ISWA REPORT INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION Promoting sustainable waste management worldwide

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1 ISWA REPORT 2014 INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION Promoting sustainable waste management worldwide

2 ISWA is Table of Contents a global, independent and non-profit making association, working in the public interest to promote and develop sustainable and professional waste management. open to individuals and organisations from the scientific community, public institutions and companies working in the field of and interested in waste management. the leading waste management association with members in close to 100 countries, which allows you to network with waste professionals from all over the world. ISWA at a Glance The International Solid Waste Association in figures over a five year period: Criteria/Year Development 2010 to 2014 in % Number of ISWA Members 864 1,143 1,440 1,385 1, % Number of ISWA National Members % Number of Countries with ISWA Members % Development 2010 to 2014 President s Message 4 Managing Director s Message 5 1. World Waste Status 6 2. ISWA s Vision Promotion of Sustainable Waste Management Events Co- operation with other International Organisations Projects Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO) CCAC MSW Webinars CCAC City Assessments & Action Plan EWIT Project Sourcebook on Mercury Storage and Disposal Hazardous Waste Management Course ISWA Project Grant Internal Groups activities The Scientific and Technical Committee 27 ISWA Publications Working Groups Task Forces European Group ISWA Young Professionals Group Print & Online Publishing 41 Visitors to ISWA website per Month 3,500 10,000 16,000 24,000 31, % Number of ISWA Events and Meetings % Participants at ISWA World Congress ,201 1,149 1, % Number of ISWA Working Groups and Task Forces Publications % Number of International Cooperation Projects % 3.6. International Waste Manager Certification Programme 44 Revenues from Projects in EUR 000s % 3.7. Awards 45 Number of Employees % 4. Organisational Structure and Membership Financial Overview ,125 1,169 1,302 1, % 6. National Members Company/Organisation Members Sponsors 66 About this Report 67 Total Revenues in EUR 000s This report is printed on recycled paper produced of 100 % recovered fibre, manufactured without optical brightening agents and chlorine bleaching. This report is also available in electronic format on or by scanning this QR-Code 2 3

3 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE MANAGING DIRECTOR S MESSAGE This second year of my Presidency involved visiting many of the countries where our National Members are active and participating in conferences and debates worldwide. I was only sorry not to make it to Australia and New Zealand but hopefully, before my Presidency finishes, there will be an opportunity. Some moments remain in my memory: the conference organised by our colleagues from Portugal, in Angola, was fascinating. A rapidly developing nation with all the classic problems of urbanisation, population growth, a consumption boom; yet they faced their environmental challenges with optimism, enthusiasm and professionality. It was an encouraging experience. My trip to Singapore and Malaysia was also stimulating, two countries of different dimensions but each facing the challenges of waste management with determined governments and qualified professional industries. Once again this proved to me that there is no substitute for strong political leadership. I look forward to the 2018 ISWA World Congress in Kuala Lumpur and to meeting our friends in Singapore again this summer. I shouldn t forget the Brazil ISWA World Congress in September 2014, an interesting experience with over 1000 participants, a signal of the interest in waste management in Latin America. Nearer home I represented ISWA in many debates and discussions, in the UK, Austria, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Jordan. As this report shows, ISWA is progressing steadily above all in project development and participation. This is a result of strategically focussing our attention on project participation with international partners. Thanks to the work successive Boards have undertaken over the last six years (again I thank past Presidents Atilio Savino and Jeff Cooper) our network of international relations grows all the time. Our activities with CCAC, UNIDO and projects awarded within the EU framework, are all fruit of our decision to look for growth in this area. Moreover, by participating with our experts and staff, we can make real practical changes for communities worldwide by helping with planning and training in many countries. I expect project activities to grow more rapidly in ISWA organised a record number of events in Our General Assembly took the important and historic decision to take greater control of our annual World Congress and we have started the investments in technology to implement this. Our 2017 World Congress, awarded to Baltimore USA, will be our first opportunity to show how this works out in terms of content, style, participants and income. Our 2015 Antwerp Congress promises to be exhilirating, with a record number of participants and a rich programme, including the delivery of the Global Waste Management Outlook report written with UNEP. This three year project, partially financed by ISWA and written by experts from ISWA and elsewhere, will produce a unique document that will resonate among political and economic leaders worldwide. This really is a first and I am proud that ISWA is at the heart of the project; several other works will be also presented in Antwerp. ISWA is on sound financial footing, with long-term deposits and regular income increasing year by year. We still rely too much on our volunteers and one objective in is to see how to improve this state of affairs. Finally, none of this would happen without hard work, support and enthusiasm. Thanks go to you, our members for your support; to our volunteers among Working Groups and the Board for their enthusiam and hard work; and to the staff of the General Secretariat for their dedication and hard work. Thank you all. David Newman The operational focus in 2014 was to further expand our cooperation and projects with other major International Organisations and to meet the increasing demands concerning event management. The cooperation with International Organisations was quite extensive in We expanded the number of projects and with that the workload increased significantly. We successfully carried out various projects with a number of globally acting organisations which increased our reputation as a reliable partner with best expertise in the field of waste management. Among the project partners were United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Climate Technology Centre Network (CTCN) and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), just to highlight some important ones. We organised a total of 62 events in the past year, an all-time high in terms of numbers. The meetings ranged from study tours specialised on a certain theme to large conferences covering different topics in waste management. We also offered webinars as a new format in the field of capacity building, which were very well accepted. All kinds of events were very well sought after which is reflected in the high number of attendees in most of the meetings. Concerning communication we are happy that through our high quality products we caught the attention of the international press, which led to articles in international newspapers and professional journals. Our experts developed a series of high-profile publications, which are Globalisation and Waste Management, Global Recycling Markets: Plastic Waste, and A review of international Development Co-operation in Solid Waste Management, to mention the most important ones. These publications are also available online at our Knowledge Base, which in total includes almost 3,000 documents. Our continuously updated website is frequently visited and on average, we reach more than 25,000 hits per month. Furthermore, our social media activities are well received and the LinkedIn discussion group we established has turned out as very lively. Our scientific journal Waste Management & Research comes with a new branding and design and a lot of effort was taken in order to increase the visibility and the impact of this first class journal. The journal has a truly global reach with visitors from all countries to it s website. Looking at the strategy and work plan we can summarize having met all the goals set. We extended our global coverage by organising events particularly in emerging and developing countries and cooperating in projects in these regions. Furthermore, we extended our activities in the field of capacity building. These positive and encouraging results have been achieved through very good cooperation within the ISWA network. The strategic advice from the ISWA Board and the hard work from the members of the Scientific and Technical Committee and the Working Groups should also be highlighted. The General Secretariat staff assisted activities and managed projects in a very ambitious and enthusiastic way and provided professional services for all our stakeholders. At this stage I would like to thank you all for your outstanding support which made this success happen. Hermann Koller 4 5

4 1. World Waste Status This chapter provides an overview of the global status quo and current trends in sustainable waste management. It shows the importance of spreading sustainable waste management practices. The data are compiled from different sources and par- ticularly from the Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO) a report developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and ISWA in The GWMO has a particular focus on municipal solid waste. However, it also includes ha- zardous waste, commercial and industrial wastes, construction and demolition was- tes and agricultural waste streams. To make a forecast of future global waste generation, different factors have to be taken into account such as the development of the world s population. A further factor, for instance, is the split between urban and rural populations due to the fact that subsistence agriculture generates less waste. Furthermore, the development of gross national income of different countries needs to be considered, as in developing countries higher affluence still correlates with the amount of waste generated (however this trend seems to diminish above a certain income level and waste generation levels will stay more or less constant). Moss et al. (2010) developed a forecast of the world s total waste and waste per capita generation for the next 100 years. Total Waste Generation (Thousand tonnes/day) Sub-Saharan Africa Europe & Central Asia Middle East and North Africa South Asia East Asia & Pacific Latin America & the Caribbean Solid waste generation High Income & OECD According to the Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO, 2015) the total waste generation is around 7-10 billion tonnes per year globally, out of which municipal solid waste accounts for approximately 2 billion tonnes per annum Year The total waste generation worldwide will show a strong increase in Asia in the near future and also in Africa in the next decades to come. Total waste generation in Latin America and OECD countries are expected to peak in the middle of the century. Per capita waste generation tends to increase by approximately 20% until the year 2100 due to population expansion, urbanization and economic and social developments Source: Moss et al The waste generation in Asian regions is likely to increase rapidly before it stabilises at a level similar to European amounts. The waste generation in Africa is predicted to increase slowly, although beyond 2050 it is likely to rise quickly with the consequence that Africa might become a hotspot region in terms of total waste generation. The assumptions for Africa are based on the high growth rates in population and the increasing gross domestic product (GDP). Average Waste Generation per Capita (kg/person/day) Three sources of waste predominate the global waste generation: construction and demolition (36% of the total waste generation), commercial and industrial (32%) and municipal solid waste (24%). Wastes arising from water supply, sewage treatment, waste management and land remediation represent around 5% of the total global waste generation, waste from power generation represents around 3% (GWMO, 2015).1 Socio- cultural, climatic factors and income levels are strongly affecting the quantity and composition of the generated waste. The composition of municipal solid waste varies a lot between countries and regions. Organic fractions are significantly higher in low- income countries (50-70% of the total waste generation) than in high- income countries (20-40%). The share of paper in the total waste generation rises steadily with the economic development: 7% in low- income countries, 19% in middle-income countries and 23% in high- income countries. The rate of plastic waste is rather independent of income levels, having a fairly narrow range from 8-12%. Shares of other dry recyclable materials - metals, glass, and textiles - are all relatively low and vary between 7-12% in total. Solid municipal waste streams contain relatively small amounts of hazardous substances (less than 1%) (GWMO, 2015). 1 Agricultural & Forestry and Mining & Quarrying wastes are not considered in this description of the total waste generation. 6 1,8 1,7 1,6 1,5 1,4 1,3 1,2 Year Source: Moss et al In terms of the average waste generation per capita the study predicts an increase from currently 1.3 kg to about 1.7 kg per day until 2100 as shown above. 7

