Innovative solutions for waste prevention and circular resources management

At a European level, most EU Countries have carried out waste prevention initiatives, even though different targets and indicators are used, which make the comparison quite difficult. A fundamental contribution to this virtuous process can derive also from the initiatives of single organisations. Together with prevention practices, to pursue a greater overall sustainability, actions of circular management of end-of-life management actions are decisive. To this end, suitable assessment tools that could highlight the environmental benefits coming from the proposed solutions must be adopted.

In this seminar, new approaches, good practices and case studies will be presented, which can show remarkable advancements in the achievement of more sustainable procedures of prevention and management of residues, discards, by-products, both from industrial and municipal sources.

Session Chairs

Fabrizio Passarini, Ecomondo STC, University of Bologna
Silvia Fiore, Polytechnic University of Turin
Danilo Bonato, Managing Director Erion

Programme

9.30 Introduction by the Chairs

9.45-10.00 Horizon Project “Chorizo”: Changing practices and Habits through Open, Responsible, and social Innovation towards ZerΟ fοod waste
Matteo Vittuari, University of Bologna

10.00-10.15 Opportunities for Circular Management of Neodymium from WEEE and End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV)
Laura Mascheretti, ERION

Speeches selected from the Call for Papers

17.15-17.30 Discussion and closure by the Chairs

POSTER SESSION