WasteCon 2010

WasteCon 2010 will take place on 4 - 8 October 2010 at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa. Based on the theme for 2010, WasteCon will provide delegates with a world of environmental brilliance based on the theme "What is your waste footprint". The effect of waste on our natural environment is a worldwide concern and needs urgent attention. What strategies do you have in place to secure a reduction in your carbon footprint? With this said, the 20th WasteCon Conference and Exhibition 2010 will do jus that in providing the African Waste Management industry with a well defined strategy conference where delegates: Get fresh ideas Learn hot to implement waste reduction strategies in their respective fields Live and breathe world-best practice based on international waste management standards Evaluate new models of ethical waste management and governance Benchmark their performance against industry leaders Learn about cost-effective business applications Network with peers and industry leaders The WasteCon 2010 Golf Day The WasteCon 2010 committee would like to invite you to participate in their Golf Day on Monday 4 October 2010, which will once again be one of the Highlights for golfers. The Golf day will be held at the ERPM Golf Course in the Ekhuruleni Area. Invite you clients to join you in a day of networking and having fun. Technical Tours EnviroServ Waste Management’s Holfontein H:H landfill site in Springs, Gauteng. Established in 1990, Holfontein is one of only three commercial H:H landfills in South Africa. The total area of the site is approximately 67.3 ha with a total available airspace of approximately 12 million m3. Approximately 6.5 million m3 has been or is being used in seven waste disposal cells. The site accepts 27,000 m3 a month Class 1 to Class 4 hazardous wastes from Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga, Northern Province and sections of the Northern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality invites you to a site visit at the Weltevreden Landfill to showcase some of its innovative projects. Enviro-Fill Material Recovery Facility. The MRF at Weltevreden is based on a modular system that can be extended as the waste stream grows or removed once the contract has expired without incurring excessive costs for the removal thereof. The material recycling facility consists of a number of converted sea freight containers that are stacked on top of each other and equipped with a conveyor picking belt that runs on the inside of the containers and a waste collection container at the end of the picking belt where the organics will be removed and taken to the working face or composting area for disposal. Please note that limited number of seats for technical tours are available. Spouses Program A variety of tours are available for spouses that will be sharing the true WasteCon experience. If you are ready to experience visionary keynote presentations, some of Africa's and the world's foremost authorities on waste management, strategy application to business and ample opportunity to network with global leaders in the field, then make sure you secure your seat today. Johannesburg Conferences Theme Over 100 abstracts have been received for WasteCon 2010. The abstracts have been adjudicated by the technical review committee and those accepted are currently being drafted into papers by the various authors. The papers will then be peer reviewed by the technical review committee before final acceptance. Paper abstracts covering a wide range of topics have been received, the main themes emerging are: Waste minimization and recycling Legislation and service delivery Landfill design and operations Landfill gas extraction and CDM Waste to energy projects and opportunities Ewaste collection, recycling and disposal Social issues related to waste management Workshop Themes: Department of Environmental Affairs - Workshop on the Development of a Waste Classification System for South Africa. Recovery Action Group - Development of an Industry Waste Management Plan for the Packaging and paper Industries WasteCon 2010 Exhibtion The Exhibition component of the conference provides an opportunity for all industry orientated companies and organizations to promote their services and products. Venue: Emperor's Palace Room: Centre Court Build-up: Sunday, 3 October 2010 Event: Monday, 4 October 2010 to Thursday, 7 October 2010 Breakdown: Thursday, 7 October 2010 Johannesburg Conferences Programme Sunday, 3rd October 2010 Exhibition set-up Monday, 4th October 2010 Exhibition set-up continued Early Registration Golf Day Welcome Reception & Official Exhibition Opening Tuesday, 5th October 2010 Registration Opening Ceremony Full Day Conference Annual General Meeting of IWMSA Conference Dinner Wednesday, 6th October 2010 Registration Full Day Conference Thursday, 7th October 2010 Registration Full Day Conference Closing Reception Breakdown Friday, 8th October 2010 Technical Tour

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