Overview

The 3rd Kuwait Waste Management Conference & Exhibition will be held on 6 – 8 April 2010 at the Radisson SAS Hotel under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Fadel Safer , Minister of Public Works and State Minister of Municipal Affairs and with the support of Kuwait Municipality, Environment Public Authority and Public Authority of Industry.

The 3rd Kuwait Waste Management Conference & Exhibition is the region’s definitive event dedicated to the waste industry. Now in its third year, the event is the leading industry forum for the latest waste technologies, solutions and products.

This 3-day event will feature valuable insights and practical experiences. Several hundred participants are expected to attend from Kuwait and nearby regions and countries, along with other international experts. With multiple technical sessions focused on municipal, industrial and medical waste management challenges, the event promises a unique opportunity for delegates to gain insights into waste management solutions, listen to regional and international case studies and network with their peers.

Technical Papers & Presentations:

1- Green Construction Waste Management
Mr. Davorin Kralj,
Faculty of Management, University of Primorska, Slovenia.

2- Biodegradation of Organic compounds and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in wastewater and proposed solutions
Dr. Fadi Dagher,
Head R&D and Technical Director of Atomes FD, Canada.

3- Solid Waste Management in Petroleum Refineries of Kuwait
Ahmed A. M. Elgibaly(1), Jadea S. Alshammari(1), Fatma K. Gad(1), Abdul Rehman Khan(2)
(1)Department of Chemical and Refinery Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
(2)Coastal and Air Pollution Department, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait.

4- An European Example for Green House Gas and Resource Saving – Post-Shredder-Technology with Interesting Results
Dr. Dipl.Chem. Beate Kummer,
Professional chemist for Toxicology, Kummer Umweltkommunikation GmbH, Germany. 

5- Solubilisation of paraffinic deposits using nanostructured  and environmentally friendly complex fluids
Norbert Buzás(1), Éva Bazsó(1), Ádám Juhász(1), Sándor Puskás(2) and Imre Dékány(3)
(1) Nanocolltech Ltd, Hungary.
(2) MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc.
(3) University of Szeged Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Hungary.

6- Onsite management of solid waste in urban areas to reduce landfill capacity
Dr. Jaya Nair
Environmental Technology Centre, Murdoch University, Western Australia.