Organised by: EcoInform, National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Ecological Alliance Ltd The annual conference established since 2004. The 2008 Conference was attended by over 300 participants, and 159 papers were presented by authors from 21 countries. The Conference objective is to support and promote the transfer and exchange of best practices and experience, and the development of environmentally sound waste management business; to present new developments, equipment and services; to establish and strengthen contacts between the interested parties; to attract attention of investors, industry managers, business community, public groups, government officials and mass media to the issue of waste management. Participation in the Conference is beneficial to companies, which intend to promote their waste management technologies, equipments and services in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries, or interested in know-how of CIS specialists.
Conference topics include: Legal and regulatory framework of waste management;Sanitary, environmental, institutional and economic aspects of waste management; Waste management technologies, equipment and services; Landfill construction and operation; Radioactive and toxic waste treatment; Wastewater treatment. Sludge management. Sludge fields; Air emissions. Gaseous emission treatment. Dust and slag management; Waste to energy; Informational, programming and metrological support; Environmental insurance systems, certification, standardization, audit, due diligence review; Public participation in waste management. Contact: EcoInform, P. O. B. 81, Kharkiv, 61052, Ukraine. Tel/fax +38 (057) 712-11-05. E-mail: world_of_waste@mail.ru, ecoinvest@vl.kharkov.ua More information http://www.waste.com.ua/cooperation
