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 work 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.
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What does Task 36 work with?
This article is part of the IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2022. It was developed by the members of IEA Bioenergy Task 36, a working group that seeks to understand what role energy from waste and material recycling can have in a circular economy and identify technical...
19th International Symposium on Waste Management, Resource Recovery and Sustainable Landfilling
Sardinia Symposium is a biennial event organized by IWWG - International Waste Working Group since 1987, which usually gathers more than 700 participants from all around the world, with over 400 papers presented at each edition, making the Sardinia...
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19th International Symposium on Waste Management, Resource Recovery and Sustainable Landfilling – 9-13 October 2023 in Italy
Sardinia Symposium is a biennial event organized by IWWG - International Waste Working Group since 1987, which usually gathers more than 700 participants from all around the world, with over 400 papers presented at each edition, making the Sardinia...
Workshop: Decarbonization of the Waste Sector- Global Experiences
This 2-day workshop organized by IEA Bioenergy Task is the second of a series of seminars this task has organized since 2021, on the topic of decarbonization of the waste sector in support to South Africa’s Just Transition towards a Decarbonised and Circular Economy....
Latest Publications and Reports
Material and Energy Valorization of Waste as Part of a Circular Model
Read the full publication This article is part of the IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2022. It was developed by the members of IEA Bioenergy Task 36, a working group that seeks to understand what role energy from waste and material recycling can have in a circular economy...
NEW REPORT: Review of WtE Policies in South Africa & International Comparisons
This report is a review of the Waste-to-Energy (WtE) policy in South Africa within the framework of the IEA Bioenergy Task 36. Drivers and barriers in the implementation of WtE solutions in different counties (i.e.,Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden and United...
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