The Convention seeks to be a space to rethink the transition from a linear production model to a circular economy system, through the construction of a national pact that directs the course of a clear, planned and programmed public policy that promotes public, private or mixed investment to stimulate economic growth, improve the management of public services, build social welfare and achieve sustainable management.
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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON WASTE MANAGEMENT
The International Convention on Waste Management , laid the foundations for waste management to have a relevant space for shared knowledge in Mexico.
MORE THAN 250 PROFESSIONALS
National and international professionals gathered to analyze, share, and learn about the best practices and trends in waste management.
51 SPEAKERS
From 10 countries, specialized in regulatory issues, new technologies and better use of waste.
THE WHOLE SECTOR TOGETHER
Businessmen, public servants, researchers, and entrepreneurs gathered in one place to improve waste management.
Testimonials / Here's what our congressmen thought
This Convention fulfills the objective of informing different authorities, public servants, and entrepreneurs about what is being done in different parts of the world in waste management, and this allows us to realize the positive work being carried out in Mexico City.
Arturo Bastidas Acuña / General Directorate of Urban Services of the Mexico City Government
I think the conference program is very valuable, particularly in terms of legislation and taking advantage of organic waste. The Convention, together with the expo, allows us to see the panorama of the diverse technologies that have been developed for waste management and to network with other colleagues.
Génesis León / Zero Waste Program Manager - Autonomous University of Baja California
As a city, we are interested in taking advantage of this type of event where we can learn from other practices in cities, municipalities, and countries. Above all, we are interested in knowing what we can implement in the municipality, making better use of waste, advancing in public policy and continuing to strengthen municipal programs that have won international awards.
Juan Manuel García del Monte / Planning coordinator of the public city system of the municipality of León
This is a very important forum to learn about the different trends at a global and national level and to be in contact with the speakers who present successful experiences in public policies in waste management in order to know how to replicate them or obtain the most important from them.
Dr. Manuel Gálvez Sánchez / President of the inter-municipal public safety council, Sahuayo, Michoacán
Cost of participation
Early bird
$3,550
Access to the 2 days of the Convention
Access to the Residuos Expo exhibition
Access to the Residuos Expo technical conferences
General public
2 days
$4,550
Access to the 2 days of the Convention
Access to the exhibition Residuos Expo
Access to the Residues Expo technical conferences
General public
1 day
$2,300
Specific access to one day of conferences
Access to the Residuos Expo exhibition
Access to the technical conferences of Residuos Expo
DS LATIN AMERICAN
MEMBERS
-40%
Access to the 2 days of the Convention
Access to the Residuos Expo exhibition
Access to the technical conferences of Residuos Expo
ACADEMICS
AND STUDENTS
-30%
Access to the 2 days of the Convention
Access to the Residuos Expo exhibition
Access to the technical conferences of Residuos Expo
Conference program
The event seeks to reflect on the integrated waste management currently being carried out in Mexico, and whether it is aligned with the principles and concepts of the circular economy.
8:00 a
9:00 hrs
Participant registration
9:00 a
9:30 hrs
Welcome and inauguration
Welcome:
Francisco Galván Meraz, President of DS Latam, national member of the International Solid Waste Association ISWA Mexico.
Message
Johanna Wysluch, Project Coordinator for Sustainable Cities and Transport Projects of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Mexico (Technical Agency of the German Cooperation in Mexico GIZ)
Carlos Silva, President of the International Solid Waste Association ISWA.
Jorge Arizmendi, General Director of Residuos Expo and co-organizer of the International Convention of Waste Management.
9:30 a
10:00 hrs
Keynote lecture
German Experience
Objective:
To raise awareness of Berlin’s experience with waste prevention and how it should be treated with the highest priority, including in circular economy policies at the municipal level. It is now intended to produce a guide with 19 practice-oriented recommendations for action to help municipalities to systematically and successfully implement waste prevention.
