21/04/2020
10:00 - 11:00 Malaysia Time
Online
Free
Landfill sites are already reaching full capacity with 2.12bn tonnes of waste dumped each year. However, the unprecedented shift in climate change action has pushed waste management into the limelight. Waste decaying in landfill sites emit methane, contributing to around 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). 2018 also saw China’s import ban on plastic waste, halting the transfer of 45% of the word’s recyclables. The ban placed an immense strain on the sector, with other developing countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia now also instilling import bans and shipping waste back.
Countries are under pressure now more than ever, to reassess their waste management strategies and deal with their landfill quandary. Developed countries are pushing ahead with long-term recycling targets, plastic and incineration taxes to mitigate the concerns. Yet if these targets are met, the removal of existing landfill wastes and the disposal of remaining non-recyclables still remains a global predicament that everyone is now aware of.
Traditional linear waste models are no longer an excusable option to dispose of waste and countries are now actively looking to implement circular economy strategies that integrate a range of technologies that aim to reduce waste throughout a product’s life cycle.
- Ir Dr Anthony Ma - Deputy General Manager & Principal Consultant Water Management and Laboratory, Environmental Management Division of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC).
- Andre Lopes - Sales Manager of Worley and Senior Associate of Advisian
- Madana Nallappan - EIC Research Energy Analyst (UK, Europe, RCIS and SSA)
Registration
To register for the webinar, please visit - https://www.the-eic.com/TrainingDetai1?dateid=2740
Contact details
Faazila Sadik (EIC Kuala Lumpur Office): faazila.sadik@the-eic.com, +6 03 2725 3600