3267573, e-mail: ndjordjii@gmail.com).- Simeon Terina, National Capital District Commission (NCDC) – Waste Management Division(WMD) (Director, phone: +675 3234491, e-mail: simeont@ncdc.gov.pg).- Joshua Sam, National Capital District Commission (NCDC) – Waste Management Division(Senior Technical Officer, phone: +675 3234491, e-mail: joshuas@ncdc.gov.pg).Prof. Karagiannidis greeted everybody and thanked them for attending. He proceeded bypresenting shortly the reasons that he was in PNG. The CODWAP project was presented to theattendees from UPNG and NCDC-WMD. Its goals and objectives were shortly analyzed and therole and involvement of PNG and its current project partner (Unitech) was described andcommented upon. Prof. Karagiannidis continued by enquiring on pending SWM issues for PNG.Prof. Griffin provided a concise overview of SWM development: PNG is just coming out of astate of organic economy where throw-away of organic residues was considered a natural thing.Cities and villages are serviced by wild dumps (19 provinces, 19 dumps); scavenging is beingpracticed continuously and is often accompanied with open burning; municipal SWM has not yetreceived proper attention and is an issue to appear heavily in the near future, so the overalltiming of CODWAP is very proper for PNG also in this context. Prof. Karagiannidis enquired inparticular on e-waste issues, also related to the meetings in Brisbane 2 days ago and received theinformation that this was also in development but without any import of e-wastes (or secondhandrelated products near the end of their useful life). Abundant second-hand vehicles in PortMoresby and Lae (end-of life in Japan, still a market in PNG, but no spare parts, then idle, thencorroding). Also counterfit clothing seems pertinent. In all it was made quite clear that miningwaste management is by far the most important SWM-issue in the country. However, river andcoast clean up of floating wastes was mentioned as of gaining importance due to touristimplications (also from Air Niugini magazine where the issue of floating wastes by touristiccoasts is explicitly mentioned!). Practiced collection and disposal practices: For residential areascompactors (3-6 t), for other: open trucks. Costs associated: Every 3 months, 38 Kina / house / 3months (domestic). The Baruni dump is the country’s biggest, servicing 600000 people in PortMoresby. The present representatives from NCDC-WMD arranged for a site visit on this sameafternoon. Exisiting SWM stakeholders in PNG were reported to still be very few (e.g. a veryfew for municipal wastes – cf. also PNG yellow pages). Then, the discussion was orientedtowards the MSc on SWM which is compiled in the frame of CODWAP and is to be piloted inUoM, probably as a 2-year part-time course for people already employed in the SWM industry.Prof. Karagiannidis posed the question of who needs to be trained? Answers addressed municipaland healthcare (not much) staff, mining wastes personnel, as well as staff involved with shipderived (oils, waste ballast water) wastes, e-waste, batteries, tires, waste oils from vehicles andpesticides. Reference was made to a project at USP which seemed partly similar to CODWAP.Then, the rest of the UPNG staff present was introduced, with Regina working on GIS andGeorgina on SWM as Environmental Scientist. It was agreed that synergies with UNITECH inCODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 7

the frame of this project should be pursued and Prof. Karagiannidis confirmed his relatedintention within the next few days.Hideaway hotel meeting and training session (Port Moresby, July 23, 10:00-14:00)- Bottom left photo (from left to right): (i) Mrs Regina Kiele (UPNG), (ii) Mr Peter Petsul(UPNG), (iii) Mrs Georgina Numbasa (UPNG), (iv) Mr Simeon Terina (NCDC), (v) Prof.Frank Griffin (UPNG), (vi) Mr Joshua Sam (NCDC), (vii) Prof. A. Karagiannidis (AUT).- Bottom right photo: Mr Robin Totone is also seen (3 rd from right, instead of Mr Joshua Sam).CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 8

July 23 (14:00-18:00)Visits to 2 disposal sites, 2 recycling plants and the Port Moresby Waste ManagementAuthority- 6-mile closed dump (14:00-15:00): Significant digging and scavenging was going on.This location was receiving waste until recently and the owners of the land around itclaimed that the disposal area had expanded into their own grounds. Despite it being aclosed dump, scavenging was going on via digging at the landfill body and extractingmetals, often after also practicing open burning. The model of the urban mine wasfinding its informal application in this dump…- Baruni official Port Moresby dump (15:00-17:00): Continuous open burning andscavenging; site next to a LNG site under construction (beneficial synergiesexpected). JICA aid has been negotiated and had reached final approval stage forimplementing interventions to the Baruni dump, aiming to transform it to a semiaerobiclandfill (according to the so called Fukuoka-model). As it can also be clearlyseen from the various photos (cf. below), the situation at the site was not at all good.Despite that, NCDC-WMD maintained an open policy, not trying to conceal anythingand rather bringing every aspect of SWM at Port Moresby in the open. They werevery appreciating the fact that the CODWAP project (represented by its coordinator)had expressed an interest at their operations and were trying to develop links andsynergies in order to improve them.- NCDC-WMD (17:00-18:00):a. Director: Simeon Terina.b. Staff: 20.c. The NCDC-WMD was visited and some of its key members wereinterviewed and involved in a 2-way, mutual briefing and trainingexchange with Prof. Karagiannidis (concerning SWM needs, trends andchallenges in PNG, in concordance with available options) today. Selecteddiscussions and bilateral sessions were held during the next days withNCDC-WMD staff-subgroups, during the performed field trips.d. NCDC-WMD, via Mr. Simeon Terina, was crucial in arranging all sitevisits and field trips within the next 2 days in Port Moresby for Prof.Karagiannidis; they proved very valuable in providing a holistic basicunderstanding of SWM in PNG.e. NCDC-WMD is outsourcing SW collection in Port Moresby to privatecollectors. They are arranging all bids and tenders, whereas they alsomonitor and control the operation of the collectors.- Recycling facilities in Port Moresby are rather scarce. One is PNG recycling, ofAustralian origin, working mainly on metal recycling. Another one visited wasoperated by the informal sector.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 9