5 Collection coverage There is a clear link between social and economic development and sustainable waste management. Collection rates vary widely between countries and regions and range from 98% in high-income countries to around 36% or worse in low-income countries. (GMWO, 2015) According to the GMWO, an estimated amount of 2 billion people still lack access to solid waste collection services. Generally, it can be stated that there is a relationship between social and economic development and sustainable waste management (Waste Atlas Report 2013). Although absolute waste generation is bigger in high-income countries, there they usually have a good collection coverage rate and better source separation of waste streams, recycling and other sustainable waste management practices. However, unsound waste handling and disposal practices are prevalent in most emerging economies. According to the GWMO, waste collection rates have improved in many middle-income countries in the past few years, while in low-income countries the average collection coverage is still around 36% or lower. However, these estimates are based on countrywide data, thus both urban and rural settlements were considered, and rural areas usually have lower collection coverage than urban environments. still lack instruments to divert waste from landfills. High-income countries show recovery rates of about 54% on average with almost all the recycling activities taking place in the formal sector. Uncontrolled disposal Eliminating uncontrolled disposal is a priority to protect the environment and human health. The GWMO (2015) estimates that at least 3 billion people worldwide still lack access to controlled waste disposal facilities. Uncontrolled disposal, i.e. open dumping and open burning, was the norm everywhere until the 1960s and is still prevalent in most developing countries (GWMO, 2015), where phasing out uncontrolled disposal practices is one of the first objectives of the improvement of municipal solid waste management. Controlled disposal involves adequate treatment of waste and operation of secured facilities so as to meet defined compliance requirements. However, a controlled facility does not necessarily have to meet the latest EU or US standards ( state of the art disposal); it can also for example be an intermediate engineered landfill or an upgraded dumpsite ( simple controlled disposal). Recycling Recycling provides a source of income, helps to conserve scarce resources and reduces the quantities of waste requiring disposal. Recycling rates depend on keeping material streams separate, clean and in high concentrations. High-income countries generally have achieved 100% controlled, state of the art disposal. Middle-income cities show a progress compared to historic rates. Uppermiddle-income cities have rates for controlled disposal of 95% (with 75% state of the art disposal). Lower-middle-income cities still show an average of 93% controlled disposal (with 61% state of the art disposal). In low income cities the uncontrolled disposal rate is still about 47% and only 29% are disposed according to the state of the art (Scheinberg, 2010). If these figures are combined with the 2014 data for the world population by country income groups (World Urbanization Prospects, 2014), it can be estimated that at least 3 billion people worldwide still lack access to controlled waste disposal facilities (GWMO, 2015). Recycling rates in high-income countries have progressively increased over the last 30 years, driven largely by legislation and economic instruments. (GWMO, 2015) In contrast to waste generation and collection coverage, there is no apparent link between recycling rates and income levels. Some low- and lower-middle income countries have higher recycling proportions (20-40%) than some upper-middle income countries (GWMO, 2015). This is also confirmed by the study Solid Waste Management in the World s Cities stating that average recovery rates are lowest in uppermiddle income countries (15%). There might be several reasons for this: there is a presence of a large informal sector in many low- and lower-middle income countries who recover the valuable recyclables at a highly productive way. Upper-middle income countries already have more complex waste and lower organic content and Sources: ISWA and UNEP (2015). Global Waste Management Outlook Draft Version. Collective work organized by D-WASTE.COM (2013). Waste Atlas Report D-WASTE.COM Hoornweg, Daniel; Bhada-Tata, Perinaz (2012). What a waste: a global review of solid waste man-agement. Urban development series; knowledge papers no. 15. Washington, DC: World Bank. Moss, R. H., J.A. Edmonds, K.A.Hibbard, M. R.Manning, S. K. Rose,D. P. van Vuuren, T. R. Carter, et al. (2010). The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment. Nature 463(7282): Scheinberg A., Wilson D.C. and Rodic L. (2010). Solid Waste Management in the World s Cities. UN-HABITAT. publicationid=2918 Velis. Costa (2014). Global Recycling Markets: Plastic Waste, A Story for One Player - China. ISWA Task Force on Globalisation and Waste Management. World Urbanization Prospects, 2014 Edition

6 2. ISWA s Vision Political decisions and financing are necessary These dilemmata are working their ways through the political process in many nations, and few can boast today to have the perfect waste management system for the next decades to come. Technologies exist and new ones are under development, to compost, digest, convert, sort, select, destroy, and store waste in final sinks. Yet the spread of these is limited by public opposition in many countries, or by the lack of financial instruments to attract investors. To develop and build up functional waste management infrastructure, financing, especially in developing countries must become an international priority. Just to cover collection of waste the World Bank estimates the gap to be 40 billion US dollar per year (2012) which will treble in the next 15 years. It is increasingly important that fast growing cities need to be proactive in long term planning with good expertise and enough capacity to build infrastructure, instead of simply trying to overcome short term emergencies such as epidemics. ISWA s contribution to the World A sound waste management system needs strategies for prevention, reuse, recycling and recovery, but also technical, financial, planning and communication capacities. ISWA s role is to Working for a better World ISWA s vision is an Earth where no waste exists. Waste should be reused and reduced to a minimum, then collected, recycled and treated properly. Residual matter should be disposed of in a safely engineered way, ensuring a clean and healthy environment. All people on Earth should have the right to enjoy an environment with clean air, water, seas and soils. To be able to achieve this, we need to work together. Our current situation is acute The fast growth of population in urban areas all over the world, together with rising consumption in developing countries, creates a huge increase in the amount of waste worldwide. Every year more than four billion tonnes of waste is produced and in the year 2025 the amount of waste is predicted to increase by 72 percent (World Bank Group, 2012), mostly in the lower-middle-income countries. Today half of the world s population has no organised collection of waste; seventy percent of the waste collected is not recycled or used as fuel. Seven million tonnes of plastic ends up in the seas. Plastic waste, along with electric and electronic waste, is the single most rapidly growing waste stream. Every week two million people move from rural to urban areas. Cities must be able to provide basic hygiene services and infrastructure, otherwise the consequences are manifold: the spread of diseases and health problems, waste dumped in peri-urban areas increasing the emissions of methane gas which affect the climate negatively, the amount of ocean litter increases and waste that could be used as resource is being wasted. Provide a comprehensive and continually updated body of knowledge on waste management of value to members, practitioners, researchers, governments and other entities worldwide Interpret trends and provide insights to members Provide experience in capacity building activities aiming to improve planning and regulatory structures Offer opportunities for public and private waste sector operators, to network and share knowledge Encourage research from academia to improve scientific knowledge Communicate with stakeholders globally and spread knowledge about development, solutions, technologies and success stories about sustainability, about reducing greenhouse gases, and about improving economies and creating employment Encourage investments in waste infrastructure where it is lacking, especially creating financial models and assisting planning in developing nations Promote ethical standards in sustainable waste management ISWA gives added value ISWA is a non-political organization providing services and activities to encourage innovation in waste management worldwide. We offer professional assistance to provide high quality intervention in an honest, transparent way. We work with partners to promote the need for investments and capacity building in the waste sector. Alliances with entities like national and local governments, the World Bank, UNEP, UNIDO, CTCN, ADB, IDB, CCAC, LEDS, UN-Habitat, EU, GIZ, are essential. The task is so huge that we need to work together. ISWA IS THE CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, TO MAKE THE WORLD A HEALTHIER, BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, FOR MILLIONS. BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDS THIS, NOW. Also developed countries with mature waste management systems and infrastructure are facing difficulties. For example, finding the balance between energy recovery and material recycling, decoupling of economic growth from waste production and finding solutions for new waste streams such as electronic waste and tackling, in some cases, falling waste production and population decline

7 3. Promotion of Sustainable Waste Management 3.1. EVENTS Over the last years both the number of participants and the amount of ISWA events have significantly increased. With a total of 62 events in 2014, the number of ISWA events is continuing to increase (2013: 60; 2012: 57; 2011: 47; 2010: 26). This trend is expected to continue for the years to come. Since 2012 ISWA is particularly increasing its number of training opportunities be they in the form of workshops, study tours or summer schools. ISWA Events ISWA s mission is to promote and develop sustainable and professional waste management worldwide. How does ISWA achieve its mission? ISWA promotes and develops sustainable waste management through the organisation of meetings and events, particularly of congresses and conferences, and through the publication of a wide range of specialist literature Another important contribution is the effort of its ten Working Groups and the activities of its Scientific and Technical Committee. In order to achieve further progress on sustainable development, ISWA implements task forces, committees and projects. ISWA provides a multitude of platforms for the creation and the exchange of knowledge ISWA raises professional standards in the field of sustainable waste management through its certification programme International Waste Manager, through its tailor made training course programmes, study tours and through its cooperations with other International Organisations on waste management projects Finally, ISWA funds projects in the field of sustainable waste management via the ISWA Project Grant and fosters good communication and publications on sustainable waste management with awards The following chapters provide an overview on ISWA s various activities in the promotion of sustainable waste management during the year World Congress & GA Beacon Conference ISWA Workshop & Training Other ISWA Events ISWA Coorganised Events ISWA Supported Events Working Group & TF Meetings Board, STC & WM&R Meetings ISWA World Congress 2014, Sao Paulo, Brazil 12 13

8 World Congresses Delegate Attendance to World Congresses The biggest event that ISWA organises regularly is the ISWA World Congress. The World Congress is a five day event held once a year in autumn. In 2014 the mark of 1000 participants has been broken once again. 1,300 1,200 1,201 In 2014, one of the world s megacities was the stage for the ISWA World Congress which took place 8-11 September, hosted by ABRELPE, the ISWA National Member Brazil. An estimated 20 million people live in greater São Paulo, making it the thirdlargest metropolis on earth. The venue fit perfectly to one of ISWA s current main complex of themes: megacities, informal sector and global recycling markets. 1,100 1, ,149 1,075 More than 1,000 waste management experts from 64 countries attended the event, and the participants were offered much during the three congress days: the extensive programme contained more than 220 speeches in 55 sessions and several side events such as the IPLA Global Forum and the RWM Trade Fair. Number of Delegates The gala dinner of course turned into a steaming samba party where many congress delegates danced through the night. It wouldn t be Brazil if the host of the 2014 ISWA World Congress wouldn t have organised a football tournament for the participants as a side event after the congress. A big thank you to Carlos Filho Silva and his team for arranging this truly memorable experience! The next ISWA World Congresses will be held in Antwerp, Belgium (2015), Novi Sad, Serbia (2016), Baltimore, USA (2017) and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2018). 0 Hamburg 2010 Daegu 2011 Florence 2012 Vienna 2013 Sao Paulo 2014 ISWA World Congress 2014, Sao Paulo, Brazil ISWA Events and Meetings in

9 Beacon Conferences & Cooperation Conferences Supported Events ISWA organises so called Beacon Conferences each year. These conferences highlight different waste management topics such as Recycling and Waste Minimization, Wasteto- Energy, Sustainable Landfill or WEEE. In cooperation with its National Members, ISWA facilitates conferences on regional waste management. Two examples for these types of conferences in 2014 were: Beacon Conference on Waste Prevention and Recycling: Resource efficiency Closing the Loops, Denmark The 4 th edition of the Beacon Conference on Waste Prevention and Recycling focused on closing material loops by quantitative and qualitative waste prevention, by designing loops without waste and by bringing valuable waste materials back in the raw material loops. 127 participants from 14 different countries got together for 25 presentations and side events in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16 to 17 June International Africa Sustainable Waste Management Conference, Angola The International Africa Sustainable Waste Management Conference was successfully initiated 2012 where it took place in in Lobito, Angola. Back in 2012 it was attended by 260 participants from 18 countries. In 2014, the second edition of this event was held in Luanda, Angola from 22 to 24 April where it was attended by an astounding 688 participants, including high ranking politicians and officials, from 22 different countries. IFAT, Germany 135,288 visitors from 170 different countries; 3,081 exhibitors from 59 different countries just to mention a few key figures describing this year s IFAT, the world s largest trade fair in the waste management sector which took place in Munich, Germany in May And ISWA was a part of it, again. As an official partner of IFAT s organiser Messe München, ISWA had a prime location for its exhibition stand in the heart of the vast International Exhibition Center (230,000 square meters of exhibition space is yet another impressive figure worth mentioning). The ISWA exhibition stand became a focal point where ISWA Working Group Chairs and members, the ISWA Board, Gold and Silver Members, Individual, Online, Student and Young Professional Group Members and of course also nonmembers mingled and cooked up new projects and ideas for future collaborations. The next IFAT, again with ISWA participation, will be held in Beacon Conference, Denmark International Africa SWM Conference, Angola 16 17

