Se ha ampliado el plazo para enviar propuestas de ponencia hasta el 22 de marzo.
El próximo Congreso Mundial de ISWA se celebrará en Atenas, del 4 al 7 de octubre de 2021, organizado por la Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association (HSWMA).
La web oficial del congreso es: https://iswa2021.com/
El Congreso cuenta con el lema del congreso: “From waste management to a circular economy –the road ahead” , «De la gestión de residuos a una economía circular: el camino por delante».
Los temas generales sobre los que se podrán enviar propuestas para presentaciones orales y pósters , son:
Understanding circular economy: concepts, limitations, and questions
o Definitions and practices
o Closed loops and recycling markets
o The relationship between circular and low carbon economies
o Substances of concern (chemicals, pathogens)
o The role of digitalization in a circular economy
o Global value chains and circular economy
o Metrics and indicators
o Clean loops: myth or reality?
Waste Management in the Circular Economy
o The role of final sinks in a circular economy
o Waste minimization and prevention
o The role of energy recovery in a circular economy
o The role of biowaste management in circular models
o The central role of depollution and pathogens destruction (example: COVID19)
o Circular economy and fuels derived from waste
o Redefining recycling towards circular models
o COVID-19 impact lessons on the waste sector and circular industry
o Hazardous substances management in a circular economy
o The role of landfills in a circular economy (transitioning from dumpsites to sanitary landfills, landfill
mining, sustainable landfill management)
The role of governance in the shift towards a circular economy
o Circular Economy policies and regulations
o Extended Producer Responsibility, deposit return systems, and alternatives
o Stakeholder inclusion and communications
o New processes, new materials, new rules: enhancing standards, international rules, and framework
conditions
Circular economy and plastics
o Single use plastics and their fate
o Nano-plastics and their impacts
o Material replacement possibilities and impacts
o Pros and cons of increasing online delivery packaging
o Plastic waste and globalization
o Mechanical vs chemical plastic recycling: pros and cons
Circular Economy and the tourism industry
o Impact of large-scale sanitary considerations related to COVID-19
o Towards zero waste hotels
o Greening the islands
Circular Economy in the Balkan Region, Mediterranean, and the EU sphere of influence
Marine Litter in the Mediterranean context
o Marine Litter prevention
o Impact of the refugee crisis
o Costs of inaction
o Methodologies to assess and model marine litter
Toda la información y las instrucciones de como proceder en el link siguiente: https://www.iswa.org/fileadmin/galleries/Call_for_Abstracts_ISWA_WC_2021.pdf