The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is hosting an online conference, The Waste Research, Development, and Innovation Roadmap Conference, from Tuesday, 3 to Thursday, 5 March 2026.
The ten-year showcase of waste research, development and innovation in South Africa will feature outcomes achieved from South Africa’s Waste Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) Roadmap, an initiative of the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Prominent scholars and sector experts representing South Africa’s top academic institutions will present a variety of talks on value recovery from various agri and agro-processing organic waste streams, electronic waste, and waste plastic. The conference will also explore the social, economic, and environmental impacts of mismanaged waste in South Africa.
The multi-day, segmented webinar session format is structured into digestible sessions to attract participation and engagement from a wide-ranging industry, sector, media, research, and public audience, and to showcase the collaborative and multidisciplinary efforts of the DSTI-funded Waste RD&I Roadmap grant projects.
Join us each afternoon from 14:30 – 16:30 (South African Standard Time) for this virtual conference.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Days 1, 2 and 3:
Date: Tuesday, 3 March; Wednesday, 4 March and Thursday 5 March 2026
Time: 14:30 – 16:30
Webinar link:
For more information, please visit: https://www.csir.co.za/Waste-Research-Development-and-Innovation-Roadmap-Conference
Media enquiries:
Phetolo Phatsibi, Media Practitioner
Email: @email
Mobile: 081 396 8871
About the CSIR:
The CSIR, an entity of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. Constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1945 as a science council, the CSIR undertakes directed and multidisciplinary research and technological innovation, as well as industrial and scientific development to improve the quality of life of all South Africans. For more information, visit www.csir.co.za.
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Published 25 February 2026