The first speaker of the seminar was Mr. Javad Razmi from Hormod Sustainable Development Institute who talked about “food waste in Iran and the world, reasons and ways to reduce food waste”. Then a film entitled “Taste the Waste” was screened for some 45 NGO members from the Tehran, Isfahan, Fars, Alborz and Kordestan Provinces who had participated in the conference.

Then, UNIC OIC Mohammad Moghadam delivered the SG’ WED 2013 message. The third speaker was Ms. Nazanin Saberi from “Promotional Group of Friends of Environment” who briefed the participants on an educational project on sustainable management of using cooking oil wastes for biodiesel fuel in mega cities.

The last speaker was Mr. Ahmad Taheri form the science-based “Green Seed Company” who talked about converting organic wastes into compost. The seminar ended with a question and answer session.