Vision Zero Waste Conference 24 July 2013
Vision Zero Waste Seminar 2013
Module 1: Zero Industrial/ Manufacturing Waste to Landfill
South Africa is experiencing a waste explosion! Some of our landfill sites are over flowing and yet we continue to produce more and more.
Add to this the amount of litter we create, and the impact this is having and one begins to realise that the system has to change.
Fortunately the system can change, and multiple examples exist of companies implementing changes that reclaim materials for reuse sale to other industries.
Tabling a vision for zero waste is the key objective of the session as only by doing this can we truly begin to envisage the level of change required to divert us from the waste creating path we are on
Delegates are exposed to the leading thinking and case studies in this regard.
Add to this the amount of litter we create, and the impact this is having and one begins to realise that the system has to change.
Fortunately the system can change, and multiple examples exist of companies implementing changes that reclaim materials for reuse sale to other industries.
Tabling a vision for zero waste is the key objective of the session as only by doing this can we truly begin to envisage the level of change required to divert us from the waste creating path we are on
Delegates are exposed to the leading thinking and case studies in this regard.
Module 2: Zero Post-Consumer Waste to Landfill
What if:
- Packaging was minimised and all packaging was recyclable?
- All organic waste was streamed to gardening?
- All e-waste reclaimed by manufacturers?
- All other junk is collected and reused/recycled?
Imagine if municipalities only tolerated this approach and charged a massive premium for collection of non-separated waste?
Imagine the pressure on suppliers and retailers to package responsibly?
We invite leading industry experts from the waste sector, metals, plastics, retailers and packaging companies, as we tackle this critical question and really push the limits of current wisdom.
Featured Conference Speaker
Suzan Oelofse obtained a Ph.D. degree in Botany from the Rand Afrikaans University in 1994. After a short career in botany, she joined government where her focus changed to pollution and waste management. She worked for 10 years in a policy and regulatory capacity in national government. She joined the CSIR 6 years ago and currently holds the position of Principal researcher in the Pollution and Waste research group. Dr Oelofse is also the Chairperson of the Central Branch of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa and happily married to Hannes Oelofse. 
