Coca-Cola to Develop Commercial Solutions for Plastic Bottles Made Entirely from Plants

The Coca-Cola Company is partnering with three leading biotechnology companies to accelerate development of the first commercial solutions for next-generation PlantBottle packaging made 100 percent from plant-based materials.

This effort to commercialize a plastic bottle made entirely from plants builds on the Company’s ground-breaking introduction and roll-out of its first generation PlantBottle package, which was the first ever recyclable PET beverage bottle made partially from plants. Since introduced in 2009, the Company has already distributed more than 10 billion PlantBottle™ packages in 20 countries worldwide.

Agreements with Virent, Gevo and Avantium – industry leaders in developing plant-based alternatives to materials traditionally made from fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources – were signed following an in-depth two year analysis of different technologies by The Coca-Cola Company’s R&D team and technical advisory board.

“While the technology to make bio-based materials in a lab has been available for years, we believe Virent, Gevo and Avantium are companies that possess technologies that have high potential for creating them on a global commercial scale within the next few years,” said Rick Frazier, vice president, commercial product supply for The Coca-Cola Company. “This is a significant R&D investment in packaging innovation and is the next step toward our vision of creating all of our plastic packaging from responsibly sourced plant-based materials.”

While Virent, Gevo and Avantium will follow their own route to make bio-based materials, all materials will be developed in line with Company and industry recycling requirements.

The Coca-Cola Company’s first generation PlantBottle packaging is the only fully recyclable PET bottle made with up to 30 percent plant-based material available today. PlantBottle packaging is made up of two components: MEG (mono-ethylene glycol), which makes up 30 percent of the PET, and is already made from plant materials, and PTA (purified terephthalic acid), which makes up the other 70 percent. In this next step, PTA will be replaced with plant-based materials, too.

Coca-Cola will continue to make investments in PlantBottle technology and aims to use PlantBottle packaging for the Company’s entire virgin PET supply by 2020.

Separately, Coca-Cola already produces a fully recyclable HDPE (high density polyethylene) plastic that is made 100 percent from plant material and is available through Odwalla™ juice brand products. While HDPE is an ideal package for some refrigerated juice products, it is not suitable for shelf-stable, carbonated and still beverages, the company reported.

Lesotho Bottle Water

Project concept

Lesotho has abundance of natural springs throughout the country. Many of these natural springs flow year round. They are fed by renewable groundwater reserves recharged by rainfall and cleaned by the natural environmental system with little or no anthropogenic influence. The waters from most of these springs are physically, chemically and biologically clean/acceptable and are sparkling, cool and refreshing.

The quality of water from these springs is largely influenced by the geology of the country and is typical Ca-Mg-HCO3 type.

Investment Opportunities

There are at least 106 springs monitored across the country and only 18 are being used commercially. This means that there are at least 88 springs that have water that can be bottled and sold both locally and internationally. The springs yield varies with the highest being 8.57 litres per second. Since bottled water is a food product internationally an investment in water bottling would have the benefit of creating a positive impact on public health in the region by providing safe drinking water for areas with poor water supply.

Location

The 106 springs monitored are in all the ten districts.

Products

Bottled water: Spring water and mineral water etc

Production Capacity
 

Parameter	Range
Average (l/s)	0.03 – 3.99
Minimum Yield (l/s)	0.01 – 1.68
Maximum Yield (l/s)	0.05 – 8.47
Total Dissolved Solids TDS (mg/l)	16 – 451
Electrical Conductivity (µS/ cm)	28 – 897
pH	5.03 – 11.30
Total hardness (CaCO3)mg/l	3 - 350
Calcium (Ca) mg/l	2 - 200
Alkalinity (CaCO3)mg/l	12 - 310
Fluoride (F) mg/l	0 – 2.20
Nitrates (NO3) mg/l	0 – 32.6
Potassium (K) mg/l	0 - 83
Chloride (Cl) mg/l	0 - 15
Iron (Fe) mg/l	0.001 – 3.30

Markets

Lesotho, South Africa, EU and USA

Project Type

Resource based

Estimated Project Cost

N/A

Collaboration Sought

Joint Ventures
New projects

Contacts

Lesotho National Development Corporation 
Private Bag A96, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Tel: (266) 2231-2012, Fax: (266)2231-0038
www.lndc.org.ls
Email: ce@lndc.org.ls

Ministry of Natural Resources
Department of Water Affairs

Tel: 22323698
Fax: (+266) 22310520

Bio-Plastics

Bioplastics: Technologies and Global Markets

Bioplastics will grow at a significant pace over the next 5 years. The total worldwide use of bioplastics is valued at 571,712 metric tons in 2010. This usage is expected to grow at a 41.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2010 through 2015, to reach 3,230,660 metric tons in 2015.

By 2010, ready access to crops such as soybeans, corn, and sugarcane moved the United States strongly into bioplastics. North American usage is estimated at 258,180 metric tons in 2010 and is expected to increase at a 41.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach 1,459,040 metric tons in 2015.

Use of bioplastics got off to a faster start in Europe than in the United States. European usage is now reported at 175,320 metric tons in 2010 and is expected to increase at a 33.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach 753,760 metric tons in 2015. 

INTRODUCTION

Market forces, especially increasing focus on environmental threats such as global warming and disposal of products containing toxic materials, have strongly driven development and early use of bioplastics. 

Bioplastics are plastics that are made from renewable resources, such as food crops or biomass. The terms “bioplastics” and “biodegradable plastics” have been used interchangeably, but there is a difference between the two types of polymers. 

BCC Research defines a fully biodegradable polymer as a polymer that is completely converted by microorganisms to carbon dioxide, water, and humus. In the case of anaerobic biodegradation, carbon dioxide, methane, and humus are the degradation products. Some, but not all, bioplastics are also biodegradable.

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Goals and objectives of this study include:

Identifying trends that will affect use of bioplastics and their major end-use application markets 
Reviewing, analyzing, and forecasting specific end markets for bioplastics by material types, with sections devoted to each type of renewable-sourced plastic 
Analyzing and forecasting market developments from the viewpoint of major applications for bioplastics, that is, packaging, automotive, electrical/electronic, medical, building, and construction and others 
Profiling many of the most important suppliers of bioplastics, including resin roducers and compounders   

REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY

The rapid emergence of bioplastics is one of the major materials stories of the period starting in 2010. Once billed as biodegradable plastics, the theme for renewably sourced plastics has shifted dramatically in recent years to sustainability. In order to maximize market impact, there is now a growing trend to compound bio-based plastics with oil-based plastics to extend their reach into markets for durable products used in cars, cell phones, and elsewhere. The focus has shifted to total carbon footprint, and away from contribution to the solid waste stream. 

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Due to the growing concern about climate change and negative health impacts of many existing materials, this report will be of interest to anyone who sells, designs, or manufactures products that are, or could be, made from polymeric materials. This report will also be of value to individuals who are helping to establish public policy about issues ranging from limits on use of plastics packaging to potential limits on use of vinyl compounds in medical applications. 

This report will be of value to technical and business personnel in the following areas, among others:

Personnel in end-user companies in a wide range of industries from retail bags to solar cell manufacturing 
Marketing and management personnel in companies that produce, market, and sell any type of plastics
Companies involved in the design and construction of process plants that manufacture resins and products made from the resins
Companies that supply, or want to supply, equipment and services to plastics companies
Financial institutions that supply money for such facilities and systems, including banks, merchant bankers, venture capitalists, and others
Investors in both equity and fixed-income markets; the fate of the plastics very much weighs on the values of the publicly traded stocks of companies such as Eastman, Bayer, DSM, and DuPont
Personnel in government at many levels, ranging from federal to state and local authorities, many of whom are involved in trying to ensure public health and safety; the report also will be of interest to military scientists studying new packaging and equipment. 

SCOPE OF REPORT

The focus of this report is plastics that are made from renewable resources such as biomass or food crops. There is even some potential development of bioplastics from animal resources. Plastics that may be potentially made from waste carbon dioxide are reviewed because of their potential impact on bioplastics, but their data is not included in the forecasts presented here. Bioplastics are further defined here as polymer materials that are produced by synthesizing, either chemically or biologically, materials which contain renewable organic materials. Natural organic materials that are not chemically modified, such as wood composites, are excluded. The report includes use of renewable resources to create monomers that replace petroleum-based monomers, such as polyester and polyethylene that use feedstocks made from sugarcane. Ethanol, a major product in Brazil, is one small chemical step from ethylene. 

