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A new start for the End of Waste

During the study day, the opportunities for recovering bottom ash from the incineration of non-hazardous waste in accordance with the principles of the circular economy will be discussed. In particular, an assessment procedure of the environmental compatibility of products obtained from these residues will be illustrated, based on the study of the supply chain, from the bottom ash producer to the final product and its specific use. Studies and experiences on bottom ash recovery will also be presented.

Biomethane from organic waste: an innovative supply chain for the circular economy

Italy is today the leading European country in the recycling of organic waste. The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE), through the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) has provided new incentives for biomethane producers. The GSE, the body in charge of qualifying the plants and verifying the access requirements and maintenance of the incentives, has published the Application Procedures which detail the methods of recognition. The Italian Composters Consortium, which includes the main organic waste recycling operators and the largest biomethane producers, discusses it with MASE and GSE, taking stock of the situation and trying to clarify the main doubts.

Regional States of Waste in Puglia

On 15 March in Bari, institutional representatives of Apulian civil society and entrepreneurship will discuss the autonomy of the Puglia Region in terms of waste management. The conference will be an opportunity to learn about the state of the regional plan and the plant and infrastructure deficiencies to which answers will need to be found quickly.

Waste management, circular economy and PNRR: the new challenges and the impact for Municipalities

The event aims to stimulate the comparison between the different waste management models both with respect to innovation and efficiency and with respect to the need to verify the impact for the Municipalities. During the meeting, good practices and future prospects within the European strategy for the circular economy will be illustrated

Presentation of the Municipal waste report edition 2022

The Urban Waste Report, which presents data for the year 2021, has reached its twenty-fourth edition and is the result of a complex activity of data collection, analysis and processing by the National Center for Waste and Circular Economy of the ISPRA, with the contribution of the regional and provincial agencies for the protection of the environment.

Through an effective and complete information system on waste, the intention is to provide a framework of objective, timely and always updated information to support the legislator in guiding adequate policies and interventions, in order to monitor their effectiveness, introducing any corrective measures if necessary.

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National Conference of the Recycling Industry “Recycling excellence and future challenges”

Twenty-five years after the approval of Legislative Decree 22/97, which launched a modern industrial waste management system, we will take stock of the results achieved, with a focus on the main Italian excellences and the new recycling challenges in Italy, both from a regulatory point of view - also with reference to the new proposal for a European regulation on packaging - and from the point of view of the most promising innovations in the sector. On the occasion of the Conference, the protagonists of the sector will meet and the Report on recycling in Italy will be presented, with updated data from all sectors, created with the collaboration of the 19 recycling chains and all the consortia and with a survey on the sector made by Ecocerved.

ISPRA participates in Ecomondo 2022

Ecomondo is the reference event in Europe and the Mediterranean for technological and industrial innovation in the green and circular economy sector within the framework of the NGEU.
An international fair with an innovative format that unites in a single platform all sectors supporting the ecological transition: services and integrated solutions for the enhancement of waste into resources, integrated water cycle, land reclamation and regeneration, renewable energy, energy efficiency , mobility and green infrastructures, circular economy models and the safeguarding of natural resources for sustainable development.
The traditional performance in the presence of the event is enhanced by the innovative digital platform tool, already tested in the last edition, to multiply business and meeting opportunities.

Ispra is participating at the following conference

Presentation of the UNIRIMA 2022 Report

The production of end of waste raw material from the collection of paper and cardboard
The presentation of the 2022 Report of the National Union of Recovery and Recycling Companies Maceri will be held in Rome on 25 October, an ISPRA researcher participates in the meeting.
The report offers an overview of the waste paper collection, recovery, recycling and trading sector, with data and insights on the economic aspects.

The value of recycling and recovery of plastic packaging for the national system

Sustainability Report 2021: the consortium's commitment to the environment, work and innovation
Corepla promotes a comparison with the reference institutions on the issues of ecological transition and an in-depth analysis of the results achieved, testifying to the fact that the green revolution is not only linked to the protection of the environment but also to the development of employment and innovation in industrial field.

Walking through the environment

“Walking through the environment” is an ISPRA publication aimed at an audience of young students and non-experts. The Ministry of education recognizes it as a contribution to the “RiGenerazione Scuola” National Plan.
The virtual walk stretches through six environmental paths: Crossing the city; Trip to the countryside; Towards the sea; Going up the river; Back home, it comes full circle; Education, a sustainability agenda.