Site visit at the 6-mile closed dump (continued)Some closer snap-shots of the digging areas. The high presence of organic matter is clear to see,as a result of the traditional, partly still prevailing, consumption patterns. Metals are the mainscavenging objective. Scavenging is being performed in this site under the music from a churchlocated closely uphill. It was reported that the owners of the surrounding areas had taken NCDCto court in the past over this site, as they were emphatically against any possible expansion andeven claiming that some of their own property had been tresspassed.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 11

Site visit at the Baruni operating dump (Port Moresby, July 23, 15:00-17:00)This site is currently serving the entire Port Moresby metro area of over 600000 people. Daily,some 300 tons of wastes are being dumped here. There is no weighting scale, so the amounts areassessed approximately according to the number and size of incoming trucks. The site is in a bigmess, with continuous open burning been performed on a regular basis and a lot of peopleinvolved in scavenging including many small children. Visibility in the site was often poorduring the visit as a result of the emitted smoke. NCDC is maintaining a few coworkers there tomeasure the tracks and manage the site as best as they can. There is also a school for the childrenof the scavengers. There were many signs of littering on the street leading in and out of the site.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 12

Site visit at the Baruni dump (continued)The site is not receiving animal wastes from abbatoires. Apart from that, it receives everythingincluding medical wastes. Many loads of specific waste streams were located to have beendumped, including inks, e-waste, oil barrels and a lot of metals. Open fires were often observed.Next to the site, an LNG transfer depot was seen under construction, which was related to thelarge LNG project currently under way in the PNG highlands, from where LNG is to be piped toPort Moresby and this was one of the final terminals, located right next to the Baruni dump. Itwas reported by Mr. Simeon Terina and Mr. Joshua Sam that negotiations with JICA were alsounder way to reconstruct the dump into a semi-aerobic landfill according to the Fukuoka model.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 13

Site visit at the Baruni dump (continued)Prof. Karagiannidis was asked and provided some comments as to the applicability of the JICAinitiative; he also pointed out some measures and priorities for this site independent of JICA,which included stopping the fires and performing daily coverage. The issue of availability ofdaily coverage was raised and the option of using construction and demolition waste as part of itwas mentioned.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 14

Site visit at the Baruni dump (continued)The waste management plant of the nearby LNG site was discussed as NCDC has also reviewedit; this plan (rather remarkably) involved the in-situ incineration of all packaging wastes in amobile incinerator, as well as the construction of a small, private, sanitary landfill for all inertwastes. Possible synergies with the existing dump were discussed.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 15

By Port Moresby recyclers (July 23, 17:00-17:30)CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 16

At the NCDC-WMD headquarters next to Port Moresby city hall (July 23, 17:30-18:30)CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 17

At the UPNG campus (July 23, 18:30-19:00)- Bottom right: Prof Frank Griffin (right) with Assoc. Prof. Avraam Karagiannidis (left).- Bottom left: Prof. Frank Griffin between 2 NCDC members, namely Mr. Simeon Terina(left) and Mr. Joshua Sam (right)UPNG: 6000 students, SNPS: 1000 students, 160 graduates per year, high expansion potentialand plans for the area of anaerobic digestion.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 18

July 24 (10:00-14:00)Site visits and field surveys of:- Down-town Port Moresby (waste collection practices).- 2 diesel-fired power plants around Port Moresby and a Port Moresby brewery.- 3 waste water ponds (Moitaka site) servicing almost half of Port Moresby’s wastewater.En route, a needs analysis of an eventual future training course in PNG on solid wastemanagement (either Lae or Port Moresby) was performed by Prof. Karagiannidis on the basis ofan Interview of Mr. Simeon Terina. Main determined areas:- Tackling the power shortage of PNG (despite available oil and gas resources, almostall is exported!) by incorporating Waste-to-Energy concepts (biomas combustion, useof landfill gas, anaerobic digestion and use of biogas) in or next to existing powerplants.- Sustainable landfilling concepts, properly adapted to PNG conditions. Yesterday’svisit to the Baruni dump provided a sound basis for discussion.- Medium- and long-term effects (health, environmental, property, tourism, agriculture,forestry – e.g. fires…) of improper waste management.- Increasing the sustainability of scavengingLandfills and dumps are nowadays considered as the urban mine and many resources can beretrieved from them. Waste collection at Port Moresby is performed every day from the curbsidevia either barrels or elevated baskets. Open burning is frequently been practiced, especially ofbiomass. JICA is to help build a WWTP. However, it was reported that this is planned to be bythe coast and not by the waste water collection ponds at the Moitaka site that were also visited.July 24, 17:00-21:00Business dinner at Hideaway hotel with Simeon Terina and Joshua Sam (NCDC-WMD)- Training session including discussion on the allocation and significance of wastemanagement in PNG in the broader environmental and resources’ context of thecountry.- Municipal waste management is not yet receiving proper attention.- The country was fully organic up to a few years ago. The introduction of packaginghas started recently. Society still has a throw-away mentality.- There are no wastes imported.- The only active waste industry is that of scrap, as there is plenty of that around; it wasclearly and repeatedly observed during all site visits, that abandoned vehicles were afrequent sight, whereas even old dumps (much more intensely, still operating ones)were dug up and scavenged for scrap metals.- PET-bottles were often observed to be collected by peddlers. However, following arelated enquiry of Prof. Karagiannidis, it was clarified that there is no recycling beingdone, rather than washing and refilling with cold (ice) water for income generationbut under often highly controversial hygienic conditions.- Tourism is not really yet a driver towards sustainable waste management, as theexisting resorts and beaches (where yet some of the worldwide best diving,snorkeling and surfing is available) are away from urban areas.- The resource extraction industry (gold, copper, oil, gas, silver, timber, Nickel, etc) isdominating the economy.- Extensive palm oil plantations exist in East & West New Britain, as well as in NewIreland; their owners recently built a processing factory in the UK!CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 19