10 Workshops Study Tours TRP+ Expert Workshops In partnership with UNEP and UNIDO, ISWA s TRP+ project aims at updating the original Training Resource Pack published by ISWA and UNEP back in The TRP assisted educators in organising comprehensive training programmes on hazardous waste. Professionals can also make use of the material for briefing notes and project summaries. Like its predecessor, the TRP+ aims to provide a structured package of notes, technical summaries, visual aids and other training material concerning the (hazardous) waste cycle from generation to disposal. The updated version aims to provide a more flexible structure, allowing easier access to and downloading of the information, and creates linkages to sources TRP+ Expert Workshop, Japan of information held in partner institutions. The TRP+ is more network-oriented, providing access to other professionals and trainers and facilitating user feedback. The year 2014 saw the continuation of the partnerships with UNEP and UNIDO which led to a significant progress to the TRP+ chapters. In particular, over twenty further chapters were worked on and discussed through two expert workshops which took place in Osaka in March and in Vienna in August. The coming year will see the final expert workshop aiming at finalising the TRP+ content materials. Informal Sector Workshop The ISWA Working Group on Legal Issues together with EXPRA and Eco Rom organized a one-day workshop on 9 October 2014 in Bucharest, Romania, on the challenges brought about by the integration of the so called informal sector into waste management systems. 80 participants from 13 different countries attended the workshop, namely from Austria, the Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Bosnia, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Belgium, Germany, Serbia and Malta. Speakers from UNESCO, the University of Vienna, DANONE, various European Collection and Recovery Schemes and the European Aluminium Association reported about various studies and activities that have been run to understand and tackle the problems connected to that issue and possible ways to improve the situation, especially the health conditions, for the informal sector. In 2014, there were two firsts: the 1 st ISWA Study Tour on Collection, Sorting and Recycling in Austria and the 1 st ISWA-NEA-WMRAS Study Tour on Waste- to- Energy in Singapore. ISWA Study Tour on Collection, Sorting and Recycling The fully booked Study Tour on Collection, Sorting and Recycling focused on how to set up an appropriate system of waste collection, sorting, resource recovery and its financing. For 5 days participants travelled through Austria visiting stateof- the- art facilities and engaging with senior experts and facility operators. ISWA Study Tour on Collection, Sorting and Recycling, Austria ISWA Study Tours on Waste-to-Energy During the first ISWA Study Tour in Singapore, 27 participants from 7 different countries indulged themselves in the technical, economic and environmental aspects of developing Waste- to- Energy (WtE) facilities. Participants gained better appreciation of environmental policies conductive for WtE developments, viable business models for WtE projects as well as insights into market opportunities for waste management projects in Asia. From 22 to 27 June 2014, ISWA provided a fully booked Study Tour Waste- to- Energy, which saw a total of 23 professionals from all over the world take on visits to Czech Republic and Austria. As usual, the Study Tour offered a combination of presentations, site visits and seminars. The theme of the seminars was Waste-to-Energy, based on the following issues: prevention, recycling, recovery treatment and intermediate storage. The tour incorporated a range of visits to contemporary waste treatment facilities across the two countries. Overall, the comprehensive Study Tours offered individuals an insightful combination of practical and discussion- based learning provided by waste management experts. ISWA Study Tours on Waste-to-Energy in Singapore, Austria and the Czech Republic 18 19

11 Summer School Between 18 and 29th of August 2014, ISWA in partnership with the Romanian Association of Sanitation and the Technical University of Cluj- Napoca, organized the Summer School On Material And Energy Recovery Of Municipal Waste in Developing Economies. This third edition of the ISWA Summer School brought together more than 30 participants from 11 different countries. ISWA Summer School 2014, Romania The event was held at the Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering - Technical University of Cluj- Napoca with participants indulging in a variety of lectures. For two weeks, participants discussed various aspects of sustainable waste management. Classes were also focused on technical elements, economic and environmental scenarios specific for recycling and energy recovery from municipal solid waste. The main objective of this Summer School was to provide advanced knowledge in integrated waste management planning to an international audience from developed and developing economies. In addition to the theoretical courses, the programme was rounded off by technical and social visits to an Integrated Waste Management Center in Oradea, to a hazardous waste combustion plant in Cluj and the famous Turda salt mine COOPERATION WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Intensifying Cooperation with other leading International Organisations involved in the promotion of sustainable waste management is at the heart of ISWA s goals. It is a priority of ISWA to strengthen cooperation with other international organisations and initiatives and to become increasingly involved in external projects aimed at improving waste management and resource efficiency. New Partnerships CTCN: During 2014 ISWA obtained observer status to the Green Climate Fund and became a partner of the CTCN (Climate Technology Center Network). The CTCN is an initiative supported by several member states of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The CTCN aims at providing technical assistance to member countries who request assistance on implementing climate technologies that reduce or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. ISWA is so far the only waste focused expert in the network out of over forty network members. ISWA already started working with the CTCN on formulating a response to a requesting member country of the UNFCCC. UNIDO: ISWA and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in March 2014, marking the start of strategic partnership focused on targeted areas, including capacity building for developing countries and economies in transition and promoting environmentally sound practices and technologies to support sustainable recycling industries and reduce waste production. Below are some of the key formal cooperation agreements that ISWA currently has with other International Organisations: Organisation Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Green Climate Fund International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA) Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) Global Partnership Solid Waste Exchange of Information and Expertise Network (SWEEP- Net) United Nations Environmental Programme Division of Technology Industry & Economies (UNEP- DTIE) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) United States of America Environmental Protection Agency / Global Methane Initiative World Health Organisation (WHO) Cooperation ISWA is a lead partner and project implementer for the CCAC MSW Initiative ISWA is a partner and project implementer for CTCN Involvement in the work of the Task Force on Globalisation; Joint project applications ISWA is an official observer organization of the GCF Organisation member of ISWA; Knowledge exchange, event support ISWA is an official partner of IPLA and member of the IPLA Advisory Board ISWA is the leading organization of the LEDS GP Waste Working Group Sharing of information and cooperation on projects Joint events; Partnership in Hazardous Waste Project of ISWA s Working Group on Hazardous Waste; Global Partnership in Waste Management Partnership in Hazardous Waste Projects ISWA is an official observer organisation of the UNFCCC Cooperation with ISWA s Working Group on Landfill The formal Agreement of Cooperation includes a 3 year cooperation plan 20 21

12 3.3. PROJECTS CCAC MSW Webinars Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO) 2014 is the second year that ISWA and UNEP are working concertedly to develop the first ever Global Waste Management Outlook. The GWMO aims to be a comprehensive, integrated and scientifically credible publication which provides an authoritative overview, analysis and recommendations for action of policy instruments and financing models for waste management around the world. Wide consultation with a broad group of stakeholders from all regions including decision makers, the world s leading institutions and experts in waste management have been central to the development of the GWMO. To date two extensive e- regional consultations have taken place. The GWMO was the key theme of the closing session of the 2014 ISWA World Congress. Members of the Steering Group held an engaging session highlighting the need for this comprehensive publication. During this session the panel openly discussed a few of the most poignant challenges faced by advancing waste and resource management globally. Momentum on this ambitious project of ISWA and UNEP to develop the first ever comprehensive Global Outlook on Waste Management kept progressing steadily throughout The final document will be concluded within the first quarter of 2015 with a public launch during the 2015 World Congress in Antwerp, Belgium. The GWMO aims to be a valuable tool for decision makers offering a validated comparative analysis on the state of waste management around the globe, based on standardised policy indicators and benchmarks. Throughout 2014, as part of ISWA s role as Lead Partner of the MSW Initiative of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition, ISWA was tasked to produce a series of webinars. Three sets of webinars were streamed throughout the year with the support of the ISWA Working Groups on Biological Treatment of Waste and Landfill. The webinars were aimed to build capacity at the city level to reduce the impact of Waste Management Practices on Climate and Public Health. The three themes covered were Collection, Organics Waste Management and Landfilling. Each webinar attracted around 20 participants from Latin America, Asia and Africa with many more accessing the recordings. The presentations and recordings of the webinars are available in the ISWA Knowledge Base and also on the CCAC MSW Platform ( CCAC City Assessments & Action Plan In mid- December 2014, ISWA visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Sao Paulo, Brazil to support these cities to gather comprehensive waste data as part of the first stage of the CCAC City Assessment & Action Plan Project which offers on the ground technical support for participating cities. Both visits involved meetings with senior city officials and key stakeholders to gather comprehensive data and discuss the current and planned scope of activities associated with improving waste management practices within these cities. In addition to these meetings, ISWA with the assistance of Dar es Salaam City Council staff and the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, conducted several site visits to observe waste management operations in practice, including the Pugu Dumpsite, various secondary collection points, Kisiwani collection point with small scale composting, Mtoni a closed landfill site with infrastructure for gas capture and a number of informal collection sites. CCAC MSW Webinars City Assessment Sao Paulo In Sao Paulo, ISWA with the assistance of ABRELPE, ISWA s National Member in Brazil, collected preliminary data required to complete the city assessment. Additionally ISWA and ABRELPE conducted several technical visits to key waste management facilities, including two sorting plants, a transfer station, a waste collection fleet and a landfill. The next step will involve elaborating Action Plans with the cities to identify key areas and activities where ISWA and the CCAC MSW Initiative can offer technical support to help these cities realise improvements in waste management practices aimed at reducing climate impacts. GWMO Project Presentation at the ISWA World Congress in Sao Paulo The GWMO Project and Editorial Team City Assessment Dar es Salaam 22 23

13 EWIT Project ISWA is a lead partner of the EWIT project (Developing an E- Waste Implementing Toolkit for African Cities) which won the Horizon 2020 funding in 2014 marking an initial success of the strong consortium consisting of 24 partners from Europe and Africa. The project aims to help African cities in managing their e- waste by providing a toolkit that is to be developed based on case studies, modeling of waste flows and quantitative and qualitative data from four African cities and four European cities. ISWA is the lead implementer of the Twin Cities Workshops and also contributes to the E- Waste Toolkit Development. The eight Twin Cities Workshops will take place in the following twin cities: Vienna- Choma, Porto- Kisii, Florence- Johannesburg, Antwerp- Abidjan, the first four workshops will take place in the African cities in 2015 and the last four in the European cities in Sourcebook on Mercury Storage and Disposal ISWA was commissioned by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Chemicals Unit at the end of 2013 to lead the project of preparing a Sourcebook on Mercury Storage and Disposal. The knowledge of ISWA s Working Group on Hazardous Waste was sought after. ISWA helped form the Expert Group for the purpose of this project which includes some members of ISWA s Working Group on Hazardous Waste, representatives of the hazardous waste treatment industry especially in mercury treatment, NGOs and governmental organisations. The work started in early 2014 with a questionnaire to member countries from UNEP to collect national information on mercury stock, current practices and relevant legislation. The drafting of the Sourcebook followed and a reviewing workshop by the Expert Group was held at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in Vienna in August. The Sourcebook has since gone through several stages of reviewing by the Expert Group and is currently at its final stage of incorporating all comments. The Sourcebook is expected to be launched at the International Conference on Chemicals Management in Geneva in September or October Hazardous Waste Management Course ISWA teamed up with UNESCO- IHE (United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural Organisation Institute for Water Education) and UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation) in October 2014 to develop a new training course to be offered at the UNESCO- IHE on hazardous waste management. The materials that have been already prepared in the TRP+ (Training Resources Pack for Hazardous Waste Management) will be the primary source of teaching material, using the TRP+ in its targeted way. The target participants are waste professionals at the early stage of their career working with hazardous waste management. Regional and gender balance will be considered in the selection process. The partner institutions, ISWA, UNESCO- IHE and UNIDO, including their associates, have provided financial support to make this new course happen. If successful, the course is expected to be offered on an annual or bi- annual basis. The two weeks course is designed to take place one week before the ISWA 2015 World Congress and then move to Antwerp, offering participants access to the ISWA World Congress for learning various aspects of waste management including hazardous waste mangement. The final two days of the course will take place in Antwerp after the Congress, concluding with technical visits and feedback. Expert Group Workshop to review the draft Sourcebook, Vienna,

