Dr Waleed Montasser, MIEMA, CEnv
Director of Circular Learning
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IREEMS Ltd UK
Dr Waleed Montasser is a Chartered Waste Manager and Chartered Environmentalist with 20 years in environmental, wastes and resources management as well as the circular economy. Dr Montasser is a Director of Circular Learning and owner / founder of IREEMS Ltd UK, with clients in the UK and internationally.
He has been involved in projects and studies with various wastes and environmental organisations in the UK such as DEFRA, WRAP and internationally with UNIDO, HP and abroad such as UNIDO, ITC, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Bee’ah and Tadweer. A key contributor and delegate of the EU Mission to Chile. The Mission aimed to share EU best practices in municipal waste management with key stakeholders. This included meeting with stakeholders and delivering a public workshop discussing the future of wastes management in Chile.
Dr Montasser was also the coordinator of a Circular Economy Working Group at RESURBE Project (2014-2018). RESURBE project is supported by the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability and aims to help facilitate knowledge to government and universities on the resilience of cities. Waleed was also part of E-Waste Extended Producer responsibility working group in Nigeria with stakeholders such as HP, DELL, UNIDO and NESREA. The group aims to enhance the e-waste management in Nigeria. Waleed is currently working on consultancy tasks in several locations on wastes management and resource efficiency.
He is a published thought leader in peer-reviewed journals (e.g. Wastes Management, Resources, Conservation and Recycling) and has been a keynote speaker and panellist in national and international conferences.
An academic; Waleed has a BSc. in Food Science and Technology, MSc. Environmental Pollution Science and PhD in Waste Management.
Dr Waleed Montasser is a Chartered Waste Manager and Chartered Environmentalist with 20 years in environmental, wastes and resources management as well as the circular economy. Dr Montasser is a Director of Circular Learning and owner / founder of IREEMS Ltd UK, with clients in the UK and internationally.
He has been involved in projects and studies with various wastes and environmental organisations in the UK such as DEFRA, WRAP and internationally with UNIDO, HP and abroad such as UNIDO, ITC, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Bee’ah and Tadweer. A key contributor and delegate of the EU Mission to Chile. The Mission aimed to share EU best practices in municipal waste management with key stakeholders. This included meeting with stakeholders and delivering a public workshop discussing the future of wastes management in Chile.
Dr Montasser was also the coordinator of a Circular Economy Working Group at RESURBE Project (2014-2018). RESURBE project is supported by the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability and aims to help facilitate knowledge to government and universities on the resilience of cities. Waleed was also part of E-Waste Extended Producer responsibility working group in Nigeria with stakeholders such as HP, DELL, UNIDO and NESREA. The group aims to enhance the e-waste management in Nigeria. Waleed is currently working on consultancy tasks in several locations on wastes management and resource efficiency.
He is a published thought leader in peer-reviewed journals (e.g. Wastes Management, Resources, Conservation and Recycling) and has been a keynote speaker and panellist in national and international conferences.
An academic; Waleed has a BSc. in Food Science and Technology, MSc. Environmental Pollution Science and PhD in Waste Management.