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PRESS RELEASE Global WtERT Council and University Mohammed VI Polytechnic Sign MOU to Further Joint Research, Education in Waste-to-Energy technologies. New York, Benguerir, Hangzhou, February 20, 2024: Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WtERT) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Morocco for research cooperation in [...]

New York/Dubai, November 7, 2023: The Global WtERT Council with the University of Sharjah, host of WtERT Emirates, co-signed a letter to the COP28 President H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber calling for urgent action to divert waste from landfills, which are responsible for the release of huge amounts of methane emissions that contribute to global warming. The letter [...]

On November 8, the 7th International Training Workshop on Waste to Energy (WtE) and the 5th International Symposium on Energy Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste for Sustainable Urban Development concluded with great success. Zhejiang University (ZJU) hosted the events, which were also co-hosted by Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) and the International Consultant Committee on Waste to Energy (ICCWtE). [...]

We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Global WtERT Council (WtERT) and Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). Both organizations agreed to join forces to collaborate together to advance research and exchange experiences, knowledge and skills in the field of energy from waste. On October 27th, 2023, JUST organized a [...]

The opening ceremony of the 7th International Training Workshop of Waste to Energy was successfully held on October 25th, 2023 in Hangzhou. Prof. Xiaodong Li, Chair of the workshop and International Consultant Committee of Waste to Energy (ICCWtE) from the Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, hosted the opening ceremony with welcoming address from officers from Zhejiang Provincial [...]

It’s time for Africa to look for engineering solution to turn waste into energy By Reda Kabbaj, Research Associate, Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University | VP International Relations, WtERT.org The situation of waste management in Africa is getting worse. The continent's poor waste management is already having an adverse effect on both human and environmental health. Most of [...]

Global WtERT Council Inc. Announces Election of New President and Board Members New York, August 8, 2023: Global WtERT Council Inc. Dba WtERT® announced that Prof. Qunxing Huang, Vice Dean, College of Energy Engineering of Zhejiang University (www.doe.zju.edu.cn) has been elected as new President of the scientific research organization as of the beginning of 2023. After heading WtERT since [...]

In January Zero Waste Europe published an article on dioxin emissions in three European waste-to-energy plants. Here Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis, director of the Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University discusses the report. From article of Waste Management World In January 2023, Waste Management World (WMW) published a biomonitoring research on waste incinerator emissions in three countries by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE). In [...]