Towards the Full Inclusion of Waste Management into Circular Economy

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable waste management and the recovery of materials from waste (recycling) is one of the pillars of the circular economy, but many waste management processes and technologies can be still considered in their infancy, and in many countries waste management is still mainly based on disposal in uncontrolled landfills and open dumps.

We invite you to join this Special Issue to share your vision for novel processes aimed at converting waste (e.g., municipal waste, biodegradable industrial waste, wastewater sludge) into chemicals, secondary raw materials, biofuels, and energy. Papers dealing with innovations in landfill construction and management having the objective of sustainably disposing of residual waste are also welcome.

Reviews of exceptional quality on the same topics can be proposed to the Special Issue Guest Editors.

Papers based on field studies reporting only the results of conventional waste management process application are not within the scope of this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Paolo S. Calabrò
Dr. Daily Rodriguez Padrón
Guest Editors

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