The 27th International Conference on
Solid Waste Technology and Management

Philadelphia, PA U.S.A.
March 11-14, 2012


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Conference Summary

SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2012

  • Pre-Conference Tour of Philadelphia
  • Short Course on Bioreactor Landfill
  • Opening Reception

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012

    Opening Plenary

    Oral Presentations
  • 1A Waste Utilization 1
  • 1B Landfill 1
  • 1C Recycling 1
  • 1D Case Studies 1

  • 2A Industrial Wastes 1
  • 2B Waste Generation and Composition 1
  • 2C Composting and Biological Treatment
  • 2D Research Advances 1
  • 2E Landfill 2

  • 3A Agricultural Wastes 1
  • 3B Landfill 3
  • 3C Recycling 2
  • 3D Waste Management in Developing Regions

  • 4A Energy Recovery
  • 4B Waste Management Policy
  • 4C Use of Wastes in Construction
  • 4D Landfill 4
  • 4E Case Studies 2

  • Poster Session 1

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012

    Oral Presentations
  • 5A Workshop on Demolition Waste Recycling 1
  • 5B Modeling and Analysis
  • 5C Environmental Impacts and Improvements

  • 6A Workshop on Demolition Waste Recycling 2
  • 6B E-Waste
  • 6C Management of Specific Wastes
  • 6D Modeling
  • 6E Research Advances 2

  • Poster Session 2

    Oral Presentations
  • 7A Ash Management
  • 7B Mining and Mineral Wastes
  • 7C Sludge
  • 7D Waste Utilization 2
  • 7E Construction and Demolition Wastes
  • 7F Recycling 3

  • 8A Waste Collection
  • 8B Research Advances 3
  • 8C Waste Generation and Composition 2
  • 8D Agricultural Wastes 2
  • 8E Case Studies 3

  • Closing Reception

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012

Technical Field Trips

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Founder:        Iraj Zandi, University of Pennsylvania
Chair:            Ronald L. Mersky,  Widener University
Manager:       Gordon Salisbury 
Secretary:      Kathleen Donaghy

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