At the Moitaka wastewater ponds (July 24, 13:00-14:00)CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 21

At the Moitaka wastewater ponds (continued)CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 22

July 25 (10:00-13:30)Field visits to 3 hydro-power stations north of Port Moresby (Kokoda track area)Interview of (and interactive training performed with) Simeon Terina and David Unumba(NCDC-WMD) on:- waste pricing:a. 38 Kina per yearly quarter per property.b. Separate bill.c. Some people do not pay – court cases- waste collection practices and standards:a. Collection fully out-sourced to about 39 collection contractors in Port Moresby.b. NCDC-WMD has a staff of 20 that supervise daily collection and arrange for theprocurements.c. Standards for the contractors include having their own collection trucks.d. Collection starts at 7:00 am and is usually concluded until 12:00 (Monday-Friday).e. Curbside collection is performed via elevated baskets.i. Plastic bins were originally put into them, but the people kept the bins in-houseand now bring the waste into bags to the elevated baskets.ii. Where these elevated baskets are not enough, waste bags are hung from fences,still at an elevated position.iii. In public places (parks, etc) barrels are used (initially used for oil).- PNG’s energy system and potential interactions with waste management.a. Large open burning of biomass and waste already performed for ‘clean-up’ (at thecurbside) and scavenging (at both curbside & dumps) operations.b. The existing energy (electricity) supply of the country depends on heavy fuel oil andhydro-power.c. There is also only one sugar factory near Lae, which also produces heat from sugarwaste.d. There are some significant geothermal fields (e.g. the Lihir island with one of the biggestgold-mines, is relying 100% on geothermal energy).e. The potential for substituting HFO is there, especially as:i. Despite the fact that a lot of oil is being drilled and taken out of PNG, most of itis exported, so that the diesel-oil needed for electricity is often imported.ii. Black-outs and power failures are often happening.f. From the 2 oil power plants visited the day before:i. the west one (larger, close to PM near the Hanuabada village / landmark) israther new (build around 2000) and is operated by a Korean company who sellsthe electricity to the grid.ii. The east one (smaller, only diesel engine-fired, with remarkably short exhaustpipes and rather far from PM, at the Moitaka location) is a backup, stateoperatedone.g. The billing of the electricity is done on the basis of pre-paid units. The usual method ofconventional electricity meters was abandoned some years ago due to extensivetampering with the meters, making them run slower. Instead, people buy power units andare the provided via SMS with codes that they introduce to the meters, so that they mayconsume up to the maximum energy purchased.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 23

At the 3 Hydro power plants north of Port Moresby (July 25, 10:00-13:00)The 3 hydro power plants and their supply ponds (top left and right, bottom right) are centrallyand sequentially supplied by a dam further uphill. Water after the last (lowest) hydro power plantis being sent via pipes (bottom left) to a water treatment plant and then to Port Moresby. Waterout of the tab was thus described as drinkable and the pipelines (central ones at least) very new.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 24

Port Moresby streets and waste (July 22-25)Top left: With Simeon Terina and Joshua Sam (NCDC-WMD) en route to a site visitTop centre: With Simeon Terina, Joshua Sam and other NCDC-WMD staff at PNG parliament.Top right: Simeon Terina (NCDC-WMD) and Avraam Karagiannidis (AUT-LHTEE) under oneof many NCDC-WMD posted signs against illegal open dumping.Middle left: Open burning of waste biomass; it is been practiced still extensively despite NCDC-WMD’s continuous efforts to change people’s mentality.Middle right: and Bottom left: Waste collection at the curbside via elevated metal baskets.Bottom right: Abandoned EOL-cars at the street side. They are practically everywhere.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 25

July 25 (19:00-21:00)Flight to Lae, airport pickup, arrangement of the next days’ agendaProf. Karagiannidis was picked up by Dr. Chris Kobal from Unitech, a formal CODWAP projectpartner, upon arrival to the Lae airport. En route to the university guest house (~ 1 hour drive),where Prof. Karagiannidis was booked for his 3-day Lae accommodation, interestingintroductory discussions were held as to the next days’ events, with many of them to be finalizedand fully confirmed on the day before or even on the same day. It was confirmed that thepotential and planning exists and has been prepared for a set of training sessions anddissemination activities to students, faculty members and solid waste management stakeholdersfrom the broader Lae area within the next 3 days.- Chicken abattoir (slaughterhouse).- Stand-by diesel-fired power plants (next to the university).An early appointment was set up for 07:30 of the following day (Monday), in order to initiate thepreparations, especially in view of the arranged first faculty meetings (to start at 09:00).July 26, 07:30-13:00Bilateral meetings at Unitech with various university officials regarding CODWAPProf. Karagiannidis was picked up by Chris Kobal from Unitech Guest House at 07:30 and theyproceeded to the Civil Engineering Department of Unitech. An office was provided for himincluding a desk, internet access and secretary support. Wired internet connection at the campusis available at existing PCs, although generally slow and often affected by power failures if noUPS is in line. Between 9:00 and 11:30 a set of meetings was conducted by the 2 of themregarding CODWAP and the achievement of higher awareness on it and dissemination of itsgoals and achievements, with the following university officials:1. Professor Muhammed A. Satter, Pro Vice-Chancellor (academic affairs).2. Allan J.Q. Sako, Registrar.3. Professor Wilson F. Tovirika Tsikari, Pro Vice-Chancellor (administration).4. Professor Yaip K. Telue, Head of the Civil Engineering Department.Some main points from these meetings are summarized below:Following a brief yet concise introduction by Prof. Karagiannidis on CODWAP and its progressso far, especially in Mauritius, as well as its acceptance in Sierra Leone, it was proposed by Prof.M.A. Satter (after also checking the CODWAP website and the included MSc syllabus) toinitiate at Unitech an MSc on SWM on the basis of the implemented CODWAP curriculumdevelopment. This was a major breakthrough from this particular discussion in relation to thesituation so far, given that so far, Unitech was reported to be solely interested in adoptingindividual MSc course modules only to his existing pre-graduate courses at its Civil EngineeringDepartment. It was further proposed by Prof. Satter to structure this MSc on a multidisciplinarybasis, including Unitech’s Departments on Civil, Mechanical and Mining Engineering.Therefore, Chris Kobal was asked by Prof. Satter to initiate and coordinate this overall activity.Some more detailed discussions on CODWAP and its implications for Unitech were pursuedwith Professor Yaip K. Telue, following the above proposal and instructions by Prof. Satter. Hisinterest was expressed also regarding the synergies of the proposed (hence inter-disciplinary)MSc course with CODWAP, also give the general lack of resources at Unitech to supportCODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 26

