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.
News From Colombia
The ISWA YPG Colombian chapter was officially launched on 4th April, 2020, through an online conference with attendance of 25 people! During the virtual event there was a short presentation by Dr. Andrea Winterstetter (Local and Regional ISWA YPG Networks...
The 2nd ISWA YPG online conference: a step in our journey from dumpsites to a circular economy
From the Stone Age to the Present Day, we have exhausted the Earth???s natural reserves to build our civilization. According to latest figures from the United Nation, around 90 billion tons of natural resources are extracted every year to support and grow our...
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: South Australia
The latest WAW is brought to you from South Australia by Kathrine Heinrich, Chair of the ISWA Young Professionals
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.
A Chat with YPG Member Subha Niranjan
Subha is the Sustainability officer of Electronic City Industrial Township Authority (ELCITA), Bangalore which is one of India’s premier industrial estates. Subha has been instrumental in successfully implementing waste management projects in the township and is an inspiration to many.
We caught up with Subha and asked a few questions about her work in the waste industry and what inspired this career path.
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