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Did you know that approx. 1.5 billion tonnes of food are wasted annually, equivalent to about one third of the food produced for consumption? Or that the household plastic packaging can be sorted out in up to 12 different fractions using a technology based on sensors? |
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Task 36 “Technical solutions for a sustainable handling of mixed plastic waste” webinar was held on the 18th of November with more than 300 attendees from all over the world. The speakers were representatives from academia and industry that highlighted the development of technical solutions in which they are involved. |
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Task 36 also joined the BBEST & IEA Bioenergy Conference held in Brazil and participated in the session “Heat and power from biomass and waste” with the presentation “Towards a Dynamic Understanding of Waste-to-Energy Futures”.
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The WECoS project uses system dynamic modelling to integrate the energy system, WtE operations and high-level policy goals such as increased material reuse and net-zero targets and aims at facilities decision-making practices in this complex system. |
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| By 2050, the amount of municipal solid waste generated by households will reach 3.8 billion tons if urgent actions are not taken – a 56% increase compared to 2020. |
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Selected results from the CircWtE project- Waste-to-Energy and Municipal Solid Waste management systems in Circular Economy |
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Ireland introduced a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans on February 1st 2024.
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CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) is bringing together the European industry, decision makers and researchers from academia and research institutes in the Waste-to-Energy Congress on the 5-6th of June in the city of Gdansk (Poland), to discuss about the latest Waste-to-Energy policy and technology developments.
Save the date!
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| IEA Bioenergy, also known as the Implementing Agreement for a Programme of Research, Development and Demonstration on Bioenergy, functions within a Framework created by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Views, findings and publications of IEA Bioenergy do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the IEA Secretariat or of its individual Member countries. |
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