teaching in such a course. Prof. Karagiannidis replied by pointing out that the CODWAP projectbasically compiles the Curriculum (Syllabus plus detailed Module material); furthermore, somelimited travel budget is available which may be used by CODWAP partners to attend a projectmeeting in Lae and combine this with a training session for the students, which if the MSc is fastapproved and running by early next year (an objective set by Prof. Satter during an earlieraforementioned discussion), could also be integrated in it in the form of a compact course. At theend of this very constructive discussion, Prof. Telue expressed his full support to the project andcommitted himself to initiate together with Chris Kobal the introduction procedures of this MScin the Unitech system (i.e. formulation of an advisory board, submission to the Unitech’s postgraduatecommittee, formulation of an academic board, etc)July 26, 13:00-16:00CODWAP training session and info kiosk at Unitech (Civil Engineering Department)Chris Kobal had arranged for the invitations. Approximately 50 students and faculty membersattended the session. Lecturing by Prof. Karagiannidis, after proper introduction by Chris Kobal,lasted for a good 2 hours, followed by questions and discussion. The presentation of this lecture(powerpoint) is attached to these minutes.July 26, 18:00-21:00Business dinner of Prof. Karagiannidis and Chris Kobal at the Lae Golf ClubFinancial and managerial project issues were mostly discussed. It was repeatedly and clearlyemphasized by Prof. Karagiannidis that the (still continuing) delay in the 2 nd project installmentis largely (if not only) due to the 2 month delay of Unitech in delivering its 1 st year’s overallfinancial report, as a result of which the overall CODWAP report was put behind schedule andfinally qeued back in the evaluation. It was agreed to try and meet Unitech’s financial officer(Bursar) tomorrow, in order to discuss on the project’s financial management. Prof.Karagiannidis briefed Chris Kobal on various local arrangements that are usually beingundertaken by local hosts in the event of hosting project meetings.Near the end of the dinner, Chris Kobal observed that, in a table nearby at the particular samerestaurant, PNG’s Minister of Health, Hon. Sasa Zibe was seated and seemed to be engaged invarious professional discussions. Prof. Karagiannidis proposed to approach him and inform himon CODWAP; this was done and the 3 gentlemen then engaged in a constructive introductorydiscussion over waste management and environmental issues in PNG. It was declared thataddressing the health impacts from improper waste management is a political priority at higherlevels as well in PNG, having mining wastes as a strong and currently main entry point. Theminister said that he always told engineers, environmentalists and mining people to find tosolutions and not dump the wastes and tailings into the sea. This (currently) Minister of Healthwas former Minister for the Environment in PNG, so he really seemed to have a holistic pictureof the subject at hand. The CODWAP project was presented to him and he showed great interest.Chris Kobal committed himself to sending to the Minister more material from the project. MrZibe underlined the great importance of biodiversity for the Independent State of Papua NewGuinea, as 70% of the country’s population leave on the fields and outside main cities; improperdisposal of all kinds of wastes is not to be allowed to threat it.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 27

The meeting of Prof. Karagiannidis (centre) and Chris Kobal (right) with Hon. Sasa Zibe (left),although spontaneous and short, was quite informative both ways. Prof. Karagiannidis undertookthe initiative to brief the Minister on CODWAP and its broader possible implications forsustainable SWM in PNG. Hon. Zibe talked a bit about the related political issues in PNG in theframe of the booming extraction industry and the growing waste and broader environmentalpressures to a society just coming out of a fully organic economy where throw-away of biodegrade-ablesto land and sea was (and still is) a natural action.July 27 (09:00-10:00)Meeting at Unitech with the financial officer (Mr. Jimmy Imbok) regarding CODWAPProf. Karagiannidis met Chris Kobal at the Civil Engineering department around 09:00 and theyboth first reviewed the agenda for this day and the next. Today’s agenda involved:- a meeting with Unitech’s financial officer (Bursar),- a visit to the Lae dump (Second Seventh site) and the near-by stand-by power plant.Furthermore, the CODWAP meetings and short training sessions at (a) the Lae City Council and(b) the Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry were confirmed for the next day (Wednesday),in the morning (09:00 and 10:00 respectively), in time for Prof. Karagiannidis to catch hisdeparture return flight from Lae (with the corresponding scheduled departure time being: 14:15).It was also mentioned, that following yesterday’s successful training seminar to the CivilEngineering Department, some high interest had been expressed by some of its attendants torepeat this session today to the Departments of Mechanical and Mining Engineering; in thiscontext, some arrangements would be underway this morning by that Department to organizethat for the same afternoon, despite the short-notice of the overall initiative for this additionaltraining; the Civil Engineering Department and Prof. Karagiannidis would be properly informedon this to respond accordingly.Assoc. Prof. Karagiannidis and Senior Lecturer Chris Kobal then went to see the Unitech’sfinancial officer (Bursar), as identified the evening before (cf. below). During this very importantand thankfully quite constructive meeting, Prof. Karagiannidis strongly stressed the need for aproper and timely financial reporting from Unitech from now on, as the 2-month delay fromUnitech at the end of the 1 st project year (1.1-31.12.2009), just a few months before, has causedgreat problems to the entire project, since it has lead to a very delayed submission of the overall1 st year’s annual report, which in fact has resulted that, at present and already 7 full monthsCODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 28

