TCI Logo presents ....
Landfill Waste Reduction and Management Workshop
DATE: 15 to 17 February 2006
VENUE: Ridgeway Hotel, Randburg
TOPICS:
  • FACILITATORS-Gavin Eichler & Francois du Toit
  • INTRODUCTION
  • background to the three day training workshop
  • clarification of code of conduct
  • expectations of workshop
  • introductions of participants
  • WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT? WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?
  • sustainability and development in context
  • Public private people partnerships
  • keeping economic development at local level
  • generating wealth at community level
  • quality vs quantity- champions
  • marketing as a goal
  • BEST PRACTICE LESSONS FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
  • planning and project design
  • resource maximization and establishing viability
  • identifying constraints to sustainability
  • partnership with government and business
  • setting realistic time-frames
  • CASES STUDIES- ACTIVE PROJECTS
  • Jozini waste reduction system
  • Pongola's landfill site
  • Empangeni landfill compositing project
  • Dannhauser waste reduction
  • Intergrated waste management plan
  • Taxi water and waste project
  • LEGISLATION AFFECTING WASTE REDUCTION MANAGEMENT
  • current policies and policy framework for waste
  • the hoops you'll be jumping through
  • potential stumbling blocks
  • overcoming obstacles
  • establishing contacts and building a quick finder
  • developing partnerships
  • looking at an actual waste management plan
  • WASTE REDUCTION
  • recycling concepts, practices and expectations
  • re-use ( crafts from waste)
  • reduce
  • concepts, practice and expectations in reduction
  • GARDEN WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • compositing waste
  • establishing nurseries using plant material
  • compositing equipment and establishment requirements
  • financial projections
  • Involving the community
  • HANDLING TYRES
  • Recycle, re-use, reduce, redirect
  • SITE VISITS
  • Examining existing practice
  • what are they doing right ?
  • what can we improve on?
  • where to from here?
  • potential linkages
  • how many more job opportunities can we create?
  • Good, bad or just ugly?
  • PRACTICAL PROJECT DESIGN-HOW TO APPROACH THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH WASTE REDUCTION MANAGEMENT
  • conceptualisation, planning and design
  • objectives based planning
  • monitoring and evaluation in context
  • controlling limited resources, human technical and capital
  • financial controls and transparency
  • sources of finance for projects
  • systems for reporting and control
  • practical project implementation
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
  • recognising the importance of waste reduction and management as a job creator and enterprise development programme
  • understanding the importance of lanfill waste reduction and management in the context of municipal management
  • learning how waste reduction programme can be included in IDP plans
  • being exposed to existing IDP intergrated waste management plan
  • understanding the basic legislative framework and policies governing waste management
  • identfying potential funding sources
  • valuing the principles of leadership and project team management
  • communicating effectively on project concepts and sustainability
Registration fee per delegate: R 5,100.00 + VAT = R 5,814.00
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