THEMES AND SESSION TOPICS

1.      New  trends in environmental management of solid waste:

  •         Integration of solid waste  environmental management and urban planning

  •         The role of information systems in solid waste management

  •         New methods for solid waste management

  •         Environmental legislations in Arab countries

 2.      Solid waste and environmental pollution: 

  •         Assessment of health and environmental risks of solid waste

  •         Methods of solid waste disposal

  •         Rehabilitation of solid waste facilities

  •         Environmental considerations for the  sites of solid waste process and disposal facilities.

3.      Hazardous medical and industrial waste: 

  •         Effective means for the processing and disposal of hazardous waste

  •         Storage, transportation and processing hazardous waste

  •         Cycles of hazardous pollutants in the environment and its impact on risk assessment.

4.      Experiences from Arab cities: