weTHINK. Waste Circularity RDF/SRF online conference – 22 MAY 2024
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weTHINK. Waste Circularity RDF/SRF
“Legal perspectives and trends on national and European level for RDF/SRF”
“Technical challenges and innovation/ best practices for RDF /SRF”
AGENDA
10.00 – 10.10 Introduction and agenda (Ingo Mayr-Knoch, weTHINK.)
10.10 – 10.40 Keynote 1: “The Austrian way to low landfill rates – use of waste fuels and secondary raw materials”, Hubert Grech (Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Deputy Head of Department – Waste Management Planning, Waste Treatment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites)
10.40 – 11.10 Keynote 2: “Alternative fuels in cement production – a contribution to the circular economy and CO2 reduction” Martin Schneider (vdz technical and scientific association for the German cement industry)
11.10 – 11.40 Keynote 3: “Technical challenges and innovation/ best practices for RDF /SRF” Christian Lampl (Geocycle – Cement CE Holding GmbH)
11.40 – 12.10 Keynote 4: “Waste to energy in the paper industry – example of a new plant” Martin Simmler (Energy & Environment Department – Norske SKOG Austria)
12.10 – 13.25 Interactive Panel discussion – Legal perspectives of RDF SRF / Technical challenges and innovation of RDF SRF
Hubert Grech (Austrian Federal Ministry)
Martin Schneider (vdz)
Christian Lampl (Geocycle CE Holcim – Cement)
Martin Simmler (Norske SKOG Austria)
Tomaz Vuk (Salonit Anhovo)
Roland Pomberger (Montan University of Leoben)
Ed Verhamme (Alternate Resource Partner)
- Jane Haavaldsen (Amiblu)
- Gerald Sertschnigg (Ecorec)
- Herwig Schuster (Greenpeace)
13.25 – 13.30 Wrap up and follow-up steps
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Who do we bring together?
- We bring together all key strategy actors (ministers, public officials, municipalities, industry associations, waste collection, recycling/ treatment companies, in Europe with an initial focus on Southeastern Europe and Eastern Europe.
How do we bring together?
- Through closed groups on the online crowd knowledge platform – weTHINK.eu.
- Through bi-monthly online working group meetings and two bi-annual online conferences.
Why do we bring them together?
- To regularly exchange, technical operational and strategic know how and best practices on waste and waste management.
- To conduct training for service companies and municipalities on water and waste management.
- To develop strategy recommendations and position papers to improve the legal, political and economic environment for successful waste circularity.
- To develop projects on waste circularity and to implement them.
- To improve waste circularity in Europe.
