BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ISWA - ECPv5.4.0.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ISWA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.iswa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ISWA BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260129 DTSTAMP:20260906T235822 CREATED:20250723T135416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T151708Z UID:102444-1769385600-1769644799@www.iswa.org SUMMARY:IFAT Saudi Arabia 2026 DESCRIPTION:Click here for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pioneering waste management\, recycling and water management solutions across the Middle East & North Africa\nThe global network of IFAT with its 11 succesful trade fairs in seven countries\, will be expanded by a strategically important new event. The trade fair will be held at Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center and will bring together the key players in waste\, water and environmental technologies.\nThe National Center for Waste Management (MWAN)\, ISWA’s National Member in Saudi Arabia\, is the event’s Founding and Strategic Partner. MWAN has been leading a major transformation journey of the waste sector in Saudi Arabia through extensive regulatory and planning efforts that fully embody circular economy principles\, while creating hundreds of opportunities for local and global investors\, to build an advanced and modern waste infrastructure.\n\n\nTogether with key partners\, members and our regional chapter\, ISWA will be offering curated panel discussions and a fireside chat at the Orange Stage.\nISWA Program on 27 January on the Orange Stage\n– Fireside Chat | 16:00 – 16:25 | Emerging Technologies for Waste & Resource Management Transformation– Panel discussion | 16.25 – 17.00 | Launch of the World Bank’s report on Solid Waste Management in MENA\, in Collaboration with ISWA– Panel discussion |17.55 – 18.30 | Regional Developments and Innovations in Waste & Resource Management\nThe World Bank will also be presenting a session on Integrated Solid Waste Management in Egypt\, “National Strategy and Overview of World Bank-supported activities in Greater Cairo“. Join this session on Tuesday\, January 27 from 20:00 – 20:20.  URL:https://www.iswa.org/event/ifat-saudi-arabia-2026/ LOCATION:Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia CATEGORIES:Highlighted,Highlighted-home ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.iswa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ifatSaudiArabia_logo_rgb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260203T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260906T235822 CREATED:20251215T110840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T091158Z UID:106021-1770120000-1770123600@www.iswa.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Textiles in the Focus – How Extended Producer Responsibility can enable a circular economy for the sector DESCRIPTION:Register here for the webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From 1 January 2025\, all EU Member States must collect textile waste separately under the revised Waste Framework Directive. Yet the current textile-waste management system is already under severe pressure:– Sharply increasing volumes\,– Declining quality of collected textiles\, and– An economic model that can no longer cope with today’s realities.\nThis raises a key question:Can Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) — now emerging as the new mandatory framework for textiles — stabilise and transform the system\, or will it require a complete restructuring of the textile value chain? \n\nIn this webinar\, leading voices from across the sector — including EURATEX\, fashion brands / retailers\, and municipal representatives — will share their perspectives on what an effective textile-EPR scheme should look like:– How financing and responsibilities should be structured\,– Which incentives are needed for eco-design\, reuse\, and high-quality recycling\, and– How EPR can help clean up the current system and support a transition toward a true circular textile economy.\nJoin us to understand the opportunities\, risks\, and critical design choices for the upcoming EPR framework — and how it can address today’s challenges while shaping tomorrow’s sustainable textile sector. URL:https://www.iswa.org/event/webinar-textiles-in-the-focus-how-extended-producer-responsibility-can-enable-a-circular-economy-for-the-sector/ CATEGORIES:Highlighted,Highlighted-home,ISWA events,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.iswa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Feb-3rd.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260204T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260204T150000 DTSTAMP:20260906T235822 CREATED:20260108T103918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T104105Z UID:106655-1770213600-1770217200@www.iswa.org SUMMARY:Webinar: CIWM Forum - Arabian Peninsula - Challenges & opportunities in the sector DESCRIPTION:Register here for the webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Wednesday 4 February 2026Time: 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET Location: Virtually via Zoom (link will be shared following RSVP)\nCIWM is delighted to welcome Basem Abu Sneineh\, Director – Resources and Waste Management from ROSHN Real Estate\, who will be presenting on the topic “Source Segregation in the Arabian Peninsula: Challenges\, Realities\, and Practical Solutions”.\nFollowing the presentation\, there will be an open forum discussion where attendees are encouraged to share perspectives\, raise challenges\, and explore collaborative solutions to regional waste management issues. URL:https://www.iswa.org/event/webinar-ciwm-forum-arabian-peninsula-challenges-opportunities-in-the-sector/ CATEGORIES:ISWA Supported Events,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.iswa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Arabian-Peninsula-Web-Banner-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260211T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260211T123000 DTSTAMP:20260906T235822 CREATED:20260113T143252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T104550Z UID:106742-1770807600-1770813000@www.iswa.org SUMMARY:WORKSHOP 4: Household Hazardous Waste After Collection DESCRIPTION:Click here for more information and to register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Following the introduction of mandatory separate collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) across the EU\, the Hazards Out project continues the discussion by looking at what happens once HHW has been collected.\nGabriel Chifflier\, the Vice Chair of ISWA Working Group on Hazardous Waste will be represent ISWA in the workshop and will discuss the guidelines on safe and effective HHW management\, including the key Dos and Don’ts in HHW management.\nThis workshop focuses on the operational aspects of HHW management\, including safe transport\, temporary storage\, treatment and recovery. Topics include logistics and safety requirements\, storage at civic amenity sites and treatment facilities\, treatment and recovery options\, and practical Dos and Don’ts for operators and local authorities. URL:https://www.iswa.org/event/workshop-4-household-hazardous-waste-after-collection/ CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops and Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.iswa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FEAD-HHW-Workshop-4-Visuals.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260212T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260212T160000 DTSTAMP:20260906T235822 CREATED:20260205T102815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T102815Z UID:107295-1770908400-1770912000@www.iswa.org SUMMARY:Member webinar: Running a profitable MRF in 2026: What AI really changes – and what it doesn't DESCRIPTION:Register here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join this webinar hosted by ISWA’s silver member Greyparrot today! Learn how global plant managers\, analysts and technical leads are using AI to boost recovery profits this year. Learn why the heart world’s waste leaders are making AI a pillar of their 2026 strategy.\nJoin resource recovery experts from the USA\, EU and UK as they share their outlook on:Thursday 12 Feb 2026\, UK (GMT): 2:00 pm EU (CET): 3:00 pm\n Together with our very own Matthew Steventon\, they’ll share their experiences with AI waste analytics – and how it’s helping them adapt to this year’s challenges.\nSecure your place to hear from KSI Recycling’s Foppe-Jan de Meer\, GreenTech’s Alan Smith and USA Waste & Recycling’s Brian Popovich. URL:https://www.iswa.org/event/member-webinar-running-a-profitable-mrf-in-2026-what-ai-really-changes-and-what-it-doesnt/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:ISWA Supported Events,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.iswa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26-January-2026-banner-CEWEP-ESWET-event-1-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR