8th MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND URBAN MINING
21-23 MAY 2025 / PROCIDA, Naples, Italy

Programme 2024

The scientific programme of SUM 2024 included more than 140 presentations selected by the Symposium Committees. 
The presentations have been organised in Oral sessions, Workshops and Poster sessions. Oral sessions lasted 60 min and included 4 presentations (40 min) and a Discussion. Workshops were focused on controversial issues in Circular Economy; they included few introductory lectures for seeding the debate among participants. Poster presentations were made available in digital format.
In addition to the traditional sessions, the Symposium included four plenary Focus Sessions, dedicated to specific themes of high public interest. A moderator, after a state of the art presentation and statement made by 2-3 experts in the field, guided the discussion among the experts and the audience.
 
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Conference halls
:
Session A: Cinema Hall - Municipal Congress Center, ground floor
Session B: Pollio Hall - Municipal Congress Center, first floor
Session C: Hotel Syrene - Via Camerelle 51 (few steps away from the Congress Centre)
Session D: Glass Room - Municipal Congress Center, first floor
Opening session and Focus sessions: Cinema Hall - Municipal Congress Center, ground floor

  • Policies and strategies

  • Biomass valorization

  • Resource recovery

  • AI / Environmental issues

  • Italian sessions

  • Focus sessions

Wednesday 15 May 2024

09:30 - 10:30

OPENING GREETINGS

11:00 - 12:30

15:00 - 16:00

session A1

Policies in Circular Economy

Chair: R. Stegmann (DE)

session B1

Artificial Intelligence and digital solutions

Chair: S. Serranti (IT)

17:30 - 18:30

session A2

End of Waste

Chair: M.C. Lavagnolo (IT)

session B2

Biorefinery

Chair: L. Martins (PT)

session C2

Workshop: Thermal treatment in Circular Economy

Chair: D. Panepinto (IT)

Thursday 16 May 2024

09:00 - 10:00

session A3

Decision tools in Circular Economy

Chair: P. Gallo Stampino (IT)

session B3

Insects role in Circular Economy

Chair: V. Grossule (IT)

11:30 - 12:30

session B4

Quality of recycled products

Chair: D. Panepinto (IT)

15:00 - 16:00

session B5

WEEE and PV waste

Chair: A. Bonoli (IT)

session C5

Workshop: Circular Economy & Biodiversity

Chair: M.C. Lavagnolo (IT)

session D5

Workshop: Circular Economy in Agroindustry

Chair: M. Schiavon (IT)

16:30 - 17:20

17:30 - 18:30

session A6

Communication and education

Chair: I. Williams (UK)

session B6

Critical and strategic raw materials

Chair: D. Yue (CN)

session C6

Workshop: Landfill Mining

Chair: R. Cossu (IT)

Friday 17 May 2024

09:00 - 10:00

session A7

Territorial case studies

Chair: B. Steuer (HK)

session C7

Workshop: Recovery & recycling from PV panels

Chair: M. Tammaro (IT)

session D7

Workshop: Internet of Things application in biorefineries

Chairs: M.R. Di Cicco, C. Lubritto (IT)

10:30 - 11:30

session A8

Circular Economy in developing countries

Chair: S. Salhofer (AT)

session B8

Wastewater treatment & Circular Economy

Chair: S. Sorlini (IT)

session C8

Batteries

Chair: F. Pagnanelli (IT)

session D8

Workshop: Wood recycling

Chair: M. Schiavon (IT)

11:40 - 12:40

session A9

Circular Economy in Industries

Chair: P. Hennebert (FR)

session B9

Bioplastics

Chair: M.C. Lavagnolo (IT)

15:00 - 16:00

session A10

Economy & financing in Circular Economy

Chair: Ž. Stasiškienė (LT)

session B10

Role of Circular Economy in Fashion Industry

Chair: A. Bartl (AT)

16:30 - 17:20

Focus Session IV - Sinks in Circular Economy

Moderators: Ian Williams (UK), Raffaello Cossu (IT)

Poster Session - from 15 to 17 May 2024