Organised by the International Waste Working Group (IWWG) with the scientific support of University of Padova (IT), Tongji University (CN), Technological University of Denmark (DE), Fukuoka University (JP), University of Central Florida (US), Hamburg University of Technology (DE), the 2015 edition of the conference will be held in the venue of the Forte Village Resort at S. Margherita di Pula (Cagliari, Italy), from 5th to 9th October, and is expected to register the participation of up to 1000 delegates from dozens of different countries worldwide.
The 15th edition of the conference will focus on advances in the field of Waste Management science and technologies, presenting case studies and discussing key controversial subjects, sharing experiences from different countries, and assessing social and economical balances.
The Symposium will include general oral presentations, specialized sessions and specialist workshops for a total of eight parallel tracks, poster sessions and a number of parallel events.
The following topics, among others, will be extensively discussed:
Waste policy and legislation, Waste management strategies, Public concern and education, Waste management assessment and decision tools, Waste characterization, Waste collection, Waste minimization and recycling, Biological treatment, Thermal treatment, Mechanical biological treatment prior to landfilling, Sanitary landfilling, Integrated wastewater and solid waste management, Waste management and climate change, Waste management in developing and low income countries.