within the 2 nd year, the 2 nd project installment is yet to be paid by the EU to the coordinator,much less to be distributed to the partners.Explicit reference and analysis was made to the reasons that lead to the 1 st year’s delay on behalfof Unitech and both the Bursar and Mr. Kobal were committed not to let this happen again and toprepare the 2 nd year’s financial (and technical) report well in time. The fact that Chris Kobal wasacting department chairman for 2 years and 10 months until May 6, 2010 seemed to have loadedhim with much administrative work. As he no longer is acting department chairman, this wasagreed that it would allow him to devote more time to the project and ensure timely submissionof deliverables on behalf of Unitech.July 27 (10:00-11:00)Visit of Unitech laboratory and IT facilitiesAfter meeting the Unitech’s Chief Financial Officer (Bursar), Prof. Karagiannidis visited someof the laboratories of Unitech’s civil engineering and mining engineering departments. In thelater, samples from extraction sites and mines from all over PNG are tested. At the time of thevisit, the first samples from the new Nickel-Cobalt mine (Gurumbu site, at eastern highlands,north-west of Lae, operated by Chinese) had just arrived. Then, the new Information Technology(IT) building of the campus was visited; it is called HAUS EUROPA and was recently built viaEU funding. At the time of the visit, it was full of students attending IT classes.July 27 (11:00-14:00)Site visit to the Lae dumping site and the nearby stand-by power plantProf. Karagiannidis and Chris Kobal were driven to the Lae dumping area (Second Seventh site),which was at relatively close distance to the university and is receiving all the waste of the cityof Lae. Along the way, useful and informative discussions were held regarding wastemanagement in Lae, also in comparison to Port Moresby, which Prof. Karagiannidis was able toassess some days ago (cf. above). Although the disposal site seen later was more or less on thesame messy condition, some major differences were identified between waste management inLae (industrial centre and 2 nd PNG city with 100,000 inhabitants) and Port Moresby(administrative centre and 1 st PNG city / capital with 600,000 inhabitats):- In Port Moresby people pay 38 Kina per 3-months and per property; in Lae they pay just 5Kina (i.e. 1.5 euros) per year and per property, i.e. about 30 times less!- In Port Moresby, the entire collection is outsourced to private contractors using bothcompactors and open-top trucks for collection (with NCDC-WMD supervising – cf. above),whereas in Lae, the Lae City Council has its own collection (mostly open-top) trucks. Laeused to follow the same system as Port Moresby in the past, but was abandoned years ago.The power plant is a gas-fired one and is on reserve in the event that the energy supply from theavailable hydroelectric power plants is not enough. The priority given in PNG to hydro-electricenergy was found to be really amazing. Beside the PNG ‘mainland’, also many islands (NewBritain, Bougainville) were reported to have major hydroelectric potential. Along the way to andfrom the dump and the power plant, numerous industries were observed, mostly from the foodsector (whereby, a river next to a particular biscuit factory was very smelly), as well as a generalhospital still treating cholera victims from last year’s plague (which had actually originated fromLae and was attributed at least 7 deaths mostly due to other underlying deceases).CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 29

Monday and Tuesday morning meetings in Lae with Unitech executives (July 26-27)- Top left: With Chris Kobal outside the Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor’s (Prof. Muhammed A.Satter) office. This first meeting was maybe the most ‘progressive’ one, as the decision tointroduce the CODWAP MSc in an intra-Departmental way was made by the top levels ofUnitech administration.- Top middle: With the Head of the Civil Engineering Department (Prof. Yaip K. Telue).- Top right: At Chris Kobal’s office.- Middle left: With the Pro Vice-Chancellor for administration (Prof. W.F. Tovirika Tsikari).- Middle right: With the Registrar, Mr. Allan J.Q. Sako.- Bottom left: With the Chief Financial Officer (Bursar) Mr. Jimmy Imbok. Some of the mostcrucial discussions were made there to avoid the repetition of major problems in CODWAP.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 30

At the Lae city dump (Second Seventh site, July 27, 10:00-12:00)CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 31

At a Lae power plant and (mostly food) industries (July 26-27)- Top 2 rows: A diesel-fired, stand-by power plant, when power supply from hydro falls short.- Bottom 2 rows: Various food industries; Lae is PNG’s industrial centre and an important port.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 32

CODWAP training session and info-day at Unitech (July 26, 13:00-16:00)- Top left: Announcement of the training session on board. It was also disseminated in thecampus via e-mail and attracted broader attention beyond the Civil Engineering Department.- Top right: CODWAP information booth on July 26. It included the flier, the conference’s 1 stcall for papers and the project’s description within AUT-LHTEE’s 2009 annual report.- Bottom left and right: Chris Kobal introducing Prof. Karagiannidis to the attendees.- Middle left and right: Attendees gathered shortly before the initiation of the course. Theyincluded faculty members and students.Students were mostly from the 3 rd and 4 th year of the Civil Engineering Department, althoughthere were some from other departments as well, as well as faculty members. After the end of thecourse, it was suggested by some present faculty members of the department of MechanicalEngineering to repeat the course on the next day and some further initiatives were initiated bythem, which however did not lead to a repetition of the course due to the close short notice.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 33

