Training on Implementation of the Integrated Resource Recovery Center Approach for Secondary Cities and Small Towns
November 1, 2010 Training on Implementation of the Integrated Resource Recovery Center Approach for Secondary Cities and Small Towns In Training Training on Implementation of the Integrated Resource Recovery Center Approach for Secondary Cities and Small Towns Implemented by: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in partnership with Waste Concern, […]
3Rs for Green Economy and Sound and Material- Cycle Society
3Rs for Green Economy and Sound and Material- Cycle Society Second Meeting of the Regional 3R Forum in Asia, 4‐6 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Second Meeting of the Regional 3R Forum in Asia was held from 4-6 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ministry of Housing and Local Government of Malaysia; Japan’s Ministry of […]
Regional Workshop RETA 6337:Innovations for Scaling up Organic Waste Management in South Asia
Radisson Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2-3 August 2010 “The goal of the workshop was to carefully consider the solid waste management related challenges and propose innovative ways for overcoming them through a comprehensive assessment of policy, management, and technological approaches.” Rapid urbanization in South Asia is creating an increasing strain on overburdened infrastructure, as […]
Regional Exposure Workshop on Pro-poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Secondary Cities and Small Towns- Dhaka, Bangladesh
Implemented by: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in partnership with Waste Concern, with financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 22 to 24 February 2010 Regional Exposure Workshop on Pro-poor and Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Secondary Cities and Small Towns- Dhaka, Bangladesh. A three […]
Seminar on Unlocking Mitigation Potential Through Renewable Energy Technologies in Bangladesh
Jointly Organized by: Waste Concern, Grameen Shakti, Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd and Department of Environment (DOE). Waste Concern established in 1995, is a research and development organization. Since its inception, Waste Concern has been involved in the experiment, piloting, and disseminating appropriate technologies for the waste management, wastewater, and sanitation sectors. Moreover, Waste Concern has […]
Compost Plant at Bulta, Roopganj, Greater Dhaka
Compost plant at Bulta, is a part of the joint venture project of Waste Concern and World Wide Recycling BV of Netherlands. It represents the first compost project registered successfully with UNFCCC and the first organic waste recycling project in the world to claim carbon credits. To implement the project, Waste Concern and World Wide […]
High Level Delegation from 6 City Corporations of Project UPEHSDP Visits Waste Concern’s CDM Based Compost Plant at Bulta, Roopganj
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, Greater Dhaka. A team of Government high officials including CEOs from the 6 City Corporations (Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet) visited Waste […]
Waste Concern Receives Global Tech Museum Award 2003
“Two Bangladeshi Honored As Tech Laureates In Prestigious Global 2003 Tech Museum Awards Competition For Applying Technology To Improve Quality Of Life Around The World” Iftekhar Enayetullah and Abu Hasnat Md. Maqsood Sinha, Co-founders of Waste Concern receiving Tech Museum Award from Paul S. Otellini, President and Chief Operating Officer of Intel, USA In October […]
Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs 2003
Maqsood Sinha, Waste Concern, BANGLADESH Iftekhar Enayetullah, Waste Concern, BANGLADESH Sinha, born and raised in Dhaka, is an urban planner-architect. Enayetullah, also from Bangladesh, is a civil engineer-urban planner. The pair met while completing their separate graduate research on urban waste management and decided to work together to develop programs in this area. Initially, the two […]
Capacity Development for CDM in Bangladesh under Sustainable Environment Management Program
Client MoEF / UNDP Description of work: The project supported the development of an institutional framework and capacity building for implementation of CDM projects in Bangladesh. Activities performed: Developed policy guideline and institutional framework for implementation of CDM projects in Bangladesh. Drafted National Strategy for CDM. Developed the structure of the […]