The focal point is on the following resin chemistries, including:

Polylactic acid
Thermoplastic starch
Bio-polyamides (nylons)
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
Bio-polyols
Cellulosics
Bio- polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT)
Bio-polyethylene
Bio-bottle-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 

Biodegradable and photodegradable polymers made from petrochemical feedstocks are not included. 

Other renewable resin chemistries are also covered but in less detail because their roles are not as well developed. They include collagen and chitosan. 

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this report. Extensive searches were made of the literature and the Internet, including many of the leading trade publications, as well as technical compendia, government publications, and information from trade and other associations. Many background sources were used to develop chemical and property descriptions, but all forecasts are solely attributable to BCC Research. 

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Coca-Cola aims for gold by going green for 2010 Winter Olympics

Filed by Mike Ramey

Coca-Cola will use the Winter Olympics to launch its latest environmental push, but will a generation wary of ‘greenwashing’ buy the PlantBottle?


The Coca-Cola Company is using the 2010 Winter Olympics to trumpet its ‘environmental call to action’ and herald a new image for the 123-year-old firm.

Market research in Canada told the company it had a lot of work to do to sell its green image, especially to consumers in the 13-29 age group, the company’s most important market. The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games was the perfect platform, decided the company, which has been an Olympic sponsor since 1928.

One major push will likely be for what Coca-Cola calls the PlantBottle – its new eco-friendlier container, made in part from sugar cane and molasses. Along with trying to find a better bottle for its beverage products, Coca-Cola is trying to use water more efficiently in response to criticism in places such as India that the company wastes water and sucks aquifers dry.

“We had to work on the image of Coca-Cola in Canada,” said Nicola Kettlitz, the company’s general manager for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. “The Olympic Games are a powerful property in Canada; it appeals to a wide percentage of the population. What a great opportunity to talk about our agenda. We do a lot of great things that nobody seems to know about.”

Critics accuse the company of wasting water and of filling landfills – the destination for 75% of plastic bottles that carry Coca-Cola products such as Minute Maid juice and Dasani water. Even though the bottles are recyclable, customers throw them out and the company wears the environmental black eye.

Ad campaign

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola has made sustainability a cornerstone of its growth strategy for several years. It began slowly under former CEO Neville Isdell and is now the driving force for Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of the company.

One goal: reducing the amount of water used to make Coke. By 2010, Coca-Cola in Canada aims to cut its water usage by 10% at its plants.

To get its green message across at the Olympics, Coca-Cola will likely feature marketing for the PlantBottle, which was unveiled last month, using the bottle for its Dasani water, promoting its green credentials on the bottle and in an ad campaign in stores and online.

The new bottle is 30% sugar cane and molasses, blended as a component in the traditional petroleum-based plastic, and produces 25% fewer carbon-dioxide emissions than standard plastic containers, according to a study by Imperial College London, which was commissioned by Coca-Cola. It will be launched late this year in the Pacific Northwest, and will likely be sold and distributed in Canada ahead of the Olympics.

To showcase its efforts, the company also has a number of other plans for the Winter Games:

• It aims to ensure that packaging of each of the 7.5 million beverages it plans to serve at the Games is recycled. And it will highlight its $80m investment in six plastic-recycling plants around the globe, including the world’s largest in Spartanburg.
• When the Olympic torch relay begins in late October, Coca-Cola (a co-sponsor of the relay along with the Royal Bank of Canada) plans a campaign to highlight the threat of global warming on polar bears – characters in some of the company’s advertising.

Coca-Cola will also distribute 15,000 items of clothing, such as T-shirts and insulation for ski jackets manufactured from recycled plastic bottles.

Taking advantage of the Olympic spotlight to highlight the company’s eco-friendly moves makes good sense, said Lindsay Meredith, a marketing professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.

“Anything you can wrap in green is going to sell,” he said. “The Olympics is an ideal venue to play this card. The trick is to showcase something – just saying, ‘We’re Coca-Cola’ doesn’t cut it.”