CODWAP training session and info-day at Unitech (continued)- Top (both pictures) and middle left: Prof. Karagiannidis with the attendees after the lecture.- Bottom left and right: Attendees going through the CODWAP distributed material.- Bottom-middle: Chris Kobal making a closing speech to the training session. Some of theattending faculty members can be seen in the front, with students further back.After the 2-hour lecture, a lively discussion of about 30 mins followed on the basis of questionsraised by the attendees. Main subjects were mining waste, dumps, open waste burning andhospital wastes. The discussion continued then into the back-to-back tea break, generouslyarranged by Unitech’s Civil Engineering Department.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 34

Various views from the Unitech campus (July 26-27)Top left: An interior view of the Civil Engineering Department’s main building (with anoverhead hanging ‘plup-plup’ boat).Top centre: Outdoor landscaping with end-of-life tires.Top right: Interior view of the Registrar’s secretariat at the administration building.Middle left: Outside HAUS EUROPA, Unitech’s newest IT centre.Middle centre: Inside the Mining Engineering Department’s labs, in front of recently arrivedsamples from a nickel-cobalt mine.Middle right: On July 27, with some of the students that attended the July-26 lecture; somefurther questions were put and a fruitful ‘corridor’ discussion took place.Bottom left: Inside the Civil Engineering Department’s structural labs, with Chris Kobal.Bottom centre: At the Civil Engineering Department’s offices (right: Chris Kobal; left: PradeepGampattu, another faculty member and candidate to be included in the MSc).Bottom right: At the Civil Engineering Department’s hydraulics labs.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 35

July 27 (17:00-20:00)Farewell (Lae) dinner of Prof. Karagiannidis and Chris Kobal at the Lae Golf ClubThe CODWAP activities in Lae over the last 2 days were summarized by Prof. Karagiannidisand Chris Kobal; they were found to have been very productive and corrective in terms ofprogress achieved, former failures and barriers reviewed and mitigated, as well as ambitious yetachievable decisions taken for the continuation of the project, structured around the additionalapproval and initiation of an inter-departmental MSc on waste management in Unitech, based onthe one already initiated in Mauritius in the frame of CODWAP. The option of also involvingUPNG in this was also discussed and agreed upon, with involved possibilities being eitherhaving lectures both in Lae and Port Moresby, or having lecturers from UPNG coming to Lae.Chris Kobal asked for detailed guidance on his budgetary issues and, after dinner, both menreturned to his office at Unitech, where they went in detail through the Unitech budget tables inCODWAP. Prof. Avraam Karagiannidis provided various guidelines and explanations accordingto AUT experience as project partner and coordinator. The issue of own contribution wasexplained and certain surpluses were identified at the Unitech budget in CODWAP from nonattendedproject meetings (Bremen/Germany) and foreseen attended conferences(Mykonos/Greece) in the period 2009-2010. It clearly seemed that Chris would undertake hisrole as representative of Unitech as CODWAP project partner much more closely and eagerlyfrom now on, especially as he is relieved since recently from some major administrative duties(cf. above). It was made again very clear to Chris by Avraam, how important it is for CODWAPto obtain timely submission of deliverables by all partners. Chris was reminder to provideAvraam and Matina (AUT) with the 3-monthly cost updates requested by all partners, in orderfor AUT to maintain a closer overview of the rate of budget use by the partners (as also specifiedin the partnership agreement, during the project;s kickoff meeting 1,5 years back). Furthermore,the importance of providing the timely reporting of the 2 nd year’s technical and financial reportby the end of 2010 was again highlighted ad stressed.July 28, 09:00-14:00Meetings with the Lae City Council and the Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Laecity centre – departure from Lae to Port MoresbyProf. Karagiannidis and Chris Kobal arrived first to the headquarters of the Lae City Council.They first briefly met the Lord Mayor of Lae, Hon. James Khay and Prof. Karagiannidis briefedhim shortly on CODWAP and the role of PNG and Unitech in it. Then, a 1-hour technicalmeeting was held with the city manager Muruwe Zurenuoc and his associate, city engineer AlexGawi. CODWAP was of course again the entry point of the discussion, which however extendedinto the challenges and pending issues regarding waste management for the city of Lae. It wasreported that people in Lae paid 45 Kina per quarter per property, which however contradictedwith the figure mentioned by Chris Kobal regarding his own charge (5 Kina / year), leading intothe conclusion that Unitech might have some special arrangement (as Chris is leaving inside theuniversity campus). It is quite amazing that only bins with a sticker are serviced, the stickerbeing the proof for payment. The council is contracting the collection trucks at an indicative rateof 350 Kina / day / truck. Furthermore, the Lae city council had a twinning with the Cairns citycouncil from Australia and some years ago there had been an initiating project on setting up awaste management master plan in Lae, which however was not put into practice. Therepresentatives of Lae city council were very interested on CODWAP and further expressed thewish to be supported by their visitors in planning waste management in their city from now on.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 36