14 ISWA Project Grant The ISWA Project Grant fund is competitively allocated to ISWA entities through a call for project proposals. The first round of funding was allocated to 12 projects to be completed between 2011 and A new call for proposals was held in late 2013 for projects to be funded in The strategy for the funding of the 2014 round was to fund two large scale signature projects that will enhance ISWA s profile; and in addition a few small projects to support the technical stature of the ISWA Internal Groups. The following projects were selected for funding in 2014: Project Organisation Deliverables Timeline Sorting Plants Project Hazardous Waste TRP NVRD Netherlands, WG- Recycling & Waste Minimisation Development of a generic training pack on waste sorting plants and a customized training pack on waste sorting plants for East and Southern Europe WG-Hazardous Waste Development of an online training package for the safe management of Hazardous Waste INTERNAL GROUPS ACTIVITIES The Scientific and Technical Committee Chair: Antonis Mavropoulos, Greece / Vice- Chair: Bettina Kamuk, Denmark The Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) represents ISWA s technical expertise. It is governed by its Chair and the current Chairs and Vice Chairs of the 10 ISWA Working Groups. The STC Members meet 4 times a year, typically preceding the Board meetings. The Chair of the STC is also a member of the ISWA Board. The STC is the technical and scientific think- tank of ISWA. The actions of the STC are based on its own objectives and annual work programme, as well as the work programmes of the different Working Groups and Task Forces. More recently the focus of the STC has been to improve the deliverability and function of the ISWA WGs; which as you will discover below continues to be evident in The different activities that the STC are directly or indirectly involved in include: Young Professionals Group Session ABRELPE, Brazil and YPG Delivery of a special session & art exhibition at ISWA WC 2014 Media Session WG-Communication Delivery of a specialised Media Session and Media Kit at ISWA WC 2014 Completed 2014 Completed 2014 Projects as project managers or as members of the project team ISWA Project Grant Working Group projects Task Force projects Joint projects with International Organisations Regional Bio-waste Workshops WG-Biological Treatment of Waste Delivery of 2 Training Workshops. (first has been held in Chengdu, China in 2014) Details on all projects and final deliverables are available in the Project Grant section of the ISWA website. Publications & ISWA Knowledge Base in the preparation, contributions or review of ISWA Papers (see following pages 28 and 29) Reports & Guidelines WM&R (ISWA s scientific journal, see 3.5. below) WMW (ISWA s Magazine, see 3.5. below) Capacity Building & Professional Development as trainers or in programme development of Study Tours Summer Schools Workshops and Training events International Waste Manager Programme Events - as speakers, moderators or serving on programme committees World Congresses Beacon Conferences Workshops Joint events with other organisations Visitors looking at art pieces at the YPG session Regional Bio-waste Workshop, China In 2014 the Working Groups continued to work on their work programmes. During this 3 year period the emblematic themes of the STC have been identified as: Waste and Health Material Flows and Global Recycling Markets Climate Change and Waste Management 26 27

15 ISWA Publications 2014 ISWA is one of the most important producers and disseminators of current, high- quality information on sustainable and professional waste management. ISWA publishes a wide range of waste management specialist literature. In 2014 ISWA s Working Groups and Task Forces developed nine new publications. Some of them are presented below. The ISWA Globalisation Task Force s Final Report Recognising that Globalisation creates substantial changes and brings new unprecedented challenges for Solid Waste Management, ISWA established a Task Force four years ago. The Task Force aimed to examine and make recommendations on a range of issues arising from the interaction between globalisation and waste management and this year presented their findings in a final, overarching report. This report highlights the challenges that rapid urbanisation and globalisation have led to in terms of waste management, representing an increasing environmental, social and economic burden on developing countries. A Review of International Development Co operation in Solid Waste Management This report points towards the importance of international development cooperation and the role it can play. It searches for answers to the growing challenge of waste pickers, particularly in developing nations, and how to protect them through a transition to more formal structures. ISWA Key Issue Paper on Extended Producer Responsibility Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) can be a strong policy principle in waste management. Over the years it has been introduced worldwide for different waste streams. It has lead to better recycling results for packaging waste, WEEE, and many other waste streams. Through its members, ISWA has extensive first- hand experience in the operation of all forms of EPR implementation system. With this paper, the Working Group on Legal Issues wants to define some key considerations for successful implementation of EPR throughout the world. ISWA Key Issue Paper: Role of Landfills in the Transition to Resource Management This innovative paper developed by the Working Group on Landfill highlights three ways in which landfills can support a transition away from waste management toward resource management. These include landfills as a sink for hazardous substances as a strategic storage for resources and older landfills as mines for resources. All these publications and many more papers and reports that have been prepared by ISWA and other organisations are available in the ISWA Knowledge Base which can be accessed via Global Recycling Markets: Plastics Waste A Story for One Player China This report focuses on recycling of plastics and how the global supply chain is affected by recycling practices in developed nations. ISWA Guidelines for Preparing Tenders for the Provision of Healthcare Waste Infrastructure These tender guidelines have been prepared by the Working Group on Healthcare Waste to provide guidance to International Organisations and local governments to provide neutral and fair specifications when preparing a tender for healthcare waste projects. ISWA Guidelines on Training Strategies for Healthcare Waste Management A high awareness of risks and issues associated with healthcare waste and up to date knowledge on how to manage healthcare waste from the point of generation until final treatment and disposal is key for successful and sustainable healthcare waste management. This set of guidelines developed by the Working Group on Healthcare Waste provides advice on what is needed to implement effective training across the healthcare sector. ISWA Working Groups and Task Forces Publications Key Issue Papers Guidelines Reports White Papers Training Materials Position Papers TOTAL

16 WORKING GROUPS to governance and legal aspects. Currently there is much focus on EU- waste legislation, environmental responsibility and the legal aspects of different kinds of Public Private Partnership. The purpose of the ISWA Working Groups is to serve as the principal means for ISWA to deliver its technical and scientific programmes. As such, the Board and the ISWA membership look to the Working Groups for technical information and assistance, basic and applied research, professional meetings, and the development and dissemination of information about solid waste management. The Working Groups each function differently and this difference is respected as far as possible. The input from the Working Groups is based on voluntary work from its members and ISWA recognizes the efforts made by its large number of Working Group members. Working Group Meetings are usually held two times a year. Overview of Working Group Activities 18 13,5 Main discussions and activities in 2014 were: Development of a Position Paper on Public Private Partnership (PPP) Development of a Key Issue Paper on how legislation for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) should be structured Organisation of an Informal Sector Workshop Future activities will cover the elaboration of papers on basic principles for code of conducts, waste export rules, definition of Zero Waste and the organisation of a 2nd Workshop on the topic Informal Sector. Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation Chair: Björn Appelqvist, Denmark Vice Chair: Andreas Bartl, Austria Working Group on Governance and Legal Issues Meeting in Hamburg 9 4, The Working Group addresses both minimisation of solid waste generation and the recovery, processing and marketing of materials stemming from solid waste streams. Its main objectives are to promote sustainable methods and practices for recycling and waste minimisation and to share information on institutional, technological, economic and environmental matters concerning recycling and waste minimisation currently in practice. WG-Meetings Publications Beacon Conferences Workshops & Trainings events Currently there are 10 Working Groups with a total of around 250 members coming from more than 30 different nations: Working Group on Governance and Legal Issues Chair: Joachim Quoden, Germany Vice Chair: Mariagiovanna Vetere, Italy Funded Projects (Project Grant) Funded projects (external) Main discussions and activities in 2014 were: Development of a Position Paper on the Definition of Recycling Organisation of an ISWA Beacon Conference on Waste Prevention and Recycling Preparation of sessions for the ISWA World Congress 2014 and 2015 Looking forward, the Working Group will be busy organising three ISWA Beacon Conferences in 2015 in Vienna, Hamburg and Buenos Aires, finalising the Position Paper on the Definition of Recycling and developing a report and two study tours on sorting plants. Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation Meeting in London The purpose of the Working Group is to serve as a platform for knowledge exchange and as the principal resource to ISWA on governance and legal issues related to waste and resource management. The overall task for the Working Group is the exchange of information, experience, knowledge and views related 30 31

17 Working Group on Healthcare Waste Chair: Anne Woolridge, United Kingdom Vice Chair: Beatrice Giordani, San Marino The Working Group s main objective is to promote the integrated provision of the infrastructure for the safe management of healthcare waste world- wide. Delivery of two webinars for the CCAC MSW Initiative on the transition from open dumps to sanitary landfills Support of 2nd Africa Conference in Luanda, Angola The Working Group will continue with the task to support the closure of open dumpsites and to promote the construction of appropriately engineered sustainable landfills worldwide. It will continue to seek the improvement of landfill standards worldwide through the provision of training and guidance in good landfill practice and aftercare. The main activities in 2014 were: Dissemination of the WHO publication The safe management of wastes from healthcare activities (Blue Book). The Working Group was successful in obtaining funding under the ISWA Project Grant in 2012 to contribute toward the final publication of this key publication referenced in hospitals throughout the world Finalisation of Guidelines on Training in Healthcare Waste Finalisation of Tender Guidelines for Healthcare Waste infrastructure projects Further work on the Treatment of Pathological Waste Paper On- going support of the EU LDV funded project Developing an EU Standardised Approach to Vocational Educational Training Awards in Healthcare Waste Management Cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Technical Advice provided to WHO to help manage Ebola Breakout The Working Group, with new Chair and Vice- Chair, plans to become more involved in the immediate future with offering support and guidance to low and middle income countries and the development of standards and guidelines. Some members of the Working Group will also continue to be engaged in the EU funded project that will last through to Working Group on Landfill Chair: Luis Marinheiro, Portugal Vice Chair: James Law, USA The Working Group addresses the planning, siting, design, construction, operation, closure and end- use of landfills. Its overall interests are in the proper closure of open dumps worldwide and the move towards the construction and operation of modern engineered, sustainable landfills. These interests have led to providing technical support on the design, construction, regulation, and management of landfills, for both industrialised and developing nations. Further aspects include operations, closure, and end- use concepts, along with standard practices for ground water monitoring and testing, leachate management, gas management, and storm water management. Working Group on Healthcare Waste Meeting in Casablanca Working Group on Climate Change and Waste Management Chair: Gary Crawford, France The Working Group, recognising that climate change is one of the most important global environmental issues facing our planet, advocates that the waste sector has a very important role to play. The waste sector has the option to be a net GHG reducer and many actions on how to achieve this have already been identified by the ISWA Task Force on Climate Change. The Working Group continues on from where the Task Force stopped. It is focused inter alia on conveying the message that sustainable waste management and recycling should be included in future international agreements and declarations, including National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), extension of current Kyoto project mechanisms, new market mechanisms, sector approaches, access to funding etc. The main activities in 2014 were: Preparation of ISWA Publication on city- level case studies of waste management improvements leading to GHG emission reductions with other co- benefits Activities in connection with CCAC MSW Initiative Activities in connection with Global Partnership on Waste Management The future activities of the Working Group will focus on continuing to promote its strong messages and guidance on how the waste sector can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the importance of the inclusion of the waste sector in the mitigation action plans being developed by countries, regions, and cities. COP21 will be a major focus in The main activities in 2014 were: Preparation of two sessions on Landfilling for the 2014 ISWA World Congress Finalisation of Key Issue Paper on Role of Landfills in the transition to Resource Management Working Group on Landfill Webinar in Vienna Working Group on Climate Change and Waste Management CCAC Site Visit 32 33

