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

Symposium Programme 2025

The scientific programme of Sardinia 2025 is structured in 8 parallel tracks and includes more than 400 presentations selected according to quality by the Programme Committee.

The presentations are organised in Oral Sessions, Workshops, Active Labs and Poster Sessions. Oral sessions last 90 minutes and include a series of presentations followed by the Q&A discussion. Workshops provide a platform for in-depth discussion on specific topics, initiated by introductory lectures designed to spark debate among participants. Active Labs are practical design laboratories during which participants will have the opportunity to apply theoretical notions to an actual case study or a practical activity with colleagues and experts as part of a working team. 
Posters will be continuously accessible in the main hall throughout the conference and discussed in the presence of authors on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon from 17:00 to 17:30.
In addition to these traditional sessions, the Symposium includes four plenary Focus Sessions, to be held in the afternoon, dedicated to specific themes of high public interest. A moderator, after a state-of-the-art presentation and statement made by 2-3 experts in the field, will guide the discussion among the experts and the audience. The format and the session settings are similar to a "talk show".

CLICK ON EACH SESSION TITLE TO DISCOVER THE LIST OF INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS AND SPEAKERS.

Please note that this is a preliminary version which may be subject to changes (updated on 08/07/2025).

  • Landfilling

  • Plastics

  • General
    WM

  • WM in
    Developing Countries

  • Thermal
    treatment

  • Non technical
    issues

  • Wastewater and
    sewage sludge

  • Biomass
    management

  • Circular Economy of
    special and industrial waste

  • Italian Session

Monday 13 October 2025

09:00 - 12:30

OPENING SESSION

Chair: Raffaello Cossu

15:30 - 17:00

session G01

Italian Session

Chair:

session AL01

Active Lab: BSF larvae for biowaste treatment I

Organised by:
V. Grossule (IT),
J. Tomberlin (US)

17:30 - 19:00

session D02

Valorization of sewage sludge

Chair: J. Kumpiene (SE)

session F02

Workshop:
Zero-Waste Roadmap Game

Chair: J. Singh (SE)

session G02

Italian Session

Chair:

Tuesday 14 October 2025

11:00 - 12:30

session G04

Workshop: Gestione sostenibile dei rifiuti contenenti amianto: stato dell'arte e prospettive

Chair: R. Cossu (IT)

15:30 - 17:00

FOCUS SESSION I - AI in Waste Management: Curse or blessing?

Moderator:
Panelists:

Wednesday 15 October 2025

09:00 - 10:30

session C06

Fate of bioplastics in biotreatment of waste

Chair: R. Cossu (IT)

session AL06

Active Lab:
AI for food waste monitoring systems I

Organised by:
M. Yu, L. Secondi (IT)

11:00 - 12:30

session A07

Treatment of WEEE

Chair:

session E07

Aftercare landfill behaviour

Chair: R. Stegmann (DE)

session G07

Workshop: Efficiency of WM policies in Universities

Chair: M.C. Lavagnolo, G. De Feo (IT)

session AL07

Active Lab:
AI for food waste monitoring systems II

Organised by:
M. Yu, L. Secondi (IT)

15:30 - 17:00

FOCUS SESSION II - The future of landfills: sustainable strategies, EU directives, and long-term roles

Moderator:
Panelists:

Thursday 16 October 2025

09:00 - 10:30

session C09

Aerated landfills

Chair:

session AL09

Active Lab: Biodegradable jute cellulose-based sanitary pads for sustainable menstrual hygiene management I

Organised by:
M.A. Khan (BD)

11:00 - 12:30

session A10

Textile recycling

Chair:

session D10

Fly ashes utilization

Chair:

session F10

Workshop: GHG emissions and climate change in WM

Chair: Y. Abera, C. Trois (ZA)

session G10

Workshop: Sustainable management of waste containing asbestos: state of art and future perspectives

Chair: R. Cossu (IT)

session AL10

Active Lab: Biodegradable jute cellulose-based sanitary pads for sustainable menstrual hygiene management II

Organised by:
M.A. Khan (BD)

15:30 - 17:00

FOCUS SESSION III - How to achieve EU textile recycling targets

Moderator:
Panelists:

Friday 17 October 2025

09:00 - 10:30

session B12

Photovoltaic recycling

Chair:

session E12

Workshop:
IWWG TG CLEAR: Methane oxydation systems in landfills

Chairs: J. Gebert (NL), M. Huber-Humer (AT)

session G12

EU Workshop: Closing knowledge gaps on PFAS degradation in thermal waste and remediation systems

Chair: T. Rashwan (UK)

session AL12

Active Lab: BSF larvae for biowaste treatment II

Organised by:
V. Grossule (IT),
J. Tomberlin (US)

15:30 - 17:00

FOCUS SESSION IV AND CLOSING PRESENTATION
Advancing the Circular Economy - What still needs to be done?

Moderator:
Panelists:

Poster Session - from 13 to 17 October 2025

09:00 - 19:00

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Available at all times throughout the conference.