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MatER-2017: 3rd MatER Meeting - Innovation and Trends in Waste Management

Politecnico di Milano - Campus Piacenza

Piacenza, Italy, May 22-23, 2017

Conference website	http://easychair.org/smart-program/MatER-2017/Home.html
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Conference program	https://easychair.org/smart-program/MatER-2017/
Abstract registration deadline	May 22, 2017
Submission deadline	May 22, 2017

Topics: strategies on waste management life cycle assessment circular economy waste to energy technologies material recovery from waste

3^rd MatER Meeting

Innovation & Trends in Waste Management

May 22^nd - 23^rd 2017

Politecnico di Milano, Campus PIACENZA

MatER Study Center organises its 3^rd Meeting on Innovation and Trends in Waste Management.
The event arises from the fundamental goal of MatER, that is providing a thorough, objective representation of technologies and policies for material and energy recovery from waste, thereby contributing to move toward sustainable waste management.
The Meeting aims at being an update on latest trends in Sustainable Waste Management, dealing with regulatory, strategic and technical-scientific aspects.

The event is organised with the scientific support of DICA (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
and Energy Department of the Politecnico di Milano.

Main Program

Monday, May 22^nd

Session 1: Strategies and perceptions on waste management - Chairman: S. Consonni

Waste management lies at a crucial interconnection between Science, Technology, Sociology and Economy. Not only does waste require Science and Technology for proper management, but also strategies and behaviours that can adequately handle its impact, promote its use as a resource and give evidence to values and costs. This session focuses on the latest developments in the interdisciplinary, unconventional area aimed at accomplishing a positive vision of waste. For which the capability of communicating what are the real issues at stake has become an overwhelming requirement.

Key-note speakers:
Raffaello Cossu, Università degli Studi di Padova
Paul Davison, Proteus Environmental Communications (UK)

Session 2: Closing the loop: potentiality and critical issues - Chairman: L. Rigamonti

This session will focus on the potentiality of circular economy in reducing the environmental impacts associated with waste management and in increasing the efficient use of resources, through reuse and recycling. At the same time, the critical issues of this approach will be analysed, such as the quality of recycled materials and their actual use in the market, the data availability for the calculation of reuse and recycling targets, and the implementation of effective prevention strategies.

Key-note speaker:
Costas Velis, University of Leeds (UK)

Tuesday, May 23rd

Session 3: Processes and technologies for energy recovery - Chairman: F. Viganò

This track covers both state-of-the-art energy recovery from waste, and the most recent trends of the sector. Case studies, innovative technologies and scientific studies will be presented. The themes of energy efficiency, environmental and economic sustainability of waste to energy technologies will be discussed also in the light of the next changes in the normative framework (e.g. the revision of the Bref WI).

Key-note speaker:
Franz Neubacher, UVP Enviromental Management and Engineering (Austria)

Session 4: Processes and technologies for material recovery - Chairman: M. Grosso

This session will be devoted to processes and technologies for material recovery from waste, with a focus on emerging critical issues, and on generation and management of process residues. Focus is on materials from separate collection, organic fractions intended for material recovery and residues from energy recovery treatments (e.g. bottom and fly ash of incineration plants).

Key-note speaker:
Daniel Boeni, Managing Director WtE plant of KEZO, Hinwil (Switzerland)

Committees

Session Chairmen

Prof. Stefano Consonni, Politecnico di Milano
Chairman of Session 1 "Strategies and perceptions on waste management"
Eng. Lucia Rigamonti, Politecnico di Milano
Chairman of Session 2 "Closing the loop: potentialities and critical issues"
Eng. Federico Viganò, Politecnico di Milano
Chairman of Session 3 "Processes and technologies for energy recovery"
Prof. Mario Grosso, Politecnico di Milano
Chairman of Session 4 "Processes and technologies for material recovery"

Organizing committee

Umberto Arena, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli
Thomas Fruergaard Astrup, Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Giorgio Buonanno, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale
Ennio Carnevale, Università degli Studi di Firenze
Marco J. Castaldi, The City College of New York and City University of New York (US)
Stefano Cernuschi, Politecnico di Milano
Raffaello Cossu, Università degli Studi di Padova
Domenico Laforgia, Università del Salento
Michele Giugliano, Politecnico di Milano
Bettina Kamuk, Ramboll Group (DK)
Ennio Macchi, Politecnico di Milano
Antonio Massarutto, Università degli Studi di Udine
Ange Nzihou, École des mines d'Albi-Carmaux (FR)
Antonio Perdichizzi, Università degli Studi di Bergamo
Alessandra Polettini, Sapienza - Università di Roma
Peter Quicker, RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Marco Ragazzi, Università degli Studi di Trento
Piero Salatino, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”
Fabio Tatano, Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”
Nickolas J. Themelis, Columbia University (US)
Giuseppe Tipaldo, Università degli Studi di Torino
Costas Velis, University of Leeds (UK)
Gaspare Viviani, Università degli Studi di Palermo

Call for Abstracts

Absracts evaluated by the Scientific Committee will be presented by the authors as selected ORAL PRESENTATIONS or illustrated during the POSTER SESSION scheduled for the two days.

General Information

- Accommodation: Conference participants can benefit of reduced rates for room reservations, stipulated with the main hotels in Piacenza, by booking on the indicated hotel websites.

- Venue: Politecnico di Milano, Piacenza Campus
             Aula A
             via Scalabrini 76, Piacenza, Italy
            (about 600m from the from the city's railway station - 8/10 min. on foot)

- Days: Monday, May 22^nd – Tuesday, May 23^rd
POST Meeting: Wednesday, May 24^th - Technical visit of the Waste-to-Energy Plant

- Organising Secretariat : MatER Study Center c/o Consortium L.E.A.P.
                                     Via Nino Bixio 27/C - 29121 Piacenza, Italy
                                     PHONE: +39 0523.356886 - fax. 0523.623097
                                     WEBSITE: www.mater.polimi.it

Contact

For questions and infos about submissions & participation please write to mater@polimi.it or visit the
Official Website of the MatER Meeting 2017.