Environmental International Forum SAVE the Planet - Waste & Water Management, Recycling

The Forum is a market and networking place for providers of technology and expertise in the sphere of waste and water management and recycling. Over 250 participants attended the Conference in 2010– experts, managers and consultants. Speakers were from from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Spain, The Netherlands and UK. The event focus country was the Netherlands. There was a Collective participation of Dutch companies realized with the partnership of the Economic Department to the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bulgaria, the Netherlands Water Partnership and the Netherlands Waste Management Partnership. The Exhibition participants had the opportunity to meet and network with business executives, investors, representatives of local and regional authorities, decision makers in the field of investment policy, project developers, academics, specialists in all industry branches. Through the start-up of the event Via Expo team aims at bringing expert international know-how and experience concerning innovative ecological practices that will positively influence the sustainable development in the Region as an important contribution to combating climate change. The event was under the auspices of the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water and the Energy Efficiency Agency. Some of the international partners are German Water Partnership, European Water Partnership, Netherlands Water Partnership, Netherlands Waste Management Partnership, European Organization of Strategic Planning, and WADE - World Alliance for Decentralized Energy. The Bulgarian branch partners are Bulgarian Association of Recycling, Energy Agency of Plovdiv, Information Group Passive Buildings Bulgaria, Bulgarian Association for Construction Insulation and Waterproofing, Bulgarian Water Association.