Kettlitz is acutely aware that the ‘show me’ factor is crucial, particularly for Coca-Cola’s young customers, who are skeptical and quick to spot greenwashing.

The PlantBottle is important to the company’s green effort because, for beverage makers, growth lies not in carbonated soft drinks, but rather in products such as juices, teas and specialty waters – all drinks that come in plastic bottles.

The beverage industry has been working on better bottles for several years to reduce the amount of plastics in bottles, according to John Sicher, editor and publisher of Beverage Digest. For example, in March, PepsiCo Inc announced a 20% lighter bottle for Aquafina, the top bottled water brand in the US.

Coca-Cola has had to hustle to catch up to arch rival Pepsi in the juice and bottled water market. In 2007, Coca-Cola made the biggest acquisition in its history, a $4.1bn takeover of Energy Brands Inc, producer of Vitaminwater. Coca-Cola plans to sell that drink, along with Dasani, in PlantBottles.

Coca-Cola’s greener efforts have been welcomed by several environmental groups. The World Wildlife Fund has joined with the company to work on water issues, and the Vancouver-based David Suzuki Foundation is a consultant on Olympics-related efforts.

Still, some people say the progress doesn’t really address the main packaging problem given that the PlantBottle remains mostly plastic.

“Everybody’s trying to put themselves out as green. It’s a beginning, but it’s not far enough. What’s we’re missing is the solution,” said Dean Bellefleur, whose consulting company, D-idea, advises companies about packaging. Like other critics, he questions the wisdom of bottled products in general: “There’s no real reason to be carrying around these bottles.”

Coca-Cola is pragmatic, however. It insists consumers want the convenience of bottled beverages, so its aim is to supply greener products. “It’s not altruism, it’s simply self-interest,” said Sanjay Guha, president of Coca-Cola in Great Britain and Ireland, in a March speech. “The skeptics are right that companies like ours have not overnight become charities. Our aim remains to sell more drinks. But if we intend to keep growing, this growth has to be achieved in a sustainable way.”

Source: Vancouver Globe and Mail

don't re-use your plastic water bottle

American scientists say re-used bottles can be 'bacteria breeding grounds.
that's not considered acceptable drinking!

it becomes one of these little life cycles where you've got nice warm water 
and bacteria, and bacteria multiply, and that's a very good way to get sick.
so how do we protect ourselves? 
can't we just wash the bottle really well with soap and water? 
scientists say the plastic water bottles you buy at the stores are made to be
easily disposed of, so even washing them isn't good enough. 
the best thing to do is avoid the urge to refill your plastic water bottle.
avoid leaving half-drunk bottles for long periods since bateria found on the 
bottle cap & brim can breed. once the bottle is opened, bacteria enters into 
the bottle from our mouths & the environment. 

they also say only plastic bottles made to be used frequently 
-- like those attached to bicycles -- are safe.
water bottles designed for re-use (such as sport bottles) generally are made 
of heavier-duty plastic and have wider mouths. 
as such, it's easier to sterilize them, either by running them through a 
dishwasher or by hand-cleaning with very hot water and a scrub brush 
(the wider mouths allow for better cleaning). 

