WMSD Laboratory

Waste Management System Design (WMSD) Lab, Canada

We bring data-driven tools and solutions to your waste management projects.

Due to continued population growth and urbanization around the globe, we generate increasingly more solid waste. To ensure environmental sustainability, WMSD Lab at the University of Regina seeks to provide cutting-edge decision-support solutions for your waste management projects.

Contact information:

Dr. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, PhD, PEng, FCSCE

Director of Waste Management System Design (WMSD) Lab,

Education Building 439,

University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway,

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2

This Land Acknowledgment is part of an ongoing conversation as we work toward reconciliation.

The WMSD Lab is located at University of Regina. Our university is on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 - the territories of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda peoples, and the homeland of the Michif/Métis nation.

Our expertises

Our team conducts and publishs waste studies on the following materials:

Arcgricutulal waste
Cigarette butts
Construction and demolition waste
Electronic waste (e-waste)
Food waste
Household hazardous waste
Industrial waste
Municipal solid waste
Photovoltaic wast
Plastic waste
Post-consumer textile waste
Radioactive waste
Treated biomedical waste
Yard waste

Current and former research partners and funders

The research conducted at the WMSD Lab has been generously supported by various funding agencies and research partners. WMSD Lab is grateful for their support. Please note that the views expressed in our publications, presentations, and interviews are those of ourselves and not necessarily those of our research and funding partners.

University of Regina, Canada

Link: https://www.uregina.ca/

UofR Engineering

Link: https://www.uregina.ca/engineering/index.html

CRC Program

Link: https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx

CFI

Link: https://www.innovation.ca/

NSERC

Link: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp

Innovation Saskatchewan

Link: https://innovationsask.ca/

NRCan

Link: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/

Mitacs

Link: https://www.mitacs.ca/

SCPOR

Link: https://www.scpor.ca/

Current and former affiliates, collaborators, and clients

A big thank you to our trusting clients, business associates, collaborators, and model users. Together, we have accomplished many great things, and you have our sincere appreciation. We are thankful to have your business, and we hope to continue collaborating in the future.