Landfill 2019 seeks to bring the landfill and alternative waste treatment industries together to learn about the latest techniques and developments, and provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. 

By Chris Wiid

The Landfill 2019 organising committee has been hard at work! The postponement of the conference to 6 and 7 November 2019 has brought about predictable challenges, but we have managed to secure a great new venue that we know will be suitable and accessible.

The River Club in Observatory, Cape Town, has been a popular location for IWMSA events.

In November, we intend on staying true to our approach of providing relevant and interesting topics, at a reasonable cost. In addition, our conference format is a departure from the norm: in addition to traditional paper presentations, we are planning to add to the excitement of the event by bringing in new forms of knowledge sharing.

These include the airing of a short documentary movie, panel discussions on a variety of subjects and ‘lightning talks’ (back-to-back six-minute presentations). We will release regular updates of the conference programme as it evolves, so keep your eyes open for emails or visit the IWMSA website.

In giving body to our conference title ‘The death of landfill?’, we intend to generate quality discussion and encourage arguments that seek to explore the question of whether, and how, landfills will be part of our long-term future.

The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa, the South African Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society, and the Landfill & Waste Treatment Interest Group invite and encourage you to visit www.iwmsa.co.za to register for attendance as well as participation.

It’s all happening at the River Club – be there!

*Chris Wiid is the chair of the Landfill & Waste Treatment Interest Group and a member of the Landfill 2019 organising committee.