Global Water Conferences

September 2010
30 West Coast Green 2010 San Francisco CA 

October 2010
01 International Conference on Frontiers in Biological Sciences (InCoFIBS- 2010) Rourkela India 
04 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT - NCBE 2010 Durgapur, India India 
06 5th International Student Conference “Biodiversity and functioning of aquatic ecosystems in the Baltic region”Klaipeda Lithuania 
07 GLOBALGAP SUMMIT 2010 London United Kingdom 
07 SUMMIT 2010 London United Kingdom 
07 Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Planet Allahabad India 
09 THE 7TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE ABU DHABI, OCTOBER 9-13, 2010 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 
09 International Symposium of Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR7) Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 
11 13th International Riversymposium Perth Australia 
11 Hydrology Conference 2010 - The Changing Physical and Social Environment: Hydrologic Impacts and FeedbacksSan Diego Other 
11 Water Contamination Emergencies: monitoring, understanding, acting Muelheim an der Ruhr Germany 
11 Water: Crisis and Choices -- ADB and Partners Conference 2010 Mandaluyong Philippines 
13 Water Loss Asia 2010 Conference & Exhibition Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 
13 East African Project Management Conference - 'EAPMC 2010' Nairobi Kenya 
13 Filtrex Europe Cologne Germany 
13 Water 2010 London United Kingdom 
15 International Conference on Environmental Challenges: A Global Concern Jalandhar India 
17 Food Microbiology Symposium River Falls WI 
18 Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy Amherst Massachusetts 
19 Climate and Water Balance Changes in the Caspian region Astrakhan Russian Federation 
19 Major Projects Conference 2010 Brisbane Australia 
19 3rd Algae World Asia Singapore Singapore 
21 China Green Building Forum 2010 Shanghai China 
21 Water in your Supply Chain London United Kingdom 
21 The Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010 Calgary Canada 
21 Integrated Water Management London United Kingdom 
22 Sustainable Business Conference Seminole, Florida 
25 Offshore Wind: Power Summit Washington D.C Area Washington, D.C. 
26 New South Wales Major Projects Conference Sydney Australia 
27 ARC2010 - Atlantic Reclamation Conference Halifax Canada 
ARC2010 - Technical, operational andorganizational developments for the effectivemanagement, reclamation, restoration, andremediation of contaminated sites, as well as newapproaches and techniques to address them.
27 you to participate in the International Conference “HOUSING AND UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN – CHALLENGES, SOLUTIONS, PROSPE Astana Kazakhstan 
28 From Rain to Resource: Managing Stormwater in a Changing Climate Kelowna Canada 
28 Global Shale Gas Water Management Initiative 2010 Dallas Texas 
29 International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Environment Aligarh India 

November 2010
01 ICEMT 2010 - The First International Conference on Environmental Management & Technologies Amman Jordan 
02 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (ICBEE 2010) Cairo Egypt 
ICBEE 2010 will be published in the conferenceproceeding by IEEE, and all papers in theproceedings will be listed in IEEE Xplore, andindexed by Ei Compendex, Thomson ISI and INSPEC.
02 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (ICBEE 2010) Cairo Egypt 
All papers for the conference will be published inthe proceeding of the ICBEE 2010, and will beindexed by the Thomson ISI.
03 American Water Summit 2010 Washington D.C. 
04 Arab Environment 2010:Water, Sustainable Management of a Scarce Resource Beirut Lebanon 
04 International Congress on Environmental Health Coimbra Portugal 
08 Drylands, Deserts and Desertification: The Route to Restoration Sede Boqer Israel 
09 STORMWATER 2010 - Stormwater Industry Association National Conference Sydney Australia 
09 Coasts and Marine Infrastructure Europe Rotterdam Netherlands 
10 WaPUG Autumn Conference - The Wastewater and Urban Drainage Conference Blackpool United Kingdom 
11 3rd International Conference on Infrastructure Systems and Services 2010 - Next Generation Infrastructure Systems for Eco-Cities Shenzhen China 
11 Waterworlds: Tourism development, conflicts and planning Lisbon Portugal 
13 2nd Annual Biotechnology Conference for Students (ABCS-2010), Pune, India Pune India 
13 5th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Galveston Texas 
13 Cooperation on the Ganges: Barriers, Myths and Opportunities Singapore 
15 NT Major Projects Conference Darwin Australia 
16 International Meeting on Marine Resources 2010 Peniche Portugal 
16 Legionella: Through the Looking Glass London United Kingdom 
22 International Conference for Academic Disciplines Rome Italy 
26 2010 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Network and Computing (ICINC 2010) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 
ICINC 2010 Conference proceeding will be published by the IEEE, which will be included in the IEEE Xplore, and Indexed by Ei Compendex, Thomson ISI and INSPEC.
29 9th International Conference on Coast, Ports and Marine Structure Tehran Iran 
30 Smart Energy Networks Europe London United Kingdom 