18 Working Group on Communication and Social Issues Chair: Gunilla Carlsson, Sweden Vice Chair: Jos Artois, Belgium The Working Group serves as the principal resource to ISWA in the field of communication and social issues and relations. It addresses public concerns, comprising public support of and public opposition to waste management policies, public consultation and participation, and communication and social issues with focus on basic human attitudes towards waste. The Working Group s main objectives are to foster the good reputation of professional waste management among the public by developing, coordinating, and disseminating strategies and tools aimed at increasing public support of and reducing public opposition to waste management strategies, projects and plants. Main discussions and activities in 2014 were: Organisation of a Media & Waste Management Workshop Development of a parallel session for journalists for the ISWA World Congress and the production of a media kit The ISWA Communication Award The ISWA Video Award. Future activities of the Working Group will be the organisation of a series of Media & Waste Management Workshops, the elaboration and implementation of a communication plan for the ISWA Task Force on Resource Efficiency and the preparation of a session for the ISWA World Congress Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste Chair: Marco Ricci, Italy Vice Chair: Jane Gilbert, UK This Working Group addresses biological treatment of waste, including topics on composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical biological treatment, separate collection and related policy and economic issues. In 2014, this Working Group organised a workshop in cooperation with ISWA s National Member in China, CAUES, the China Association of Urban Environment and Sanitation. The workshop provided fruitful knowledge and experience exchange between the ISWA experts and the stakeholders at the national and local level of the host country. ISWA s presence was highly appreciated and further cooperation with CAUES s Working Group on food waste is expected. This working group is planning to conduct a similar workshop in Latin America in the next year. Working Group on Communication and Social Issues Meeting in Lisbon Working Group on Collection and Transportation Technology Chair: Vivek Agrawal, India The purpose of this Working Group is to serve as the principle resource to ISWA in the field of collection and transportation technology of solid waste. The Working Group addresses the storage, transfer and transportation of solid waste. The main discussions and activities in 2014 were: Development of waste collection and transportation technologies in different countries Challenges of waste collection and transportation faced by countries, especially developing countries Reviewing the content of ISWA s Waste- pedia on waste collection and transportation, an online knowledge resource similar to Wikipedia on all topics about solid waste, to be part of ISWA s website. In order to engage members from regions where the knowledge of collection and transportation technology is in high demand, this Working Group started a first webbased meeting with Working Group members. The positive feedback means a continuation of such web- based meetings in the coming year. Working Group on Hazardous Waste Chair: Jean-Paul Leglise, France Vice Chair: Paul De Bruycker, Belgium This Working Group s interests include the sound management of hazardous waste from both industrial and household sources, and the remediation of hazardous waste sites resulting from unsustainable practices. In carrying out its programmes, the Working Group members strive to serve the interests of hazardous waste management professionals in their respective countries and worldwide. This Working Group is fostering a close relationship with international organisations involved in hazardous waste management, such as the Basel Convention on trans- ISWA/CAUES Workshop on Food Waste Management, November 2014, Chengdu, China, organised by the Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste Working Group on Hazardous Waste Meeting in Osaka, Japan 34 35

19 boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and it is promoting the effective and safe management of hazardous waste, especially in economically developing regions TASK FORCES The Working Group s main activities are surrounding the Training Resource Pack (TRP+) on hazardous waste management, a versatile online resource for hazardous waste management trainers. In cooperation with the Basel Convention, partnering with United Nations Environmental Propramme (UNEP) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Working Group is leading this long- term project through experts working workshops on specific topics and chapters of the TRP+. The year 2014 saw the continuation of the partnerships with UNEP and UNIDO which led to a significant progress to the TRP+ chapters. In particular, over twenty further chapters were worked on and discussed through two experts working workshops which took place in Osaka in March and in Vienna in August. The coming year will see the final expert working workshop aiming at finalising the TRP+ content materials. Working Group on Energy Recovery Chair: Bettina Kamuk, Denmark Vice Chair: Jørgen Haukohl, Denmark This Working Group addresses issues on energy recovery from waste, mainly in the field of thermal treatment. Topics such as technical requirements of boilers and air pollution controls, economic aspect of plant investment as well as bottom ash and fly ash treatment are frequently discussed. The purpose of this Working Group is to provide knowledge and data on suitability of waste for thermal treatment and the sound management of thermal treatment plants. The main discussions and activities in 2014 were: Bottom ash treatment methods around the world The implications of reviewing the EU law on Best References for the WtE sector New criteria for measuring the quality of recycling WtE situation in different countries WtE application in lower-income countries Task Forces are established to handle special new challenges identified by the Board which require expert and concentrated attention which cannot be provided by a Working Group. The Task Forces provide a means for ISWA to obtain specialised information to assist ISWA in policy and programme determination. Task Forces are established for a specific purpose and assignment, exist for a limited time, are administered by the STC, and are disbanded when their objective is completed. In 2014 there were two Task Forces active: Task Force on Globalisation and Waste Management Chair: Antonis Mavropoulos, Greece Members: Björn Appelqvist, Denmark Jeff Cooper, UK Costas Velis, UK David C. Wilson, UK The impact of globalisation is of a major concern to ISWA as it is one of the major challenges for longterm sustainable waste management. Recognising such challenges brought by globalisation, ISWA established this Task Force in 2010 with the aim to: Raise awareness of the new challenges put by globalisation to waste management planning and practices Examine the necessity for, and if appropriate, a road- map towards substantial improvement to waste management worldwide, as a means to prevent environmental degradation from improper waste management practices Propose a framework for addressing waste trafficking and measures and policies to reduce and prevent it Highlight successes as well as failures of international aid and cooperation, thus provide conclusion regarding its utilisation Overall the project aims to demonstrate the opportunities as well as threats that globalisation poses to waste management and create a conceptual framework for a more successful adaptation of them in future plans and activities. Working Group on Energy Recovery Meeting in Paris, France To achieve these aims, this Task Force identified four thematic deliverables and made significant findings on each of them. By the ISWA 2014 World Congress, the work of the Task Force had been finalised and three reports were launched at the Congress: a final overarching report summerising the work of this Task Force, a report on global trade of plastics and a report on international finance to the waste sector. All of them are available online in the ISWA Knowledge Base

20 Task Force on Resource Management Chair: Björn Appelqvist, Denmark Members: Andreas Bartl, Austria Martin Brocklehurst, UK Josef Barth, Germany Gary Crawford, France Bettina Kamuk, Denmark Ana Loureiro, Portugal Costas Velis, UK In 2014 ISWA established a new Task Force on Resource Management (TFRM). The main objective of the TFRM is to investigate the contribution that the Waste Management Sector can offer to the Circular Economy and to identify the barriers and challenges that need to be overcome to support the transition from waste management to resource management EUROPEAN GROUP 41 ISWA Members from 14 different European countries joined the meeting of the ISWA European Group on 16 and 17 June 2014 supported by the European Economic and Social Committee with two main themes: The first day focused on the proposed changes to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. Day one was opened by Ms Marianne Mueller from the European Commission DG ENV and Dr Dominic Hogg of the research consultancy, Eunomia, which was responsible for the EU Commission s consultation on the revision to the targets on the Waste Framework Directive, Landfill Directive and Packaging Directive in Day two brought together all ISWA Working Groups where they tackled the range of issues raised by the concept of the Waste Hierarchy and its implementation in practice. The scope of the Task Force is resource and waste management, including recovery and use of secondary raw materials, fuels and energy, fertilisers and carbon matter as well as waste prevention in countries with advanced waste management systems. The main focus is on the deliveries of goods by the waste management sector and the market interfaces between waste management on one side and the manufacturing and agricultural value chains on the other. To enhance the results of the Task Force, the core team is supported by an external reference group and a communications expert. The main activity in 2014 was the preparation of a special session at the ISWA World Congress in Sao Paulo to raise visibility and launch the work. Most of the work is scheduled to take place in 2015 with the preparation of five reports, a workshop and a special session at the ISWA World Congress. TFRM special session at the ISWA World Congress in Sao Paulo ISWA European Group Meeting, Brussels, Belgium 38 39

21 ISWA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP 3.5. PRINT AND ONLINE PUBLISHING The ISWA Young Professionals Group (YPG) was inaugurated at the ISWA 2013 Congress in Vienna. Since then the number of members has grown to 29 from 18 countries by the end of The objectives of the YPG are to: 1. Raise awareness of ISWA 2. Promote responsible production and consumption 3. Raise awareness of local and global waste management issues 4. Engage people of different interests into constructive dialogue and cultivate common goals for waste and resource management 5. Encourage to think further, think differently, to question traditional approaches and explore new approaches 6. Be the voice of those who cannot speak for themselves on waste management issues The YPG launched a debut session at the ISWA 2014 World Congress in Sao Paulo, September The YPG session which was a combination of art exhibition from pieces made from waste and three panel discussion sessions focused on shifting communication paradigms, entrepreneurship in waste management and waste management in mega- cities was well attended. YPG meeting 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil ISWA is one of the most important producers and disseminators of current, highquality information on sustainable and professional waste management. ISWA publishes a wide range of waste management specialist literature: Books, Key Issue Papers, Technical Policy Papers, Position Papers, Reports (see also table ISWA Publications under above), and two professional periodicals, which are available in print and online versions: Waste Management & Research (WM&R) One of the leading journals for waste management is published monthly under the auspices of ISWA. WM&R publishes articles relating to both theory and practice of waste management and research that promote innovation and provide a bridge between academic studies and practical problems. Under the leadership of the Editor in Chief, Prof. P. Agamuthu from the University of Malaya, and the conscientious Editorial Group (EG) the journal continues to develop in quality and in readership. Each year WM&R receives over 800 manuscript submissions out of which around 120 manuscripts are accepted for publication. Two Special Issues were published in 2014, the Special Issue on Cities and Waste and the Supplement Issue: Sao Paulo 2014 Special Issue Leading papers from the ISWA Solid Waste World Congress. Design of new WM&R cover launched in 2014 Waste Management World (WMW) WMW, ISWA s magazine, is published bimonthly by PennWell and has a circulation of more than 18,000. WMW includes the latest international waste industry news and analysis, covering waste technology and trends, plus contributions from leading global experts on waste recycling and minimisation, landfill, bio- waste, waste to energy conversion and thermal treatment, transport, collection and waste policy. One issue per year incorporates the International Directory of Solid Waste Management, which lists the ISWA members, and a classified listing of waste management companies. Since September 2014 the ISWA President and other Board Members are writing regular blog posts for the WMW website. This website gets around 160,000 page views per month from thousand visitors. YPG Panel Discussion at the 2014 World Congress 40 41

