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
A new triennium starts for IEA Bioenergy Task 36
IEA Bioenergy Task 36 Work Programme 2022-2024 A new triennium starts for IEA Bioenergy Task 36 and we are glad to share with all of you our work programme. During 2022–2024, Task 36 will focus on the effect that circular economy initiatives along the waste and energy...
Two new case studies about HTC and Decentralized micro-biodigesters
These are the second and the third of a case study compilation to explore lessons on material and energy valorisation of waste within the framework of IEA Bioenergy Task 36. The set of case studies will be published during 2021 and beginning of 2022 covering social...
Recent Events
“Toward a Sustainable Waste Management” – Rome (16-17 May 2016)
Workshop: “Toward a Sustainable Waste Management” - Rome (16-17 May 2016). Further details.
Workshop: “The Circular Economy” Berlin (28-30 October 2015)
IEA Bioenergy Task 36 and ISWA WGER met on 29th October 2015 to discuss the implications of the Circular Economy to energy recovery from waste. ISWA has just published its findings on the circular economy, in the form of five reports: Trends and Emerging Ideas Cycles...
Latest Publications and Reports
Webinar: Transitioning towards a decarbonised circular economy: Focus on Waste to Energy
IEA-Bioenergy Task 36 discussed Transitioning towards a decarbonised circular economy with Focus on Waste to Energy at the SABIA NATIONAL BIOGAS CONFERENCE 2021 (online from South Africa) With the increased need to incorporate renewable energy resources in the energy...
Deployment of bio-CCS: case study on Waste-to-Energy
Deployment of bio-CCS: case study on Waste-to-Energy - Fortum Oslo Varme (FOV) Despite growing global ambitions towards increased material recycling, waste-to-energy (WtE) will likely continue to play an important role in coming decades as a means of managing waste...
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