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Sponsor: ASCE UK International Group
Homepage: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2002/waste02/index.html
Organizers: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, and University of Cadiz, Spain
Description:
Waste Management 2002 will address the need for the exchange of scientific information
amongst experts in this rapidly growing area of research and applications. Waste management
is becoming one of the key problems of the modern world, an international issue that is
intensified by the volume and complexity of waste discarded by society's domestic and
industrial waste. Unfortunately, many of the practices adopted in the past were aimed at short
term solutions without sufficient regard or knowledge for long term implications on health, the
environment or sustainability.
With our growing awareness of the detrimental environmental effects of current waste disposal there is a significant onus of accountability for effective waste management. Better practice and safer solutions are required. Not only is there a need for more research on current disposal methods such as landfill, incineration, chemical and effluent treatment, but also on recycling, waste minimization, clean technologies, waste monitoring, public and corporate awareness, and general education.
Date received: November 12, 2001
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