20th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WASTE MANAGEMENT,
RESOURCE RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE LANDFILLING / 13-17 OCTOBER 2025
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20th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WASTE MANAGEMENT,
RESOURCE RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE LANDFILLING / 13-17 OCTOBER 2025

SARDINIA SYMPOSIUM IS BACK AND CELEBRATE THE 20TH EDITION:
13-17 OCTOBER 2025 SAVE THE DATE!

We are pleased to announce SARDINIA 2025 – 20th International Symposium on Waste Management, Resource Recovery and Sustainable Landfilling to be held from 13th to 17th October 2025 in the traditional venue of the Forte Village Resort in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy.

Sardinia 2025 is organized by the International Waste Working Group (IWWG), with the scientific support of the Universities of Padova (IT), BOKU (AT), Tongji (CN) and the Technical Universities of Luleå (SE) and Hamburg (DE). The event is held under the aegis of Tavolo di Roma (IT).
Founded in 1987, the conference usually gathers more than 600 participants from all around the world, with over 400 papers presented at each edition, making the Sardinia Symposium one of the most important solid waste management conferences in the world.

The 2023 programme included 8 parallel tracks of oral sessions, workshops, active labs and other practical activities, discussion forums, poster presentations, business meetings, a commercial exhibition, outstanding networking opportunities and exciting social events!

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Symposium Chairs

Raffaello COSSU
University of Padova (IT)
Pinjing HE
Tongji University (CN)
Marion HUBER-HUMER
BOKU University, Vienna (AT)
Jurate KUMPIENE
Luleå University of Technology (SE)
Rainer STEGMANN
Hamburg University of Technology (DE)

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