Waste management pressures are building up in Lae, with the local dump (Second Seventh site,already visited by Prof. Karagiannidis – cf. above) reportedly reaching saturation point.Numerous CODWAP fliers of all kinds were given to them (with their content explained), bothfor them as well as for other staff and executives of the Lae city council. The interest toparticipate in the MSc in Unitech was enquired and it was confirmed that the Lae city councilwould be highly interested to send some its waste management staff there to be trained.Next, Prof. Karagiannidis and Chris Kobal visited the Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry(LCCI), an association with over 250 members from Lae. They met its director Mr McLay; aftera presentation of CODWAP to him, the discussion continued on the waste managementchallenges for the industrial and services sector in Lae. The industrial sector in Lae has been veryconcerned with waste management but some former efforts to support recycling andminimization were not met very favorably by the city council at that time. In the past, a verysuccessful and promising composting program was initiated just across the gates of the Unitechcampus, but when the inspirer of the program withdrew, it faded away. Incineration had alsobeen proposed in the past by an American group. Mr McLay promised to send to Prof.Karagiannidis the LCCI’s newsletter and member list, which he did, per e-mail, right on thesame day (as Prof. Karagiannidis found out and confirmed on the next day at the Sidney airport,en route back home). A number of CODWAP fliers of all kinds (project flier, conference flier,AUT-LHTEE flier) were left by Mr. McLay from Prof. Karagiannidis and Chris Kobal at the LaeChamber offices and were agreed to be distributed to the 250 members of LCCI upon occassion.Following the above very constructive meetings with the major (if not the only) Lae SWMstakeholders, Chris accompanied Avraam to the Lae airport (~1h drive from the city). Along theway and at the airport, the 2 summarized all major achievements, agreements, actions andprogress made during the last 3 days in Lae regarding CODWAP, emphasizing again on timelyand qualitative submission of deliverables, initiation of the process of approving theinterdisciplinary MSc in Unitech (with eventual support from UPNG, due to the commonlyrecognized understaffness of Unitech) and pursuing synergies and osmosis between CODWAPand SWM in the broader Lae area by developing and supporting capacity building, training andawareness raising activities on SWM of both the general public and dedicated target groups.July 28, 18:00-21:00Farewell (Port Moresby) dinner, hosted by UPNG and NCDC-WMDUpon arrival to Port Moresby from Lae, Prof. Karagiannidis was picked up at the airport by Mr.Simeon Tirena from NCDC-WMD, following arrangements made before his earlier departurefrom Port Moresby to Lae, 3 days ago. He was then driven to the Palazzo restaurant (next to theNCDC-WMD headquarters), were an informal farewell dinner was organized by Prof. FrankGriffin. One of the Vice City-Managers of Port Moresby was there, as well as Dr. Peter Petsulfrom UPNG (cf. also July-23 meeting at Hideway hotel). Avraam briefed everybody on theprogress achieved during the last 3 days in Lae and especially on the warm acceptance byUnitech of his proposal to include UPNG in the MSc on waste management, which was proposedand decided to be implemented to Unitech on an inter-disciplinary basis and under ratherfavorable approval conditions (cf. July-24 meeting with Unitech’s Acting Pro Vice-ChancellorProf. M. Satter). UPNG and NCDC-WMD re-confirmed their great interest for the mastercourse, recognizing again the need for training on SWM in PNG, as the later is becoming agrowing issue, with mining waste being so far mostly in forefront, but municipal waste pressuresgrowing steadily as PNG seems to be getting out of its traditional organic-economy era.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 37

At Lae City Council with the Lord Mayor and Lae city officials (July 28, 09:00-11:00)At the Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry (July 28, 11:00 - 12:00)CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 38

Lae rural streets and waste (July 26-28)CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 39

Wrap-up and To-do listOn the basis of discussions performed, initiatives undertaken, agreements reached, consensusobtained, clarifications provided and arrangements made during this consolidated mission toPapua New Guinea and Australia in the frame of the CODWAP project, the following nonexhaustiveto-do list was compiled:Unitech, coordinated in its CODWAP-related efforts by Chris Kobal, will:- Make all arrangements to initiate the CODWAP MSc in Unitech; this development isconstitutes a significant project breakthrough and individual achievement of thepresent mission, apart from all other achievements (trainings, info day, lecture,dissemination, field surveys and site visits).• The CODWAP-derived, Unitech MSc on SWM will be set in aninterdisciplinary mode and with the inclusion of external experts wherenecessary, especially from UPNG.• The curriculum for the PNG MSc will be largely based on the onedeveloped for UoM already during CODWAP, but with suitableadjustments: (e.g. Mining Wastes will be for PNG a core rather than anelective module as in UoM).• The Unitech MSC will have an explicit intrinsic multidisciplinarycharacter, in the sense that it will be initiated by Unitech’s 3 departments(i.e. the Civil Engineering –CODWAP participant- as well as theMechanical Engineering and Mining Engineering ones).- Perform a regular 3-month (both technical and -maily- financial project) reporting tothe CODWAP coordinator, as requested by the other partners to facilitate properproject management.- Emphasize strongly on providing a timely and proper annual report for the 2 nd projectyear, in order to avoid repeating the significant issues and delays raised during theproject’s 1 st year, which have further resulted in the delayed processing of the overall1 st year project report from the EU.- Sustain the contacts obtained with the Port Moresby’s NCDC-WMD, the Lae cityCouncil and LCCI for developing further synergies with CODWAP regardingcapacity building and awareness raising on SWM in PNG.The location and date of the next CODWAP project meeting (an issue left still open from the lastBremen project meeting) will be shortly decided by AUT-LHTEE following proper consultationand finalization among all project partners; this decision will largely depend on the on-goingfinal developments in UoM regarding the initiation of the implementation of the MSc on thebasis of initially expressed interest and currently performed re-advertising by UoM; this has beena result of the unavoidably short notice of the course advertisement following final recentuniversity approval as a result of a long process within UoM. The most probable venue right nowfor the next project meeting is UoM and the date will have to be either in November orDecember 2010, as also discussed in Bremen and confirmed from the latest July-August 2010developments in UoM regarding the MSc final initiation stages. This decision is expected to bemade by early September 2010 the latest.CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 40