22 Newsletters ISWA provides its membership and stakeholders with up- to- date information with 3 different kinds of newsletters. All in all ISWA issued 18 newsletters in ISWA Global E- Newsletter The ISWA Global E- Newsletter, which has been further improved with more content and a new layout in 2013, now goes out to more than 17,000 subscribers (2013: 13,000) six times a year and receives a lot of positive feedback from the readers. Website The ISWA website was completely redesigned and upgraded with more contents in The main goals of the revision were a clearer and more modern lay out and a user- friendly structure. As a consequence of these improvements and due to the development of new contents, the connection with our social media platforms and various promotion measures the number of visits to again increased significantly in 2014: Average Number of website visitors per month ISWA Insight Bulletin In December 2012 The ISWA Insight Bulletin was launched. In addition to our Global E- Newsletter, the scope of this new reporting format is to provide our members with exclusive, up- to- date information on the actions and activities of ISWA officials on behalf of the association. The Insight Bulletin is published on an irregular basis, without a fixed schedule. Waste Business Monitor In January 2014, a new complementary information service for ISWA members, produced in association with AcuComm Waste Business Finder, was introduced. The Waste Business Monitor is a monthly look at the current state of play in the world s market for waste technology. The information is taken from AcuComm Waste Business Finder, a newly founded database of waste projects around the world. Waste Business Monitor provides an ongoing and comprehensive analysis of current projects in the global waste industry and puts them in the context of the year- to- date. It looks at all types of waste projects. The newsletter provides information on not just municipal waste but other fast- growing areas such as agricultural, biomass or specialist sectors such as health care or hazardous waste. During the last year the ISWA website had between 25,000 and 31,000 visits per month, in comparison to 20,000 and 28,000 visits per month in 2013 (2012: 12,000 to 20,000 monthly visits; 2011: 10,000 to 15,000 visits per month). Social Media Since 2011 ISWA has had company profiles installed on the social networks facebook and LinkedIn. In 2014 ISWA had already more than 2,900 fans/followers on these social media platforms, many of them not ISWA members (2013: 2,000; 2012: 900; 2011: 400). The ISWA LinkedIn Discussion Group, founded in January 2013, developed into an active and lively online forum on waste management with 870 registered members. Number of followers on Facebook and Linkedin Image Video What is ISWA? What are the benefits of being a member of ISWA? What is the mission, what are the core activities of ISWA? We tried to answer these and more questions about ISWA in a short Image Movie. The video can be viewed on or by scanning this QR- code

23 3.6. INTERNATIONAL WASTE MANAGER CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME The ISWA International Waste Manager (IWM) certification programme is designed to provide an internationally recognised certification for individual professional waste managers based on both academic achievements and practical work experience. The certification is awarded at four different levels: technical, intermediate, advanced and international, depending on how applicants meet the ISWA criteria. The criteria are based on a set of identified attributes that become more rigorous the higher the level awarded AWARDS Each year ISWA honours excellent efforts and creative ideas that increase public awareness and promote sustainable waste management. It is already a tradition that each year ISWA gives two prizes to award the best communication campaigns and the best publications in waste management. In 2013 a third award was added for the most original short video exploring the theme Waste as one of the major global problems of our society. The ISWA Awards 2014 were presented at the Gala Dinner of the ISWA World Congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since the programme began in 2006, 151 waste managers from 30 different countries around the world have been certified within the ISWA IWM programme. NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WASTE MANAGERS BY YEAR Total Technical status Intermediate status Advanced status International status Total Note to the above table: the striking increase of IWMs in 2011 was due to the ISWA UN- Habitat Training Programme, which was attended by 58 Iraqi trainees, who on completion of the training course were awarded Technical Status in the IWM programme. A local IWM programme launched in 2012 by ISWA s national member of Argentina is promoting the IWM programme in the Latin American region. By 2014, 24 applicants have been awarded IWM certificates at various levels. There are plans to further expand the IWM certification programme to other regions. Furthermore, an IWM Academic Status, in cooperation with the University of Northampton, UK, is currently in the final stages of development and will offer academics and recent graduates recognition for their academic studies in the solid waste field. ISWA Communication Award With this award ISWA honours excellent waste communication campaigns that increase public awareness and promote sustainable waste management. The award is open for participation for both ISWA members and non- ISWA members Communication Award Winners This year we again had a very good participation for the ISWA Communication Award: 16 candidates from 11 different countries submitted their mostly very interesting nominations. The judging panel had an excellent selection of waste management communication promotions to assess in 2014 and found it difficult to determine an overall winner from those put forward. The first three were separated by only a few points. Finally the jury found that overall the communications campaign Loved the food. Thanks! run by VA SYD from Sweden was the best of the 16 nominations put forward for the ISWA Communications Award in The jury deemed this campaign the best project because of its strengths on all fundamental elements that make communication and social marketing plans effective. The judging panel was particularly impressed by the quality of planning, in which a clear strategy with detailed and measurable goals was outlined. ARA4kids by Altstoff Recycling Austria AG, Austria, made second place, and China provided our third winner with Hangzhou Environmental Group s ambitious initiative Travel Along with Garbage. Communication Award Presentation 44 45

24 ISWA Publication Award The ISWA Publication Award was created with the intention of honoring the author(s) of a publication, article or book which is deemed to be exceptional in its contribution to the field of solid waste management ISWA Publication Award Winners There were 9 nominations for the ISWA Publication Award 2014 and the judges found great difficulty in determining an overall winner due to the top- class level and wide variety of subject matter covered by the submissions. No clear winner emerged and when the panel was forced to make its overall choice they decided on a joint winner of the ISWA Publication award. The winners of the ISWA Publication Award 2014 are: Municipal Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands. Challenges and Strategic Solutions by Agamuthu Pariatamby and Masaru Tanaka This text, the panel indicates, is very much in line with ISWA s mission and goals in promoting sustainable waste management in developing countries. Its aim is ambitious and intends to provide an overview of solid waste management in the Asia and Pacific Islands, regarded as one of the most difficult places in the world in terms of solid waste management. Handbook of Recycling: State- ofthe- art for Practitioners, Analysts and Scientists by Ernst Worrell and Markus Reuter (Eds.) The panel believe this to be an excellent collection of data, providing a detailed global handbook on recycling technologies and materials. Publication Award Presentation 4. Organisational Structure and Membership ISWA functions through an organisational structure plotted and pictured below. The relations between the different bodies of the association and their establishment, competences and responsibilities are laid down in a set of rules shortly called STIR - the Statutes and the Internal Regulations. ISWA Members National Members Organisation Members Individual Members Online Members General Assembly Official Representatives of the currently 41 National Members ISWA Video Award This year for the second time ISWA conducted an online short-video competition known as the ISWA Video Award. The theme of the contest was Waste. Entries should explore the theme Waste as one of the major global problems of our society in an original, witty way. Whether documentary, fiction, animation or a combination thereof - the decision about the film genre as well as the technical realisation has been left up to the contestant Video Award Winners The jury had an excellent selection of videos to assess in videos were put forward from 7 different countries and the jury found it difficult to determine an overall winner from those put forward. But finally the jury found that the following entries were the best of the submissions put forward for the ISWA Video Award in 2014: 46 First place and winner of the ISWA Video Award 2014: Story of a bottle, by Will Soutter, UK Second places, ex aequo: Waste(d), by Branca Subotic, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Loving Recycling, by Raquel de Paula Soares, Brazil The award winning submissions can be watched on or by scanning the QR- codes. Scientific and Technical Committee Chair, Vice Chair, 10 Working Group Chairs General Secretariat Managing Director and GS Staff Asia and Pacific Southeast Europe, Middle East and Mediterranean Latin America Task Forces WGCS WGGL WGL WGER WGHW WGHCW WGRWM WGBTW WGCTT WGCCWM TFRM TFGWM WGCS = Working Group on Communication and Social Issues WGGL = Working Group on Governance and Legal Issues WGL = Working Group on Landfill WGER = Working Group on Energy Recovery Board 11 Members: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Chair of Scientific and Technical Committee, 2 National Member Representatives, 2 Organisation Member Representatives and 3 Regional Network Representatives Working Groups WGRWM = Working Group on Recycling and Waste Minimisation WGBTW = Working Group on Biological Treatment of Waste WGHW = Working Group on Hazardous Waste WGHCW = Working Group on Healthcare Waste Regional Development Networks WGCTT = Working Group on Collection and Transportation Technology WGCCWM = Working Group on Climate Change and Waste Management TFRM = Task Force on Resource Management TFGWM = Task Force on Globalisation and Waste Management > 47

25 The General Assembly The General Assembly is the ruling body of ISWA and consists of the official representatives of the currently 41 National Members. Its specific duties include establishment of membership requirements, dues, and policy. The General Assembly empowers the Board with responsibilities for managing, through the General Secretariat, the affairs of ISWA. The General Assembly meets annually at the ISWA World Congress (See chapter 3.1.). The President The President represents ISWA in all of its activities and chairs the General Assembly. He serves a two-year term and also chairs the Board. The Board The General Assembly 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil President David Newman at the ISWA World Congress 2014) The newly elected Board after the General Assembly 2014, from left to right: Alexei Atudorei (Romania), Gary Crawford (France), Rüdiger Siechau (Germany), Antonis Mavropoulos (Greece), Hakan Rylander (Sweden), David Newman (UK), Carlos Silva Filho (Brazil), Bettina Kamuk (Denmark), John Skinner (USA), Ho De Leong (Malaysia) The General Secretariat The Board is elected by the General Assembly and is responsible for all strategic and policy issues of ISWA. Within the authorities assigned to it by the General Assembly, the Statutes and the Internal Regulations, the Board assures that the mission of ISWA is met. In 2014 the ISWA Board had five meetings in which strategic and policy issues were dealt with. Furthermore the funding for projects under the project grant has been decided for the next two years. Numerous projects and activities have been discussed, initiated and approved for further development and implementation. The Board, together with the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC), developed a new structure for the Working Groups in order to deal appropriately with the various issues and challenges ahead. The new structure is as follows: The Working Group on Legal Issues will have its mandate broadened to incorporate the issue of Governance. The Working Group on Communication and Social Issues will cooperate with all other groups, almost acting as a parallel group. There will be an outreach to the ISWA Young Professionals Group to get more young waste experts to participate in the various Working Groups. This will be done by inviting the Young Professionals to at least one STC meeting per year. The strategic goals of ISWA are manifold due to ISWA s intention to reach global coverage, to include all stakeholders and deal with all fields in waste management. The Board s aim is to ensure and reach ISWA s objectives for the intermediateterm which are as follows: extend ISWA s global membership coverage, particularly in emerging and developing economies be the number one cooperation partner for other International Organisations in the field of waste management, sustainability and environmental protection be the main provider in terms of capacity building and knowledge transfer in the field of waste management on a global level be the world s leading platform for networking in waste management secure funds for waste management projects in emerging and developing economies increase its global visibility on an expert and commercial level be a top ranking scientific hub within the academic sector worldwide drive the implementation of ethical and professional standards in sustainable waste management. The General Secretariat is the core of ISWA s administration and operations. Internally the GS develops and implements strategic issues in cooperation with the Board, supports the Scientific and Technical Committee and the Working Groups and deals with all kinds of membership services and requirements. On an external level the main tasks are cooperating with International Organisations, organising events around the globe, implementing capacity building activities and carrying out appropriate communications measures for the different target groups including all stakeholders in waste management. In implementing the strategy and work plan, the General Secretariat defined different focus areas including objectives to be reached. The plan is monitored continuously and updated every two years. The following main themes and objectives have been agreed upon with the Board for the years 2014 and Cooperation with International Organisations and external projects Be the number one cooperation partner for International Organisations in the field of waste management, sustainability and environmental protection. Secure funds for waste management projects in emerging and developing economies. Be the main provider in terms of capacity building and any knowledge transfer in the field of waste management on a global level. Currently we are working on a number of projects and activities in cooperation with major International Organisations, such as United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), World Health Organisation (WHO). Many projects are funded by external sources. Events and Capacity Building Be the main provider in terms of capacity building and knowledge transfer in the field of waste management on a global level. Be the world s leading platform for networking in waste management. In 2014, ISWA organised a total of 62 events around the globe, thereof 13 related to capacity building. Both numbers are an all-time high and we are very pleased to see that the expertise of ISWA is very well sought after when it comes to any kind of training courses

