Megacity Waste Management Dialogue: The NYC Roadmap for Waste as a Resource | AIChE

The AIChE Institute for Sustainability and the Earth Engineering Center in affiliation with the Chemical Engineering Department at the City College of New York held a workshop on April 25-26, 2016 to focus on New York City waste management and...

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Workshop Topics

  • Setting the Stage for Sustainable Waste Management a global overview and update on the current status of sustainable waste practices around the world and the future of thermal conversion of waste.

  • Megacity Waste Management experts discuss waste management practices currently deployed and those being explored by megacities in Europe and the US.

  • The Hierarchy in Practice Waste Management Processes and Technologies recycling, landfilling, and waste conversion technologies in the context of the waste generator.

  • Risk Assessment and Environmental Impact experts discuss impact of different waste practices on human and environmental health and sustainability initiatives for waste conversion.

  • Social Implications and Public Opinion public opinion on overall waste sustainability.

  • Research at the Forefront of Waste Conversion the latest R&D from industry and academia.

  • Policy and Market Drivers for Sustainable Waste Management the impact of policy and the market on the future of waste sustainability.

Workshop Topics

  • Setting the Stage for Sustainable Waste Management a global overview and update on the current status of sustainable waste practices around the world and the future of thermal conversion of waste.

  • Megacity Waste Management experts discuss waste management practices currently deployed and those being explored by megacities in Europe and the US.

  • The Hierarchy in Practice Waste Management Processes and Technologies recycling, landfilling, and waste conversion technologies in the context of the waste generator.

  • Risk Assessment and Environmental Impact experts discuss impact of different waste practices on human and environmental health and sustainability initiatives for waste conversion.

  • Social Implications and Public Opinion public opinion on overall waste sustainability.

  • Research at the Forefront of Waste Conversion the latest R&D from industry and academia.

  • Policy and Market Drivers for Sustainable Waste Management the impact of policy and the market on the future of waste sustainability.

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