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Global View of Waste Management

http://mavropoulos.blogspot.com

This is a blog dedicated to address waste management issues on a global perspective. Antonis Mavropoulos is a waste management consultant since 1994. He is calling for a discussion regarding the future of waste management as a complex social, technical and economical system. Antonis serves as ISWA STC Chair since November 2008.

• Added on: Jan 23rd, 2009
• Country: Greece
• Language: English

• Author: Antonis Mavropoulos
• Listed in: Science Green Politics
• Tags: environment recycling waste landfills waste management incineration

Recent Posts

• Global warming: a public threat?

  Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 03:33 in politics, climate change, concepts, ghgs

  Contribution by George Sbokos (info@ecothesis.gr)Dear Antonis,thanks for delivering the ISWA White Paper Summary on Waste and Climate Change. I hope your message will be a part of the decision making proccess in Copenhagen. On the same day, the 7th o...

• \'Intelligent\' waste collection system trialled in Shanghai

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 04:05 in collection, planning, waste prevention

  This is from "Science for Environment Policy / Issue 176" (service from the European Commission)New research has developed a system to monitor municipal waste. It uses sensors to calculate the weight, volume and, potentially, type of waste, identify ...

• Waste management after 2030

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 08:32 in sustainability, concepts, decision making, iswa, tariff policy

  It seems that this presentation was a real hit. In ISWA's 2009 Lisbon congress and in HSWMA's 2009 Athens Conference the more or less same presentation created a huge effect between the audience and a plethora of congratulations. Please allow me to t...

• Comparing N2O emissions from organic and mineral fertilisers

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 13:02

  This is from "Science for Environment Policy / Issue 158" (service from the European Commission)A recent study compares the effects of organic, 'natural' fertilisers, such as compost, with mineral, synthetic fertilisers, such as urea, on N2O emission...

• Biowaste management and ISWA's position

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 04:10 in recycling, biodegradable, swm policy, swm treatment

  This a presentation that outlines ISWA's position paper on the Green Paper for Biowaste Management. It was made during an event organised by the European Economic and Social Counciland the municipality of Salerno, which applies a complete source sepa...

• Recycling campaigns: factors affecting succcess and failures

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 03:27 in communication, recycling

  A new paper is posted athttp://www.scribd.com/doc/16951395/Recycling-Campaigns-factors-affecting-success-and-failuresThe paper has been presented in Brazil and Serbian conferences.The abstract is like this. "As the move towards recycling societies se...

Comments & Reviews

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DADA AYOKUNLE CHRISTOPHER

The waste situation in my country is a lingering catastrophe. Local, State and Federal Governments are at a loss on how to effective manage waste generated on a daily basis by the nation's citizenry. Added to the municipal waste crisis are the issues related to medical and electronic wastes which portend serious public health implication if not well managed. The time to act is now...someone help!

Posted: July 23rd, 2009 | Report This Comment

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