Task 36 Material and Energy Valorisation of Waste in a Circular Economy (previously known as Integrating Energy Recovery into Solid Waste Management Systems) is an international working group which seeks to raise public awareness of sustainable energy generation from biomass residues and waste fractions including municipal solid waste (MSW) as well as to increase technical information dissemination. As outlined in the 3-year work programme, Task 36 seeks to understand what role energy from waste and material recycling can have in a circular economy and identify technical and non-technical barriers and opportunities needed to achieve this vision.
News and Highlights
Developing a National Roadmap for Organic Waste Valorisation in Uganda: The SOWU Initiative
The SOWU project responds to a request made by the Ministry of Water and Environment of Uganda to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, a UNEP-convened initiative. Building on the expertise gained from a previous initiative in South Africa, the SOWU team is prepared to...
Bioenergy in South Africa’s Long-Term Power System Planning
The global energy sector is currently experiencing a period of significant disruption and transition, compounded locally by uncertainties regarding the performance of the coal fleet, grid availability, and evolving policy and regulation. Successful planning in such...
Recent Events
Sustainability Series Workshop on Food Waste – 18th October
Sustainability Series Workshop on Food Waste A participatory workshop to inform and engage participants in a discussion about sustainability and food waste. In some places such as South Africa, the US and Ireland, there is still a poor public perception of...
Workshop: Biomass combustion and CCUS
Workshop organized by IEA Bioenergy Task 32 (Biomass combustion) Timing: Thursday 21 September 2023, 13:00 – 17:00 CEST Concept: Hybrid workshop – Speakers present in Copenhagen and online, audience online Admission: Free Please register here Bioenergy combined with...
Latest Publications and Reports
Advanced Sorting Technologies in the Waste Sector – Case studies compilation
In a circular economy, materials can be recovered and upgraded to new high value products or reused keeping the material in-the-loop as long as it is safe from an environmental and health perspective. Developing and implementing smart sorting technologies in the waste...
Energy from waste: Regional Sustainability Workshop Series
In several places in the world, there is still a poor public perception of Energy- from-Waste systems. Lack of transparency during the decision-making process, not inviting residents and stakeholders to be part of the project, as well as lack of information exchange...
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