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
Chemical Recycling of Plastics through Pyrolysis
As one of the key pathways to a circular economy that uses wastes as feedstocks Task 36 investigates how waste recycling technologies perform in comparison to waste-to-energy solutions. Find below the key finding on chemical recycling technologies presented in the...
Enabling Place-based Waste Management Solutions in the United States
The United States Department of Energy is continuing efforts to support community-centered projects to manage organic waste and recover valuable nutrients and energy from these streams. The Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office selected a second cohort...
Recent Events
Did you miss our workshop about Decarbonization of the Waste Sector?
If you missed our workshop series about Decarbonization of the Waste Sector, no worries, you can watch the recorded version here. The links will be available for one month now. DAY 1 (29 November 2022) – click here DAY 2 (30 November 2022) - click here OBS: videos...
Join us for a series workshop about Decarbonization of the Waste Sector from a global perspective
Are you interested in Decarbonization of the Waste Sector and want to learn more from a global perspective? do you want to participate in a discussion about Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the waste sector? Join us for the series of workshops and round tables...
Latest Publications and Reports
Webinar report about Decarbonization in a circular economy
Transitioning towards a decarbonised circular economy: Focus on Waste to Energy Report of a digital webinar held on June, 2021. This report summarises the deliberations of a digital workshop that Task 36 conducted in collaboration with SABIA (the South African Biogas...
Case study: Valorisation of biowaste in the United States: Distributed biogas upgrading to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) using biomethanation
Valorisation of biowaste in the United States: Distributed biogas upgrading to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)using biomethanation Renewable natural gas deployments in the United States have increased significantly in recent years. As of 3/31/2020, there are 119...
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