This international flagship conference, now in its 20th year and believed to be the only one of its kind in Africa, is calling for speakers on its theme “What is your waste footprint” and the deadline for the submission of abstracts is 28 February 2010.
The exhibition, highlighting innovative products and services of the various national waste companies, will be open to the public for the first time, as will the conference. The IWMSA hopes that this ‘open door' approach to the public will prompt the better understanding of what the IWMSA and its members do for the environment.
Kobus de Meyer, chair of WasteCon 2010, believes, "The amount of land required per capita to dispose of waste generated impacts hugely on our ecological footprint, each one of us is responsible for the waste that we generate and have a social responsibility to reduce and control the amount of waste we create. Changing our habits is crucial and by reducing the amount of waste we produce by reusing or recycling, we will reduce the amount of virgin materials, the energy needed to produce the materials and the amount of waste going to landfill sites.
“WasteCon2010 can only be successful with the support from all our stakeholders; we encourage everyone to become part of the solution when it comes to the successful management of waste,” he concludes.
For more information visit www.wastecon2010.co.za or tel +27 (0) 11 675 3462.
