Task 36: Material and Energy valorisation of waste in a Circular Economy
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CE INITIATIVE IN ITALY: FACCIAMO CIRCOLARE
Dec 2025“Facciamo Circolare” (Let’s circular) is the result of the teamwork of a group made up of experts in scientific issues related to the macro theme of the circular economy, communication experts, representatives of consumer associations. The goal is to promote the “circular” awareness of citizens, businesses, associations. “Facciamo Circolare” (Let’s circular – https://www.facciamocircolare.it/) is a […]
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2025 EPR POLICY UPDATES IN THE UNITED STATES
Dec 2025Globally, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is increasingly seen as a key policy tool to shift responsibility for waste management from governments and taxpayers back to the producers — incentivizing better packaging design and recyclability. Many countries are now implementing regulations that require packaging to be recyclable, contain higher levels of recycled content, or phase out […]
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WASTE & CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Dec 2025According to the latest Circularity Gap report, the Norwegian economy is fuelled by virgin materials, with a Circularity Metric of just 2%—unchanged since 2020. Both society and the waste management system must evolve to meet sustainability goals. Selected takeaways from the final report: No one-size-fits-all: Solutions must be tailored to local conditions and combine new […]
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SWEDEN: UPDATES ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULARITY
Dec 2025THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT PROPOSES CHANGES TO WASTE LEGISLATION The Swedish government has announced proposed amendments to waste legislation, shifting more responsibility from municipalities to businesses. Retailers will handle their own municipal waste, and businesses will manage used cooking oil, office paper, and return paper. A simplified permit system will allow sectors like hotels and restaurants […]
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SYNERGIES OF GREEN HYDROGEN AND BIOBASED VALUE CHAINS DEVELOPMENT: Case studies on Hydrogen produced from biomass
Dec 2025The report looks into types of technologies for producing biomass-based hydrogen (so-called biohydrogen) and their respective technology readiness level. It provides a synthesized view on promising biomass technologies and the major drivers and barriers for their deployment. The descriptions of technologies and concepts – including 1) technology readiness and economic fundamentals and 2) climate effects […]
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TASK 36 FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING OF THE TRIENNIUM
Dec 2025This September, Task 36 kicked off its first in-person meeting of the new triennium in Gothenburg, Sweden, hosted by RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden. The three-day gathering (2–4 September) featured two site visits. The first one to RENOVA’s world-unique zinc recovery facility located at the Sävenäs waste-to-energy plant. This innovative plant extracts zinc from […]
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Building bridges – Fostering Collaborations Across TCPs and Tasks
Sep 2025On September 2nd, IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme Task 36 (Material and Energy Valorization of Waste in a Circular Economy) hosted a networking session in Gothenburg, and I had the pleasure of helping guide the conversation. The goal? To explore how we can strengthen collaboration across Tasks in IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme and in […]
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About Task 36 meeting in Gothenburg
Sep 2025Sweden had the pleasure of hosting the IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme Task 36 (Material & Energy Valorization of Waste in a Circular Economy) meeting in Gothenburg 2nd-4th of September, 2025 — a fantastic opportunity to bring together international experts to exchange ideas on waste-to-energy and the circular bioeconomy. The discussions were insightful and forward-thinking!! […]
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ENERGIEWENDE – ENERGY TRANSITION
Jun 2025Germany being a pioneer in the energy transition within the EU is continuously pushing for enhancing the energy transition, simultaneously reducing carbon footprint. Germany’s Energy Strategy Germany’s energy strategy (Energiewende) is a comprehensive plan to transition away from nuclear and fossil fuels towards a sustainable, renewable energy system. The goal is to achieve 100% renewable energy in […]
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