Advances in Research on Sustainable Waste Treatment and Technology
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Waste and Recycling".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 274
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental science and technology; waste and wastewater treatment and management; constructed wetlands; novel materials for environmental applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research focused on sustainable waste treatment and technology is a rapidly evolving field. Advances that ensure both environmental protection and human health while simultaneously being both energy- and cost-efficient require continued innovation and cross-cutting interdisciplinary research. This is important to adapt to the new challenges that need to be faced, particularly with the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI).
This Special Issue aims to gather the latest developments in the field. Topics of interest may include:
- Innovations in waste treatment and technology
- Waste collection infrastructure: addressing limitations in current and aging systems
- Waste disposal and reuse: strategies for sustainable end-of-life waste solutions
- Energy management, integrating efficient energy use within waste systems
- AI-driven challenges, including data quality, privacy, and economic viability
The Special Issue intends to collect research and review articles that provide the results of novel approaches and address important gaps in our knowledge. Submissions may deal with problems of practical relevance or focus on an experimental system of any size—large, small, pilot, or lab—and may pertain to developed, developing, or underdeveloped countries.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Charikleia Prochaska
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- sustainable waste management and treatment
- energy recovery
- waste sorting
- recycling
- circular economy
- sustainability
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- regulations
- policy
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