The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa is hosting their 23rd WasteCon flagship conference and exhibition which will take place from the 17-21 of October 2016 at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

The conference will take place over a period of three days with both plenary and parallel sessions. One of the most prominent highlights of the conference will be a technical tour that will take place on the fourth day of the conference. Details of this exciting tour will be revealed at a later stage so watch this space and make sure that you book your seat in advance as space will be limited.

We are also planning a fun-filled social programme that will provide delegates, speakers, exhibitors and guests with world class networking and benchmarking opportunities. The social program also provides a perfect platform to meet up with old friends and to make new ones.

In addition, the all-important exhibition floor will showcase the many new and not so new innovative products and services that service providers to the industry have to offer. The exhibition will also be open to the public.

Changing Face of Waste Management “encompasses a myriad of topics such as:

· Alternative waste treatment technologies
· Markets and recycling – how is a downward cycle affecting this market?
· Reclaimers and community based waste collection – what is the impact?
· Diversion versus minimization – what should we be driving?
· Integrated waste facilities – is it a way forward?
· Waste management and innovation
· The role of waste in the Circular economy
· Changing behaviour, up the awareness
· Municipality experiences implementing recycling initiatives
· Industry experiences implementing the new waste regulations.
· Awareness campaigns on waste – sharing the message and methods
· Job creation opportunities and initiatives – What is the industry doing?
· Reporting research findings on waste related studies
· Innovation in waste collection and transport systems
· Viability of establishing alternative waste treatment technologies
· Reverse Logistics as a means to support recycling
· Innovation in recycling of waste
· Waste-to-Energy
· State of the art landfill design, construction and rehabilitation