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II International Conference on Waste Management in Latin America - GRAL 2011

Santiago de Cali, Colombia. 15 to 17 June 2011
Organized by: RED GRAL, IWWG - International Waste Working Group
With the scientific support of:
Universidad del Valle
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

PRESENTATION

According to the Pan American Health Organization, most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean open dumping or sanitary landfilling are the most common disposal systems for municipal solid waste.  Other treatment options are emerging and are of limited use, and in general take the form of specific initiatives and sometimes experiments.  At the First International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Latin America-GRAL, held in 2009 in Quito, representatives of several countries, indicated that, in the Region, several efforts have been undertaken to resolve the health and environmental problems associated with the management of solid wastes and that each day there is more interest in developing conceptual and technological elements around: the reduction in the rates of generation, treatment and subsequent use of recyclable materials and proper disposal of the rest of the waste. ..

For this purpose, during the meeting in Quito the need for the establishment of formal meeting spaces it was stressed.  These meetings would allow feedback between the different institutions involved in the Solid Waste Management in the Region and the development of collective strategies to strengthen it.  To fulfill this purpose, we formed the Latin American Network of Professionals in Solid Waste and we established a biennial Conference in a different country, appointing Santiago de Cali in Colombia, as the seat for GRAL 2011.

GRAL 2011 will be an event in which Latin American solid waste managers have space to share information and discuss trends in solid waste management in the region, assess options to increase the number of recovered materials and their exploitation, discover alternatives and also improve key aspects of final disposal of solid waste such as design and operation of landfills, addressing topics such as handling of gases and leachate.  The event in Cali is sponsored by organizations such as the International Waste Working Group (IWWG), the Network GRAL and academia through the Universidad del Valle and Universidad Autonoma del Occidente in Cali.

TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE

FIRST CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

We invite all those interested in presenting papers to submit an extended abstract (with a minimum length of a page and a maximum of two pages) of the same to the following address: magandini@uao.edu.co.  We welcome contributions from all stakeholders in the management of solid waste: designers, operators, suppliers, environmental authorities, users, communities, NGOs and academics.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 15, 2011

 

WasteSafe 2011 - Last Call for Abstracts: July 31th 2010

WasteSafe 2011, the International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries will be held on 13-15 February 2011 in Khulna, the third largest city of Bangladesh. The Conference is jointly organised by Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Bangladesh, Bauhaus University of Weimar (BUW), Germany, University of Padova, Italy, International Waste Working Group (IWWG) and ORBIT association. The event represents the Second International Conference on Solid Waste Management held in Bangladesh.

The WasteSafe 2011 Conference was created to address this fundamental social and environmental issue in Developing Countries through the exchange of views and experiences at both national and international levels, and thus enhance the concept of solid waste management, use of modern technologies and sustainability of the system as a whole.

WasteSafe 2011 will focus particularly on the Technical, Environmental and Socio-Economical context of waste management and Environmental issues faced by the developing countries including the following topics:

· Waste Generation, Composition & Characterization
· Storage, Separation, Collection & Transfer
· Recycling, Treatment and Disposal System
· Composting and Sustainable Landfill
· Community Participation, Awareness and Education
· Role of NGOs, CBOs and Private Sector
· Socio-Economical and Environmental Aspects
· Technology Assessment and Dissemination
· Climate and Clean Development Mechanism
· Policies, Regulations & Enforcement
· Strategy, Planning and Sustainable Management

The WasteSafe 2011 conference will be held in the Seminar Room at CE Building KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh. The Conference will run from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. with oral and poster presentations using multimedia and other standard facilities. International experts will also deliver keynote papers in the Conference.

In addition to the Conference programme, a three-day exclusive tour (16-18 February 2011) has been organised to visit the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world. Additional one-day tours will be arranged on February 16th for participants wishing to visit Mongla Seaport, Bagerhat Sixty Domes Mosque, Khan Jahan Ali Mazar and Rupsha Bridge, renowned tourist attractions in the south-west region of Bangladesh.

THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS: July 31th 2010.

Detailed information is available on the Conference website (www.wastesafe.info) or by contacting the following e-mail addresses: wastesafe_kuet@yahoo.com or wastesafe@ce.kuet.ac.bd.

 

Workshop - "Pyrolisis and Gasification: innovative technologies for energy recovery from waste" Aosta (Italy), June 18th, 2010

Companies working in the field of pyrolisis and gasification are invited to present a poster or a report on their technologies. For further information please contact: info@eurowaste.it

PROGRAMME:
9:00-9:30 Introduction
9:30-10:00 Giorgio Ghiringhelli, Valle d’Aosta Regional Waste Office
Characterization (quality and quantity) of the waste production in the Valle d’Aosta region (Annual Report 2010)
10:00-10:30 Raffaello Cossu, University of Padua
The current role of thermal treatments on solid waste management
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:20 Maria Laura Mastellone, Second University of Naples
Pyrolisis of solid waste: technological and procedural aspects
 
11:20-11:40 Umberto Arena, Second University of Naples
Gasification of solid waste: technological and procedural aspects
11:40-12:10 Bernd Bilitewski, University of Dresden
Comparison between energy performances of different thermal treatments for solid waste
12:10-12:40 Marco Ragazzi, University of Trento
Environmental impact of the emissions produced by thermal treatment plants
12:40-13:30 Discussion
13:30-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-17:00 Companies’ forum: presentation of specific technologies
17:00-18:00 Round table: “Expectancies and prospects on the use of alternative thermal treatments for solid waste management”
18:00 Discussion and conclusions

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