SUM 2012 - SYMPOSIUM ON URBAN MINING SUM2012

The Symposium will last three days and 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