SESSION G09 / 16 October 2025 / 09:00 - 10:30
Workshop - Sustainable management of waste containing asbestos: state of art and future perspectives
Chair / Presidente: Raffaello Cossu (IT)
The sustainable management of hazardous asbestos-containing materials remains a critical challenge at the intersection of environmental protection and public health. With vast quantities of asbestos still present in buildings, industrial sites, and landfills worldwide, there is a pressing need for integrated strategies that ensure safety while embracing technological innovation. This session will delve into advanced solutions for the containment, stabilization, and inertization of asbestos, while also addressing land use implications and long-term health and environmental safeguards.
Introductory lectures:
R. Cossu (IT)
State of the art of ACW management in Europe - Constraints and perspectives
M. Ritzkowski (DE)
Landfilling of ACW in Germany - Practice and environmental monitoring
I. Travar (SE)
State of ACW management and disposal in Sweden
