8th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium

1415190莱因哈特全球城市固体废物产生量持续增长。今天，据估计，30亿城市居民每人每天生产1.2公斤（每年13亿吨）。到2025年，这一数字可能达到43亿城市居民，每人每天产生约1.42公斤（3.1磅/每人每天）的城市固体废物（每年22亿吨）。美国产生的大部分垃圾都是填埋的（约53.6%）；世界上超过40%的人呢？都市固体废物已被堆填。本次研讨会是美国和国际固体废物管理领域专家的年度会议。在这些重要的会议上，与会者分享他们在堆填区的最新发现、新的研究领域和未来可能出现的问题。研讨会的另一个重要方面是，它为年轻的教师和学生提供了一个论坛，让他们参与并从该领域的人那里获得知识。NSF基金将用于为研究生和来自发展中国家的与会者提供大幅折扣的注册费。因此，专题讨论会的讨论和结果将为下一代工人提供培训，主要是环境工程方面的培训，并将加深可能完全依赖垃圾填埋场进行废物管理的国家对这一领域的了解。讨论会的成果包括一个载有所有会议摘要的网页和一本已出版的摘要集。通常，评论论文也是研讨会的产物。与会者来自许多国家，性别也很多样化。例如，规划小组有50%是女性，包括一名西班牙裔男性，由高级和初级教师以及一名学生组成。

1415190ReinhartMunicipal solid waste generation continues to grow globally. Today it is estimated that 3 billion urban residents generate 1.2 kg per person per day (1.3 billion tonnes per year. By 2025 that figure is likely to reach 4.3 billion urban residents generating about 1.42 kg/capita/day (3.1 lb/cap/day) of municipal solid waste (2.2 billion tonnes per year). The majority of the waste generated in the US is landfilled (~53.6 %); and over 40 % of the world?s MSW is landfilled.This symposium is the annual meeting of the US and international experts in the area of solid waste management. These are critical meetings as the participant share their most recent findings in landfill operations, new research areas and future issue which may arise.Another important aspect of Symposium such as this one is that it provides a forum for young faculty and students to participate and gain knowledge from those in the field. NSF funds would be used to provide deeply discounted registration fees for graduate students and attendees from developing countries. Therefore the discussions and findings of the symposium will provide training for next generation workers, primarily in environmental engineering and will deepen understanding of this area for countries that may entirely depend on landfills for waste management. The outcomes of the symposium include a webpage with a summary of all sessions and a published book of abstracts. Frequently, review papers are also a product of the symposium. The attendees represent many countries and are typically gender diverse. For example, the planning group is 50% female, includes one Hispanic male, and is composed of senior and junior faculty and a student.