ICSW 2015 - The 30th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management

The 30th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management will be held in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. on March 15-18, 2015. Participants are expected from over 40 countries.
Researchers, educators, government officials, consultants, managers, community leaders and others with expertise in solid waste are invited to submit papers for oral presentation or poster session at the Conference.
Papers related to all aspects of solid waste technology and management are of interest, including:
Landfill topics
Recycling
Economics
Waste reduction
Energy recovery and thermal treatment
Composting and biological treatment
Policy
Regulations
EU directives
Facility siting
Public involvement
Education
Household hazardous wastes
Waste composition studies
Chemical and biochemical treatment
Contaminated sites
Municipal wastes
Industrial wastes
Mining and mineral wastes
Medical wastes
Scrap tires
Agricultural wastes
Research topics
Modeling
Utilization of waste materials
Case studies
Solid waste dust
Innovative technologies
Waste collection
Waste generation studies
Integrated waste management
Equipment
Sludge
Ash
Use of waste materials in construction
Environmental impacts
Construction and demolition wastes
Geotechnical topics
Liners, caps, gas and leachate
Environmental equity
Carbon emissions reduction
All other related topics
Notes for abstract submission:
The abstract should be as brief as feasible (maximum size is 1000 characters).
Online submission is strongly preferred, using the “Submit Abstract” link near the top/right of this page. If you are unable to use the on-line submission form, a one-page abstract (in English) should be sent to:
Dr. Ronald L. Mersky, Conference Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Widener University,1 University Place, Chester, PA 19013-5792 U.S.A.
e-mail: solid.waste-AT-widener.edu Fax: 610 499 4461 Phone: 610 499 4042
Include: the paper title; the names of all authors; the complete postal and email addresses of the corresponding author; a brief abstract. Indicate if you wish to present the paper as an oral presentation, poster session, or both.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 31, 2014. Early submission is encouraged.
A discounted Conference registration fee will be available for authors of accepted papers.
Student presentations will be included in the Conference.
Written versions of papers presented at the Conference may be published in the Conference Proceedings.
Papers presented at the Conference may be reviewed for possible publication in the Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management.
Authors may submit multiple abstracts. However, no person may present more than two papers at the Conference.