In the presence of the Assistant President of the University of Technology for Administrative Affairs, Professor Dr. Farhad Muhammad Othman and a number of heads of scientific departments. The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology organized a scientific symposium entitled Investing municipal waste in energy production and environmental preservation on Tuesday, 12/12/2023.

The symposium included scientific lectures by Engineer Montaser Hiran Muhammad from the Baghdad Municipality and Professor Louay Sadiq Al-Mukhtar from the Ministry of Environment, during which a detailed presentation was given on the management and control of waste and ways to convert it into useful energy to preserve the environment. It also touched on the classification of waste in terms of origin, physical state, and chemical nature of the waste, and the projects of the Baghdad Municipality in investing waste in the Rusafa and Al-Karkh area and converting it into energy to preserve the environment. In addition to addressing the dangers of waste and its impact on human health and society. At the conclusion of the symposium, the lecturers were awarded certificates of appreciation by the Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, Professor Dr. Khaled Ajami Sukkar, in appreciation of their distinguished efforts in delivering lectures.