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

Circular Economy strategies in Developing Countries

SESSION E08 / 15 October 2025 / 17:30 - 19:00

Circular Economy strategies in Developing Countries

Chair / Presidente: Maria Cristina Lavagnolo (IT)


  • J. Gutberlet (CA)

    Advancing climate action and social change through the University for and with waste pickers

  • A. Elnaas, A. Nassour, R. Shahrabi (DE)

    Enhancing financial sustainability of solid waste management systems in the MENA region with a focus on mechanical biological treatment facilities

  • M. Tripathi, S. Gebrezgabher (IN)

    Integrating circular economy principles into rural waste management: feasibility of decentralized waste valorization models in India

  • S. Soudachanh, S. Salhofer (AT)

    Circular strategies for smartphones: a case study from Vientiane Capital, Laos

  • S. Morison, B. Bekker, C. Trois (ZA)

    Investigating waste-derived biomethane as a low-utilisation fuel source for firm-dispatchable power production in South Africa

  • G. Mazzà, A. Mhanna, R. Berkashy (IT)

    Assessing bio waste flows, reuse practices and valorisation opportunities in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement and its Host Community in the Yumbe District, Uganda