Singapore, 8th January 2013 – (ASIA TODAY) - The Greater Mekong Waste Management summit will be convened in Bangkok, Thailand from 26th to 27th February 2013. This premier networking and content-driven summit will gather key executives from both public (government, municipalities, city councils) and private industries on sustainable approaches to managing & treating wastes in the Greater Mekong Region.
The Greater Mekong Region is facing an increasing number of environmental pollution challenges including air, water, and solid waste pollution. Major factors contributing to these problems include high population growth rate, the rapid urbanization, accelerating industrialization, improper final disposal of solid wastes and weak enforcement of the Law on Environmental Protection and Development.
This timely summit will offer latest insights on sustainable developments of waste management policies, targets, challenges, solutions and opportunities in handling and managing Municipal Waste, Industrial Waste, Agriculture Waste, Hazardous Waste, E-Waste, etc at the national, provincial & state levels .
Top industry executives from the region including leading state companies and private sector enterprises, Environmental Technology Companies, Engineering Companies, Waste Management & Disposal Companies, Waste to Energy companies, Environmental Science & Technology Advisors, Recycling Operators and All generators of waste ( agricultural companies, food & beverage, hospitals, electronics manufactures, industrial facilities etc) are expected to attend.
A crucial part of this Summit is the showcase of best practices, innovative technologies, expertise & services. Some of the industry’s hottest topics and most critical issues to be addressed include waste policy and targets, emerging challenges & opportunities for waste management in Myanmar, Cambodia & Laos, municipal & toxic industrial waste management, Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM), hazardous waste management strategies, packaging and recycling management initiatives, developments of 3R and zero waste strategies in the Greater Mekong, opportunities for public private partnerships in waste management projects and case studies on waste to energy, waste to resources and landfill gas facility.
Distinguished panel of speakers include top representatives from: Asian Development Bank , International Clean Energy Consortium ICEC , ISO/TC203 Committee on Technical Energy Systems Analyses, Thailand Institute of Packaging and Recycling Management for Sustainable Environment (TIPMSE), The Sustainable Supply Chain Centre (SSCC), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), URENCO, University of Trier, Waste Management and Environment Department (WENID), Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA), Thai Biogas Energy Company Ltd and many more
The summit is supported by Thailand Institute of Packaging and Recycling Management for Sustainable Environment, the Federation of Thai Industries (TIPMSE), The Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS), The International Private Water Association (IPWA) and under the Patronage of WEEE Forum.
The CEO of the conference organizing company, Magenta Global Pte Ltd, Singapore, Ms Maggie Tan, said: “ It is the common responsibility for both governments and industry to manage wastes . This is a timely summit to engage the industry stakeholders with best practices as well as technology options. Waste to resource or waste to energy is key to the creation of a sustainable environment for all” Ms Tan urged all companies to contribute to the creation of a sustainable economy by being part of this Summit.
The event will be held at the Amari Watergate Bangkok, Thailand.
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