ABOUT NSWAI
National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI) is the only leading professional non-profit organization in the field of Solid Waste Management including Toxic and Hazardous Waste and also Biomedical Waste in India. It was formed on 25th January 1996.
MoEF, New Delhi, Government of India has identified NSWAI as one of the centers in capacity building projects of World Bank in Urban Municipal Solid Waste Management.
NSWAI helps the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), New Delhi in various fields of solid waste management in making policies and action plans and is entrusted the responsibility of collecting information and various data related to solid waste management from the municipalities of Urban Class-I cities(population more than 1Lakh) and Urban Class-II cities(population above 50,000), collate and disseminate the information to website which is linked to national and international organizations.
The association is a member of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Vienna, Austria and provides forum for exchange of information and expertise in the field of Solid Waste Management at the national and international level.
Important Updates:
NSWAI President, Dr. Amiya Kumar Sahu had been interviewed recently at Delhi regarding Solid Waste Management Scenario in India. This interview will be broadcast-ed on Lok Sabha Television on Friday, 30th September, 2011 at 4 pm and Saturday, 1st October, 2011 at 9 am.
Waste Management Centre at Sathyabama University with support from National Solid Waste Association of India
Published in The Hindu - Education Plus, Chennai dated March 15, 2011
Website : http://www.centreforwastemanagement.com/
News for the International Seminar on Waste Management organized by The Center for Waste Management, Sathyabama University, Chennai with support from NSWAI
Upcoming - International Conference on Green Technology and Environmental Conservation organised by Centre for Waste Management - 15-17th December, 2011 - Chennai
