Waste - a 21st Century Problem
Waste along with water, is becoming a precedent problem that countries, governments and communities need to solve. The earlier measures are set in place the easier it will be address the growing waste problem.
In 2016 we generated: 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste (2016)
Daily footprint: 0.74kg per person per day
Estimated growth of waste generation: 70% increase of waste generation based on the current population growth and urbanization.
2050 waste generation projections: 3.40 billion tonnes
Developing countries, which represent 73% of all the countries in the world, are more severely impacted by unsustainably managed waste. In low-income countries, over 90% of waste is disposed in illegal dumps and openly burned. These practices have serious consequences on health, sanitation and environmental.
Poor waste management leads to breeding of disease, infecting water and contributed to climate change through methane generation.
Managing waste properly is essential and educating the local communities and nonprofit organization (who will in turn educate further) is vital for building sustainable and livable places.
A Sustainable Solution
Whether you are a nonprofit, community-based, government based organisation or an individual looking to gain or upgrade your skills in the waste management sector – the intensive accelerated 3-day online live training delivered by a solid waste expert of over 25 years will give you the necessary tools and knowledge. You will learn:
- how to assess local conditions and needs
- what solutions to choose to solve identified waste problems
- most important elements of integrated sustainable waste management
- the main phases of a solid waste system
- the actors involved, the main phases of a solid waste system
- the enabling environment conditioning waste management and the main drivers steering solid waste policy development
- trainer or trainers: gain knowledge of how to train others in Integrated Sustainable Waste Management
This is a certified training guaranteed to equip you with the necessary tools in Integrated Sustainable Waste Management.
Where: Online Live. Attend from anywhere.
When: 19th, 20th and 21st of December 2018
To find out more and register for the training – click here.