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

Opening session

9:00 - 10:30 / Welcome Addresses:
  • Raffaello Cossu, University of Padova (IT)
  • Marion Huber-Humer, BOKU University (AT)
  • Pinjing He, Tongji University (CN)
  • Jurate Kumpiene, Luleå University of Technology (SE)
  • Rainer Stegmann, Hamburg University of Technology (DE)
  • Cristina Trois, IWWG President (ZA)
  • Paolo Russo, President of Tavolo di Roma (IT)
  • Rosanna Laconi, Regional Councilor for the Environment, Sardinia (IT)
Opening Lecture:
Waste and Cinema
Matilde Nardelli, University of West London / to be confirmed
(or) Waste and Biodiversity – Matthias Glaubrecht, Evolutionary Biologist

10:30 - 11:00 / Coffee Break
11:00 -12:30 / Introductory Lectures:
Development of the Sardinia Symposia over the Years – R. Cossu
Milestones in Waste Management over the Past Forty Years – R. Stegmann
Environmental Aspects of Waste Management During the Green Transition – The Future of Waste Management in a Fossil-Free Society – T.H.C. Christensen, Technical University of Denmark
Guest Country Lecture: South Africa – C. Trois, University of Stellenbosch
Presentation of the IWWG Waste Vision 20100 Award and the 2025 Winner