{"id":3806,"date":"2026-05-16T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T07:43:08","slug":"geo-pomona-joins-global-waste-management-leaders-at-italy-study-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/?p=3806","title":{"rendered":"Geo Pomona Joins Global Waste Management Leaders at Italy Study Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geo Pomona Waste Management has stepped onto the global stage after its leadership team travelled to Italy for the prestigious International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Study Tour 2026, a high-level programme focused on modern waste collection, sorting and recycling systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delegation is being led by the company\u2019s CEO and Executive Chairman, Dr Dilesh Nguwaya, as Geo Pomona seeks to strengthen Zimbabwe\u2019s transition towards sustainable waste management and a circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26b608b7-c4f6-4475-b4ea-3fdbc29e1c8b_0EBB38C8-67EA-4AE0-9E69-45F35BFB74E8-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26b608b7-c4f6-4475-b4ea-3fdbc29e1c8b_0EBB38C8-67EA-4AE0-9E69-45F35BFB74E8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26b608b7-c4f6-4475-b4ea-3fdbc29e1c8b_0EBB38C8-67EA-4AE0-9E69-45F35BFB74E8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26b608b7-c4f6-4475-b4ea-3fdbc29e1c8b_0EBB38C8-67EA-4AE0-9E69-45F35BFB74E8-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26b608b7-c4f6-4475-b4ea-3fdbc29e1c8b_0EBB38C8-67EA-4AE0-9E69-45F35BFB74E8.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held in Milan from May 11 to 15, the ISWA Study Tour brings together waste industry leaders, environmental experts and recycling specialists from across the world to study some of Europe\u2019s most advanced waste recovery systems. The programme features technical workshops, expert-led discussions and visits to cutting-edge recycling and material recovery facilities across northern Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a8e4ed97-55ec-469e-a455-58e717c197eb_EB440094-98F3-4D11-A44E-34E9E2648DB3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a8e4ed97-55ec-469e-a455-58e717c197eb_EB440094-98F3-4D11-A44E-34E9E2648DB3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a8e4ed97-55ec-469e-a455-58e717c197eb_EB440094-98F3-4D11-A44E-34E9E2648DB3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a8e4ed97-55ec-469e-a455-58e717c197eb_EB440094-98F3-4D11-A44E-34E9E2648DB3.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the programme, the Geo Pomona team joined delegates from 10 countries to explore global best practices in waste collection, sorting, recovery and recycling. The study tour included visits to facilities specialising in electronic waste, paper and cardboard recycling, plastic recovery, textile sorting and aluminium recycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to ISWA, participants gain practical exposure to innovative recycling models, waste minimisation strategies and efficient collection systems that can be adapted in their respective countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italy is regarded as one of Europe\u2019s strongest performers in recycling and material recovery, particularly in plastic, glass, aluminium and electronic waste processing, making the programme one of the sector\u2019s most respected global learning platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geo Pomona said benchmarking against international best practice remains critical in strengthening Zimbabwe\u2019s waste management systems and building cleaner, more sustainable communities through resource recovery and environmental protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company added that the programme reinforced the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing among countries facing similar waste management challenges, including Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0145ce91-529f-4bea-abba-e3e4868d7096_AC20E05D-1F32-479F-917B-E4F159D0230B-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0145ce91-529f-4bea-abba-e3e4868d7096_AC20E05D-1F32-479F-917B-E4F159D0230B-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0145ce91-529f-4bea-abba-e3e4868d7096_AC20E05D-1F32-479F-917B-E4F159D0230B-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0145ce91-529f-4bea-abba-e3e4868d7096_AC20E05D-1F32-479F-917B-E4F159D0230B-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0145ce91-529f-4bea-abba-e3e4868d7096_AC20E05D-1F32-479F-917B-E4F159D0230B.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geo Pomona said continued investment in innovation, skills development and global partnerships remains key to building cleaner, smarter and more sustainable cities in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geo Pomona said continued investment in innovation, skills development and global partnerships remains key to building cleaner, smarter and more sustainable cities in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[146,166,44],"class_list":["post-3806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-iswa","tag-itaiy","tag-waste"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3807,"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3806\/revisions\/3807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geopomona.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}