Waste, new reforms

Objective: growth and cohesion
Two important regulatory instruments have been formally operational in our country since 30 June: the national waste management plan and the strategy for the circular economy that will guide Italy's path towards an increasingly circular economic model.

National conference EcoForum - IX edition

Legambiente, Nuova Ecologia and Kyoto Club, in collaboration with Conai and Conou, will organize the 9th edition of EcoForum, the national conference on the circular economy. At the end of the two days of work, the XXIX edition of Comuni Ricicloni will take place, the awarding of the Free Waste Municipalities.

Presentation of the decrees for the adoption of the "National strategy for the circular economy" and the approval of the "National program for waste management"

Today at 11.30, at the Ministry for Ecological Transition, the Undersecretary for Ecological Transition, Mr Vannia Gava, will present the contents of the decrees signed by Minister Roberto Cingolani for the adoption of the "National strategy for the circular economy" and for the approval of the "National program for waste management". These are important reforms foreseen in the PNRR that will allow Italy to reach 2 of the 11 targets set for June.

The national strategy for the circular economy is a document that provides for actions, objectives and measures to be pursued in defining institutional policies for the circular economy. The National Waste Management Program is one of the strategic and implementation pillars of the National Strategy: it is a tool for the Regions and Autonomous Provinces in planning and managing waste towards a sustainable and circular economy.
The head of the sustainable development department, Laura D'Aprile, the general director for the circular economy, Silvia Grandi, the president of ISPRA, Stefano Laporta, the general director of ISPRA, Maria Siclari, the head of the National Center for waste and the circular economy, Valeria Frittelloni.

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Presentation on Waste from Economic Activities. Edition 2022

The Report on on Waste from Economic Activities, now at its twenty-first edition, is the result of a complex activity of collection, analysis and processing of data by the National Centre for Waste Circular Economy of ISPRA, with the contribution of regional and provincial Environmental Protection Agencies,  that implements a specific task required by article 189, d.lgs. n. 152 of 3th April 2006.
The conference, with the presence of the Undersecretary of Sato at the Ministry of Ecological Transition, represents an opportunity for discussion with the main stakeholders on how the waste management system has reacted to the Covid-19 emergency.

The Report on Non-Municipal Waste 2022 provides data related to year 2020, about generation and management of non-hazardous and hazardous waste, at national and regional level, and about management also at provincial level.

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Report on Waste from Economic Activities - 2022

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A relay race for the environment

50th World Environment Day
With the aim to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm Conference, the first world conference on the environment, the UNEP (United Nation Environment Program) has chosen the #OnlyOneEarth theme. In the Universe there are billions of galaxies, in ours there are billions of planets, but there is only one planet Earth. In order for all its inhabitants to survive, humans must lead a sustainable lifestyle, safeguarding limited resources and remaining in harmony with nature. In the Conference of 1972, 26 principles were identified on the conservation and enhancement of the environment, which after 50 years remain a useful guide to follow.

Circular Economy as a strategic axis of the Ecological Transition

On Tuesday 31 May at 3 pm the meeting will be held on the theme: "Circular economy as a strategic axis of the ecological transition. Technologies and systems to create new wealth from the recovery of resources and raw materials ".

We will be faced some topics such as circular economy and its areas of application, such as the environment, supply chains and work.

The new environmental governace business-friendly

The assembly will face the topic "The new environmental governace business-friendly", with particular reference to the qualification of the RT, which, especially for companies already operating, will have to be submited to the updated verification by next October 16, 2023; as well as the subject of telematic traceability of waste, with the new RENTRI system.

Environment Energy Work. The centrality from economic activities

The presentation of the Report “Environment, Energy, Work. The centrality of waste from economic activities ”edited by the ASSOAMBIENTE Special Waste Section.

Green Med Symposium, public and private together for the South

The Green Economy works for businesses and savings for families. Live streaming will be held on Tuesday 3 May: "Green Med Symposium, public and private together for the South", broadcast on the  Ricicla.tv portal and on the magazine's social channels and on the  Ecomondo platform.

Green Book 2022 presentation

The Green Book is the complete monograph of the municipal waste sector in Italy. The volume is structured in 3 sections, in each of which specific aspects of the environment sector are addressed.
ISPRA also contributes to the 2022 edition of the Green Book, with an analysis of exports and imports of urban and special waste, and a focus on the role of technological innovation in the sector, with particular reference to the plastics supply chain.