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10:00 a
11:15 hrs
Experiences of intergovernmental coordination through intermunicipal territorial models and public consortiums for the sustainable integrated management of solid waste
Objetive:
To share the experience on the territorial functionality of intermunicipal cooperation models (commonwealths, intermunicipalities and public consortiums) as institutional tools to plan waste management and strengthen the model of prevention and integrated solid waste management
Panel discussion:
Esteban Garaiz Izarra, Honorary Member of DS LATAM ISWA Mexico.
Marcelo Rosso, Manager of New Technologies and Environmental Control of the Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado (CEAMSE) Manager of New Technologies and Environmental Control (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Luis Alberto Castro Río, General Director of the Intermunicipal System of Solid Waste Management – Metropolitan Area of Mérida (Yucatán, Mexico)
Elizabeth Alcaraz Virgen, Director of Municipal Development, General Secretary of the Government of the State of Jalisco.
Moderator:
Francisco Javier Galvan Meraz, President of DS Latam, national member of the International Solid Waste Association ISWA Mexico.
11:15 a
12:15 hrs
Containerization as a tool to improve the efficiency and safety of solid waste collection in Mexico
Objetive:
With containerization, is it possible to make the urban solid waste collection system more efficient and safe? We will share experiences of implementation of containerization programs that contribute to a healthier living and living environment by promoting a more pleasant urban landscape, free of odors and easily accessible to citizens.
Panel discussion:
Lucina o. Equihua Albarrán, General Director Grupo Sulo Mexico (Queretaro, Jalisco).
Ricardo Reyes, Director Veolia (Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas).
Ismael Ordoñez Hernández, General Manager of CYEEMEX Business Group (State of Mexico).
Moderator:
Hugo Alejandro García, consultant specializing in waste management and representative in Chiapas of DS LATAM ISWA Mexico.
12:15 a
12:30 hrs
Coffee Break
12:30 a
13:45 hrs
Municipal governance to address the challenges of oil and plastic waste management
Oaxaca and BCS coast cases
Objetive:
To exchange different points of view on how solid waste management at subnational levels needs to bring together different actors and sectors to build a better way to achieve positive results in sustainable local development in the medium and long term. Based on the experience of the PROCEP pilot projects in the coast of Oaxaca and La Paz BCS.
Panel discussion:
Diana González García, Sustainability Commissioner of the Municipal Government of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca.
Marleni Galván Altamirano, directora de Ecología y Medio Ambiente del municipio de Villa Tututepec, Oaxaca.
Rocío Gómez Ortega, Director of Ecology and Environment of the municipality of Salina Cruz Oaxaca.
Patricia Ahumada Verdugo, Director of Ecology and Environment of the Municipality of Salina Cruz Oaxaca.
Moderator:
Myriam Gabriela Velasco Pérez, expert consultant in waste and occupational health and safety, Director of Capacity Development for Sustainability (DECAS), and representative in Nayarit of DS Latinoamericana ISWA Mexico.
13:45 a
14:50 hrs
Is it important and urgent to have a national waste plan in case of disasters in Mexico?
Objetive:
The effects of climate change are increasingly evident in populations that suffer from droughts, floods, hurricanes, fires, etc. After the passage of these natural phenomena, waste remains for several years as high investments are required, as well as more efficient ways for its attention, management and minimization, therefore, this panel shows the experiences and proposals to improve the response of society and authorities on the subject.
Panel discussion:
M en C. Sergio Gasca Alvarez, expert in the development of projects in integrated solid waste management and public policies (Mexico City).
Sandra Herrera Flores, International Consultant
Moderator:
Myriam Gabriela Velasco Pérez, cexpert consultant in waste and occupational health and safety, Director of Capacity Development for Sustainability (DECAS), and representative in Nayarit of DS Latinoamericana ISWA Mexico.
18:00 a
19:30 hrs
Waste Management Lifetime Achievement Award® Ceremony and Toast
9:00 a
10:30 hrs
Key elements for the proper management of municipal solid waste and special handling disposal sites
Objetive:
To analyze different points of view on the importance of final disposal sites in Mexico for the transition to a circular economy.
Panel discussion:
Jorge Sánchez, national and international expert on solid waste final disposal sites (Mexico City).