December 2010
01 Alabama Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium Mobile Alabama 
01 Water Management in Mining Perth Australia 
01 Training Workshop Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 
01 Public Private Partnership Africa Tunis Tunisia 
05 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments (2010) Riyadh Saudi Arabia 
08 EMEC11 Portorož Slovenia 
08 IVth World Aqua Congress New Delhi India 
08 The Water and Business Conference 2010 London United Kingdom 
11 International Conference on Stem Cells and Cancer (ICSCC-2010): Proliferation, Differentiation, and Apoptosis. Pune India 
This 4-Day conference will encompass all areas instem cells and cancer research including basicresearch, applied and clinical aspects includingstem cell therapy and gene therapy. Decemberweather is very pleasant in Pune region.
13 International Conference on Environment 2010 penang Malaysia 
15 Twelfth International Conference on Information and Communications Security (ICICS - 2010) Barcelona Spain 
17 Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Dharmapuri India 
28 2010 International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry (ICBEC 2010) Hong Kong China 
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28 2010 IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology and Biosensors - ICNB 2010 Hong Kong Hong Kong 
The ICNB 2010 proceedings will be published by IEEE and All the papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore and indexed by Ei Compendex and ISI.
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The ICNB 2010 proceedings will be published byIEEE and All the papers will be archived in theIEEE Xplore and indexed by Ei Compendex and ISI.
28 2010 International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry (ICBEC 2010) Hong Kong China 
All the registered papers will be published intoconference proceedings by IEEE, and distributed atthe conference. The proceedings will be includedin the IEEE Xplore, and indexed by INSPEC, EiCompendex and Thomson ISI.

January 2011
07 2011 International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2011) Mumbai India 
ICESD 2011 will be published in the conference proceeding, and all papers in the proceedings will be included in IEEE Xplore, and indexed by Ei Compendex and Thomson ISI.
07 2011 International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2011) Mumbai India 
ICESD 2011 will be published in the conferenceproceeding, and all papers in the proceedings willbe included in IEEE Xplore, and indexed by EiCompendex and Thomson ISI.
07 2011 International Conference on Life Science and Technology (ICLST 2011) Mumbai India 
07 2011 International Conference on Life Science and Technology (ICLST 2011) Mumbai India 
All papers for the conference will be published in the proceeding of the ICLST 2011 by IEEE, and will be listed in the IEEE Xplore, and indexed by the Thomson ISI, INSPEC, EI Compendex.
10 Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Pune India 
10 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons Hyderabad India 
11 2011 North American Environmental Field Conference & Exposition San Diego California 
17 Asian Pacific Aquaculture Kochi India 
17 Infrastructure Middle East Manama Bahrain 
21 2011 International Conference on Advanced Material Research - ICAMR 2011 Chongqing China 
All accepted papers of ICAMR 2011 will be published by Advanced Materials Research Journal, which will be indexed by EI Compendex.
21 2011 International Conference on Advanced Material Research (ICAMR 2011) Chongqing China 
All accepted papers of ICAMR 2011 will bepublished by Advanced Materials Research Journal,which will be indexed by EI Compendex.
24 Microbes in Wastewater & Waste Treatment, Bioremediation and Energy Production Goa India 

February 2011
02 38th Annual PURC Conference Gainesville Florida 
03 Implementing the Human Right to Water in the West Salem Oregon 
06 Conference on Biotechnology for Better Tomorrow osmanabad India 
07 Water Scarcity Winter School Salzburg Austria 
07 ISRANALYTICA 2011 Tel Aviv Israel 
11 Health, Environment and Sustainable Development Tirupathi India 
19 2011 IEEE International Conference on Prudent Development and Renewable Energy Resources ¨C ICPDRE 2011Hyderabad India 
ICPDRE 2011 proceedings published by IEEE and All the presented papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore and Indexed by Ei Compendex and ISI.
19 2011 International Conference on Product Development and Renewable Energy Resources ¨C ICPDRE 2011 Hyderabad India 
ICPDRE 2011 proceedings published by IEEE and Allthe presented papers will be archived in the IEEEXplore and Indexed by Ei Compendex and ISI.
22 Drilling Fluids and Cuttings Management Asia 2011 Bangkok Thailand 
23 Cooperation for Waste Issues Kharkiv Ukraine 
26 2010 3rd IEEE International Conference on Signal Acquisition and Processing (ICSAP 2011) Singapore Singapore 
ICSAP 2011 will be published in the conference proceeding by IEEE, and all papers in the proceedings will be listed in IEEE Xplore, and indexed by Ei Compendex, Thomson ISI and INSPEC.
26 2011 2nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology(ICEST 2011) Singapore Singapore 
ICEST 2011 will be published in the conference proceeding by IEEE, and all papers will be included in the IEEE Xplore, and indexed by the INSPEC, Ei Compendex and Thomson ISI.
26 2011 2nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Singapore Singapore 
ICEST 2011 will be published in the conferenceproceedings by IEEE. All papers will be includedin the IEEE Xplore, and indexed by the INSPEC, EiCompendex and Thomson ISI.
27 Nanotech Insight “Because Small Matter is No Small Matter.” Cairo Egypt 

