Task 36: Material and Energy valorisation of waste in a Circular Economy
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New! Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) literature review
Dec 2024Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) evaluates social impacts of products across their life cycle. A review of 30 bioenergy studies (2009–2024) revealed a growing interest in the use of S-LCA. However methodological and interpretation challenges remain. Social impacts are the least studied dimension of sustainability but as interest in S-LCA grows, its role in sustainability […]
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Webinar alert! System Dynamics: Decision Tool for Municipalities & Waste-to-Energy
Nov 2024In this webinar we will introduce you to System Dynamics Modelling as a tool to support group decision-making in systems with high complexity, with a focus on waste handling and energy conversion; followed by a panel discussion on barriers and opportunities to this approach with experts in the field, some of them Task 36 members. […]
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Upcoming webinar about Mixed plastic waste 18th of November
Oct 2024Mixed plastic waste is a challenging waste stream to handle due to its heterogeneous composition and it usually ends up being incinerated or landfilled contributing to environmental challenges such as carbon dioxin emissions and leachate. This webinar organized by Task 36 aims at presenting different pathways for the sustainable valorization of mixed plastics waste: mechanical sorting, thermal […]
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Developing a National Roadmap for Organic Waste Valorisation in Uganda: The SOWU Initiative
Jun 2024The 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 address the growing challenge of organic waste mismanagement in Uganda […]
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Bioenergy in South Africa’s Long-Term Power System Planning
Jun 2024The 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 high-uncertainty contexts emphasises developing flexible options and building system resilience. Transitioning to a renewable energy system presents several challenges, […]
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SASEC 2024 – Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference – 13-15 Nov 2024
Jun 2024The Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa is pleased to announce the launch of its innovative South African Energy Visualisation Platform. The platform contains compelling visual illustrations of South African energy data and is regularly updated to offer insights into the current state of the energy sector. […]
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Separated collection of textile waste in Italy: problems to face to improve recycling
Jun 2024SEPARATED COLLECTION OF TEXTILE WASTE IN ITALY: PROBLEMS TO FACE TO IMPROVE THE RECYCLING (*) The fashion and textile sector are one of the most important for the Italian economy, with around 50,000 active companies. At the end of their life cycle, textiles often end up in general waste and are incinerated or landfilled. A […]
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Jun 2024ABOUT SORTING TECHNOLOGIES: Case Study about a MSW sorting facility in Italy This report presents a mixed waste sorting facilities in Italy, Eco+Eco srl, based in Fusina, near Venice (Italy,) which converts residual municipal solid waste (MSW) after separated collection into Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) in two separated lines (L1 and L2). Part of the […]
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MSW for Energy Recovery – 2020-2035 Scenarios for a Large City
Jun 2024The generation rate, total amount and composition of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) can be affected by many parameters such as population and economy growth, unfolding of Circular Economy, implementation of new regulations for material recycling and development of sorting and recycling technology. Such changes will also affect measures to treat/utilize the MSW as well as […]
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