Activities description
Journal
The official journal of IWWG is Waste Management, published by Elsevier, Amsterdam and edited by Raffaello Cossu with a highly qualified team of Associate Editors. Waste Management is the official voice of IWWG and the strategic focal point for the activities of the group.
Conferences
IWWG promotes and co-organizes some of the most important international Conferences on waste management, such as the Sardinia Symposia and the Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposia (ICLRS).
Seminars
Seminars specifically addressing to topics of large interest are regularly organized by IWWG. Generally they last 1-2 days and involve international selected speakers. The seminar proceedings are the base for a series of IWWG monographs edited by well-known experts.
Task Groups
Task Groups are international working groups aimed at furthering interdisciplinary research in major areas of environmental engineering.
Workshops
Specialized meetings to promote discussion on relevant subjects, that can be a basis for statements and position papers. Restricted to experts who bring results and experiences.
Training courses
The courses will be tailored according to the specific target they are addressed to. Lessons will be given by a restricted group of lecturers, selected among the IWWG Scientific Advisory Committee.
Co-sponsorship
IWWG is available to participate in events organized by other bodies. This participation may include the elaboration of scientific programs and the selection of papers in conferences, or the organization of training courses or specialized workshops, within the conference program.
Textbooks
At present a textbook on solid waste management and a monographic book series are being produced. They are involving contributors selected among the most distinguished experts.