26 The Scientific and Technical Committee The Working Groups The Task Forces The team at the ISWA General Secretariat in Vienna, from left to right: Daniel Purchase (Office Manager), Jiao Tang (Technical Manager), Hermann Koller (Managing Director), Kim Winternitz (Event & Project Manager), Gerfried Habenicht (Communication Manager), Julia Schönherr (Administrative & Project Assistant), Alfred Holzschuster (Finance & Member Service Manager), Kata Tisza (Technical Manager). The Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) is established by the General Assembly and governed by its Chair and the current Chairs of the ISWA Working Groups. The STC represents ISWA s technical expertise and coordinates the activities of the Working Groups. Members meet 3-4 times a year, often in connection with the Board meetings. The Chair of the STC is also a member of the ISWA Board. For more detailed information on the 2014 activities of the STC see chapter above. ISWA Working Groups are established by the Board upon recommendations by the STC. The purpose of the Working Groups is to serve as the principal means for ISWA to deliver its technical and scientific programmes. As such, the Board and the ISWA membership look to the Working Groups for technical information and assistance, basic and applied research, professional meetings, and the development and dissemination of information regarding solid waste management. Currently there are 10 Working Groups. For more detailed information on the Working Groups and on their activities in 2014 see chapter above. Task Forces are established to handle special new challenges identified by the Board which require expert and concentrated attention which cannot be provided by a Working Group. The Task Forces provide a means for ISWA to obtain specialised information to assist ISWA in policy and programme determination. Task Forces are established for a specific purpose and assignment, have a stated length for existence, are administered by the STC, and are disbanded when their effort is completed. Currently there are two Task Forces active. For more detailed information on the ISWA Task Forces and on their activities in 2014 see chapter above. Scientific & Technical Programmes Be a top ranking scientific hub within the academic sector worldwide. Drive the implementation of ethical and professional standards in sustainable waste management. ISWA developed a number of top class reports and key issue papers on various subjects, most of them prepared by the Working Group members and partly with external support (see page 29). Communication Increase ISWA s global visibility on an expert and commercial level. Inform members, decision makers and allies on our activities. In addition, generate passion: Information alone is often not motivating. Data alone can be over-whelming and does not provide a framework for change. ISWA s communications need to inspire action, to evoke emotions and empower people to join with us to change things. ISWA puts a lot of effort into communication measures and being visible in different media. Tangible results are constantly increasing visits to the ISWA website, more followers and interaction on ISWA s social media pages, increasing figures of newsletter recipients and more articles and quotations in international press and journals. Member Service Extend ISWA s global membership coverage, particularly in emerging and developing economies. Memberships of all kinds have been increasing steadily over recent years. We have also been able to extend ISWA s outreach and to cover close to100 countries with ISWA members. Finance Provide sound and transparent financial management. Ensure funding of ISWA projects, events and activities according to the budget. All financial matters are dealt with on the basis of a reasonable commercial assessment, which is also confirmed by the external and internal audit. With that, ISWA can ensure a stable financial basis in order to proceed with projects and activities as planned and budgeted. vvv There are three types of Internal Groups in ISWA: the STC, the Working Groups and the Task Forces STC Chair Antonis Mavropoulos giving a keynote speech at the ISWA World Congress

27 The Regional Development Networks ISWA has established different Regional Development Networks (RDNs) to more effectively reach regions outside of its traditionally strong areas (i.e. Western Europe and North America). The RDNs aim is to promote sustainable waste management by carrying out activities and developing programmes that focus on their region s special needs and challenges. ISWA s currently three RDNs were established for the purpose of enhancing the interaction and cooperation among the members within the same developing region, namely: Asia Pacific, Latin America and Southeast Europe, Middle East and Mediterranean. At the same time, the activities of the RDNs promote ISWA and its values in these regions, extending ISWA s outreach to places that need technical knowledge and assistance on sustainable waste management has again seen a growth of members in the RDNs: Croatia and Moldova to the RDN Southeast Europe, Middle East and Mediterranean, and Chile to the RDN Latin America. The amount of RDN activities has also increased, especially in the Southern European region. These activities include regional/national conferences (such as the CROWMA International Symposium on Implementation of Integrated Waste Management Systems in Croatia in November), workshops (such as the Food- Waste Management Workshop in China in November) and numerous outreaching meetings. Asia and Pacific Regional Development Network Australia WMAA Waste Management Association of Australia China CAUES China Association of Urban Environmental Sanitation India Institute of Chartered Waste Managers Indonesia InSWA Indonesia Solid Waste Association Japan JWMA Japan Waste Management Association Korea, Rep. KSWES Korea Society of Waste Management Malaysia WMAM Waste Management Association of Malaysia New Zealand WasteMINZ Waste Management Institute of New Zealand Singapore WMRAS Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore Main activities 2014: CAUES/ISWA Workshop on Food Waste Management, November 2014 The Southeast Europe, Middle East and Mediterranean Regional Development Network Bosnia and Herzegovina BASWA Bosnian Solid Waste Association Croatia CROWMA Croatian Waste Management Association Greece HSWMA Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association Hungary FKF Co. Ltd. Fóvárosi Közterület- fenntartó Zrt. (FKF Zrt.) Israel DRAT The Dan Region of Association of Towns - Sanitation and Waste Disposal Moldova MOLDSWA National Association of Republic of Moldova for Solid Waste Romania ARS Romanian Association of Solid Waste Management Serbia SeSWA Serbian Solid Waste Association Turkey Turkish National Committee on Solid Wastes Main activities 2014: Established RDN website: BASWA / RDN WORKSHOP on Sustainable Treatment and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste in Southeast Europe, September 2014 CROWMA International Symposium on Implementation of Integrated Waste Management Systems, November 2014 ISWA - RDN / EXPRA WORKSHOP on Challenges to separate collection systems for different waste streams - barriers and opportunities, Romania, October 2014 ISWA SUMMER SCHOOL on Material and Energy Recovery of Municipal Waste in Developing Countries, Romania, August 2014 International Conference on Integrated Waste Management, Romania, July 2014 National Conference on Waste Management, Macedonia, October 2014 Latin America Regional Development Network Argentina ARS Association for Solid Waste Studies Brazil ABRELPE Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning and Special Waste Companies Chile AEPA Asociación de Empresas y Profesionales para el Medio Ambiente Main activities 2014: International Waste Manager Certification workshops and certifications hosted by the Argentinian National Member. ISWA/CAUES Workshop on Food Waste Management, November 2014, Chengdu, China 52 53

28 Membership ISWA currently offers the following membership categories: National Members, Organisation Members, Individual Members and Online Members. The National Members (see chapter 5.) are non- profit waste management associations representing the waste management sector in a particular country. Generally, these associations have members from both private and public entities. Based on ISWA regulations, the National Members are the only members entitled to vote at the General Assembly and therefore constitute the governing body of ISWA. ISWA World Map 2014 Through the National Members, ISWA s network reaches out to more than 100,000 global professionals interested in the waste management field. Organisation Members are public or private organisations and companies working in or associated with the field of waste management which, depending on the annual dues paid, enjoy a different range of member benefits (see chapter 6. and In total ISWA has more than 1,300 Members domiciled in close to 100 countries. Membership Development Due to comprehensive efforts in membership service and acquisition measures ISWA continued successfully to maintain a strong membership base in 2014, despite a tense global economic situation. The drop in the total number of memberships compared to 2013 is due to a weak acceptance of the 1- Year- Trial- Membership offer. ISWA s constantly growing reputation as the world s leading waste management network has encouraged the majority of existing ISWA members to renew their membership. Moreover, ISWA continues to attract new members, especially Company/Organisation Members (Platinum, Gold and Silver Members). The total number of memberships remains at a consistently high level. National Members In 2014 a total of 39 National Members (see also chapter 6.) represented ISWA in their respective countries. We are pleased that as of January 2015 two new National Members from Europe have joined our global network: Macedonia and Moldova. Therefore ISWA has currently 41 National Members. We are constantly in contact with a number of promising candidates for National Membership, including some from developing countries. Organisation Members The new premium membership introduced in 2013, the ISWA Platinum Membership, turned out to be very attractive for renowned companies. Six new companies signed up for this most prestigious ISWA membership category with its exclusive member benefits. In order to facilitate the participation in our association for companies/ organisations from developing countries, ISWA continues to offer a reduction of 50% to the regular Silver Membership fee for companies from low-incomeeconomies and lower-middle-income economies. This offer convinced five companies to join ISWA as Silver Members. Thus ISWA has already more than 100 Silver Members from all over the world, and the build- up of new members from various economic sectors and different countries is very promising. Individual/Student/ Online Members The number of regular Individual Members remains stable on a high level. Student Memberships saw a substantial growth of 21%. The number of Individual Members from developing countries (50% reduction on the regular fee) and Online Members slightly decreased. Membership Development 2009 to % -8% +26% % +32% * 2013* 2014* * since 2012 incl. Trial Memberships 54 55

29 Member Service At the beginning of 2014, 39 National Members were provided with a questionnaire concerning an Activity Report for In total 30 National Members submitted reports which were evaluated and analysed. The very encouraging and useful results help ISWA to constantly improve the communication and cooperation with the National Members. As a request resulting from these reports, and to further enhance the relationship between the association and its National Members and Company/Organisation Members (Platinum, Gold and Silver Members), the ISWA General Secretariat continued to arrange business meetings with National Members and existing and potential new Company/Organisation Members. On the one hand these business meetings aim for an extensive exchange of information regarding the work and activities between ISWA and its National Members, and on the other hand to discuss options for joint activities and projects in the future. All the meetings have been very fruitful with very positive feedback with the potential for several follow- up projects. Exclusively in co operation with its National Members, ISWA promoted a 1-Year-Trial-Membership until 31 December As of 1 January 2015 this was changed into a 6- Month- Trial Membership. This ISWA Trial Membership offers six months of Membership for free and grants Trial Members access to some ISWA benefits and gives interested companies, organisations and individuals an insight into ISWA s work and activities. As of 1 January 2015 ISWA introduced additional payment options. In addition to the already existing online payment options, members can also pay their membership fee via American Express, Online Banking ( instant bank transfer ) and PayPal. With these latest improvements and the wide variety of valuable member benefits, ISWA is confident that all membership categories will witness further expansion. 5. Financial Overview Annual Account 2014 The result from operating activities for the year of 2014 shows an overall surplus of 9, Thereof 9,000.- are allocated to liquidity reserves. This is according to the decision to use any profits to enable ISWA to operate for one year following the end of the Project Grant covering operational costs only, such as staff, office rental and overheads. After final release and creation of accruals and the allocation of surpluses from operating activities to reserves, the final financial result for the fiscal year of 2014 shows a profit of The overall income from membership fees and sponsorships in 2014 has increased by 5% compared to the previous year. This growth can be attributed to the strong ISWA membership base in general, the exceptionally well- received premium membership category (Platinum), the acquisition of two new ISWA Website Sponsors and one new ISWA Main Sponsor. The income from sources other than membership fees and sponsorships decreased slightly due to less revenue from the organisation of various events. The final result for 2014 shows a total income of 19% greater than budgeted, whereas the actual total income decreased by 1% compared to the previous year. ISWA succeeded in increasing its income sources from membership fees, sponsorships and cooperation projects with international organisations. Furthermore, the actual expenses have been in line with the budget or proportionate to the increased income. Therefore, ISWA s financial situation has improved again over the last year. The external audit report on the financial statements of the year 2014 did not give rise to any objections and according to the auditor the financial statements comply with legal requirements and give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities of ISWA and its income and expenses. The external audit will be followed by an internal audit. The reports of the two audits and the financial result for 2014 will be submitted for approval to the ISWA Board and ISWA General Assembly respectively. > 56 57

