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REWAS'08: 12-15 October 2008, Cancun/Mexico - SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON E-WASTE

Submitted by mathias on Mon, 2007-10-15 11:20.

 

REWAS 2008 will emphasize the new environmental protection aspects of research, development and applications concerned with air, water and soil.

 

Major new technologies will be presented to stimulate interaction among the global scientific and technical communities.


TECHNICAL TOPICS
  • Clean Technology and Re-engineering of Current Processes
  • Resources, Monitoring and Characterization of Waste
  • General Recycling and Solid Waste Processing
  • Aluminum By-product Recovery and Secondary Production
  • Nonferrous Metals
  • Ferrous Metals
  • Precious and Rare Metals
  • Refractory Metals
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Heavy-Metal Containing Waste
  • Composite Materials
  • Automotive Recycling
  • Electronic Waste
  • Case Studies in the Development of Waste Treatment Technologies
  • Waste Conversion and ReutilizationSafe Methods for Waste Stabilization and Storage
  • Economic Evaluation of Waste Treatment Strategies
  • Environmental Issues Related to Waste Storage and Recycling
  • Design and Engineering of Waste Treatment Plants

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  • Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Industrial Sites
  • Treatment of Liquid and Gaseous Effluents
  • Forums
    • Clean Technology: a Reality or a Dream?
    • Environmental Protection and Re-engineering: a Realistic Goal?

 

 

On Tuesday, October 14th, there will be a workshop with emphasis on e-waste management and recycling in the Latin American context organized by TMS, Empa, Relac and StEP.

 

 

Module 1: Situation and Challenges of e-waste Management in Latin America and The Caribbean

  • General overview on the e-waste situation in LAC
    Uca Silva, Regional Platform on e-waste RELAC - SUR/IDRC, Santiago/Chile

  • E-waste situation and trends in OECD countries
    John Dickenson, AER Worldwide, StEP Initiative, Fremont/USA
  • Legal framework and the role of governments
    Dr. Leila Devia, BCRC South-America, Buenos Aires/Argentina
  • EPR and private sector involvement
    Ricardo Gonzalez Llera, IBM, New York/USA

  • Regional example: México
    Dr. Guillermo Román, Instituto Politécnico Nacional México, México D.C.

  • Refurbishment and reuse for the civil society
    Martha P. Castellanos, Computadores para Educar, Bogota/Colombia

 

Module 2: Challenges and Strategies

  • Group 1: Challenges and strategies for Governments (Illegal dumping, public education, collection infrastructure, transboundary movements, treatment standards, etc.)
    Moderator: Dr. Carlos Gregorio, Instituto para la Investigación de la Justicia, Montevideo/Uruguay

  • Group 2: Challenges and strategies for Industries and Recycling (Organization, system financing, system coverage, historical e-waste, recycling challenges etc.)
    Moderator: Ricardo Gonzalez Llera, IBM, New York/USA

  • Group 3: Challenges and strategies for the Civil Society (Bridging the digital divide, consumer behaviour etc.)
    Moderator: Victoria Rudin, ACEPESA, San Jose/Costa Rica
  • Group 4: Challenges and strategies for Research (Research deficits and needs)
    Moderator: Jeremy Gregory, MIT, StEP Initiative - Regional Focal Point for Northern America, Cambridge/USA

 

Module 3: Future Steps

  • Match action items from Module 2 with high-priority challenges
  • Prioritize challenges to be addressed
  • Assign leaders to create action plans for projects
  • Establish regional partnerships to support projects
  • Discuss possible coordination and funding strategies for all projects
  • Create charter summarizing outcomes from workshop and the path forward

 

The flyer of the workshop can be downloaded below.


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