New Solutions: Waste Management

The world generates approximately 10 million tonnes of waste per day. What innovations are paving the way to a zero-waste economy?

  • Extracting resources from waste streams
  • Developing agricultural waste solutions
  • Creating innovative waste technologies

Discussion Leaders

  • Marian Chertow, Associate Professor of Industrial Environmental Management, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, USA
  • Jacky Chun Chi Wai, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, China Metal Recycling (Holdings), People's Republic of China
  • Reed Paget, Founder and Managing Director, One Earth Innovation, United Kingdom; Social Entrepreneur
  • Ulrich Schulte, Chief Executive Officer, Vecoplan, Germany

 

Moderated by

  • Simon Zadek, Senior Visiting Fellow, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Switzerland

 

Rapporteur

  • Priyanka Mittal, Director, KRBL, India