Experts seminar: Optimal recovery of material and energy resources: The cases of the rest fraction of municipal waste and sewage sludge (Seville)
16-17 June 2010, Seville (Spain)
This experts seminar was organized in the framework of a partnership between ACR+ and Holcim (www.holcim.com). This partnership aims at feeding the debate and identifying the best practices in link with the optimal management of resources in the context of waste management policies. It intends to explore legal and technical solutions in link with multiple policy developments at international level, namely:
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at UN level: United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) / Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Conference of the Parties (COP) Climate Change
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at EU level: new Waste Framework Directive, Post-Lisbon developments, EU 2020 objectives, new EU Framework Programme for the Environment and revision of several EU Strategies.
Objectives and format of the seminar
After the first Seminar which took place in Turin on 9 December 2009, the one that followed was organised in collaboration with the Andalusian Government on 16-17 June 2010 in Seville and focused on two specific waste flows: residual fraction of municipal waste and sewage sludge.
The seminar gathered a group of experts in order to discuss the issue of developing integrated approaches for specific waste flows through different waste treatment alternatives such as recycling, co-processing and energy recovery, with a view of reducing the consumption of material and energy resources and GHG emissions.
Summary of the programme (Download Full programme ENGLISH, SPANISH)
> Day 16 Wednesday:
Welcome by José Juan Diaz Trillo, Minister for Environment, Andalusian Government
Introductory speeches
CO2, Energy and material balance of waste treatment alternatives: technical background and findings
Holcim plant visit in Jerez de la frontera
> Day 17 Thursday:
Parallel Workshops
Workshop 1: Residual fraction of municipal waste
Keynote speakers:
Workshop 2: Sewage sludge
Keynote speakers:
Debate and Conclusions