March 2011
04 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES Willemstad Netherlands Antilles 
Introducing the UNESCO ChairCaribbean Small Island Developing StatesThe governance of Caribbean SIDS for sustainabledevelopment is a big challenge. Besides naturehuman behavior puts a lot of pressure on thisdevelopment.
07 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT 2011 Lahore Pakistan 
11 2011 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computer Research and Development (ICCRD 2011) Shanghai China 
ICCRD 2011 will be indexed by IEEE Xplore, Thomason ISI, Ei Compendex and othermajor indexing services.
14 Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy San Diego California 
17 Water Innovation, Technology and Sustainability (WITS) Sao Paulo Brazil 
20 18th International Farm Management Congress Christchurch New Zealand 
Biennial International Congress – 3 dayspresentations, 2 days field trip options,contributed papers peer review and non-peer reviewand posters - submit in full by Sept 30th.Accompanying Person Programme. Pre and PostCongress Tours
29 Efficient 2011 - Jordan AMMAN Jordan 
29 Efficient 2011 - Jordan AMMAN Jordan 
31 12th Aquaculture Insurance and Risk Management Conference Kinsale, Ireland 
A conference for Insurance Underwriters, Brokers,Loss Adjusters, Surveyors, Lawyers, Fish Farm RiskManagers, University Experts, Investors and allthose interested in insurance, risk management andloss prevention in Aquaculture.
31 15th International Water Technology Conference Alexandria Egypt 

April 2011
06 Water & Environment 2011: CIWEM's Annual Conference London United Kingdom 
10 Engineering Sustainability 2011: Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line Pittsburgh PA 
10 European Conference for Academic Disciplines Gottenheim near Freiburg Germany 
13 Environmental International Forum SAVE the Planet – Waste & Water Management, Recycling Sofia Bulgaria 

May 2011
10 6th Asia Pacific Biotechnology Congress and 40th Annual Convention and Scientific Meeting of the Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. Manila Philippines 
16 Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Pune India 
22 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress Palm Springs California 
23 Water Resources Management 2011 Riverside California 
23 American Canadian Conference for Academic Disciplines Toronto Canada 
25 River Basin Management 2011` Riverside California 
30 Recycling of Organics Wastes in Agriculture Esfahan Iran 
30 Int'l End-of-Academic-Year Multidisciplinary Conference Bad Hofgastein (outside Salzburg) Austria 

June 2011
01 2011 International Symposium on Environmental Science and Technology Dongguan China 
01 2nd International Conference on ECOLOGICAL THEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS (ECOTHEE 2011) Chania Greece 
EcoTHEE11 conference addresses the need for humanresponse to ecological crisis. It aims atmulti-disciplinary exchanges and insights,with afocus on religious-based and scientific approachesto environmental issues and human responsability
05 Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress Victoria Canada 
06 The 8th IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies Amsterdam Netherlands 
07 Euro-American Conference for Academic Disciplines Aix-en-Provence France 
27 The 64th CWRA Conference Our Water - Our Life - The Most Valuable Resource St. John's Canada 

July 2011
06 The 35th WEDC International Conference - Call for Papers Launched Loughborough United Kingdom 

August 2011
07 15th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors Colorado Springs Colorado 

September 2011
19 Groundwater: Our Source of Security in an Uncertain Future Pretoria South Africa 
25 6th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Dubrovnik Croatia (Hrvatska 

October 2011
19 WaterMed 2011 Milan Italy 

December 2011
05 First International Conference on Water and Society Las Vegas Nevada 
13 Third International Conference on Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards Shah Alam Malaysia