References1. Paradise in-flight with Air Niugini, vol. 3, 2010.2. Our way, your in-flight magazine compliments of Airlines PNG, vol. 16, 2010.3. PNG 2010 Yellow Pages (Recyclers).4. PNG resources, Reporting on PNG’s petroleum and mineral industry, 2010.5. PNG’s international business and investment guide, 2010/2011.AcronymsACP: African, Caribbean and PacificAUT: Aristotle University ThessalonikiCODWAP: Curriculum Development on SWM in Africa and the Pacific RegionGIS: Geographic Information SystemHFO: Heavy Fuel OilJICA: Japanese International Cooperation AidLCCI: Lae Chamber of Commerce and IndustryLHTEE: Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental EngineeringLNG: Liquified Natural GasNCDC: National Capital District CommissionPM: Port MoresbyPNG: Papua New GuineaPOP: Persistent Organic PollutantSWM: Solid Waste ManagementTUD: Technical University of DresdenUoM: University of MauritiusUPNG: University of PNGWMD: Waste Management DivisionWWTP: Wastewater Treatment PlantAcknowledgementsThe presently reported consolidated 2-week mission from Greece to Papua New Guinea andAustralia in the frame of the EDULINK project CODWAP was particularly challenging, bothlogistically and content-wise, while also organized on an unavoidably very short notice after theCODWAP Bremen meeting in early June 2010. Neither would this consolidated mission havebeen made possible, nor would it have the success and multiple synergistic effects that it finallyachieved, if it had not been for the warm support, professional contribution and timely activeinvolvement of a number of people, above and beyond any simple or conventional contractualobligation or academic courtesy. Many have to be thanked for it in Brisbane, Brussels, Dresden,Lae, Port Moresby and Thessaloniki, also and especially for the superb site visits arranged inPNG and for the continuous real-time guidance before and during the mission.List of Annexes1. Student attendee list of the July-26 training workshop at Lae (Unitech).2. Program of the July-21 e-waste workshop at Brisbane.3. Powerpoint presentation at the July-26 training workshop at Lae (ppt).CODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 41

Annex 1. Student attendees of the July 26 training workshop on SWMCODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 42

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Annex 2. Program of the July-21 e-waste workshop at BrisbaneEwaste 2010South Pacific Regional E‐waste WorkshopSofitel Hotel, Brisbane, Australia, 21 July 20108.00-8.45 Registration and CoffeeWorkshop Programme8.45-9.00 Opening Remarks from the Chair9.00-9.30 Keynote AddressSustainable metals recycling from waste electronics - opportunities & challenges in aglobal environmentDr Christian Hagelüken, Senior Manager, Umicore Precious Metals Refining,Germany/Belgium and Member of StEP Steering Committee9.30-12.20 Workshop Session 19.30-9.50 Making Product Stewardship a Reality: The Role of Intelligent Regulation andInnovative PROsJohn Gertsakis, Executive Officer, Product Stewardship Australia9.50-10.10 Current status and future directions of e-waste management in AustraliaIan Birks, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Information Industry Association10.10-10.30 Industry-based schemes to close the loop on E-WasteRod Welford, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council of Recyclers10.30-11.00 Morning Tea11.00-12.20 Workshop Session 211.00-11.20 Managing e-waste in local government authorities: Case study from Brisbane CityCouncilHarry Copeland, Manager, Strategy & Projects, City Waste Services, Brisbane CityCouncil11.20-11.40 Mobile Phone Recycling in Australia: Challenges and OutcomesRose Read, Manager Recycling, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association11.40-12.00 The niche of process metallurgy in design for sustainabilityProf Markus Reuter, Chief Executive Technologist, Outotec Ausmelt Ltd., Australia12.00-12.20 Role of Public Interest in Addressing Electronic WasteMariann Lloyd-Smith, International POPs Elimination NetworkCODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 45

12.20-12.40 E-waste challenges and changes in New ZealandHelen Bolton, Senior Advisor, Waste Minimization Implementation, Sustainable BusinessGroup, Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand12.40-1.40 Lunch1.40-3.00 Workshop Session 31.40-2.00 Regional 3R Forum in Asia: Contribution towards sustainable management of e-waste inAsiaChoudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator,United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Japan (TBC)2.00-2.20 The Smelter route – Efficient recycling of electronic scrapProf Theo Lehner, Manager, Business Development, Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden2.20-2.40 Current situation of recycling e-waste in KoreaDr Jae-Chun Lee, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscienceand Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Korea2.40-3.00 Managing e-waste in Indonesia- Current status and future challengesEmma Rachmawaty, Assistant Deputy Minister for Management of HazardousSubstances and Hazardous Waste Manufacture and Agro Industry, Ministry ofEnvironment, Indonesia3.00-3.15 Electronic Design and Manufacture to minimize e-waste problemsSundra Raj, Vice-President - Engineering GOES ASIA, Flextronics Manufacturing(Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore3.15-3.30 E-waste management in Greece in view on contemporary challengesDr Avraam Karagiannidis, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece3.30-4.00 Afternoon Tea4.00-6:00 Challenges and Strategies for E-waste Management in the South Pacific Region –Small Group DiscussionsSmall group discussions provide an opportunity for workshop participants to providetheir input towards the recommendations of the workshop. Given that most of theparticipants are currently engaged in managing e-waste, this section of the workshop willalso provide an opportunity to show case your success stories or talk about your ownissues, challenges and suggestions.6.00-6.30 Development of recommendations for StEP Workshop in 2011 and seek expressionsof interest for participation in StEP Workshop in 2011During this session a summary of all the findings/recommendations from each smalldiscussion groups will be presented to the audience. Open discussion will then take placeto prioritise the key challenges that would form the recommendations for StEP Workshopin 2011.6.30-6:45 Workshop Close and Thanks by the Chair6.45-7.45 Evening Cocktails & Networking8.00 onwards Workshop BanquetCODWAP, Minutes of coordinator’s mission to Papua New Guinea & Australia, 19-30/7/10 46