30 Budget 2015 The budget for 2015 has been developed on the basis of the budget and actual numbers from the previous year and taking into account the developments in the current year. We estimate a higher income than budgeted for in 2014 from membership fees, capacity building, events and cooperation projects. The income from other sources is budgeted as more or less stable. The expenses are higher compared to the budget of 2014 mainly due to increased costs for promotion, office operation, and costs in order to carry out the additional projects including human resources. The budgeted overall financial result for the year shows a small surplus of 2, The ISWA Budget 2015 was approved by the General Assembly on 7 September 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Projection 2015 and Budget Outlook Based on the membership payments received up until now and the promising development concerning project cooperation a balanced result for the year 2015 can be expected once again. The budget for 2016 will be based on the budget and actual numbers from the previous year and taking into account the developments in the current year. After approval by the ISWA Board it will be presented to the General Assembly for approval on 6 September 2015 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Board also develops a budget outlook for the upcoming years, which is adapted continuously and presented as an updated version at the Board meetings. The next two diagrammes give an overview of major income sources and expenditure items: Development and breakdown of income sources by categories in % 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0 35% 27% 27% 25% 26% 12% 4% 7% 6% 10% 14% 10% 44% 41% 42% 43% 6% 16% % 9% 5% 5% The graph below shows how ISWA spends the money, divided by major categories. The share for staff expenses is decreasing over the years though the number of staff is increasing. The money spent on admin and marketing is stable over the last years. A lot more budget is dedicated to projects over the timeline shown, and many of these projects are carried out by ISWA Working Groups and other ISWA members. The share for office operation, travel expenses and consulting has been decreasing over the last years. This shows that ISWA is spending the revenues and grants very carefully. 20% 16% 44% ISWA Project Grant Projects Publications Congress, Conferences, Sponsorships Memberships Financial Development over the last five years The graph below shows the main income sources of ISWA and the development from 2010 to While the income shares from memberships and publications is more or less stable, the income shares from projects and events is increasing steadily and significantly. And the income share from the Project Grant from the city of Vienna is decreasing. This is an excellent and desired development as the long term objective is to get less dependent on funding. Development and breakdown of expenses by categories in % 100% 90% 20% 15% 17% 80% 32% 24% 70% 32% 60% 6% 31% 28% 7% 37% 50% 2% 2% 2% 1% 40% 30% 55% 45% 47% 46% 50% 20% 10% 0 Office Operation, Travel Expenses, Consulting Projects, Sponsoring and Funding Admin, Marketing, Publications Staff Expenses

31 6. National Members The ISWA National Members are non- profit waste management associations representing the waste management sector in a particular country. Generally, these associations have memberships from both private and public entities of employment. Based on ISWA regulations, the National Members are the only members allowed to vote at the General Assembly and thus, they constitute the governing body of ISWA. As per January 2015 ISWA has 41 National Members, thereof two new National Members from Macedonia and Moldova respectively. FENUR Fagráð um endurnýtingu og úrgang, Iceland ICWM Institute of Chartered Waste Managers, India InSWA Indonesia Solid Waste Association, Indonesia DRAT Dan Region Association of Towns Sanitation & Waste Disposal, Israel ATIA- ISWA Italia, Italy JWMA Japan Waste Management Association, Japan KSWM Korea Society of Waste Management, Korea, Rep. LASA Waste Management Association of Latvia, Latvia MaSWA Macedonian Solid Waste Association, Macedonia ARS Asociación para el Estudio de Residuos Sólidos, Argentina WMAA Waste Management Association of Australia, Australia ISWA Austria, Austria INTERAFVAL, Belgium BASWA Bosnian Solid Waste Association, Bosnia and Herzegovina ABRELPE - Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Limpeza Pública e Residuos Especiais, Brazil SWANA (CAN) Solid Waste Association of North America, Canada AEPA Asociación de Empresas y Profesionales para el Medio Ambiente, Chile CAUES China Association of Urban Environmental Sanitation, China CROWMA Croatian Waste Management Association, Croatia DAKOFA, Denmark JHY JÄTEHUOLTOYHDISTYS RY, Finland ASTEE Association Scientifique et Technique pour l Eau et l Environnement, France Förderverein VKU Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung VKS e.v., Germany HSWMA Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association, Greece ISWA Hungary, Hungary WMAM Waste Management Association of Malaysia, Malaysia MOLDSWA National Association of Republic of Moldova, Moldova N.V.R.D., Netherlands WasteMINZ, New Zealand WAMASON Wastes Management Society of Nigeria, Nigeria Avfall Norge, Norway APESB Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, Portugal ARS Romanian Association of Solid Waste Management, Romania SeSWA Serbian Solid Waste Association, Serbia WMRAS Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore, Singapore ATEGRUS, Spain Avfall Sverige, Sweden ISWA CH ISWA- Switzerland Secretariat, Switzerland Turkish National Committee on Solid Wastes, Turkey CIWM The Chartered Institution of Waste Management, United Kingdom SWANA (USA) Solid Waste Association of North America, United States of America

32 7. Company/ Organisation Members EXPRA Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance aisbl, Belgium i2i Events Group, United Kingdom ISWA Platinum Members, Gold Members and ISWA Silver Members are public or private organisations and companies working in or associated with the field of waste management. ISWA appreciates the support of all its Platinum, Gold and Silver Members and is pleased that, to date, a total of 12 companies/organisations opted for a Platinum Membership, the new premium membership category implemented in new Gold Members and 16 new Silver Members joined our association, thereof 1 company from developing countries, receiving a discount according to ISWA s new member fee structure. Messe München GmbH, IFAT, Germany Below you will find the full listing of all current ISWA Platinum and Gold Members. To learn more about the multitude of benefits which come with an ISWA Platinum, Gold or Silver Membership please visit our website ISWA Platinum Members Reclay Holding GmbH, Germany ARA AG, Austria REMONDIS Electrorecycling GmbH, Germany be ah Oman Environmental Services Holding Company, Oman Rimini Fiera SpA, ECOMONDO, Italy Caterpillar S.A.R.L., Switzerland Riyadh Municipality, Saudi Arabia City of Vienna, MA48, Austria Veolia Environnement, France

33 ISWA GOLD MEMBERS Abengoa, Spain D- Waste Ltd, Greece KHS COMMUNAL HYGIENE PUBLIC ENTERPRISE - Skopje Macedonia Stadtreinigung Hamburg, Germany AEB Amsterdam, Netherlands ECWATECH Ltd., Russia KLARWIN, Romania Steinmüller Babcock Environment GmbH, Germany AMSA S.P.A., Italy EGF, SA Empresa Geral do Fomento S.A., Portugal KSZGYSZ Association of Environmental Enterprises, Hungary SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, France ASM Prato, Italy ERA Eco- Rom Ambalaje, Romania MARTIN GmbH, Germany SUPERCOM Societatea comerciala SUPERCOM S.A., Romania BRa Benito Roggio ambiental, Argentina Federambiente, Italy MATACHANA S.A., Spain SYSAV AB, Sweden Catanzaro Costruzioni srl, Italy FISE Assoambiente, Italy MONTELLO S.p.A., Italy Tamiz Shahar JSC, Azerbaijan CEAMSE Coordinación Ecologica Area Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado, Argentina Fost Plus asbl, Belgium NWMA National Waste Management Agency, Hungary Turboden, Italy CNIM Constructions Industrielles de la Méditerranée, France CONAI Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi, Italy DHL Envirosolutions, United Kingdom solutions/what_we_do/environmenta Doosan Lentjes GmbH, Germany DOWA ECO- SYSTEM CO.,LTD., Japan HERAMBIENTE S.p.A., Italy Hitachi Zosen Inova AG, Switzerland IFC International Finance Corporation, United States ISVAG Intercommunale voor Slib en Vuilverwijdering Antwerpse Gemeenten, Belgium KDM Empresas, Chile Keppel Seghers, Belgium Ortadogu Enerji San. ve Tic. A.S., Turkey Österreichischer Städtebund, Austria OWMC Odense Waste Management Company LTD, Denmark RAMBØLL, Denmark SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A., Spain SLC Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp., Korea, Rep. Vestforbrænding I/S, Denmark VINCI Environnement, France Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., United States WKU Wiener Kommunal- UmweltschutzprojektgesmbH, Austria Work of the Public Sanitation Association, Hungary

34 8. Sponsors As an ISWA sponsor, your company or organisation will receive excellent exposure to global waste managers and decision-makers: business contacts, introductions to suppliers and buyers, conference presentation slots, exhibition halls, sharing of the latest research and applied technologies, legislative developments, to name but a few benefits. ISWA is where you need to be as the waste industry undergoes some of the most significant changes ever seen in terms of populations requiring service, and the quantity of solid wastes and recyclable materials to be managed. Your company or organisation, as an ISWA sponsor, will have the opportunity to improve its international network, compare business development results, and gain market share in targeted areas and global regions. Sponsorship categories include Main Sponsor, Annual Report Sponsor and Web Site Sponsor. For more information on ISWA s different sponsorship possibilities and benefits, please contact the ISWA General Secretariat. ISWA Main Sponsors 2014 The contributions of the Main Sponsors are crucial to ISWA. With them ISWA is able to reach its objectives with more impact and more sustainability. Often the assistance of ISWA s Main Sponsors goes beyond financial help and evolves into mutual partnerships to the benefit of the work towards ISWA s mission to promote and develop sustainable waste management worldwide. ISWA would therefore like to offer its special thanks to the current Main Sponsors: About this Report ISWA s mission is to promote sustainable waste management. The ISWA Report 2014 provides a comprehensive summary of the organisation s activities made towards fulfilling its mission during the year Many of the indicators given in this report cover a time span of at least four years in order to allow the interpretation of trends. Furthermore the report gives an overview on the organisational structure and on financial aspects. Thus the present report considers various elements of sustainability reporting. ISWA publishes such a report each year. The report is spread among the delegates of the ISWA World Congresses and Beacon Conferences, ISWA members, possible future members and further interested persons. For questions concerning the report please contact: Gerfried Habenicht Communications Manager International Solid Waste Association ISWA General Secretariat Auerspergstrasse 15/41 A-1080 Vienna, Austria ghabenicht@iswa.org For more information on ISWA, see Editor and responsible for the content: ISWA General Secretariat. ISWA Report Sponsor 2014 ISWA would also like to offer its special thanks to the sponsor of this Report: Acknowledgements Counsel on sustainability reporting and input on chapter 1. was received from Karl Resel, Denkstatt GmbH. Photos: ISWA General Secretariat. The cover photo has been taken from the conceptual art project/series SPREADING SPRAYING INSIGHTS The ISWA flower on global tour by Jeanette Müller

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