Training on Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM)

📌 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

Rapid urbanization, population growth, and changing consumption patterns have significantly increased the volume and diversity of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Bangladesh. Effective management of MSW is crucial to protect public health and the environment. However, growing complexities such as plastics, e-waste, medical, and hazardous waste present new challenges.

This 3-day in-person training aims to strengthen participants’ knowledge and technical capacity on MSWM by exploring policies, planning, technologies, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable resource-efficient practices.

🎯 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬

▪️By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
▪️Understand current scenarios, challenges, and emerging trends of MSWM.
▪️Strengthen technical knowledge on innovative solutions for MSW planning and management.
▪️Apply circular economy principles across the MSWM value chain.
▪️Develop strategies for behavior change and community engagement to promote safe and inclusive waste management.

📘 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝

▪️Introduction & Context: Global, national, and local perspectives on MSWM.
▪️Waste Handling & Disposal: Waste characterization, efficient collection, transport, disposal, and resource recovery.
▪️Specialized Waste Management: Bio-degradable, plastics, hazardous, medical, and e-waste management.
▪️Socio-economic Dynamics: Integration of informal sectors, stakeholder engagement, awareness, and sustainable financing.
▪️Strategic Planning & Sustainability: MSWM linkages with climate change, circular economy, SDGs, and integrated planning.

👥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝

▪️Government officials (DPHE, LGED, DoE, etc.)
▪️City-level officials engaged in MSWM
▪️Urban planners, engineers, environmental professionals, donor agency and I/NGO practitioners
▪️Academics, researchers, and consultants in the urban waste sector
▪️Private sector and utility service providers in MSWM

📌 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

▪️Basic knowledge of municipal solid waste management
▪️Interest in sustainable waste management practices and urban environmental solutions

✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞?

▪️Expert-led sessions with practical insights
▪️Real-world lessons from experienced practitioners
▪️Hands-on exercises for city-specific SWM planning
▪️Field-based practical demonstrations
▪️Networking and peer knowledge exchange

📅 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬

𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 3 Days (In-person)
𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞: Bangla & English (Bilingual delivery)
𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬: Lesson handouts will be provided
𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞: Awarded upon successful completion

📝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝: 10 October 2025
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 20 October 2025

💰 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐞

16,000 BDT (Early Bird by 10 Oct 2025)
20,000 BDT (National participants)

🎓 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬

𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐝. 𝐌𝐮𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 – Director, CSIRS-UIU; Former Professor & Head, Dept. of Civil Engineering, BUET
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐭𝐚𝐳 – Director, ITN-BUET
𝐈𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 – Co-Founder & Director, Waste Concern
𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐪 𝐁𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐟 – Former Additional Chief Engineer, DNCC
𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐧 – Deputy Director & National Project Director, DoE
𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐧 – Associate Professor, Civil Engineering & Associate Director, CSIRS-UIU

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📞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝗔𝘇𝗶𝘇𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻
Research Officer (T/R), ITN-BUET
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𝗦𝘆𝗲𝗱𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗾𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗺
Research Officer, CSIRS-UIU
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