Location: Virtual.

Registration closing date: 6 February 2026

The Western Cape branch is hosting a “Circular Economy – Introduction to Systems that are Beyond Waste” virtual training session to enable attendees to rethink the waste management sector and envision a materials management system that is regenerative and restorative in its design.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

-The problem with “Waste”

-Back to the Basics of “Why”

-An introduction to “Systems” and “Systems Thinking”

-Circular economy thinking

-The bigger picture of “Pollution and Waste” and going beyond, causes, symptoms and arising problems and consequences

-System design optimisation tools & learning from the best: Original thought from global visionaries

-Circular economy in action: international and local case studies.

Contact: Linda Campbell IWMSA Central Branch

E-mail: westerncape@iwmsa.co.za