The history and role in the ecological transition of the CONAI System

The presentation event of the Consortium's 25 years of activity will take place on Monday 28 March from 15:00 to 18:00, at the Conference Hall Palazzo Theodoli-Bianchelli of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome.

Circular economy in the age of energetic crisis

On the occasion of the World Recycling Day, the conference "The circular economy in the era of the energy crisis" will be held on 17 March in Rome at the Zuccari room in Palazzo Giustiniani.

Presentation of the EcoAtl@nte

Finally a unique single point of access to Italian environmental data, also accompanied by stories, photos and interactive maps: ISPRA presents the EcoAtlante, the journey into the Italian environment that allows you to discover and share the highly topical issues that affect our country today .

An absolute news: the possibility of creating customized national and local maps with data, trends and SNPA percentages from the various themes.

During the presentation, the operation and the different ways of sharing maps and data will be illustrated.

Come and compose your map!

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Interview with Michele Munafò

Presentation Municipal Waste Report - edition 2021

The Edition 2021 of the Municipal Waste Report provides data (reference year 2020) concerning municipal waste generation, separate collection and management at national, regional and provincial level as well as data on import/export of municipal waste. Furthermore, data on packaging waste management, costs of the municipal waste management service and tariff scheme implementation in 2020 are reported.

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Report Municipal Waste - edition 2021

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Waste National Registry

Recycling in Italy 2021

Recycling in Italy 2021, the annul report on the on the recycling and recovery of waste, created by FISE UNICIRCULAR and the Foundation for Sustainable Development, reaches its twelfth edition this year. The Report presentation event will take place in Rome on 14 December 2021 from 10.00 to 12.30. The event will be broadcast in live streaming.

Open ecological transition. Where is the Italian environment going?

A country covered almost 40% by forests, more than Germany and Switzerland, and which has seen protected areas of land and sea grow up to 20% of the national territory. Greenhouse gas emissions, which have decreased by 19% in the last 30 years, are reduced, as are the main sources of air pollution. However, ozone, the situation of large urban centers and the Po Valley are worrying. Progress also for the circular economy: the economy uses less and less natural resources, separate waste collection continues to increase and landfill is increasingly reduced. On the other hand, the situation for land consumption is worsening: 60 square kilometers still lost every year or 15 hectares a day.
ISPRA presented the Open Ecological Transition report on 13 December which allows us to interpret the changes that have occurred in recent years in the aspects of the Italian environment.
It is a clear synthesis of the many dynamics that determine the Italian ecological transition, which immediately brings the most important aspects of each problem or phenomenon to the attention of society, highlighting the critical issues but also the results already achieved or achievable.The document is divided into three parts: The Italian environment at a glance, Natural systems, Human systems, for a total of 12 chapters and 66 items.

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Textile waste, a lighthouse of transition?

Starting from January 1st, the separate collection of used clothes will become mandatory throughout the national territory: are we ready to face this small revolution?
How much textile material do our fashion districts recycle? These will be the topics covered on December 6 during the webinar organized by Ricicla TV.

General States of the Green Economy

The 10 years of the Italian green economy: the results achieved and the strategic role for 2030
As part of the Ecomondo 2021 event, the States General of the Green Economy will be held on 26 and 27 October. This tenth edition aims to retrace the goals achieved in 10 years and analyze the strategic role that the sector assumes between now and 2030 for the ecological transition and for the broader challenge of climate neutrality, sharing proposals and perspectives with the institutions.

Circular economy. Unirima 2021 Report

The production of end of waste raw material from the collection of paper and cardboard
The presentation of the 2021 Report of the National Union of Recovery and Recycling Companies Maceri will be held in Rome on 19 October. An ISPRA researcher participates in the meeting.

Green Blue Days

Green Blue Days is a forum in the form of talks structured over several days, where you can share experiences, propose solutions, to integrate the culture of Green-Blue in every aspect of life. The event aims to address a series of issues related to environmental sustainability - such as the UN Agenda 2030, ecological transition and digital transformation, social agriculture, sustainable tourism, architecture and territory, circular economy, end of waste, sustainable design and fashion, anti food waste, smart cities and green mobility with the aim of promoting a change that is above all cultural and social.