GAIA Global Meeting Presentations

INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Incineration and Alternatives
Paul Connett

Waste and Incineration Issues in Gipuzkoa
Peio Lozano Valencia
Coordinadora de Plataformas contra la incineración en Gipuzkoa

Strategies for Victories

Broga gasification incinerator:
Community strategy for fighting an incinerator proposal
Yuen-Mei Wong
Broga Semenyih Protem No Incinerator Action Committee, Malaysia

Buenos Aires Zero Waste Law and Plan:
Making zero waste successful
Veronica Odriozola
Coalicion Ciudadana Anti-Incineracion, Argentina

Tire burning campaign in Spain:
Community strategies for fighting an incinerator
Ecologistas en Accion Navarre

Hazardous waste kept out of cement kiln in South Africa
Musa Chamane
groundWork, South Africa

Health Effects of Incineration
Dr. Peter Orris, USA

Regional Trends and Activities related to
the state of the global movement

Africa
Asia-Pacific
East Asia
Latin America

Emerging opportunities and challenges for campaigning and
collaboration that can build local and regional work

Africa Stockpiles Project
Musa Chamane
groundWork, South Africa

Emerging Trade Agreements and Waste Trade
Richard Gutierrez
BAN, Philippines

National Implementation Plans of the Stockholm Convention
Bjorn Beeler
IPEN, USA

Low POPs limits in Stockholm Convention and potential increase in toxic waste trade
Jindrich Petrlik
Arnika, Czech Republic

Global Processes around Mercury
Michael Bender, Mercury Policy Project
Zero Mercury Working Group

ISSUES

Waste, Energy and Climate Change
Alan Watson
(kindly email Alan for a copy of the presentation)

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Getting serious about reducing municipal waste – packaging

Reducing Packaging Waste
Humusz

No Plastics: Go reusable!
Marie Marciano, Eco Waste Coalition

Getting serious about reducing municipal waste – composting

Residu Minim: An Ecologist Approach to Waste Management
Victor Mitjans
CEPA-Spain

Mechanical and Biological treatment: Vermicomposting
Rui Berkemeier, Quercus, Portugal

Health

Introduction to health impacts of incinerator pollution
Dr. Peter Orris, USA

Repackaged incinerators: Gasification, pyrolysis, plasma,
cement kilns, and other energy related projects

Repackaged incinerators
Monica Wilson, GAIA

Wastepickers: poverty eradication and community development

Human Face of Solid Waste Management
Jyoti Maphsekar, SMS

Wastepickers in Cambodia
Heng Yon Kora, CSARO

Cement Kilns

The Influences of the Use of Hazardous Waste by
Cement Factories upon Residents Health &
Regional Conflicts in Korea
Kim Mi Hwa, Korea Zero Waste Movement Network