Regional Workshop on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA)in Asia and the Pacific

More than 50 participants attended this regional workshop representing National Governments, UN organizations, UNFCCC, UK and German Embassy,NGOs, private sectors, research bodies and universities. This workshop was organized in the context of the project “Pro-poor and sustainable solid waste management in secondary cities and small towns”, implemented by ESCAP in partnership with Waste Concern. The […]
Waste Concern Participates in the Fifth Regional 3R Forum

Waste Concern Participates in the Fifth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific Theme: Multi-layer Partnerships and Coalition as the Basis for 3Rs Promotion in Asia and the Pacific 25 February 2014, Surabaya, Indonesia Venue: Shangri-La Hote. A.H. Md. Maqsood Sinha, Executive Director & Co-founder of Waste Concern participated as an expert in the […]
High officials from government, NGOs and educational Institutes visits Recycling Training Centre (RTC) Plant at Kanchpur, Dhaka

February 19, 2014
Waste Concern Receives ‘Best Urban Practices’ Award February 2, 2012

During the First Session of the Event Organized by Bangladesh Urban Forum (BUF) in Dhaka, Bangladesh December 5-7, 2011 Bangladesh Urban Forum (BUF) is an initiative of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) with support from leading stakeholders of the urban sector in a bid to designing a broad base action plan, and to develop consensus […]
High Level Delegation from 6 City Corporations of Project UPEHSDP Visits Waste Concern’s CDM Based Compost Plant at Bulta, Roopganj

December 1, 2011 High Level Delegation from 6 City Corporations of Project UPEHSDP Visits Waste Concern’s CDM Based Compost Plant at Bulta, Roopganj In Training A team of Government high officials including CEOs from the 6 City Corporations (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet) visited Waste Concern’s Joint Venture Compost plant located at Bulta, Roopganj, […]
Waste Concern Receives Environment Award 2007

The Department of Environment (DoE) under the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) awarded Waste Concern the Environment Award 2007 in the category of Research and Development of Innovative Technologies and its Applications. This was the first-ever Environment Award introduced by the Government of Bangladesh for outstanding contributions to environmental […]
Meeting of Partners for Pro-Poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project for Secondary Cities and Small Towns in Asia

January 24, 2011 Meeting of Partners for Pro-Poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project for Secondary Cities and Small Towns in Asia In Training Meeting of Partners for Pro-Poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project for Secondary Cities and Small Towns in Asia January 24-26, 2011 Chiang Rai, Thailand From the 24th to the 26th […]
Meeting of Partners for Pro-Poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project for Secondary Cities and Small Towns in Asia

January 24-26, 2011 Chiang Rai, Thailand From the 24th to the 26th of January, 2011, the meeting of project partners for ESCAP’S and Waste Concern’s “Pro-Poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project for Secondary Cities and Small Towns in Asia” took place in Le Meredien, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Participants included officials from ESCAP from Thailand, […]
A Government Delegation from Nepal Visits Waste Concern’s Compost Facilities

January 10, 2011 A 8 (eight) member delegation from the Government of Nepal visited Waste Concern’s two compost facilities in Bulta and Katchpur during December 12 to 14, 2010. The team was headed by Mr. Reshmi Raj Pandey, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Local Development. Mr.Purusottam Man Shrestha, National Project Manager of Public-Private Partnerships […]
Two Day Training of Trainers (TOT) Organized for 6 (six) Municipalities organized by Waste Concern

December 2, 2010 Waste Concern in partnership with Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Government of Bangladesh and UNICEF organized a two day long Training of Trainers (TOT) in Dhaka for 6 (six) selected pourashavas under the ongoing project entitled “Support to Project Pourashava/ Municipalities in Developing their Solid Waste Management Plan with […]