SUM 2012 - Symposium on Urban Mining

The Symposium will include the following topics: • Sources and characterization of materials and energy resources in urban spaces • Municipal Solid Waste, commercial waste, industrial waste, WEEE, depuration sludge, municipal and industrial sewage sludge, demolition waste, food waste, waste tyres • Automotive Shredded Residues • Techniques of waste source separation • Criticality of the current system of separate waste collection • Takeback programs • Recovery centres (Ecopoints, Tip shops, Waste banks, etc.) • Tecnologies for the extraction of materials and resources • Valorization of materials and resources • Recirculation pathways and markets • Landfill Mining • Economic and financial aspects • Policies and legal aspects • Environmental balances (Life-cycle assessment) • Case studies Contact Information SUM 2012 Organising Secretariat Italy - Padova Phone: +39 049 8726986 Email: info@eurowaste.it