ISWA Young Professionals Group
The ISWA Young Professionals Group is made up of ISWA members below 35 years old with a shared passion for Solid Waste Management, knowledge sharing, collaboration and innovation.
To join the YPG, you must be an ISWA member and be under 35 years old. All YPGs are encouraged to volunteer for one of ISWA’s Working Groups. Requests to join the YPGs, a working group, proof of membership and proof of age can be sent to: ypg@iswa.org.
YPG Mentorship Programme 2025-2026
Since 2015, the ISWA YPG Mentorship Programme has connected young professionals with senior experts from across the global waste and resource management community. Through tailored mentor-mentee exchanges, participants gain technical insights, career guidance, and valuable international connections.
The 2025 edition brought together over 20 mentor-mentee pairings from around the world, each wrapping up with a collaborative blog, listed below.
We catch up with YPG Member, Dr. Ramy Salemdeeb
Dr. Ramy Salemdeeb is a founding member of the Young Professionals. He is a waste & resource management consultant with a focus on post-conflict zones and developing countries. He is the founder of “Zero Waste MENA”, a regional initiative to promote sustainable practices to create zero waste communities in the MENA region.
Waste Around the World: South Australia
The latest WAW is brought to you from South Australia by Kathrine Heinrich, Chair of the ISWA Young Professionals
Waste Around the World: Baltimore, USA
In the latest issue of Waste Around the World, Kristyn Oldendorf from Baltimore, USA shows us around the host city of the 2017 ISWA World Congress
Help us to Map the World’s Biggest Waste Challenges
Calling all waste and resource management professionals from across the globe – we need your help to identify the world’s biggest waste challenges by completing a survey.
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Insights from ISWA webinar: How extended producer responsibility is reshaping the textiles sector
Textile EPR, if done right, can relieve pressure on municipalities, stabilise existing collection systems and create the conditions for a truly circular textile economy. Done poorly, it risks increasing costs, volumes and public frustration without improving outcomes.
ISWA at the World Future Energy Summit 2026
ISWA’s Technical Lead, Mostafa Ahmed, together with Mohab Ali Talib Al-Hinai, Vice President of Sustainability and Circular Economy from Beeah (ISWA National Member of Oman), contributed to the panel discussion “Unlocking demand, supply, and profit with a circularity marketplace” at the Circular Economy Conference, held as part of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.