Biowaste: XXVII Conference on Composting and Anaerobic Digestion. Plenary Session

The plenary session will address the state of the art and prospects for the collection and recycling of organic waste in Europe and Italy. Specific focus will be placed on quantifying the characteristics, benefits, and impacts of organic waste management: from the quality of collected organic waste streams to the performance of the treatment system and the valorization of final products, thanks to the surveys that the CIC constantly carries out throughout the national territory.

Program

10.00 Opening of the session
Gianpaolo Vallardi, CIC President

10.10 State of the art of the Italian Bio-waste sector compared to the European scenario
Andrea Lanz, ISPRA

10.30 Round table on organic waste quality

Moderator:
Giorgio Ghiringhelli, ARS Ambiente

Invited to participate:
CIC
BIOREPACK
LEGAMBIENTE
UTILITALIA
ASSOAMBIENTE

11.30 The bioeconomy of organic waste in Italy between material recycling and energy recovery
Massimo Centemero, CIC General Director

11.45 Measuring the Carbon footprint in organic waste treatment: the CO2mpost tool
Luca Galeasso, Studio Fieschi

11.55 Methane and nitrous oxide emission factors in two technologically advanced composting plants
Giuseppe Moscatelli, CRPA/CIC
Alberto Confalonieri, CRPA/CIC
Ambrogio Pigoli, CRPA/CIC

12.10 Carbon footprint: a value for companies
Gabriella Chiellino, eAmbiente

12.25 Improving crop nutrient use efficiency and soil carbon storage through compost application: evidence from a six-year field trial
Alberto Confalonieri, CIC/University of Bologna
Ambrogio Pigoli, CIC/University of Bologna
Marco Grigatti, CIC/University of Bologna

12.35 Compost quality awards
Presentation of certificates to new CIC-branded products and testimony of a virtuous valorization of the Brand by Calabra Maceri e Servizi SpA

12.45 Conclusions