ZA at Workshop to Advance the APEC Environmental Services Agenda: Enhancing APEC Economies’ Understanding of Environmental Services
Feb 2020 ZA
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Dr Sun Xiaolong was an invited speaker for the event. He posited the idea of waste-to-resource as the ultimate solution, particularly the transformation of wastes into safe construction materials.
Dr Sun Xiaolong was an invited speaker for the event. He posited the idea of waste-to-resource as the ultimate solution, particularly the transformation of wastes into safe construction materials.
Published FEB, 2020
Dr Sun Xiaolong, the founder of ZA was an invited speaker at the "Workshop to Advance the APEC Environmental Services Agenda: Enhancing APEC Economies’ Understanding of Environmental Services". He provided an industry perspective on environmental services, using case studies from Zerowaste Asia, the case was made to “Develop an Integrated Framework for Sustainable Utilisation of Waste”. He posited the idea of waste-to-resource as the ultimate solution, particularly the transformation of wastes into safe construction materials.
The event, held on February 11, 2020, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, was organised by the Government of New Zealand under the auspices of the APEC Group on Services. APEC refers to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a forum bringing together 21 economies from the region and which covers a range of issues related to economic integration.
The Workshop was attended by 8 speakers included policy makers, experts from academia and international organisations, and business representatives. Participants were primarily officials from domestic agencies with an interest in environmental services, and GoS delegates from Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, United States, Russia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Viet Nam and Papua New Guinea.
Economies are urged to consider the ideas that were presented by speakers and how they could be taken forward in GoS and other APEC fora. With the rising of environmental services demand in Asia Pacific region, ZA is extending its Zero Waste philosophy and technology impact to more and more APEC countries.
The event, held on February 11, 2020, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, was organised by the Government of New Zealand under the auspices of the APEC Group on Services. APEC refers to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a forum bringing together 21 economies from the region and which covers a range of issues related to economic integration.
The Workshop was attended by 8 speakers included policy makers, experts from academia and international organisations, and business representatives. Participants were primarily officials from domestic agencies with an interest in environmental services, and GoS delegates from Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, United States, Russia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Viet Nam and Papua New Guinea.
Economies are urged to consider the ideas that were presented by speakers and how they could be taken forward in GoS and other APEC fora. With the rising of environmental services demand in Asia Pacific region, ZA is extending its Zero Waste philosophy and technology impact to more and more APEC countries.
Speaker's biographies
Dr Sun Xiaolong is the founder and CEO of Zerowaste Asia, a high-tech environmental company from Singapore. He has more than 10 years of research and industrial experience in environmental field. He specializes in waste and wastewater treatment, waste-to-resource, green construction materials, environmental impact assessment and monitoring. He has conducted numerous industrial, R&D, and consultancy projects in waste and wastewater treatment and utilization. He successfully secured and led a number of Singapore and China’s national projects in waste treatment and reuse, and worked with Singapore’s National Environment Agency to establish a Singapore’s environmental standard in waste-to-resource. His achievement has been featured on the major TV channels and newspapers of Singapore and China, and on NHK as well.
Dr Sun Xiaolong is the founder and CEO of Zerowaste Asia, a high-tech environmental company from Singapore. He has more than 10 years of research and industrial experience in environmental field. He specializes in waste and wastewater treatment, waste-to-resource, green construction materials, environmental impact assessment and monitoring. He has conducted numerous industrial, R&D, and consultancy projects in waste and wastewater treatment and utilization. He successfully secured and led a number of Singapore and China’s national projects in waste treatment and reuse, and worked with Singapore’s National Environment Agency to establish a Singapore’s environmental standard in waste-to-resource. His achievement has been featured on the major TV channels and newspapers of Singapore and China, and on NHK as well.
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