Following the great success of the 2024 edition, with the attendance of many colleagues from different disciplines further to the technical ones (Economics, Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, ), and considering the intense and rapid development of topics and issues related to Circular Economy, we are excited to announce that from now on the SUM Symposium will be held every year.
SUM 2025 - 8th Symposium on Circular Economy and Urban Mining will be held from 21 to 23 May 2025 in the stunning island of Procida, a gem in the Bay of Naples, crowned Italy’s Capital of Culture in 2022.
Saving and recovery of resources and increasing need of environmental sustainability have been the driving forces for the development of Circular Economy and Urban Mining strategies. These represent a real revolution in waste management as well in several other fields. In order to optimise them, a scientific approach is necessary, involving all the different disciplines (Engineering, Economy, Chemistry, etc.), all possible stakeholders (industries, researchers, waste management companies, citizens, decision makers, administrators, regulators, politicians, etc.) and considering all the implementation aspects including the most critical ones, such as quality of recycled products, sustainable management of residues, symbiosis between producers and recyclers, stability of markets, end of waste regulations, role of final sinks, etc.
The SUM Symposium, organised biennially since 2012 by IWWG–International Waste Working Group, nowadays represents the ideal reference Forum for Circular Economy and Urban Mining, where scientists and stakeholders from all around the globe can debate the most advanced results and focus on future needs.
SUM 2024 was held under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, ISPRA–Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, ENEA–Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development and under the aegis of Tavolo di Roma.
The scientific programme of the 2024 edition included over 140 presentations organised in 4 parallel sessions! Check it out >
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