WASTETECH-2013, 8th International Exhibition-Forum on Waste Management and Environmental Protection Technologies
29 May 2013, Wednesday
WASTETECH-2013, the 8th International Exhibition-Forum on Waste Management and Environmental Protection Technologies takes place today in Moscow.
The event held in the framework of the Environmental Protection Year in the Russian Federation is attended by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov. The exhibition is dedicated to the following issues: collection, storage, transportation, decontamination and utilization of production and consumption wastes, sanitation and landscape recreation, protection of basins and community air, recovery of contaminated territories, use of renewable energy resources, industrial safety and labor safety.
This year the exhibition is attended by around 300 domestic and foreign companies.
The program of WASTETECH-2013 includes more than 10 conferences, workshops and panel discussions.
On the eve of the conference the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov took part in the discussion lead by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation Sergey Donskoy dedicated to Preparation of the Federal Target Program "Elimination of past environmental damage for years 2014-2015."
As part of the new national project "Environmental well-being" Tatarstan has planned the implementation of 8 environmental initiatives with total funding of 3 billion rubles. The main part of the funds will be used for work on the federal project "Water of Russia", Minister of Ecology Azat Ziganshin said at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Today, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Azat Ziganshin spoke at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event was dedicated to the start of the sanitary and ecological two-month period and environmental work plans for 2026 within the framework of the national project "Environmental well-being".
Today, at the weekly staff meeting with the heads of structural and territorial divisions, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Azat Ziganshin, presented badges and official identification cards to the staff of the department.