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

New call for abstracts

We would like to thank all authors who submitted their abstracts by the official deadline of 17 February. The response to the Call for Abstracts has been remarkable, with over 300 submissions of extraordinary scientific quality from 48 different countries. You can explore the list of accepted papers and workshops.

Thanks to the valuable insights from the Symposium Chairs, Sardinia 2025 will address attention to the following open questions and pressing issues, interesting for additional paper submissions, workshop proposals, active labs and focus sessions.

  • Design and production of sustainable Products in line with CE strategies, supporting reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, and the sustainable management at end-of-life
  • Integrated Energy and Solid and Liquid Waste Circular Economy in Eco-Cities
  • State of the art of reuse and repair strategies: what is their real impact on the Circular Economy, and are current efforts sufficient to support and scale them?
  • Emerging Pollutants in Waste Management: analytical detection issues and impacts on Circular economy
  • Pharmaceutical residues and other emerging contaminants in sewage sludge
  • AI application in WM
  • New EU regulations: Is the EU on the right track?
  • Sustainable Management of Hazardous Asbestos-Containing Materials: Containment, Stabilization, and Inertization. Responsible and health-conscious strategies
  • Role and design of future landfills in a Circular Economy: for which types of residues should they be intended, how should they be designed, and how can they be effectively integrated into the circular system?


In light of this, the Call for Abstracts has been reopened and the submission deadline extended to 30 June 2025 to welcome contributions addressing these critical issues, emerging hot topics alongside all previously listed subjects.

Read the submission guidelines and submit your abstract!