Juan Ramón Ramírez Alatorre, Secretary of DS LATAM and Director of Environmental Impact at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works of the State of Jalisco (Guadalajara, Jalisco).
James Law, Chairman of the International Solid Waste Association ISWA International Landfill Working Group (United States).
10:30 a
11:30 hrs
Tariff systems, the road to financial self-sustainability of integrated solid waste management systems
Objetive:
The availability of economic resources and sources of financing have always been a topic of attention and justification in waste management and its valorization, which is why the exchange of experiences and sharing of options in the search for self-sustainability should bring a deep analysis of the tariff systems where the expression “The polluter pays” becomes a reality.
Panel discussion:
Carlos Silva, President of International Solid Waste Association ISWA (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Isaac Peraire Soler, Director of the Waste Agency of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain).
Moderator:
Sergio Gasca, expert in the development of integrated solid waste management projects and public policies (Mexico City).
11:30 a
11:45 hrs
Coffee Break
11:45 a
12:45 hrs
Pollution prevention and circular economy
Objetive:
Waste management has always been addressed from different perspectives, all of them related to pollution and in recent times under the vision of the Circular Economy, this panel explores some aspects of the close relationship between both concepts and how to address them in a coordinated manner and obtain the maximum benefits in their reduction or application.
Panel discussion:
MBA Laura Beltrán García, representante de la empresa CEMGI (Ciudad de México
Carles Salesa, Consortium Director and leader of Maresme Circular (Barcelona, Spain).
Mr. Ralf Zähringer, Head of the Department of Environmental Protection and Circular Economy of Freiburg, Germany.
Luis Rodolfo Martínez Hernández, , General Director of Ecoruver (Mexico City, Mexico).
Moderator
Claudia Hernández, Technical Advisor of the program Protection of Mexican coastal regions and their marine ecosystems through the reduction of plastic waste (PROCEP) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH German Technical Cooperation GIZ in Mexico.
12:45 a
13:45 hrs
The relevance of solid waste management companies in recycling and circular economy
Objetive:
Companies and generators are always elements of a complex equation within Integrated Waste Management, understanding their relationships and the strength that the conjunction of actions represents is a topic that this panel will address in its development, now under a close relationship between traditional recycling and the Circular Economy, where the panelists will present examples and experiences in waste management companies.
Panel discussion:
M en C. Sergio Gasca Álvarez, , Inix Recicla, Plastic Management Plan in Mexico.
Mpendulo Ginindza, President, Waste Management Institute of South Africa (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Mauricio Limón Aguirre, Managing Partner of Limón Consultores S.C.
13:45 a
14:45 hrs
Statement on climate change and waste management as a resource
Objetive:
To present to the community the position that relates the correct management of waste and its integration as a resource in the sustainable development of a country, region or locality, being an important agent in adaptation actions and minimization strategies in climate change and sustainable development.
Panel discussion:
Atilio Savino, Vice President of ARS the National Member of ISWA in Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Octavio Ruiz Méndez, General Director of the firm Jurista Servicios Legales and expert in environmental legislation (Veracruz).
Moderator:
Rodrigo Atilano Carsi, consultant specializing in solid waste management (Mexico City).
14:45
a 15:45 hrs
Composting: the practice of transforming organic matter that is currently discarded into compost
Objetives:
1. Organic waste is always a large portion of the waste generated anywhere in the world, the proper management of this waste allows to return to nature part of what we take, and reduces the waste in energy, resources and technologies ranging from a natural fertilizer to large plants that can recirculate this material of great value to the economy, human and environmental health. This panel shows experiences and projects on the subject of great value for development.
2. Demonstrate the importance of composting in organic waste management.
Panel discussion:
Eng. Juan Pablo Terán, Sustainability Advisor, co-founder of the Latin American initiative Nación Compost (Tucumán, Argentina).
Mtro. Rodrigo Atilano Carsi, consultant specializing in solid waste management (Mexico City, Mexico).
Moderator:
Juan Ramón Ramírez Alatorre, Secretary of DS LATAM and Director of Environmental Impact at the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Public Works of the State of Jalisco.
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