RECO Baltic 21 Tech - Towards Sustainable Waste Management in the Baltic Sea Region

15 - 17 October 2013, Hotel Patria, Štrbské Pleso, High tatra, Slovakia

One of the basic duties of municipalities is to secure a functional waste management system. In this area interests of citizens, municipalities, operators of waste disposal, waste incinerator and waste recovery sites, as well as government and eu are closely interlinked.

Cities and municipalities are obliged to respect european and national legislative norms as they make decisions about the systems to be used. At the same time they have to take into acc ount public opinion and their own financial possibilities.

17 - 19 April 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria

"Implementation of Organic Waste Management  in Southern and Eastern European Countries"
– Status, challenges and solutions –

Biowaste - Sofia 2013 will present and discuss the current efforts in  setting the strategic and regulatory framework for viable solutions  for organic waste recycling and its  national implementation.

11- 14 Juni 2013, Hannover, Germany

Unter Schirmherrschaft von Bundesumweltminister Peter Altmaier findet vom 11.-14. Juni 2013 in Hannover die 5. Internationale Tagung und Fachausstellung MBA, Sortierung und Recycling, Waste-to-Resources 2013, statt. Mit Teilnehmern aus jeweils rund 40 Staaten in den vergangenen Jahren ist es die weltweit größte Konferenz mit diesem Schwerpunkt. In diesem Jahr ist es erstmals eine gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Stoffspezifische Abfallbehandlung (ASA) und von Wasteconsult international, die an Stelle der der bisher eigenständigen Tagungen der beiden Veranstalter tritt.

05 March 2013, Szczecin, Poland

The partners of the project Waste to Resources will welcome you to a conference about sustainable waste management. We will discuss necessary conditions for a sustainable waste management based on sorting at the source - such as practical sorting facilities, effective communication and adequate framework conditions.

As a practitioner or policy maker involved in developing waste management, this is a perfect opportunity to listen to and discuss the experiences of five progressive municipalities and municipal companies in Sweden and Poland. Best practices has also been analyzed and developed by three universities participating in the project.

04 - 05 December 2012, Hannover, Germany

Es erwarten Sie viele aktuelle Themen, z.B.

• Neubau von Deponien
• Deponie auf Deponie
• Nachsorge und Nachnutzung von Deponien
• Zusammensetzung, Fassung (Rohrleitungsschäden) und Behandlung von
• Sickerwasser
• Deponieüberwachung und betriebliches Controlling
• Klimarelevante Emissionen und biologische Methanoxidation
• Messung, Bilanzierung und Minderung von Methanemissionen
• Gasfassung und -behandlung

16 - 17 October 2012, PURE FINAL CONFERENCE, Gdansk, Poland

The event consists of two parts:

• on 16th October the Polish national situation and international views on the role of municipal waste water treatment in reaching EU norms and HELCOM recommendations are discussed and results and experiences of EU financed project PURE* in Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Latvia and Poland are presented and shared;
• on 17th October in the morning there will be an excursion to the Gdansk's 'Wschód' WWTP

The event is organized by Project on Urban Reduction on Eutrophication (PURE) and it will be the Final Conference of the project.

18 -19 October 2012, Riga, Latvia

The University of Latvia, Faculty of Chemistry invites you to take part in the 17th International conference "EcoBalt 2012" to be held in Riga, Latvia, at the University of Latvia October 18 – 19, 2012.

The conference will focus on the most recent scientific and technological developments in the field of environment and its protection; green chemistry; pollution; environmental analytical methods and new applied analytical materials.

19 - 20 September 2012, Oslo, Norway

Achievements of transnational cooperation as well as planning the next programme period 2014-2020 are on the agenda of the Baltic Sea Region Programme during the year 2012.

At the Programme Conference in Lilleström (Oslo Region), we will see what difference transnational cooperation can make when successful projects continue working as thematic clusters (energy, innovation, transport and water). We will also look into the future of the European Territorial Cooperation 2014-2020. Will the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the Baltic Sea Region Programme go hand in hand? We will discuss the relationship between the Strategy and the Programme's priorities.

09 - 11 October 2012, Hotel Patria, Strbské Pleso, High Tatra, Slovakia

Regardless the limited financial resources, technical and technological difficulties as well as their time consuming character, cities and villages are obliged to secure proper functioning of waste management and processing systems. There are many and different solutions to choose from. However there is not a single one solution that can be declared as universal and perfect. Therefore the 6th annual expert conference “Enviro-Management 2012” aims at presentation of practical experience and knowledge in this area across the European countries in the widest possible extent.

18 - 19 June 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark

The 14th Baltic Development Forum Summit will be arranged jointly with the 3rd Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and take place in Copenhagen 18-19 June 2012 under the auspices of the Danish Presidency of the EU Council. The headline for this year's event is Public-private co-operation for a smart and green infrastructure in the Baltic Sea Region.

The meeting provides a unique platform for leaders from government, political parties, business, academia and civil society to discuss cooperation possibilities and growth initiatives in the Baltic Sea Region.