Task 36: Material and Energy valorisation of waste in a Circular Economy
Publications
Webinar report: Technical solutions for a sustainable handling of MIXED PLASTIC WASTE
Nov 2024This report provides a summary of a webinar held on November 18, 2024: ‘Mixed Plastic Waste: Sustainable valorisation solutions for material & energy recovery’. The webinar was organized by IEA Bioenergy Task 36 (Waste in a Circular Economy). Finding sustainable solutions for handling of plastic waste has already been a relevant question for many years […]
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REPORT: Food Loss and Waste: Quantification, Impacts and Potential for Sustainable Management
Oct 2024This report provides an overview of food waste and its potential role as a feedstock for material and energy valorisation. It was prepared within the framework of IEA Bioenergy Task 36. The purpose of this report is to inform countries on the issues around food waste, including quantification and arisings across the supply chain, towards […]
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Advanced Sorting Technologies in the Waste Sector – Case studies compilation
Jul 2024In a circular economy, materials can be recovered and upgraded to new high value products or reused keeping the material in-the-loop as long as it is safe from an environmental and health perspective. Developing and implementing smart sorting technologies in the waste management industry generates new possibilities to keep materials in circulation and create future […]
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Energy from waste: Regional Sustainability Workshop Series
Mar 2024In several places in the world, there is still a poor public perception of Energy- from-Waste systems. Lack of transparency during the decision-making process, not inviting residents and stakeholders to be part of the project, as well as lack of information exchange between the operators and the clients may lead to poor public acceptance. Developing […]
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Case study about a MSW sorting facility in Italy – Eco+Eco Srl
Feb 2024Case study about a MSW sorting facility in Italy – Eco+Eco Srl This report is part of a series of reports to explore lessons on sorting technologies for waste in the field of material and energy valorisation of waste within the framework of IEA Bioenergy Task 36. The purpose is to showcase examples from which […]
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Workshop report: Decarbonisation of the Waste Sector: Global Experiences
Dec 2023Workshop report: Decarbonisation of the Waste Sector: Global Experiences SUMMARY This report summarises the deliberations of a hybrid workshop that IEA Bioenergy Task 36 organised in Durban, South Africa, on the topic of “Decarbonisation of the Waste Sector: Global Experiences” on 29th and 30th of November 2022. This 2-day workshop is the second of […]
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Material and Energy Valorization of Waste as Part of a Circular Model
May 2023Read 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 and identify technical and non-technical barriers and opportunities needed […]
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NEW REPORT: Review of WtE Policies in South Africa & International Comparisons
Mar 2023This 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 States of America) are also presented and discussed. This document provides countries with inspiration […]
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Deployment of BECCUS value chain – Synthesis Report
Feb 2023Deployment of BECCUS value chain – From concept to commercialization Synthesis Report – Synthesis Report – Over the duration of the 2019-2021 IEA Bioenergy triennium, a consortium of IEA Bioenergy Tasks – Task 36, Task 40, Task 44 and Task 45 – collaborated on an inter-task project called Deployment of BECCUS value chains. The objective […]
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